MSDS for SALICYLIC ACID
1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: SALICYLIC ACID
FORMULA: 2-HOC6H4COOH
FORMULA WT: 138.12
CAS NO.: 69-72-7
NIOSH/RTECS NO.: V00525000
COMMON SYNONYMS: O-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; 2-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID
PRODUCT CODES: 0302,0303,0300
EFFECTIVE: 11/24/86
REVISION #02
PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM
HEALTH - 1 SLIGHT
FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT
REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT
CONTACT - 2 MODERATE
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).
LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT
PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS
WARNING
CAUSES IRRITATION
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
DUST MAY FORM FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING.
KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)
2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
COMPONENT % CAS NO.
SALICYLIC ACID 90-100 69-72-7
3 - PHYSICAL DATA
BOILING POINT: 211 C ( 412 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): <1
MELTING POINT: 159 C ( 318 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 4.8
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.44 EVAPORATION RATE: <1
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(H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
SOLUBILITY(H2O): SLIGHT (0.1 TO 1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0
APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE ODORLESS CRYSTALS.
4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 157 C ( 315 F) NFPA 704M RATING: 0-1-0
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - 1.1 %
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
USE WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR ORDINARY FOAM.
SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER
TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS
DUST MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR.
TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 891
LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 184
LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 1500
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
PROLONGED EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE CORNEA AND
BLINDNESS MAY OCCUR.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS,
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.
CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE KIDNEY AND/OR LIVER DAMAGE.
TARGET ORGANS
EYES, SKIN
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
NONE IDENTIFIED
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ROUTES OF ENTRY
EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT, INHALATION, INGESTION
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER.
6 - REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: LIGHT, HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION,
MOISTURE
INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES, MINERAL ACIDS,
IRON, MOST COMMON METALS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, PHENOL
7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA. WITH
CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER;
REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, PROPER
GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.
9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE
AREA.
KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF LIGHT.
10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)
INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)