Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet
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Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Common Name: SULFURYL CHLORIDE Synonyms: Chlorosulfuric Acid; Sulfuric Dichloride; Sulfur Oxychloride CAS Number: 7791-25-5 Chemical Name: Sulfuryl Chloride RTK Substance Number: 1768 Date: September 1999 Revision: October 2009 DOT Number: UN 1834 EMERGENCY RESPONDERS >>>> SEE LAST PAGE Description and Use Hazard Summary Sulfuryl Chloride is a colorless liquid with a strong, irritating Hazard Rating NJDOH NFPA odor. It is used in making other chemicals, pharmaceuticals, HEALTH - 3 and insecticides, and as a solvent, catalyst and disinfectant. FLAMMABILITY - 0 REACTIVITY - 2W CORROSIVE AND WATER REACTIVE POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE DO NOT USE WATER Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; Reasons for Citation 4=severe f Sulfuryl Chloride is on the Right to Know Hazardous Substance List because it is cited by DOT and NFPA. f Sulfuryl Chloride can affect you when inhaled. f This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance f Sulfuryl Chloride is a HIGHLY CORROSIVE CHEMICAL List. and contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes with possible eye damage. f Inhaling Sulfuryl Chloride can irritate the nose and throat. f Inhaling Sulfuryl Chloride can irritate the lungs. Higher exposures may cause a build-up of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), a medical emergency. f Exposure can cause headache, nausea and vomiting. SEE GLOSSARY ON PAGE 5. f Sulfuryl Chloride is WATER REACTIVE and will release heat and toxic and corrosive gases. FIRST AID Eye Contact f Immediately flush with large amounts of water for at least 30 Workplace Exposure Limits minutes, lifting upper and lower lids. Remove contact lenses, if worn, while flushing. Seek medical attention No occupational exposure limits have been established for immediately. Sulfuryl Chloride. However, it may pose a health risk. Always follow safe work practices. Skin Contact f Quickly remove contaminated clothing. Immediately wash contaminated skin with large amounts of soap and water. Seek medical attention immediately. Inhalation f Remove the person from exposure. f Begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if breathing has stopped and CPR if heart action has stopped. f Transfer promptly to a medical facility. f Medical observation is recommended for 24 to 48 hours after overexposure, as pulmonary edema may be delayed. EMERGENCY NUMBERS Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300 NJDEP Hotline: 1-877-927-6337 National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802 SULFURYL CHLORIDE Page 2 of 6 Determining Your Exposure Reproductive Hazard f According to the information presently available to the New f Read the product manufacturer’s Material Safety Data Jersey Department of Health, Sulfuryl Chloride has not Sheet (MSDS) and the label to determine product been tested for its ability to affect reproduction. ingredients and important safety and health information about the product mixture. Other Effects f Sulfuryl Chloride can irritate the lungs. Repeated exposure f For each individual hazardous ingredient, read the New may cause bronchitis to develop with coughing, phlegm, Jersey Department of Health Hazardous Substance Fact and/or shortness of breath. Sheet, available on the RTK website (www.nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb) or in your facility’s RTK Central File or Hazard Communication Standard file. Medical f You have a right to this information under the New Jersey Medical Testing Worker and Community Right to Know Act, and the Public If symptoms develop or overexposure is suspected, the Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act following is recommended: if you are a public worker in New Jersey, and under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) if you f Consider chest x-ray after acute overexposure are a private worker. Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and f The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for employers to label chemicals in the workplace and damage already done are not a substitute for controlling requires public employers to provide their employees with exposure. information concerning chemical hazards and controls. The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right to this information under the OSHA Access to Employee CFR 1910.1200) and the PEOSH Hazard Communication Exposure and Medical Records Standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). Standard (N.J.A.C. 12:100-7) require employers to provide similar information and training to their employees. Mixed Exposures f Smoking can cause heart disease, lung cancer, This Fact Sheet is a summary of available information emphysema, and other respiratory problems. It may worsen regarding the health hazards that may result from exposure. respiratory conditions caused by chemical exposure. Even if Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other you have smoked for a long time, stopping now will reduce factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the potential your risk of developing health problems. effects described below. Health Hazard Information Acute Health Effects The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur immediately or shortly after exposure to Sulfuryl Chloride: f Contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes with possible eye damage. f Inhaling Sulfuryl Chloride can irritate the nose and throat. f Inhaling Sulfuryl Chloride can irritate the lungs causing coughing and/or shortness of breath. Higher exposures may cause a build-up of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), a medical emergency, with severe shortness of breath. f Exposure can cause headache, nausea and vomiting. Chronic Health Effects The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to Sulfuryl Chloride and can last for months or years: Cancer Hazard f According to the information presently available to the New Jersey Department of Health, Sulfuryl Chloride has not been tested for its ability to cause cancer in animals. SULFURYL CHLORIDE Page 3 of 6 Workplace Controls and Practices Eye Protection Very toxic chemicals, or those that are reproductive hazards or f Wear indirect-vent, impact and splash resistant goggles sensitizers, require expert advice on control measures if a less when working with liquids. toxic chemical cannot be substituted. Control measures f Wear a face shield along with goggles when working with include: (1) enclosing chemical processes for severely corrosive, highly irritating or toxic substances. irritating and corrosive chemicals, (2) using local exhaust f Do not wear contact lenses when working with this ventilation for chemicals that may be harmful with a single substance. exposure, and (3) using general ventilation to control exposures to skin and eye irritants. For further information on Respiratory Protection workplace controls, consult the NIOSH document on Control Improper use of respirators is dangerous. Respirators Banding at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/. should only be used if the employer has implemented a written program that takes into account workplace conditions, The following work practices are also recommended: requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing, and medical exams, as described in the OSHA Respiratory f Label process containers. f Provide employees with hazard information and training. Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). f Monitor airborne chemical concentrations. f Use engineering controls if concentrations exceed f Where the potential exists for exposure to Sulfuryl recommended exposure levels. Chloride, use a NIOSH approved full facepiece respirator f Provide eye wash fountains and emergency showers. with an acid gas cartridge which is specifically approved for f Wash or shower if skin comes in contact with a hazardous Sulfuryl Chloride. Increased protection is obtained from full material. facepiece powered-air purifying respirators. f Always wash at the end of the workshift. f Leave the area immediately if (1) while wearing a filter or f Change into clean clothing if clothing becomes cartridge respirator you can smell, taste, or otherwise detect contaminated. Sulfuryl Chloride, (2) while wearing particulate filters f Do not take contaminated clothing home. abnormal resistance to breathing is experienced, or (3) eye f Get special training to wash contaminated clothing. irritation occurs while wearing a full facepiece respirator. f Do not eat, smoke, or drink in areas where chemicals are Check to make sure the respirator-to-face seal is still good. being handled, processed or stored. If it is, replace the filter or cartridge. If the seal is no longer f Wash hands carefully before eating, smoking, drinking, good, you may need a new respirator. applying cosmetics or using the toilet. f Consider all potential sources of exposure in your workplace. You may need a combination of filters, prefilters or cartridges In addition, the following may be useful or required: to protect against different forms of a chemical (such as vapor and mist) or against a mixture of chemicals. f Where possible, transfer Sulfuryl Chloride from drums or f Where the potential for high exposure exists, use a NIOSH other containers to process containers in an enclosed approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece system. operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. For increased protection use in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus