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# SDS - Osmocote Orchid - 250602

> Safety Data Sheet

Safety Data Sheet

# 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE MATERIAL AND SUPPLIER

**Product Name:** SCOTTS OSMOCOTE PLUS TRACE ELEMENTS ORCHIDS

**Recommended Use of the Chemical and Restrictions on Use:** Fertiliser.

**Supplier:** Evergreen Garden Care Australia Pty Ltd
**ABN:** 31 003 126 162
**Street Address:** Building E, Level 2,
Australia
**Telephone Number:** +61 (2) 8602 9000
**Facsimile:** +61 (2) 8602 9001
**Emergency Telephone:**  (ALL HOURS)

Please ensure you refer to the limitations of this Safety Data Sheet as set out in the "Other Information" section at the end of this Data Sheet.

# 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Classified as Dangerous Goods by the criteria of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG Code) for Transport by Road and Rail; DANGEROUS GOODS.

This material is hazardous according to Safe Work Australia; HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL.

**Classification of the chemical:**
Eye Irritation - Category 2A

The following health/environmental hazard categories fall outside the scope of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations:
Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 3
Acute Aquatic Toxicity - Category 2
Chronic Aquatic Toxicity - Category 2

**SIGNAL WORD:** WARNING

[Diagram: Exclamation mark icon and Environment/Dead fish and tree icon]

**Hazard Statement(s):**
H316 Causes mild skin irritation.
H319 Causes serious eye irritation.
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

**Precautionary Statement(s):**

**Prevention:**
P264 Wash hands thoroughly after handling.
P280 Wear protective gloves / protective clothing / eye protection / face protection.
P273 Avoid release to the environment.

**Response:**
P332+P313 If skin irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.
P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
P337+P313 If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.
P391 Collect spillage.

**Storage:**
No storage statements.

**Disposal:**
P501 Dispose of contents and container in accordance with local, regional, national, international regulations.

**Poisons Schedule (SUSMP):** None allocated.

# 3. COMPOSITION AND INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

| Components | CAS Number | Proportion | Hazard Codes |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Ammonium nitrate | 6484-52-2 | 30-60% | H272 H319 |
| Urea | 57-13-6 | 10-<30% | - |
| Magnesium oxide | -4 | 1-<10% | - |
| Sulfur | 7704-34-9 | 1-<10% | H315 |
| Copper (II) sulfate | 7758-98-7 | <1% | H302 H319 H315 H400 H410 |
| Other component(s) | - | to 100% | - |

# 4. FIRST AID MEASURES

For advice, contact a Poisons Information Centre (e.g. phone Australia 131 126; New Zealand 0800 764 766) or a doctor.

**Inhalation:**
Remove victim from area of exposure - avoid becoming a casualty. Remove contaminated clothing and loosen remaining clothing. Allow patient to assume most comfortable position and keep warm. Keep at rest until fully recovered. Seek medical advice if effects persist.

**Skin Contact:**
If skin or hair contact occurs, immediately remove any contaminated clothing and wash skin and hair thoroughly with running water and soap. If swelling, redness, blistering or irritation occurs seek medical assistance.

**Eye Contact:**
If in eyes, hold eyelids apart and flush the eye continuously with running water. Continue flushing until advised to stop by a Poisons Information Centre or a doctor, or for at least 15 minutes.

**Ingestion:**
Rinse mouth with water. If swallowed, give a glass of water to drink. If vomiting occurs give further water. Never give anything by the mouth to an unconscious patient. Seek medical advice.

**Indication of immediate medical attention and special treatment needed:**
Treat symptomatically.

# 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

**Suitable Extinguishing Media:**
Coarse water spray, fine water spray, normal foam, dry agent (carbon dioxide, dry chemical powder).

**Hazchem or Emergency Action Code:** 1Z

**Specific hazards arising from the chemical:**
Combustible solid. Environmentally hazardous.

**Special protective equipment and precautions for fire-fighters:**
On burning will emit toxic fumes, including those of oxides of nitrogen and oxides of carbon . Fire fighters to wear self-contained breathing apparatus and suitable protective clothing if risk of exposure to vapour or products of combustion. Keep containers cool with water spray.

# 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

**Emergency procedures/Environmental precautions:**
Clear area of all unprotected personnel. Shut off all possible sources of ignition. Do not allow container or product to get into drains, sewers, streams or ponds. If contamination of sewers or waterways has occurred advise local emergency services.

**Personal precautions/Protective equipment/Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up:**
Wear protective equipment to prevent skin and eye contact and breathing in dust. Work up wind or increase ventilation. Cover with damp absorbent (inert material, sand or soil). Sweep or vacuum up, but avoid generating dust. Collect and seal in properly labelled containers or drums for disposal.

# 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE

**Precautions for safe handling:**
Avoid skin and eye contact and breathing in vapour/dust. Avoid handling which leads to dust formation.

**Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities:**
Store in a cool, dry, well ventilated place and out of direct sunlight. Store away from sources of heat or ignition. Store away from incompatible materials described in Section 10. Keep containers closed when not in use - check regularly for spills.

# 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION

**Control Parameters:** No value assigned for this specific material by Safe Work Australia. However, Workplace Exposure Standard(s) for constituent(s):

Copper dusts & mists (as Cu): 8hr TWA = 1 mg/m³
Copper (fume): 8hr TWA = 0.2 mg/m³
Magnesium oxide (fume): 8hr TWA = 10 mg/m³
Dusts not otherwise classified: 8hr TWA = 10 mg/m³

As published by Safe Work Australia Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants.

TWA - The time-weighted average airborne concentration of a particular substance when calculated over an eight-hour working day, for a five-day working week.

These Workplace Exposure Standards are guides to be used in the control of occupational health hazards. All atmospheric contamination should be kept to as low a level as is workable. These workplace exposure standards should not be used as fine dividing lines between safe and dangerous concentrations of chemicals. They are not a measure of relative toxicity.

**Appropriate engineering controls:**
Ensure ventilation is adequate and that air concentrations of components are controlled below quoted Workplace Exposure Standards. Keep containers closed when not in use.

If in the handling and application of this material, safe exposure levels could be exceeded, the use of engineering controls such as local exhaust ventilation must be considered and the results documented. If achieving safe exposure levels does not require engineering controls, then a detailed and documented risk assessment using the relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (refer to PPE section below) as a basis must be carried out to determine the minimum PPE requirements.

**Individual protection measures, such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):**
The selection of PPE is dependent on a detailed risk assessment. The risk assessment should consider the work situation, the physical form of the chemical, the handling methods, and environmental factors.

OVERALLS, SAFETY SHOES, CHEMICAL GOGGLES, GLOVES, DUST MASK.

[Diagram: Icons of person wearing overalls, safety goggles, gloves, and a dust mask]

Wear overalls, chemical goggles and impervious gloves. Avoid generating and inhaling dusts. If determined by a risk assessment an inhalation risk exists, wear a dust mask/respirator meeting the requirements of AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716. Always wash hands before smoking, eating, drinking or using the toilet. Wash contaminated clothing and other protective equipment before storage or re-use.

# 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

**Physical state:** Granules
**Colour:** Brown / Tan
**Odour:** Fertiliser
**Solubility:** Partly soluble in water.
**Specific Gravity:** Not available
**Relative Vapour Density (air=1):** Not available
**Vapour Pressure (20 °C):** Not available
**Flash Point (°C):** Not available
**Flammability Limits (%):** Not available
**Autoignition Temperature (°C):** Not available
**Melting Point/Range (°C):** Not available
**pH:** Not available

# 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

**Reactivity:** No information available.
**Chemical stability:** Stable under normal ambient and anticipated storage and handling conditions of temperature and pressure.
**Possibility of hazardous reactions:** No hazardous reactions when stored and handled correctly.
**Conditions to avoid:** Avoid dust generation.
**Incompatible materials:** Incompatible with strong oxidising agents.
**Hazardous decomposition products:** Oxides of carbon. Oxides of nitrogen.

# 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

No adverse health effects expected if the product is handled in accordance with this Safety Data Sheet and the product label. Symptoms or effects that may arise if the product is mishandled and overexposure occurs are:

**Ingestion:** No adverse effects expected, however, large amounts may cause nausea and vomiting.
**Eye contact:** An eye irritant.
**Skin contact:** Contact with skin will result in mild irritation.
**Inhalation:** Material may be irritant to the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract (airways).

**Acute toxicity:** No LD50 data available for the product.
**Skin corrosion/irritation:** Mild irritant. The product has not been tested; the classification is based on the components of the mixture.
**Serious eye damage/irritation:** Irritant. The product has not been tested; the classification is based on the components of the mixture.
**Respiratory or skin sensitisation:** No information available.

**Chronic effects:**
**Mutagenicity:** No information available.
**Carcinogenicity:** No information available.
**Reproductive toxicity:** No information available.
**Specific Target Organ Toxicity (STOT) - single exposure:** No information available.
**Specific Target Organ Toxicity (STOT) - repeated exposure:** No information available.
**Aspiration hazard:** No information available.

# 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

**Ecotoxicity:** Avoid contaminating waterways.
**Persistence/degradability:** No information available.
**Bioaccumulative potential:** No information available.
**Mobility in soil:** No information available.
**Aquatic toxicity:** Toxic to aquatic organisms. May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life.
**96hr LC50 (fathead minnow):** 0.0028 mg/L (for Copper II sulfate)

# 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

**Disposal methods:**
Refer to Waste Management Authority. Dispose of contents and container in accordance with local, regional, national, international regulations.

# 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION

**Road and Rail Transport**
Classified as Dangerous Goods by the criteria of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG Code) for Transport by Road and Rail; DANGEROUS GOODS.

[Diagram: Class 9 Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods diamond label]

**UN No:** 2071
**Transport Hazard Class:** 9 Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods
**Packing Group:** III
**Proper Shipping Name or Technical Name:** AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER
**Hazchem or Emergency Action Code:** 1Z

**Marine Transport**
Classified as Dangerous Goods by the criteria of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) for transport by sea; DANGEROUS GOODS.

**UN No:** 2071
**Transport Hazard Class:** 9 Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods
**Packing Group:** III
**Proper Shipping Name or Technical Name:** AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER
**IMDG EMS Fire:** F-H
**IMDG EMS Spill:** S-Q

**Air Transport**
Classified as Dangerous Goods by the criteria of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations for transport by air; DANGEROUS GOODS.

**UN No:** 2071
**Transport Hazard Class:** 9 Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods
**Packing Group:** III
**Proper Shipping Name or Technical Name:** AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER

# 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION

**Classification:**
This material is hazardous according to Safe Work Australia; HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL.

**Classification of the chemical:**
Eye Irritation - Category 2A

The following health/environmental hazard categories fall outside the scope of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations:
Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 3
Acute Aquatic Toxicity - Category 2
Chronic Aquatic Toxicity - Category 2

**Hazard Statement(s):**
H316 Causes mild skin irritation.
H319 Causes serious eye irritation.
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

**Poisons Schedule (SUSMP):** None allocated.

# 16. OTHER INFORMATION

This safety data sheet has been prepared by Ixom Operations Pty Ltd (Toxicology & SDS Services).

**Reason(s) for Issue:**
First Issue Primary SDS

**Acronyms:**
CAS number: Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number
SUSMP: Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons
UN Number: United Nations Number
NOS: Not otherwise specified
Hazchem or Emergency Action Code: Set of numbers and letters that provide information to emergency services especially firefighters

This SDS summarises to our best knowledge at the date of issue, the chemical health and safety hazards of the material and general guidance on how to safely handle the material in the workplace. Since The Supplier cannot anticipate or control the conditions under which the product may be used, each user must, prior to usage, assess and control the risks arising from its use of the material.

If clarification or further information is needed, the user should contact their Supplier representative or The Supplier at the contact details on page 1.

The Supplier's responsibility for the material as sold is subject to the terms and conditions of sale, a copy of which is available upon request.