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Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Common Name: AMMONIUM CHLORIDE Synonym: Ammonium Muriate CAS Number: 12125-02-9 Chemical Name: Ammonium Chloride RTK Substance Number: 0093 Date: June 2007 Revision: August 2016 DOT Number: UN 3077 Description and Use EMERGENCY RESPONDERS >>>> SEE BACK PAGE Ammonium Chloride is an odorless, white powder. Solid Hazard Summary Ammonium Chloride is used to make dry batteries and Hazard Rating NJDHSS NFPA Ammonia compounds, as a soldering flux, a pickling agent in HEALTH 2 - Zinc coating and tinning, and a fertilizer. Ammonium FLAMMABILITY 0 - Chloride fume, a finely divided particle dispersed in air, is REACTIVITY 0 - produced in galvanizing operations. DOES NOT BURN POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; 4=severe Reason for Citation Ammonium Chloride can affect you when inhaled. Ammonium Chloride is on the Right to Know Hazardous Contact can severely irritate the skin and eyes with possible Substance List because it is cited by ACGIH, DOT, NIOSH, eye damage. and EPA. Inhaling Ammonium Chloride can irritate the nose, throat and lungs. Ammonium Chloride may cause an asthma-like allergy. Exposure may affect the kidneys. SEE GLOSSARY ON PAGE 5. FIRST AID Workplace Exposure Limits Eye Contact NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit (REL) is 3 Immediately flush with large amounts of cool water for at 10 mg/m (as fume) averaged over a 10-hour 3 least 15 minutes, occasionally lifting upper and lower lids. workshift and 20 mg/m (as fume) not to be exceeded Remove contact lenses, if worn, while rinsing. Medical during any 15-minute work period. attention is necessary. ACGIH: The threshold limit value (TLV) is 10 mg/m3 (as fume) Skin Contact averaged over an 8-hour workshift and 20 mg/m3 (as Remove contaminated clothing. Wash contaminated skin fume) as a STEL (short-term exposure limit). with soap and 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 N UMBERS 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 CHLORIDE Page 2 of 6 Determining Your Exposure Reproductive Hazard There is limited evidence that Ammonium Chloride may Read the product manufacturer’s Material Safety Data damage the developing fetus. Sheet (MSDS) and the label to determine product ingredients and important safety and health information Other Effects about the product mixture. Ammonium Chloride may cause an asthma-like allergy. Future exposure can cause asthma attacks with shortness of For each individual hazardous ingredient, read the New breath, wheezing, cough, and/or chest tightness. Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Exposure may affect the kidneys. Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet, available on the RTK Program website (http://www.state.nj.us/health/workplacehealthandsafety/ri ght-to-know/) or in your facility’s RTK Central File or Medical Hazard Communication Standard file. Medical Testing If symptoms develop or overexposure is suspected, the You have a right to this information under the New Jersey following are recommended: Worker and Community Right to Know Act, the Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act Lung function tests. These may be normal if the person is if you are a public worker in New Jersey, and under the not having an attack at the time of the test. federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) if you Kidney function tests are a private worker. Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and 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. Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 to this information under the OSHA Access to Employee CFR 1910.1200) requires private employers to provide Exposure and Medical Records Standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). similar information and training to their employees. Mixed Exposures This Fact Sheet is a summary of available information Because smoking can cause heart disease, as well as lung regarding the health hazards that may result from exposure. cancer, emphysema, and other respiratory problems, it may Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other worsen respiratory conditions caused by chemical exposure. factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the potential Even if you have smoked for a long time, stopping now will effects described below. reduce your risk of developing health problems. Health Hazard Information Acute Health Effects The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur immediately or shortly after exposure to Ammonium Chloride: Contact can severely irritate the skin and eyes with possible eye damage. Inhaling Ammonium Chloride can irritate the nose, throat and lungs. Exposure may cause headache, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and confusion. Chronic Health Effects The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to Ammonium Chloride 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 Chloride has not been tested for its ability to cause cancer in animals. AMMONIUM CHLORIDE Page 3 of 6 Workplace Controls and Practices Eye Protection Wear non-vented, impact resistant goggles when working Very toxic chemicals, or those that are reproductive hazards or with fumes, gases, or vapors. sensitizers, require expert advice on control measures if a Wear a face shield along with goggles when working with less toxic chemical cannot be substituted. Control measures corrosive, highly irritating or toxic substances. include: (1) enclosing chemical processes for severely irritating and corrosive chemicals, (2) using local exhaust Respiratory Protection ventilation for chemicals that may be harmful with a single Improper use of respirators is dangerous. Such equipment exposure, and (3) using general ventilation to control should only be used if the employer has a written program that exposures to skin and eye irritants. For further information on takes into account workplace conditions, requirements for workplace controls, consult the NIOSH document on Control worker training, respirator fit testing, and medical exams as Banding at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/. described in the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). The following work practices are also recommended: For field applications check with your supervisor and your safety equipment supplier regarding the appropriate Label process containers. respiratory equipment. Provide employees with information and training 3 concerning their hazards. Where the potential exists for exposure over 10 mg/m , use Monitor airborne chemical concentrations. a NIOSH approved 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. Where the potential exists for exposure over 10 mg/m3 of Always wash at the end of the workshift. Ammonium Chloride in liquid form, use a NIOSH approved Change into clean clothing if clothing becomes full facepiece respirator with an acid gas cartridge which is contaminated. specifically approved for Ammonia. Increased protection is Do not take contaminated clothing home. obtained from full facepiece powered-air purifying Special training is required to wash contaminated clothing. respirators. Do not eat, smoke, or drink in areas where chemicals are If while wearing a filter or cartridge respirator you can smell, being handled, processed or stored. taste, or otherwise detect Ammonium Chloride, or if while Wash hands carefully before eating, smoking, drinking, wearing particulate filters abnormal resistance to breathing is applying cosmetics or using the toilet. experienced, or eye irritation occurs while wearing a full facepiece respirator, leave the area immediately. Check to make sure the respirator-to-face seal is still good. If it is, replace the filter or cartridge. If the seal is no longer good, Personal Protective Equipment you may need a new respirator. The OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Standard (29 CFR Be sure to consider all potential exposures in your 1910.132) requires employers to determine the appropriate workplace. You may need a combination of filters, prefilters or cartridges to protect against different forms of a chemical personal protective equipment for each hazard and to train (such as vapor and mist) or against a mixture of chemicals. employees on how and when to use protective equipment. Where the potential exists for exposure over 100 mg/m3, use a NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator with a full The following