General Information
Revision date
2023-04-06
Product name
Potassium nitrate
CAS No.
7757-79-1
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
SU1 Agriculture, forestry, fishery
Emergency telephone
+61 3 8796 3688
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Omnia Specialities Australia Pty Ltd
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
info@omnia.net.au
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H272, H303, H315, H319, H335
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H272
May intensify fire; oxidiser
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
flame over circle Ox. Sol. 2 H272 May intensify fire; oxidizer. Skin Irrit. 2 H315 Causes skin irritation. Eye Irrit. 2 H319 Causes serious eye irritation. STOT SE 3 H335 May cause respiratory irritation. Acute Tox. 5 H303 May be harmful if swallowed.
2.2 Label elements
The substance is classified and labelled according to the Globally Harmonised System (GHS). (Contd. on page 2) AU (Contd. of page 1)
Hazard pictograms
GHS03 GHS07
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H272 May intensify fire; oxidizer. H303 May be harmful if swallowed. H315 Causes skin irritation. H319 Causes serious eye irritation. H335 May cause respiratory irritation.
Precautionary statements
Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking. Keep away from clothing and other combustible materials. Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. Store locked up. Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local/regional/national/international regulations.
PBT Substances
Not applicable
vPvB Substances
Not applicable *
