• Inhalation of vapors or contact with substance will result in contamination and potential harmful effects.
• Fire will produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases.

• Non-combustible, substance itself does not burn but may react upon heating to produce corrosive and/or toxic fumes.
• Runoff may pollute waterways.

• CALL 911. Then call emergency response telephone number on shipping paper. If Shipping Paper not available or no answer, refer to appropriate telephone number listed on the inside back cover.
• Stay upwind, uphill and/or upstream.
• Keep unauthorized personnel away.

• Wear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
• Structural firefighters' protective clothing provides thermal protection but only limited chemical protection.

Immediate precautionary measure.

• Isolate spill or leak area immediately for at least 50 meters (150 feet) in all directions.

• Consider initial downwind evacuation for at least 100 meters (330 feet).

• When any large container is involved in a fire, consider initial evacuation for 500 meters (1/3 mile) in all directions.

• Use extinguishing agent suitable for type of surrounding fire.
• Do not direct water at the heated metal.

• Do not touch or walk through spilled material.
• Do not touch damaged containers or spilled material unless wearing appropriate protective clothing.
• Stop leak if you can do it without risk.
• Prevent entry into waterways, sewers, basements or confined areas.
• Do not use steel or aluminum tools or equipment.
• Cover with earth, sand or other non-combustible material followed with plastic sheet to minimize spreading or contact with rain.
• For mercury, use a mercury spill kit.
• Mercury spill areas may be subsequently treated with calcium sulphide/calcium sulfide or with sodium thiosulphate/sodium thiosulfate wash to neutralize any residual mercury.

Refer to the "General First Aid" Section