SDS - ICL Osmocote Exact Standard 5-6M - 240522

According to EC Regulation 1907/2006 (Reach), Regulation EU No. 2015/830

Safety Data Sheet

Last Revision Date 22-May-2024 Version: 1

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Section 1: Identification: Product Identifier and Chemical Identity

Product Identifier

• Product Name: Osmocote Exact Standard 15-9-12+2MgO+TE; 5-6M
• Product ID: 8841-225HC

Other Means of Identification

• Proper shipping name: AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER
• UN number or ID number: 2071
• Safety data sheet number: 8841-225HC

Recommended Use of the Chemical and Restrictions on Use

• Recommended Use: Fertilizer (PC12). Restricted to professional users.

Manufacturer

Everris Australia Pty Ltd, 211/33 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, NSW 2153, Australia. Tel:

• E-mail address:

Emergency Telephone Number

• Australia:
• New Zealand:

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Section 2: Hazard(s) Identification

Ghs Classification

Mixture

Label Elements

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• Signal word Warning

• Hazard statements H319 - Causes serious eye irritation

• Precautionary Statements - Prevention

  • Wash face, hands and any exposed skin thoroughly after handling
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection

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• IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing
• If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention

Other Hazards Which Do Not Result in Classification

• Causes mild skin irritation
• Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects

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Section 3: Composition and Information on Ingredients in Accordance with Schedule 8

Substance

Not applicable

Mixture

56% of the other ingredients are determined not be hazardous.

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Section 4: First Aid Measures

Description of First Aid Measures

• General advice: First aid measures should be executed by trained personnel only.
• Inhalation: Remove to fresh air. In the case of inhalation of aerosol/mist consult a physician if necessary. Possible symptoms are coughing and/or dyspnoea. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen.
• Eye contact: Rinse thoroughly with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes, lifting lower and upper eyelids. Consult a physician.
• Skin Contact: Wash skin with soap and water. Get medical attention if irritation develops and persists.
• Ingestion: Clean mouth with water and drink afterwards plenty of water. Possible symptoms are nausea and/or vomiting. If a person vomits when lying on his back, place him in the recovery position. Do not induce vomiting without medical advice. Consult a physician if necessary.

Most Important Symptoms and Effects, Both Acute and Delayed

• Symptoms: no data available.

Indication of Any Immediate Medical Attention and Special Treatment Needed

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• Note to physicians: Treat symptomatically.

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Section 5: Firefighting Measures

Suitable Extinguishing Media

• Suitable Extinguishing Media: $\text{CO}_2$, dry chemical, dry sand, alcohol-resistant foam.
• Unsuitable extinguishing media: Do not scatter spilled material with high pressure water streams. Dry chemical. Foam.
• Hazardous Combustion Products: Carbon oxides. Phosphorus oxides. Ammonia. Nitrogen oxides (NOx).

Special Protective Actions for Fire-fighters

• Special protective equipment for fire-fighters: Coordinate fire extinguishing measures to fire in surrounding area.

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Section 6: Accidental Release Measures

Personal Precautions, Protective Equipment and Emergency Procedures

• Personal precautions: Ensure adequate ventilation. Avoid generation of dust.
• For emergency responders: Use personal protection recommended in Section 8.

Environmental Precautions

• Environmental precautions: Do not flush into surface water or sanitary sewer system. Prevent product from entering drains. See Section 12 for additional Ecological Information.

Methods and Material for Containment and Cleaning Up

• Methods for containment: Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so.
• Methods for cleaning up: Pick up and transfer to properly labeled containers.

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Section 7: Handling and Storage, Including How the Chemical May Be Safely Used

Precautions for Safe Handling

• Advice on safe handling: Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. Use personal protection equipment.

Conditions for Safe Storage, Including Any Incompatibilities

• Storage Conditions: Keep containers tightly closed in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place. Keep away from heat, sparks, flame and other sources of ignition (i.e., pilot lights, electric motors and static electricity). Keep container closed when not in use. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place. Protect from sunlight.
• Incompatible materials: None known based on information supplied.

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Section 8: Exposure Controls and Personal Protection

Control Parameters

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Exposure Limits

| Disodium tetraborate pentahydrate | | :--- | :--- | | Australia | 1 $\text{mg/m}^3$ TWA |

Appropriate Engineering Controls

• Engineering Controls:
  • Showers
  • Eyewash stations
  • Ventilation systems

Individual Protection Measures, Such as Personal Protective Equipment

• Eye/face Protection: Wear safety glasses with side shields (or goggles).
• Skin and body protection: Lightweight protective clothing.
• Hand Protection: Nitrile rubber. Break though time >8h.
• Environmental exposure controls: no data 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: Fertilizer.

• pH: No data available

• Melting Point/Freezing Point: No data available

• Boiling Point/Range: No data available

• Flash Point: No data available

• Evaporation Rate: no data available

• Flammability (solid, gas): Non-flammable

• Vapor Pressure: No data available

• Vapour density: No data available

• Water Solubility: no data available

• Partition Coefficient: no data available

• Autoignition Temperature: No data available

• Hyphen: no data available

• Kinematic Viscosity: No data available

• Dynamic Viscosity: no data available

Other Information

• Softening Point: no data available
• Molecular Weight: no data available
• VOC content: No data available
• Particle Size: No data available
• Particle Size Distribution: No data available

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Section 10: Stability and Reactivity

Reactivity

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• Not reactive.

Chemical Stability

• Stable under normal conditions.

Possibility of Hazardous Reactions

• None under normal processing.

Hazardous Decomposition Products:

• Thermal decomposition can lead to release of irritating and toxic gases and vapors.

Conditions to Avoid:

• For quality reasons: Keep out of reach of direct sunlight, store under dry conditions, partly used bags should be closed well.

Incompatible Materials

• None known based on information supplied.

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: May cause irritation of respiratory tract.
• Eye contact: May cause redness, itching, and pain.
• Skin Contact: May cause irritation.
• Ingestion: Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
• Symptoms: no data available.

Numerical Measures of Toxicity - Product Information

• The following values are calculated based on chapter 3.1 of the GHS document
  • ATEmix (oral): 6,838.40
• Unknown acute toxicity: 0 % of the mixture consists of ingredient(s) of unknown toxicity

Component Information

See section 16 for terms and abbreviations

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

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• skin corrosion/irritation: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.
• Serious eye damage/eye irritation: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.
• Respiratory or skin sensitization: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.
• Germ Cell Mutagenicity: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.
• Carcinogenicity: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.
• Reproductive Toxicity: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.
• STOT - Single Exposure: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.
• STOT - Repeated Exposure: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.
• Aspiration Hazard: Classification based on individual ingredients of the mixture.

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Section 12: Ecological Information

Ecotoxicity

• Ecotoxicity: Do not allow product to enter the environment uncontrolled.

Persistence and Degradability

• Persistence and Degradability: no data available.

Bioaccumulative Potential

• Bioaccumulation: There is no data for this product.

Mobility

• Mobility in soil: no data available.
• Mobility: no data available.

Component Information

Other Adverse Effects

• Other adverse effects: No information available.

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Section 13: Disposal Considerations

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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: Do not reuse empty containers.

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Section 14: Transport Information

• ADG: Not regulated

  • 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: 2071
  • Proper shipping name: AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER
  • Transport hazard class(es): 9
  • Packing group: III
  • Special Provisions: A89, A90

• IMDG

  • UN number or ID number: 2071
  • Proper shipping name: AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER
  • Transport hazard class(es): 9
  • Packing group: III
  • EmS: F-H / S-Q
  • Special Provisions: 186, 193
  • Marine Pollutant: Not regulated

• Bulk transport according Annex II of MARPOL and IBC Code: no data available

[IMDG Class 9 Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods diamond label with marine pollutant symbol]

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Section 15: Regulatory Information

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

National Regulations

• New Zealand:
  • Hazardous Substances Regulations: Not regulated
• Australia:
  • See section 8 for national exposure control parameters

International Inventories:

• TSCA: This product complies with USINV
• ENCS: This product complies with encs:
• Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances: This product does not comply with AICS

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Legend:

• TSCA: United States Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(b) Inventory
• EINECS/ELINCS: European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances/European List of Notified Chemical Substances
• AICS: Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances

International Regulations

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

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Section 16: Any Other Relevant Information

• Prepared by: Regulatory Affairs Department ()
• Last Revision Date: 22-May-2024
• Revision Note: Not applied

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

• ADG: Australian Dangerous Goods code
• RID: Regulations Concerning the International Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail
• ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
• ADR: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
• IMDG: International Maritime Code for Dangerous Goods
• IATA: International Air Transport Association
• GHS: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
• EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
• CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (division of the American Chemical Society)
• PNEC: Predicted No Effect Concentration
• DNEL: Derived No-Effect Level
• REACh: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals
• CLP: EU-GHS; Classification, Labelling and Packaging
• OEL: Occupational Exposure Limit
• TWA: Time Weighted Average
• ATE: Acute Toxicity Estimate
• EUH phrase: CLP (EU) specific hazard statement
• LD50: Lethal dose, 50%.
• LC50: Lethal concentration, 50%.
• SVHC: Substance of Very High Concern.

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

Disclaimer

The information provided in this Material Safety Data Sheet is correct to the best of our knowledge, information and belief at the date of its publication. The information given is designed only as a guidance for safe handling, use, processing, storage, transportation, disposal and release and is not to be considered a warranty or quality specification. The information relates only to the specific material designated and may not be valid for such material used in combination with any other materials or in any process, unless specified in the text

End of Safety Data Sheet

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