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इंटरनेट मानक Disclosure to Promote the Right To Information Whereas the Parliament of India has set out to provide a practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, and whereas the attached publication of the Bureau of Indian Standards is of particular interest to the public, particularly disadvantaged communities and those engaged in the pursuit of education and knowledge, the attached public safety standard is made available to promote the timely dissemination of this information in an accurate manner to the public. “जान1 का अ+धकार, जी1 का अ+धकार” “प0रा1 को छोड न’ 5 तरफ” Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Jawaharlal Nehru “The Right to Information, The Right to Live” “Step Out From the Old to the New” IS 13914 (1993): Code of Safety For Perchlorates Of Ammonium, Potassium And Sodium. UDC 662.222.22/.24 : 614.878 “!ान $ एक न’ भारत का +नम-ण” Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda ““IInnvveenntt aa NNeeww IInnddiiaa UUssiinngg KKnnoowwlleeddggee”” “!ान एक ऐसा खजाना > जो कभी च0राया नहB जा सकता हहहहै””ै” Bhartṛhari—Nītiśatakam “Knowledge is such a treasure which cannot be stolen” IS 13914: 1993 an+i1 ett f~ ~ J1 q-')c:ml1 ~ trrfu'tTll ~&lr ~ijr Indian Standard PERCHLORATES OF AMMONIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM - CODE OF SAFETY UDC 662 22222/24 614 &78 C BIS 1993 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK 8HAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH lAPAR MAR(J NBW DELHI 110002 D~c,mbe,. 1993 Price Group 3 ChemIca' Hazards SectlOnal CommIttee, eRD 007 FOREWORD ThIS IndIan Standard was adopted by the Bureau or Indian Standards after the draft finah:zed by the ChefUlcal Hazards Sectlonal CommJuee had been approved by the Chemical DlvuHon Council A mmontum perchlorate is used Ul tbe manufacture of commerCIal explotuvcs and propellants, Potas81Utn perchlorate's pnnclpal u~e 19 as an o:Judlzer In fuels for mlhtary rockets It 16 also used In CXpIOS1VCS, fireworks, flare. and railway signals Sodlum perchloratets pnnclpa] use IS as an intermedIate In the manllfacture of most perchlorates and perchlofJc aCId on Uldustrlal scale Mon of the perchlorates are wbHe crystallme solids, explosIve and may cause untataon to akm In preparatEon of this code of safety~ cODsJderabJc alslstance has been denved from tho followlOg publIcatIons I) Encyclopedta of ChemIcal Technology by Raymond B Kirk and Donald F O~hemer u) Dangerous properties of Industnal Mlltcmals by N Irving Sax, S1lth Edition m) Chemtstryand Technology of ExploS1VCI Vol IV by T Urbanskt tv) Explosive! by Rudlof Meyer The compositIOn ot the techmcal committee responsible for the forrnulahon of thES standard IS gIVen at Annex A f AMEND~lENT NO. 1 MARCH 2002 TO IS 13914: 1993 PERCHLORATES OF AMMONIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM - CODE OF SA FETY ( F,rst cover 1X18e Hmd. tlflt) - SubstItute the fonowln:#r the elusllng ~~ 'Pl Ydf ill!j '1"1 .. tT{ih - ( Page 1 claus! 11m! 2) - Substitute perchlorate for predtlorates (Page 1 clalUe 4 1 11n~ 8) -Insert and between the words ketones and elher ( Page 2 cltnue 4 433 ) - Substitute Ihe followmg for {he exumng 44.3.3 Melfmg POlni - 480"{: (water free product) (CHD7 ) IS 13914 1993 Indlan Standard PERCHLORATES OF AMMONIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM - CODE OF SAFETY 1 SCOPE 4 2. 3 4 Density a) Orthorhombic thiS standard prescrrbes code of safety concernIng hazards relating to precbloratfS (ammorull.tn, potasslUln b) CubIC and so(hum) It descnbes propertIes and o.ber mformatIon fOI safe handhng of percbJorates 41 J 5 Speclric heat - 0309 callg C between 15 and 24QOC and 0365 caVg ~ above 2~ Though thIS code does not deal with SIXClflca.IJOn f(1J the deSign of blltldlt\g,. chenucal eugmeenug, pta .. t 4 :z 3 6 II IS nonbygroscop.c and equipment for wBste dISposal geneml ptealutJonaJ)' measures m tbese respects soouJd be taken 41; 37 Soluble to tbe extent of about 20 gil In wit.lter at 150C 100 15 spanngly soluble In aJoobol2lnd Acetone % REFERENCE 414 Chemical Propertles IS 41 S5 1966 Glossary Mterms relatmg to cbenua1 4141 It IS prepared by neutrahsmg IImmorua by and redlahon bazard and bazardous cherrucals is II perchlonc aCId It IS punfitd by crystalhzahon necessary adjunct to thIS standard 4:Z 4 Z On a commerc1al sc~le It IS prepared by tbe or 3 TERMINOLOGY mtelactJ.on ammonium cblonde wltb sodIUm percblorate For the purpose of th15 standard defirutlons gIVen Jfi IS 4155 1966 sball apply 4143 Unlike alull percblorates It has the advanUige of bemg completeJy oonvertJble to gaseous reactIOn products 4 PROPERTIES 4144 Ammoruum perchlorate ]S SfAbJe at room 4 I Genera] Inrormation temperature It begn~ to decompose at t3()oC or lSOOC Most of the perchlorates are wblte crystallme solid:; and deflagrates at 4()(}'C Wltb evolution of hght Some They are dlmorpbus In character and isomorphus Wltb of tbe matenal subhmes when tbe decomposltJon IS carned out slowly At hIgher temperature the permanganates In genera I tbe pel'ChJorates th3t crystalhze as hydrates are very soJuble lD wlter and decompositIOn JS exploslve Numerous products s1Jch as cblonne dIoxide (at temperature below 3()(?c) dchquescent whereas those that do no. foml bydrates are relahvely Insoluble a nd are not dellquesceDt As rutrogen water oxygen rutrous oXJde hydrogen cblonde rutmsyl cblonde rutrogen tnoXJde and rutrogen a rule perchlorates are soluble tn orgamc solvents dioXide are formed dunng the decomposItIon The particularly In alcobols ketones ether There arc a latter compounds be.mg the result of the secondary number of perehlontes that have II greater solubility rtlcbon of mtne OXIde Wltb cblonne and oKygen In orgamc solvents than In water 4.z Ammontum Perchlo11l1e 4 :z 4.5 It gJves the reachons of NH4+ when 8 solution IS ttsted It also gives the specific JUCtlon of perchloratt: radical when tested 421 Formula -NHC]0.c 4 41 $ ExplosIVe Propernes 412 Molecular Weight -117 5 4:Z 51 Enthalpy o/formatwn ~602 kc.al/g := 2 518 41. 3 PhYSIcal Properues kJ/kg 4 2. 3 1 Dj!scrzptwn - Colourless or wrote crystals 4.% S 1 Heat of el.pioswn (HlO Kg) ~ 488 kelt/g (2 045 k.J /kg) 4132 It IS dunorpbus that IS two crystal structureS of ammoruum percblorate are known the lower 4:Z 5 J Dejlagratlon pcml-3S00c (662¢f) temperature orthorhombic foml exlSts below 24()OC whlle cubIc Conn exlSts above 24(1C 42. 5 4 Lead black npansJon - 195 em! 4 1 3 ] Mlllueg pamt - Decomposition by beatmg .. :Z 5.5 Vollime of detoMtwn gases - 803 ]Jkg IS 13914 1993 41: ~ 'Impact senslIIvlty - 15 kpm (15 Nm) " 5 2 E.rplo~lOn Hazards 4 3 Potasslutll Perc;:bJorate Pen;blorates are 'Xlosldered AS fire and explOSJOn hazard When associated Wllb carbonaceou5 matcnab or finely 4 3 t Common Name and CTlf'mICal Name - Pota~lUln dlVlded metal powder Of sulpbur powdered magnesium perchlorate and alunumum fonn explosIve mIxtures They react vlOlenUy wlth benzene calcium hydnde cbarcoal .. J 2 Formulu - KC]O .. olefins stronhum hydnde and SUJpbUT1C aCId 4 J 3 Molecular Wetglll- 13855 5 TOXlCffY INFORMATION AND HEALTH EFFEerS " 34 Physical Properttes ! 1 PtlCblorates are unstable matenals and are lmtanls 434 1 DescnpllOn - Colourless or wblte crystals ()r to the skIn and mucus membrane of the body AVOid powder skm contad wIth these matenals 4 J 4.2 Meltmg Poml - 610CC ± l00C Perchlollltes may C..iluse reversible or IrreversIble changes to exposed hssue not pennanent lnJury or 4 3 4 3 Density - 2 52 g/cml death may cause collSlderabJe dlSCOlnfort by cbemu:.aJ reactIon 4344 Insoluble In alcohol but so1ub1e 1ft water ! 1 Summary Toxic Statement 4, J 5 CJU?mscal Properlles ! 11 AmmonIUm Perchlorale 4-J!J 1 II gives the te8dJOns of Kt radu;a) when a solutIon IS tested It also glves the specific tes15 of Imtlnt to the skm and mucus membrane lias been pen~h]orate rndlcal Indll:81led m It plastIC anenu8 Absorphon may cause methemoglobmcnua and kIdney lnJury 4 J! Z It IS prepared by reachng a ~Iuble pof.:ls~JUm ! 2:Z PotassUAm Perchlorate salt wIth sodlUm perchlorate or percblorJc 8.ud Irnlant to the skm and mucus membrane has been 44 Sodium Pen::bloralt mdlcated m a pJastlc anCll1.l8 AbsorptIon may cause methemoglobmemJa and kJdney nlJury 4 4 1 Formula - NaC!O~ 5 2 J Sodium Perch/Qrate 4 4 2 Molecular lVelg/u - 122 45 May cause coruuderable dlSt"Omfort Vlit mlrapentoneal rollte 44 J PhYS1Cl11 Propt!rJres 5231 ACllte toxIC data 443 1 DescriptIon ~rolourleS5 or whJte crystals (ntrapentoneal LD~o mIce:: 551 mgfkg 4 4 J Z DerullY - 2 5 glcml 6 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 4 4 J 3 \leltmg POlnt - 482"C (9{X)OF) (water free product) ProteclJve equlplnents should Include use of self conlamed breatbmg appamtus In CH"ie of rlre mvolvmg 4 434 SodJum percblomte )e; hygro~op1c and readdy perchlorates Rubber gJove& safety gogg]es and soluble In both water and alcohol protoctlve clothmg ~hould be used whIle haudhng perchJorates 44 4 CI,emlcai Proptrlles 1 STORAGE, HANDLING lABELLING AND t 444 I It gIves tbe reactlons of Na~ radIcals as wen TRANSPORT as that ofpcrchlorate radical when a solution IS tested 71 Stonge 4 .. 4 2 SodiUm perchlorale IS produced by electroJYSls of 8 concentrated solutIOn of sodium chlorate 711 The most unportant fact to remember Ul handhng (>frcbtorates IS that they are powerful oXldlzmg agent 4! Fin and Explosion Hazards and when exposed under impart or when exposed to excesSlVe heat and fire they also fann explosIves 4 5 • FIre Hamrds wIth combustible substances They should therefore be store·d 1ft covered SQdowns bavmg lIgbt roots at Perchlontes are powerful o~ldlze~ When exposed to safe dtStance from the maUl plant and buddlngs The beat/fire tbe pelCbloratcsdecompose to emit tOXIC provlslons of the Exp)oslVes Act and Rules notifIed fumes tbereuEtder loould also be comphed WIth 2 IS 13914 1993 7 1 Z AU room where percMor1tes art stored shall be 7 4! The conta me~ shou'd not be dropped dunng fue resIstant and be provIded With adequate v.entrJallon handhng Smroundmg area should be free front vegetation 8 SPII. . l.AGE/tEAKAGF AND "rASTF 7 1 3 All eleelneal wmngs hgbt fithn~ rnoto~ DISPOSAL etc and other eqUipments mstaUed or used where percblorates lllre stored or bltndled shall be cssentlaUy There shou ld be adequl'tc arrangement fOT <--08]('( lion flame and dust proof Iype only All plant and mal'hmery or spJlJs/Waslcs for safe dlspo~J The empty/u"icd handJmg fJCK'blorntes should be effecbvdy eartbed hllCrs should be free from vegetaroo for oonlrolhng of undesirable sUttle electm,'lty 9 FIRE PREVENTION ANI> FIRF I<IGH'J'ING 7 t 4 Bulk storage mreafi should be away from aU sources of open. name beaters funUices and weldmg 9 t AVOld contact wItb carbonaceous matenals and ()t otber flame or spark producmg equJpmenCS NO pervenl pcrchlorates from heat and fife SMOKING SIgns shall be consPlcuousJy displayed 1ft the area 92 Use water or foam (':xhnglJJshcr for fightmg fire mvolvmg perchloVl't"s 7 1 ~ It 15 desirable to bave waler sprmkJeN around the storage yard to keep tbe contamers coo] in tbe e vent of fire H) TRAINING AND HEAlTH MONITORING 72 Handling 10 1 Training 7 21 PerchJorates are difficult to Iglllte and wlll Safety IU hBudhng perd.lor8.te~ drpend~ to a great detonate only on pcwerful llnpu]~e but nevenheless extent upon the efTecl]\'ene'lis of ernpJo)'rcs educatIOn they must be handled w.tb care propel safety m.~truch(ln." mte]JJgcnt SupervisIOn and the U"iC of safe equipment 73 Labeling 10.% Health MOOitonng '31 Hazard wamtng symbols ~abels shan be dlSplll1ycd Jll plant arelllll CautlOnary/wamtng nolllfS Provide reguJar mC(hCd I momtonng of tho~t" t ,'(posed such as NO SMOKINL Ind Naked name strtdl), to perchJorate m [be work pfa('c prohIbited may be dJspraycd 11 SAf.l Y OF PFR\ONAL 7 J 1 Labels 10 confameN should be In accordilo( e wIth pJevaJllng regulat10ns namely Manufacture No person c;h8U he unp]oYfd III plane handhng Storage and Import of Hazardous ChrllllcaJs RuJe, pt:r<:blor!l.tes Unles~ he hu rc('clved Irauung and hil'i 1989 and E"plo:Slvc'I Ad a nd Rules mad ... then,under been provlded wIth detaalrd Jlu,truclJOlls Ma\end~ Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) should be avatlablr: at 7 4 Trun~p()rt slles de~hng with perchlorales 741 Personal protective wears sucb 8S SUIt gloves 12 FIRS rAID gogg!e" and boo~ shalt be used wblle handling and transporhng perchloralcs 12 1 Skm (.ontaci 7'" 2 Pen-bInrates ntay be tran$ported at steel (."()lWtmers WIfh p]dSht. fmc1 r H1S1de .of approved dCSlgJl Wasb area of «(\ll'act wIth soap ItJH..I water if un.ahun and constructIOn a(j, per l1L~truclJOns laId down pcrst~ts g(' t med.od aUr !lImn 743 Presence ot naked flame and smokmg c;.boutd lZ 2 rye Coulad not be aHowed 111 the area hlln1cdlateJy wash w1th pJenly of water I Ul JUdlllg 7 4" WeI) ventilated locahon." mus1 be (hosen tor under the eyelids If untallon pLntl~lS get Il1ld]C'al the ]oadmg and unloadmg openrJOns aUenlln" 3 IS 13914 : 1993 ANNEXA ( Foreword) COMMIlTEE COMPOSITION Chenuca l Ha2srds SeciJon.1 ComnuUee CHD 007 Rt :preulftitffJ Defelice Rea-ullmenl Botrd New De 1M Mattbers OR. S K. AwA StlIl SHRI D C BHA1T( A/t~'Nlfe) OIA Bw.sMil Hlooustan uver Ltd Bombay SHIH A JHAV,AlI, (AiItm4te) DR A K CHAKRABORTY DueclOrate GenerAl of fllcloJY Advice ~rvlce &:. Labour Inslll\lIe Dill G BoMANIl(AllerMl~) Bomba~ SURIA CHAITfJUJ Tala lUsJ: MItIlSt~mctl.1 Se",',ces New Delhi Sml1SU8lR.GUP'TA(Alkma/~ ) SH al V H CF!UDAMANt Hrndu5lftJl OrglllUc Chell:lJcals Ltd RlIsayam S"HlJ A G SSSllAN ( AIt.murt.e ) SHRl P K. GROS"H AtomIc Energy Reg\llal¢r)I Board &mbay SHRf P M KARJA ExoellMlI8thes Ltd Bombay SHRI MOHAN PA TIL ( A"emale ) SItIU K G KAlMAl Ole ('-.entlal of OJdmance racl(1)l13oard Calcun~ SHRIY R JAlSHlMA (Artwwte) SmuT S KRISHNAN ~oulhem Pt1rocbemJeal Industnes COrjXllanOll Lld T\lflc.ono SHRlJ P A1A.JuAH WINS10N ( Ahe,.ltQ~ ) SIW A K MEHM. Slmr.lm food &. Ferultzers Induslne:. New Deihl Snlll SURIND.IlR KUMAR (Alterl'UJlt: ) DR H Ml1lOUJEI! Department of Ex~osJ"es Naspur SHlU A S GtwSAl (AllmW(e ) SlUlll V SnAS11ll BhBbh!\ Atomlc Resurch Centre BOl1lbay DRO J PARIkH N"tl~nal Jnstllule n( OcAupaltonjll HeStllh Abe.ndabad DRT S PAm(AltQ'M'te) Dit S S RA11l1 MUlIsuy of Defttnct: (lXiQA) New Delli. SHU P DAS ( Alternale ) SHRI A A RAMAKlUSHNAN Nattonal OrganlC Chemlc.al JOOlUlt'1e5 Lid Bombay DR MAY PRAKASH ( A ll~"~(~ ) DR K V RAMAUNCiAM Cenl\lry Rayon Kalyan SHRJ.JAYANTA AmflA (A(It:rmtte) REIIRt!SHNT,411VE Indian Cbemu,':a.1 Manu.facturers Assoctauon Calcutta RBPRESfiNTA lWH National Silfely CouDCtI Bombay RflPRESRNTA ll\I1l Central Wa:ebou'lng C'.AllpOtauon New Delbl RHl'RF,SENTA 1 M Ol~ lndm.lnes Safely DIfl:cl0flce Bombay S. ...1 I1 P SAXENA [ndJ8n Oruji:1io iliad Pbllrm~UltcaJs Ltd Vlrbhadra OJ!. ~ P SHAllMA ( A Ilt:T1UJI~ ) SHJJA. D SHARMA DiredOf.lte Genual of TechllJClI Development New DeJbJ Smu C D BANKAR ( Altullatfll ) Dft M S£lMiUfTA Ministry of EmvlfOmmcmf 8t FO~lI New Delh1 Oil (MKlI) 1~1 CKANDRASI!KAltAN ( A.lten~k ) DRP K Srmt Industnal ToxkoloiY Researcb C~nlrc. Lud.now DR P N VlSW ANr\ mAN (A UtlrlUlk ) SHiI A C SJU\o'It.UAVJ. ProJCCl5 It De\'elopmtllt Jnd •• LId S&ndn SMTSUNITA KUWAR DevelopmentCOmDlUISl().ner Small Scale lnduslrlea New Deihl Dil P S VBNXA TAIlAW,NI MUliltry of Oeterx.:e (RkD) New Delhi DR A K. SAXENA ( A ltel'PlQte ) ORR. K SINOH DireclOr GelIe:ral SIS (Ex off:ao Mcnbe, ) Duector (Oem) At~S~d/JJl)' ShaJ T RANaAs.unr 10lln Director (Chem) ( Conttnued 011 page 5 ) 4 IS 13914 1993 ( ContJnu.ed from page 4 ) MlsceUaneous H37..ardS Subcomm ttee CHD 007 05 Con ~ r! Rep ~d! ng SHRI A K MEHRA Sh am 1'001.1 &. Fe If.r..1ndu e New De b M~k ADomoNAL D RECTOR. Ra lWlIY Boll d (MISl !y or Ra wa~ ) RDSO Lucknow (JoINTD R.f'C'TOR., Cbem) DlI. A D.\sltAR H nd\Js an lc Llm ed BoII1ba.y SHIt A Jl-iA.vA~(A e UJ~ SHJl A K C tMCkA80RlY D l'lt a Fa 0 y Ad ce Sel'V c& Llb..Hl u Uon b,ty StIR S S GAUTAM A e III ~ ) SHIt A RAMAM ~ m Bhllb a)\ om eRe. ell Il ern e r .,mooy Oombay SHRlS N4RAYAN( A e: na ~ ) Rf~esENTA l lV'E! D e 0 a e Cent' i Te bn a De Oplll n New De h r RU'JI.~ENT" TIVF " ~~:;nd Chem I II an u dyogm..lnda R£lIR~ffNrA"lWI! ad n eh n a Miln1)ract!.1re~ k. tX' a on N w IJ RN'RBSfN" A71V~ M n ry of f-n ronmell &; Fa reo N w lX- 11 REYRR;ENTA TIVI! Na ona Pe 0.11 de L II Bomh3Y Ra'RUSENTA 11VE Nlil Ila S.afe Y ('(June Rombay R~IU\$EN' AT'lVI) Na n F {)U Il. ndu e llorubay D"kM l( S IAH Co u rh m un d Bombay SIm ~ B Jo at: SHR A R S NC, A Ild a adu nit a e Mam.lfac u er.. A.~ a on N Dc ~ J)Jl.P N V SHWA:-"A llAN Inliu. <l o~ pogy lk'\.C<l hen c Lu know SHR f". G UnAMCHAD,oI.~ C n LI y RJIyon Ita y II S 11 ) (" H Ro A. e Q 5