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FERROUS SULFATE Page 4 of 6 <br /> Spills and Emergencies Occupational Health Information <br /> If employees are required to clean-up spills,they must be Resources <br /> properly trained and equipped. The OSHA Hazardous Waste <br /> Operations and Emergency Response Standard(29 CFR The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, <br /> 1910.120)may apply. Occupational Health Service,offers multiple services in <br /> occupational health. These services include providing <br /> If Ferrous Sulfate is spilled,take the following steps: informational resources,educational materials, public <br /> presentations,and industrial hygiene and medical <br /> ►Evacuate personnel and secure and control entrance to the investigations and evaluations. <br /> area. <br /> P.Eliminate all ignition sources. <br /> ►Moisten spilled material first or use a HEPA-filter vacuum for For more information,please contact: <br /> clean-up and place into sealed containers for disposal. <br /> ►DO NOT wash into sewer. <br /> ► It may be necessary to contain and dispose of Ferrous New Jersey Department of Health&Senior Services <br /> Sulfate as a HAZARDOUS WASTE. Contact your state Right to Know Program <br /> Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)or your PO Box 368 <br /> regional office of the federal Environmental Protection Trenton, NJ 08625-0368 <br /> Agency(EPA)for specific recommendations. Phone:609-984-2202 <br /> Fax:609-984-7407 <br /> Handling and Storage E-mail: rtk@doh.nj.gov <br /> Web address: <br /> Prior to working with Ferrous Sulfate you should be trained on http://www.state.nj.us/health/workplacehealthandsafety/ <br /> its proper handling and storage. right-to-know/ <br /> P.Ferrous Sulfate may react violently or explosively on <br /> contact with ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; SODIUM NITRATE; The Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets <br /> METHYL ISOCYANOACETATE;and STRONG BASES are not intended to be copied and sold <br /> (such as SODIUM HYDROXIDE and POTASSIUM for commercial purposes. <br /> HYDROXIDE). <br /> ►Ferrous Sulfate is not compatible with OXIDIZING AGENTS <br /> (such as PERCHLORATES, PEROXIDES, <br /> PERMANGANATES,CHLORATES, NITRATES, <br /> CHLORINE,BROMINE and FLUORINE);ALKALI METALS <br /> (such as LITHIUM, SODIUM and POTASSIUM); <br /> CARBONATES(such as LIME); and GOLD and SILVER <br /> SALTS. <br /> ►Store in tightly closed containers in a cool,well-ventilated <br /> area away from WATER;SUNLIGHT and COMBUSTIBLE <br /> MATERIALS. <br />