NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Sodium fluoroacetate CAS 62-74-8
FCH2COONa RTECS AH9100000
Synonyms & Trade Names
SFA, Sodium monofluoroacetate
DOT ID & Guide
2629 151
Exposure
Limits
NIOSH REL: TWA 0.05 mg/m3 ST 0.15 mg/m3 [skin]
OSHA PEL�: TWA 0.05 mg/m3 [skin]
IDLH 2.5 mg/m3 Conversion
Physical Description
Fluffy, colorless to white (sometimes dyed black), odorless powder. [Note: A liquid above 95°F.] [rodenticide]
MW: 100.0
BP: Decomposes
MLT: 392°F
Sol: Miscible
VP: Low
IP: ?

Sp.Gr: ?
Fl.P: NA
UEL: NA
LEL: NA

Noncombustible Solid
Incompatibilities & Reactivities
None reported
Measurement Methods
NIOSH S301 (II-5)
Personal Protection & Sanitation
Skin: Prevent skin contact
Eyes: Prevent eye contact
Wash skin: When contaminated
Remove: When wet or contaminated
Change: Daily
Provide: Quick drench
First Aid (See procedures)
Eye: Irrigate immediately
Skin: Water flush immediately
Breathing: Respiratory support
Swallow: Medical attention immediately
Respirator Recommendations NIOSH/OSHA
Up to 0.25 mg/m3: (APF = 5) Any dust and mist respirator
Up to 0.5 mg/m3: (APF = 10) Any dust and mist respirator except single-use and quarter-mask respirators/(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator
Up to 1.25 mg/m3: (APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode/(APF = 25) Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a dust and mist filter
Up to 2.5 mg/m3: (APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter/(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator that has a tight-fitting facepiece and is operated in a continuous-flow mode/(APF = 50) Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a tight-fitting facepiece and a high-efficiency particulate filter/(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece/(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece
Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions: (APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode/(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus
Escape: (APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter/Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms Vomiting; anxiety, auditory hallucinations; facial paresthesia; twitching face muscle; pulsus altenans, ectopic heartbeat, tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias; pulmonary edema; nystagmus; convulsions; liver, kidney damage
Target Organs respiratory system, cardiovascular system, liver, kidneys, central nervous system
See also: INTRODUCTION