Nitric Acid (HNO3)
Manufacturer Information
Name
Fisher Scientific
Address
One Reagent Rd.
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Phone
201-796-7100
Effective Date
2018-01-18
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NFPA
4
0
0
OX
HMIS
Health |
4 |
Flammability |
0 |
Physical Hazard |
0 |
Personal Protection |
OX |
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Danger
Hazard Statements
- May intensify fire; oxidizer
- May be corrosive to metals
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
Precautionary Statements
- Prevention
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapors/spray
- Wash face, hands and any exposed skin thoroughly after handling
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection
- Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area
- Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces.-No smoking
- Keep/store away from clothing/ other combustible materials
- Take any precaution to avoid mixing with combustables
- Keep only in original container
- Wear respiratory protection
- Response
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician
- Inhalation
- IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician
- Skin
- IF ON SKIN (or Hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower
- Wash contaminated clothing before reuse
- Eyes
- IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing
- Ingestion
- IF SWALLOWED: Use a CO2, dry chemical, or foam for extinction
- Spills
- Absorb spillage to prevent material damage
- Storage
- Store locked up
- Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed
- Store in corrosive resistant polypropylene container with a resistant inliner
- Store in a dry place
- Disposal
- Dispose of contents/container to an approved waste disposal plant
- Hazards not otherwise classified (HNOC)
- Corrosive to the respiratory tract
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