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DEC -14-'E9 09:42 In:LW <br />TDLEDOTEL "�� <br />IdOc415-2gs,21 <br />4509 P09 <br />EXPOSURE LIMITS: - <br />TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE <br />No exposure limits <br />established for <br />have been <br />However, <br />Contact <br />this <br />with <br />material. <br />liberates <br />hydrogen chloride <br />moistu re <br />which re <br />toxic and <br />exposure <br />corrosive, <br />The <br />is <br />following <br />chloride. <br />limits apply <br />for <br />hydrogen <br />The federal OSHA Permissible Exposure <br />Limit (PEL) is a ceiling limit of s ppm <br />(7 mg/m ) 120 CFR 1910.1000), <br />The American Conference of Governmental <br />Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) has <br />recommended a Threshold Limit 'Value <br />(TLV) which is the same as the PEL <br />(ACGIH, 1988). <br />PFL.s and TLVs refer to airborne <br />concentrations measured in the <br />breathing cone by appropriatc sampling <br />techniques. <br />+. s <br />Make sure 211 personnel involved in the <br />Spill cleanup follow good industrial <br />hygiene practices (refer to SECTION X; <br />INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE), <br />Any person entering <br />Significant spill <br />either a <br />unknown <br />area or <br />concentration of <br />an area of <br />hydrogen <br />chloride fumes <br />a vapor or <br />should <br />positive -pressure, <br />use a <br />breathing <br />apparatus <br />self-contained <br />pressure, <br />or a positive - <br />air -supplied <br />escape pack, <br />respirator <br />with <br />Small spills can <br />Use adequate <br />be handled <br />routinely, <br />ventilation <br />NIOSH -approved, <br />and/or <br />wour a <br />with dust, mist <br />acid..gas <br />and fume <br />respirator <br />filter <br />Prevent inhalation <br />exposure. <br />to <br />We <br />Wear <br />Protective clothing <br />to Prevent <br />skin and <br />eye contact. <br />Use the <br />following <br />Procedures: <br />Soak up pooled liquid with a suitab <br />absorbent such as clay. sawdust or <br />'ritty litter, Sweep <br />material and up abscrhed <br />place in a chemical waste <br />container for disposal (refer to <br />SECTION XIV: DISPOSAL OF MATERIAL <br />CONTAINER), Generously cove <br />contaminated area with a slurry of <br />Common household, powdered laundry <br />detergent and water. <br />brush, work the Using a stiff <br />crevices. Allow slurry into cracks and minutes then to stand for 2.3 <br />flush with water. Repeat <br />if necessary. <br />Large spills should be handled <br />according to a predetermined plan, <br />•.:• u.if Ell{ <br />Under totally anhydrous conditions, <br />mild carbon steel may be used. <br />Moisture will cause hydrolysis to <br />titanium oxychloride and hydrogen <br />chloride which will corrode most metals <br />including carbon steel <br />in ..a cool, <br />d+Y.- arrell .. aterttilSied -area -sway from <br />Asaamabi® -materials .;And , sources of . Heat <br />r -.dente. <br />oStore away from foodstuffs <br />or animal feed. Exercise due caution <br />to prevent damage to or leakage from <br />the container, G"tainers-4hould .only <br />104 -i'OPenod-in ..a __dry, _Oxygen „,free inert <br />ouwvhere- <br />#Gubco'"eel -k--the _:preferred tmaterisl <br />f,coaiitruction —tor .4gorage --containers <br />but only if completely anhydrous <br />conditions are maintained It is <br />strongly recommended that the system be <br />Purged to dryness with dry air or inert <br />gas to 351F (dew point) prior to the <br />introduction of titanium tetrachloride, <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />