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Common Name: CYANOGEN CHLORIDE CAS Number: 506-77-4 RTK Substance number: 0556 DOT Number: UN 1589 (PIH) Date: April 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAZARD SUMMARY * Cyanogen Chloride can affect you when breathed in. * Exposure to hazardous substances should be routinely * Contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes evaluated. This may include collecting personal and area with possible eye damage. air samples. You can obtain copies of sampling results * Breathing Cyanogen Chloride can irritate the nose and from your employer. You have a legal right to this throat. information under OSHA 1910.1020. * Breathing Cyanogen Chloride can irritate the lungs * If you think you are experiencing any work-related health causing coughing and/or shortness of breath. Higher problems, see a doctor trained to recognize occupational exposures can cause a build-up of fluid in the lungs diseases. Take this Fact Sheet with you. (pulmonary edema), a medical emergency, with severe * ODOR THRESHOLD = 1 ppm. shortness of breath. * The range of accepted odor threshold values is quite * Exposure can cause headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, broad. Caution should be used in relying on odor alone as and even cause you to pass out. a warning of potentially hazardous exposures. * If Cyanogen Chloride is involved in a fire it can release HYDROGEN CYANIDE. CONSULT THE NEW JERSEY WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE FACT SHEET ON 0.3 ppm, which should not be exceeded at any HYDROGEN CYANIDE. time. * Cyanogen Chloride is a DOT Poison Inhalation Hazard (PIH). ACGIH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is * Cyanogen Chloride is a REACTIVE CHEMICAL and a 0.3 ppm, which should not be exceeded at any DANGEROUS EXPLOSION HAZARD. time. IDENTIFICATION WAYS OF REDUCING EXPOSURE Cyanogen Chloride is a colorless gas or liquid with an * Where possible, enclose operations and use local exhaust irritating odor. It is used in fumigants, metal cleaners, the ventilation at the site of chemical release. If local exhaust production of synthetic rubber, chemical synthesis, and as a ventilation or enclosure is not used, respirators should be poison gas. worn. * Wear protective work clothing. REASON FOR CITATION * Wash thoroughly immediately after exposure to Cyanogen * Cyanogen Chloride is on the Hazardous Substance List Chloride and at the end of the workshift. because it is cited by ACGIH, DOT, NIOSH, IRIS and * Post hazard and warning information in the work area. In EPA. addition, as part of an ongoing education and training * This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance effort, communicate all information on the health and List because it is REACTIVE. safety hazards of Cyanogen Chloride to potentially * Definitions are provided on page 5. exposed workers. HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE BEING EXPOSED The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most employers to label chemicals in the workplace and requires public employers to provide their employees with information and training concerning chemical hazards and controls. The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 1910.1200, requires private employers to provide similar training and information to their employees. CYANOGEN CHLORIDE page 2 of 6 This Fact Sheet is a summary source of information of all Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right potential and most severe health hazards that may result from to this information under OSHA 1910.1020. exposure. Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the Mixed Exposures potential effects described below. * Because smoking can cause heart disease, as well as lung --------------------------------------------------------------------------- cancer, emphysema, and other respiratory problems, it may worsen respiratory conditions caused by chemical exposure. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION Even if you have smoked for a long time, stopping now will reduce your risk of developing health problems. Acute Health Effects The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur WORKPLACE CONTROLS AND PRACTICES immediately or shortly after exposure to Cyanogen Chloride: Unless a less toxic chemical can be substituted for a hazardous * Contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes substance, ENGINEERING CONTROLS are the most with possible eye damage. effective way of reducing exposure. The best protection is to * Breathing Cyanogen Chloride can irritate the nose and enclose operations and/or provide local exhaust ventilation at throat. the site of chemical release. Isolating operations can also * Breathing Cyanogen Chloride can irritate the lungs reduce exposure. Using respirators or protective equipment is causing coughing and/or shortness of breath. Higher less effective than the controls mentioned above, but is exposures can cause a build-up of fluid in the lungs sometimes necessary. (pulmonary edema), a medical emergency, with severe shortness of breath. In evaluating the controls present in your workplace, consider: * Exposure can cause headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, (1) how hazardous the substance is, (2) how much of the and even cause you to pass out. substance is released into the workplace and (3) whether harmful skin or eye contact could occur. Special controls Chronic Health Effects should be in place for highly toxic chemicals or when The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at significant skin, eye, or breathing exposures are possible. some time after exposure to Cyanogen Chloride and can last for months or years: In addition, the following controls are recommended: Cancer Hazard * Where possible, automatically transfer Cyanogen Chloride * According to the information presently available to the New from cylinders or other storage containers to process Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, containers. Cyanogen Chloride has not been tested for its ability to * Before entering a confined space where Cyanogen cause cancer in animals. Chloride may be present, check to make sure that an explosive concentration does not exist. Reproductive Hazard * According to the information presently available to the New Good WORK PRACTICES can help to reduce hazardous Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, exposures. The following work practices are recommended: Cyanogen Chloride has not been tested for its ability to affect reproduction. * Workers whose clothing has been contaminated by Cyanogen Chloride should change into clean clothing Other Long-Term Effects promptly. * Cyanogen Chloride can irritate the lungs. Repeated * Contaminated work clothes should be laundered by exposure may cause bronchitis to develop with cough, individuals who have been informed of the hazards of phlegm, and/or shortness of breath. exposure to Cyanogen Chloride. * Eye wash fountains should be provided in the immediate MEDICAL work area for emergency use. * If there is the possibility of skin exposure, emergency shower facilities should be provided. Medical Testing * On skin contact with Cyanogen Chloride, immediately If symptoms develop or overexposure is suspected, the wash or shower to remove the chemical. At the end of the following is recommended: workshift, wash any areas of the body that may have contacted Cyanogen Chloride, whether or not known skin * Consider chest x-ray after acute overexposure. contact has occurred. * Do not eat, smoke, or drink where Cyanogen Chloride is Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and handled, processed, or stored, since the chemical can be present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for swallowed. Wash hands carefully before eating, drinking, damage already done are not a substitute for controlling smoking, or using the toilet. exposure. CYANOGEN CHLORIDE page 3 of 6 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT HANDLING AND STORAGE WORKPLACE CONTROLS ARE BETTER THAN * Prior to working with Cyanogen Chloride you should be PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. However, for trained on its proper handling and storage. some jobs (such as outside work, confined space entry, jobs * Cyanogen Chloride reacts slowly with WATER to form done only once in a while, or jobs done while workplace Hydrogen Cyanide and heat. controls are being installed), personal protective equipment * Cyanogen Chloride is not compatible with STRONG may be appropriate. ACIDS (such as HYDROCHLORIC, SULFURIC and NITRIC); CARBON DIOXIDE; NITRATE SALTS; OSHA 1910.132 requires employers to determine the ALKALIS; AMMONIA; and ALCOHOLS. appropriate personal protective equipment for each hazard and * Store in tightly closed containers in a cool, well-ventilated to train employees on how and when to use protective area away from COPPER, BRASS and MOISTURE. equipment. * Use a stabilizer to prevent polymerization. The following recommendations are only guidelines and may not apply to every situation. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Clothing Q: If I have acute health effects, will I later get chronic * Avoid skin contact with Cyanogen Chloride. Wear health effects? protective gloves and clothing. Safety equipment A: Not always. Most chronic (long-term) effects result from suppliers/manufacturers can provide recommendations on repeated exposures to a chemical. the most protective glove/clothing material for your operation. Q: Can I get long-term