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General Information
Revision date
2012-06-08
Product name
This device is an oxygen generating escape breathing apparatus containing
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MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: Device is a black oval-shaped canister and cover approximately 7.37 inches long, 4.87 inches wide, and 5.87 inches high, weighing about six pounds, with no odor. Material in canister is a strong oxidizer, contact with combustible material may cause fire. Material reacts vigorously with water generating heat, oxygen and corrosive solution. Material causes eye and possible skin burns.
Physical hazards
Canister: strong water reactive oxidizer, reacts violently with water generating oxygen heat and caustic potassium hydroxide solution. Some organics (such as ethyl alcohol) will spontaneously combust on contact with KO2. Candle: oxidizer; candle primer assembly is supplemented with flash powder (KClO4).
Health hazards
Canister:Potassium superoxide is a canary yellow solid, either fine powder or granules, with no order. Strong Oxidizer. Contact with other material may cause fire. Causes severe eye, skin, and respiratory tract burns. Candle: Irritation. Toxic by ingestion. Chlorate poisoning is characterized by a latent period of a few hours, followed initially with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, followed by cyanosis, hemolysis and subsequent renal failure.
