General Information
Revision date
2018-03-01
Product name
Sodium borohydride
CAS No.
16940-66-2
1.2.2. Uses advised against
further relevant information available
Emergency telephone
(866) 928-0789
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
tech@alfa.com
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H260, H301, H301+H311, H311, H314, H318, H330
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H260
In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously
H301
Toxic if swallowed
H301+H311
Toxic if swallowed or in contact with skin
H311
Toxic in contact with skin
H314
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
H318
Causes serious eye damage.
H330
Fatal if inhaled
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
2.3 Other hazards
No information known
Hazard pictograms
GHS02 GHS05 GHS06
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H260 In contact with water releases flammable gases, which may ignite spontaneously. H301+H311 Toxic if swallowed or in contact with skin. H330 Fatal if inhaled. H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
Precautionary statements
P223 Do not allow contact with water. P301+P310 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/ doctor. P303+P361+P353 If on skin (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower. P305+P351+P338 If in eyes: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P320 Specific treatment is urgent (see on this label). P405 Store locked up. P501 Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local/regional/national/international regulations.
Classification system
HMIS ratings (scale 0-4) (Hazardous Materials Identification System) 3 Health (acute effects) = 3 HEALTH 3 Flammability = 3 FIRE REACTIVITY 2 Physical Hazard = 2
PBT Substances
Not applicable
vPvB Substances
Not applicable (Contd. of page 1)
