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Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Common Name: AMMONIUM CARBONATE Synonyms: Diammonium Carbonate; Hartshorn CAS Number: 506-87-6 Chemical Name: Carbonic Acid, Diammonium Salt RTK Substance Number: 0092 Date: May 2009 Revision: August 2016 DOT Number: UN 3077 Description and Use EMERGENCY RESPONDERS >>>> SEE LAST PAGE Ammonium Carbonate is a colorless or white, crystalline Hazard Summary (sand-like) powder with a strong Ammonia odor. It is used in Hazard Rating NJDHSS NFPA baking powders, mordant dyeing, and tanning, and as HEALTH 2 - medication, a reagent, and smelling salts. FLAMMABILITY 0 - REACTIVITY 1 - POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; 4=severe Reasons for Citation Ammonium Carbonate is on the Right to Know Hazardous Ammonium Carbonate can affect you when inhaled. Substance List because it is cited by DOT and EPA. Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. Inhaling Ammonium Carbonate can irritate the nose, throat and lungs. SEE GLOSSARY ON PAGE 5. FIRST AID Workplace Exposure Limits Eye Contact No occupational exposure limits have been established for Immediately flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 Ammonium Carbonate. However, it may pose a health risk. minutes, lifting upper and lower lids. Remove contact Always follow safe work practices. lenses, if worn, while rinsing. Skin Contact Quickly remove contaminated clothing. Immediately wash contaminated skin with large amounts of water. Inhalation Remove the person from exposure. Begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if breathing has stopped and CPR if heart action has stopped. Transfer promptly to a medical facility. 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 AMMONIUM CARBONATE Page 2 of 6 Determining Your Exposure Reproductive Hazard According to the information presently available to the New Read the product manufacturer’s Material Safety Data Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Sheet (MSDS) and the label to determine product Ammonium Carbonate has not been tested for its ability to ingredients and important safety and health information affect reproduction. about the product mixture. Other Effects For each individual hazardous ingredient, read the New Ammonium Carbonate has not been tested for other Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services chronic (long-term) health effects. Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet, available on the RTK Program website (http://www.state.nj.us/health/workplacehealthandsafety/ri Medical ght-to-know/) or in your facility’s RTK Central File or Hazard Communication Standard file. Medical Testing There is no special test for this chemical. However, seek You have a right to this information under the New Jersey medical attention if illness occurs or overexposure is Worker and Community Right to Know Act, the Public suspected. Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act if you are a public worker in New Jersey, and under the Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) if you present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for damage already done are not a substitute for controlling are a private worker. exposure. The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most employers to label chemicals in the workplace and Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right requires public employers to provide their employees with to this information under the OSHA Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records Standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). information concerning chemical hazards and controls. The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) and the PEOSH Hazard Communication Standard (N.J.A.C. 12:100-7) require employers to provide similar information and training to their employees. This Fact Sheet is a summary of available information regarding the health hazards that may result from exposure. Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the potential effects described below. Health Hazard Information Acute Health Effects The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur immediately or shortly after exposure to Ammonium Carbonate: Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. Inhaling Ammonium Carbonate can irritate the nose, throat and lungs causing coughing and/or shortness of breath. Chronic Health Effects The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to Ammonium Carbonate and can last for months or years: Cancer Hazard According to the information presently available to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Ammonium Carbonate has not been tested for its ability to cause cancer in animals. AMMONIUM CARBONATE Page 3 of 6 Workplace Controls and Practices Eye Protection Very toxic chemicals, or those that are reproductive hazards or Wear eye protection with side shields or goggles. sensitizers, require expert advice on control measures if a less If additional protection is needed for the entire face, use in toxic chemical cannot be substituted. Control measures combination with a face shield. A face shield should not be include: (1) enclosing chemical processes for severely used without another type of eye protection. irritating and corrosive chemicals, (2) using local exhaust ventilation for chemicals that may be harmful with a single Respiratory Protection exposure, and (3) using general ventilation to control Improper use of respirators is dangerous. Respirators exposures to skin and eye irritants. For further information on should only be used if the employer has implemented a written workplace controls, consult the NIOSH document on Control program that takes into account workplace conditions, Banding at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/. requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing, and The following work practices are also recommended: medical exams, as described in the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). Label process containers. Provide employees with hazard information and training. At any detectable concentration, use a NIOSH approved Monitor airborne chemical concentrations. negative pressure, air-purifying, particulate filter respirator Use engineering controls if concentrations exceed with an N95 filter. More protection is provided by a full recommended exposure levels. facepiece respirator than by a half-mask respirator, and even Provide eye wash fountains and emergency showers. greater protection is provided by a powered-air purifying Wash or shower if skin comes in contact with a hazardous respirator. material. Leave the area immediately if (1) while wearing a filter or Always wash at the end of the workshift. cartridge respirator you can smell, taste, or otherwise detect Change into clean clothing if clothing becomes Ammonium Carbonate, (2) while wearing particulate filters contaminated. abnormal resistance to breathing is experienced, or (3) eye Do not take contaminated clothing home. irritation occurs while wearing a full facepiece respirator. Get special training to wash contaminated clothing. Check to make sure the respirator-to-face seal is still good. Do not eat, smoke, or drink in areas where chemicals are If it is, replace the filter or cartridge. If the seal is no longer being handled, processed or stored. good, you may need a new respirator. Wash hands carefully before eating, smoking, drinking, Consider all potential sources of exposure in your workplace. applying cosmetics or using the toilet. You may need a combination of filters, prefilters or cartridges to protect against different forms of a chemical (such as In addition, the following may be useful or required: vapor and mist) or against a mixture of chemicals. Where the potential for high exposure exists, use a NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece Use a vacuum or a wet method to reduce dust during clean- operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure up. DO NOT DRY SWEEP. mode. For increased protection use in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus or an emergency escape air cylinder. Personal Protective Equipment The OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Standard (29 CFR 1910.132) requires employers to determine the appropriate Fire Hazards personal protective equipment for each hazard and to train If employees are expected to fight fires, they must be trained and equipped as stated in the OSHA Fire Brigades Standard employees on how and when to use protective equipment. (29 CFR 1910.156). The following recommendations are only guidelines and may Extinguish fire using an agent suitable for type of not apply to every situation. surrounding fire. Ammonium Carbonate itself does not burn. Gloves and Clothing POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE, including Avoid skin contact with Ammonium Carbonate. Wear Nitrogen Oxides and Ammonia. personal protective equipment made from material which Use water spray to knock down vapors. can not be permeated or degraded by this substance. Sufficient amounts of Ammonia gas may be generated in a Safety equipment suppliers and manufacturers can provide fire to become an explosion hazard. recommendations on the most protective glove and clothing material for your operation. Safety equipment manufacturers recommend Nitrile and Natural Rubber for gloves, and