Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Common Name: SULPHAMIC ACID Synonyms: Amidosulfonic Acid; Sulfamidic Acid CAS Number: 5329-14-6 Chemical Name: Sulfamic Acid RTK Substance Number: 1770 Date: May 2000 Revision: August 2009 DOT Number: UN 2967 Description and Use EMERGENCY RESPONDERS >>>> SEE LAST PAGE Sulphamic Acid is an odorless, white, crystalline (sand-like) Hazard Summary solid. It is used in cleaning metal and ceramics, dye Hazard Rating NJDOH NFPA manufacturing, for stabilizing Chlorine in swimming pools, in HEALTH 3 - electroplating, and as a bleaching agent. FLAMMABILITY 0 - REACTIVITY 0 - CORROSIVE POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE Reasons for Citation Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; f Sulphamic Acid is on the Right to Know Hazardous 4=severe Substance List because it is cited by DOT. f This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance f Sulphamic Acid can affect you when inhaled. List. f Sulphamic Acid is a CORROSIVE CHEMICAL and contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes with possible eye damage. f Inhaling Sulphamic Acid can irritate the nose and throat. f High exposure to Sulphamic Acid can irritate the lungs. SEE GLOSSARY ON PAGE 5. Higher exposures may cause a build-up of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), a medical emergency. FIRST AID f Sulphamic Acid can cause nausea, vomiting and stomach pain. Eye Contact f Repeated exposure to Sulphamic Acid may affect the liver f Immediately flush with large amounts of water for at least 30 and kidneys. minutes, lifting upper and lower lids. Remove contact lenses, if worn, while flushing. Seek medical attention immediately. Workplace Exposure Limits Skin Contact f Quickly remove contaminated clothing. Immediately wash No occupational exposure limits have been established for contaminated skin with large amounts of water. Seek Sulphamic Acid. However, it may pose a health risk. Always medical attention. follow safe work practices. 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 SULPHAMIC ACID 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, Sulphamic Acid has not been Sheet (MSDS) and the label to determine product tested for its ability to affect reproduction. ingredients and important safety and health information about the product mixture. Other Effects f Sulphamic Acid 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 f Repeated exposure to Sulphamic Acid may affect the liver (www.nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb) or in your facility’s RTK and kidneys. Central File or Hazard Communication Standard file. f You have a right to this information under the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Act, the Public Medical Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act Medical Testing if you are a public worker in New Jersey, and under the If symptoms develop or overexposure is suspected, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) if you following are recommended: are a private worker. f Lung function tests f The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most f Consider chest x-ray after acute overexposure employers to label chemicals in the workplace and f Liver and kidney function tests requires public employers to provide their employees with information concerning chemical hazards and controls. Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for CFR 1910.1200) and the PEOSH Hazard Communication damage already done are not a substitute for controlling exposure. Standard (N.J.A.C. 12:100-7) require employers to provide similar information and training to their employees. Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right to this information under the OSHA Access to Employee This Fact Sheet is a summary of available information Exposure and Medical Records Standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). regarding the health hazards that may result from exposure. Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other Mixed Exposures factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the potential f Smoking can cause heart disease, lung cancer, effects described below. emphysema, and other respiratory problems. It may worsen respiratory conditions caused by chemical exposure. Even if you have smoked for a long time, stopping now will reduce Health Hazard Information your risk of developing health problems. Acute Health Effects f More than light alcohol consumption can cause liver The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur damage. Drinking alcohol can increase the liver damage immediately or shortly after exposure to Sulphamic Acid: caused by Sulphamic Acid. f Contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes with possible eye damage. f Inhaling Sulphamic Acid can irritate the nose and throat. f High exposure to Sulphamic Acid 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 Sulphamic Acid can cause nausea, vomiting and stomach pain. Chronic Health Effects The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to Sulphamic Acid and can last for months or years: Cancer Hazard f According to the information presently available to the New Jersey Department of Health, Sulphamic Acid has not been tested for its ability to cause cancer in animals. SULPHAMIC ACID Page 3 of 6 Workplace Controls and Practices Eye Protection Very toxic chemicals, or those that are reproductive hazards or f Wear eye protection with side shields or goggles. sensitizers, require expert advice on control measures if a less f Wear a face shield along with goggles when working with 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. Respirators exposure, and (3) using general ventilation to control should only be used if the employer has implemented a written exposures to skin and eye irritants. For further information on program that takes into account workplace conditions, workplace controls, consult the NIOSH document on Control requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing, and Banding at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/. medical exams, as described in the OSHA Respiratory The following work practices are also recommended: Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). f Label process containers. f At any detectable concentration, use a NIOSH approved f Provide employees with hazard information and training. negative pressure, air-purifying, particulate filter respirator f Monitor airborne chemical concentrations. with an N95 filter. More protection is provided by a full f Use engineering controls if concentrations exceed facepiece respirator than by a half-mask respirator, and even recommended exposure levels. greater protection is provided by a powered-air purifying f Provide eye wash fountains and emergency showers. respirator. f Wash or shower if skin comes in contact with a hazardous f Leave the area immediately if (1) while wearing a filter or material. cartridge respirator you can smell, taste, or otherwise detect f Always wash at the end of the workshift. Sulphamic Acid, (2) while wearing particulate filters f Change into clean clothing if clothing becomes abnormal resistance to breathing is experienced, or (3) eye contaminated. irritation occurs while wearing a full facepiece respirator. f Do not take contaminated clothing home. Check to make sure the respirator-to-face seal is still good. f Get special training to wash contaminated clothing. If it is, replace the filter or cartridge. If the seal is no longer f Do not eat, smoke, or drink in areas where chemicals are good, you may need a new respirator. being handled, processed or stored. f Consider all potential sources of exposure in your workplace. f Wash hands carefully before eating, smoking, drinking, You may need a combination of filters, prefilters or cartridges applying cosmetics or using the toilet. to protect against different forms of a chemical (such as vapor and mist) or against a mixture of chemicals. In addition, the following may be useful or required: f Where the potential for high exposure exists, use a NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure f Use a vacuum to reduce dust during clean-up. DO NOT mode. For increased protection use in combination with an DRY SWEEP. auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus or an emergency escape air cylinder. Personal Protective Equipment The OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Standard (29 CFR Fire Hazards 1910.132) requires employers to determine the appropriate If employees are expected to fight fires, they must be trained personal protective equipment for each hazard and to train and equipped as stated in the OSHA Fire Brigades Standard (29 CFR 1910.156). employees on how and when to use protective equipment. f Sulphamic Acid may burn, but does not readily ignite.