SALT

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

PRODUCT NAME Salt

UN number : None Assigned

HS Code 2501.00.10.00

DESCRIPTION AND NAME Sodium chloride is the simple compound commonly

called salt that supplier in bacic forms : Solar Salt being
common salt selectively crystallised from seawater.

MOLECULAR FORMULA NaCl (Natrium Chloride)

CHEMICAL NAME Sodium Chloride

SYNONYMS Solar salt, common salt, sea salt and table salt.

USE Broad spectrum from for food industrial grade food like
seasoning, flavoring, preservative, and water softening to
raw meterial for chemical processes e.g. chorine
manufacture.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

APPEARANCE Solar salt is a hard irregular shaped crystalline ranging

from colourless to white or off white and ranging from
less than 0.5 mm to greater than 4mm in crystal size.

Butter salt is talc like powder white in colour.

pH A Saturated solution of Solar salt is approximately pH 8.

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HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION

HEALTH EFFECTS

Swallowed Irritating if large amounts swallowed. Ingestion can result

in vomiting.

Eye Slight irritation.

Skin Slight irritation possible. May aggravate pre-existing dry

skin conditions such as dermatitis.

Inhaled Inhalation of dust may cause thirst.

FIRST AID

Swallowed Give water to drink. No need to induce vomiting.

Eye Irrigate with copious quantities of slow flowing water for

up to 15 minutes. Eyelids to be help open. For persistent
irritation seek medical advice.

Inhaled Not normally a risk but some may experience some

discomfort if working with dusty product. If exposure has
occurred allow the victim to drink water.

ADVICE TO DOCTOR Treat symptomatically.

PRECAUTIONS FOR USE

EXPOSURE LIMITS

Threshold limit value None assignable for this product

Ventilation Use with adequate ventilation.

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Personal Protection Use good industrial hygiene. Avoid inhalation of dusty
material by use of standard nose and mouth particle dust
mask. Always wash hands after work and before
smoking, eating and using the toilet.

Flammability Non flammable solid.

Stability Very stable and can be kept indefinitely. Salt will stand
temperatures of up to melting point (8010C) and above
without decomposing.

Acid Reaction Sodium Chloride reacts with sulphuric acid and under
certain conditions with nitric acid. Salt will not react with
hydrochloric acid.

Alkali Reaction No reaction with alkalis occurs at ordinary temperatures.

Metal Reaction In the presence of moisture and air, salt accelerates the
rusting of iron and steel and has a corrosive effect on
most other common metals. Zinc and aluminium are
particularly susceptible to corrosion whereas brass and
bronze are fairly resistant. Certain high-grade steel,
titanium and monel metals are practically immune from
attack.

SAFE HANDLING INFORMATION

STORAGE AND TRANSPORT

Storage Being hydroscopic, salt must be stored correctly to

prevent any change in physical condition. Dried salt
should be stored in a dry atmosphere and unrefined solar
salt in a medium dry atmosphere.

Transport Use good standard transporting procedures.

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SPILLS AND DISPOSAL

Spills Collect solid salt in a conventional manner, wash the spill

area down with water if necessary.

Disposal Refer to the State Land Waste Management Authority.

Dissolved material in excess water in normally suitable
for disposal in storm water system.

FIRE / EXPLOSION HAZARD Salt presents no fire or Explosion hazard if involved in a

fire. However, heated to a high temperature, a vapour is
emitted which is irritating to the eyes.

Issue Date : 04.01.2012