SDS - ICL Osmocote 5, 5-6M - 260720

SAFETY DATA SHEET This safety data sheet was created pursuant to the requirements of: Australia Revision date 20-Jul-2026 Revision Number 3

Section 1: Identification

Product Identifier

• Product Name: Osmocote 5 16-8-12+2.2MgO+TE; 5-6M
• Product Code(s): 8876-225HA

Other Means of Identification

• Proper shipping name: Ammonium nitrate based fertilizer
• Pure substance/mixture: Mixture

Recommended Use of the Chemical and Restrictions on Use

• Recommended use: Fertilizer
• Uses advised against:
• Chemicals of Security Concern: This product contains one or more substance(s) listed on the voluntary National Code of Practice for Chemicals of Security Concern.

Emergency Telephone Number

• Emergency telephone number:
  • Australia: (02) 801 44558
  • New Zealand: (09) 992 91483

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Section 2: Hazard(s) Identification

Ghs Classification

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation: Category 1

Label Elements

• Corrosion
• Signal word: DANGER

Hazard Statements

• Causes serious eye damage

Precautionary Statements - Prevention

• Wear protective gloves, protective clothing, eye protection and face protection

Precautionary Statements - Response

• IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing
• Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor

Other Hazards Which Do Not Result in Classification

• No information available.

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Section 3: Composition and Information on Ingredients

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Section 4: First Aid Measures

Description of First Aid Measures

• General advice: Immediate medical attention is required. Show this safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance.
• Inhalation: Remove to fresh air. Get medical attention immediately if symptoms occur.
• Eye contact: Get immediate medical attention. Rinse immediately with plenty of water, also under the eyelids, for at least 15 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. Keep eye wide open while rinsing. Do not rub affected area.
• Skin contact: Wash off immediately with soap and plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Get medical attention if irritation develops and persists.
• Ingestion: Rinse mouth. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Do NOT induce vomiting. Call a physician.
• Self-protection of the first aider: Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Wear personal protective clothing (see section 8).

Most Important Symptoms and Effects, Both Acute and Delayed

• Symptoms: Burning sensation. May cause blindness. May cause redness and tearing of the eyes.
• Effects of Exposure: No information available.

Indication of Any Immediate Medical Attention and Special Treatment Needed

• Note to physicians: Treat symptomatically and supportively.

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Section 5: Firefighting Measures

Suitable Extinguishing Media

• Suitable extinguishing media: Use extinguishing measures that are appropriate to local circumstances and the surrounding environment.
• Large Fire: CAUTION: Use of water spray when fighting fire may be inefficient.
• Unsuitable extinguishing media: Do not scatter spilled material with high pressure water streams.

Specific Hazards Arising from the Chemical

• Specific hazards arising from the chemical: In case of fire, the product will smoulder even without the presence of external oxygen. In these conditions the product will show self sustaining decomposition. The best method to extinguish the fire is to cool the decomposition front with water.

Special Protective Actions for Fire-fighters

• Special protective equipment and precautions for fire-fighters: Firefighters should wear self-contained breathing apparatus and full firefighting turnout gear. Contain runoff to prevent entry into water or drainage systems. Cool containers with water spray.
• Hazchem code: 1Y

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Section 6: Accidental Release Measures

Personal Precautions, Protective Equipment and Emergency Procedures

• Personal precautions: Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Use personal protective equipment as required.
• Other information: Refer to protective measures listed in Sections 7 and 8.
• For emergency responders: Use personal protection recommended in Section 8.

Environmental Precautions

• Environmental precautions: Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so.

Methods and Material for Containment and Cleaning Up

• Methods for containment: Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so.

Precautions to Prevent Secondary Hazards

• Prevention of secondary hazards: Clean contaminated objects and areas thoroughly observing environmental regulations.

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Section 7: Handling and Storage

Precautions for Safe Handling

• Advice on safe handling: Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
• General hygiene considerations: Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection. Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

Conditions for Safe Storage, Including Any Incompatibilities

• Storage Conditions: Keep containers tightly closed in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place. Store locked up. Keep out of the reach of children.
• Incompatible materials: Strong acids. Strong bases. Strong oxidizing agents.

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Section 8: Exposure Controls and Personal Protection

Control Parameters

• Exposure Limits: This product, as supplied, does not contain any hazardous materials with occupational exposure limits established by the region specific regulatory bodies.
• Biological occupational exposure limits: This product, as supplied, does not contain any hazardous materials with biological limits established by the region specific regulatory bodies.

Appropriate Engineering Controls

• Engineering controls:
  • Showers
  • Eyewash stations
  • Ventilation systems.

Individual Protection Measures, Such as Personal Protective Equipment

• Eye/face protection: Face protection shield. Tight sealing safety goggles.
• Skin and body protection: Wear suitable protective clothing.
• Hand protection: Wear suitable gloves.
• Respiratory protection: Consult with an industrial hygienist to determine the appropriate respiratory protection for your specific use of this material.
• Environmental exposure controls: No information available.
• Thermal hazards: No information available.

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Section 9: Physical and Chemical Properties

Information on Basic Physical and Chemical Properties

• Physical state: Solid
• Appearance: Granules
• Color: Brown
• Odor: No information available

Other Information

• Particle characteristics:
  • Particle Size: No information available
  • Particle Size Distribution: No information available

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Section 10: Stability and Reactivity

Reactivity

• Reactivity: No information available.

Chemical Stability

• Stability: Stable under normal conditions.
• Explosion data:
  • Sensitivity to mechanical impact: None.
  • Sensitivity to static discharge: None.

Possibility of Hazardous Reactions

• Possibility of hazardous reactions: None under normal processing.

Conditions to Avoid

• Conditions to avoid: None known based on information supplied.

Incompatible Materials

• Incompatible materials: Strong acids. Strong bases. Strong oxidizing agents.

Hazardous Decomposition Products

• Hazardous decomposition products: None known based on information supplied.

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Section 11: Toxicological Information

Acute Toxicity

Information on Likely Routes of Exposure

• Product Information:
  • Inhalation: Specific test data for the substance or mixture is not available.
  • Eye contact: Specific test data for the substance or mixture is not available. Causes serious eye damage.
  • Skin contact: Specific test data for the substance or mixture is not available. May cause irritation.
  • Ingestion: Specific test data for the substance or mixture is not available. Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Symptoms Related to the Physical, Chemical and Toxicological Characteristics

• Symptoms: Burning sensation. May cause blindness. May cause redness and tearing of the eyes.

Numerical Measures of Toxicity

• Acute toxicity: No information available.

• Numerical measures of toxicity: No information available.

• The following ATE values have been calculated for the mixture:

  • ATEmix (oral): 5,658.20 mg/kg
  • ATEmix (dermal): 38,979.00 mg/kg

Component Information

Delayed and Immediate Effects as Well as Chronic Effects from Short and Long-term Exposure

• Skin corrosion/irritation: May cause skin irritation.
• Serious eye damage/eye irritation: Classification based on data available for ingredients. Causes burns. Causes serious eye damage.
• Respiratory or skin sensitization: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
• Germ cell mutagenicity: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
• Carcinogenicity: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
• Reproductive toxicity: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
• STOT - single exposure: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
• STOT - repeated exposure: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
• Aspiration hazard: Not expected.

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Section 12: Ecological Information

Ecotoxicity

• Ecotoxicity: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.

Aquatic Ecotoxicity

• Terrestrial ecotoxicity: No information available.

Persistence and Degradability

• Persistence and degradability: No information available.

Bioaccumulative Potential

Mobility in Soil

• Mobility in soil: No information available.

Other Adverse Effects

• Other adverse effects: No information available.

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Section 13: Disposal Considerations

Waste Treatment Methods

• Waste from residues/unused products: Dispose of in accordance with local regulations. Dispose of waste in accordance with environmental legislation.
• Contaminated packaging: Dispose of contents/containers in accordance with local regulations.

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Section 14: Transport Information

Adg

• UN number or ID number: UN2071
• Proper shipping name: Ammonium nitrate based fertilizer
• Transport hazard class(es): 9
• Packing group: III
• Environmental hazard: No
• Special Provisions: 193
• Description: UN2071, Ammonium nitrate based fertilizer, 9, III
• Limited quantity (LQ): 5 kg
• Hazchem code: 1Y
• Remarks: Not classified as Dangerous Goods for Road and Rail transport by land in Australia and New Zealand due to Special Provision 193

Iata

• UN number or ID number: UN2071
• UN proper shipping name: Ammonium nitrate fertilizers
• Transport hazard class(es): 9
• Packing group: III
• Environmental hazards: No
• Special Provisions: A90
• Description: UN2071, Ammonium nitrate fertilizers, 9, III

Imdg

• UN number or ID number: UN2071
• UN proper shipping name: Ammonium nitrate based fertilizer
• Transport hazard class(es): 9
• Packing group: III
• Special Provisions: 186, 193
• EmS-No.: F-H, S-Q
• Description: UN2071, Ammonium nitrate based fertilizer, 9, III
• Transport in bulk according to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 and the IBC Code: No information available

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Section 15: Regulatory Information

Safety, Health and Environmental Regulations/legislation Specific for the Substance or Mixture

National Regulations

• Australia:
  • See section 8 for national exposure control parameters
  • Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP): Classified as a scheduled poison according to the Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP)
  • Poison Schedule Number: 10

Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (Aicis)

Illicit Drug Precursors/reagents

This product does not contain any substance(s) on the Illicit Drug Precursors/Reagents list.

Chemicals of Security Concern

This product contains one or more substance(s) listed on the voluntary National Code of Practice for Chemicals of Security Concern.

Major Hazard (Accident/incident Planning) Regulation

Verify that license requirements are met

Named hazardous chemicals

International Inventories

GHS hazardous component CAS registry numbers appearing in section 3 may differ from substances appearing in section 15 due to country or regional chemical inventory coverage requirements, however, remain in compliance with the inventory Products that are used as food additives are exempt from listing in international chemical inventories

For further details on the regulatory status for this product in a specific country, please send your inquiry to the following email address:

• AIIC: Not Listed
• NZIoC: Not Listed
• TSCA: Not Listed
• DSL: Not Listed
• ENCS: Not Listed
• IECSC: Not Listed
• KECL: Not Listed
• PICCS: Not Listed
• TCSI: Not Listed
• NCI: Not Listed
• TECI: Not Listed
• NSQ: Not Listed

Legend:

• AIIC - Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals
• NZIoC - New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals
• TSCA - United States Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(b) Inventory
• DSL/NDSL - Canadian Domestic Substances List/Non-Domestic Substances List
• ENCS - Japan Existing and New Chemical Substances
• IECSC - China Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances
• KECL - Korean Existing Chemicals Inventory
• PICCS - Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances
• TCSI - Taiwan Chemical Substance Inventory
• NCI - Vietnam National Chemicals Inventory
• TECI - Thailand Inventory FDA Existing Chemicals
• NSQ - Mexico National Inventory of Chemical Substances

International Regulations

• The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: Not applicable
• The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Not applicable
• The Rotterdam Convention: Not applicable

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Section 16: Other Information

• Prepared By: HERA e-mail:

• Revision date: 20-Jul-2026

• Revision Note: The symbol (***) in the margin of this SDS indicates that this line has been revised.

Key or Legend to Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Safety Data Sheet

Legend Section 8: Exposure controls/personal protection

• TWA: TWA (time-weighted average)
• STEL: STEL (Short Term Exposure Limit)
• Ceiling: Maximum limit value
• Sk*: Skin designation
• C: Carcinogen

Key Literature References and Sources for Data Used to Compile the Sds

• U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ChemView Database
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acute Exposure Guideline Level(s) (AEGL(s))
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency High Production Volume Chemicals
• Food Research Journal
• Hazardous Substance Database
• International Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID)
• Japan National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
• Australia National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)
• Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS)
• NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• National Library of Medicine's ChemID Plus (NLM CIP)
• National Library of Medicine's PubMed database (NLM PUBMED)
• U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP)
• New Zealand's Chemical Classification and Information Database (CCID)
• International Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Environment, Health, and Safety Publications
• International Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) High Production Volume Chemicals Program
• International Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Screening Information Data Set
• United Nations World Health Organization (WHO)

Although the information and recommendations set forth herein (hereinafter 'information') are presented in good faith and believed to be correct as of the date hereof, we make no representations as to the completeness or accuracy thereof. Information is supplied to you upon the condition that the persons receiving the information will make their own determination as to its safety and suitability for their purposes prior to use. In no event will we be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon the information. In addition, we shall not be liable for any damage or injury resulting from abnormal use, from any failure to adhere to recommended practices or from any hazards inherent in the nature of the product.

NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OF ANY OTHER NATURE, ARE MADE HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO THIS INFORMATION OR THE PRODUCT TO WHICH THE INFORMATION REFERS.

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