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Trade name: Zinc Selenide
Precautions for safe handling:
• Thorough dedusting.
• Ensure good ventilation/exhaustion at the workplace. Open and handle the
with care.
Information about fire and explosion protection: Keep respiratory protective devices
Storage (conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities)
Requirements to be met by storerooms and receptacles: No special requirements.
Information about storage in one joint storage facility: Not required.
Further information about storage conditions: Keep the container tightly sealed.
Specific end use(s) No further relevant information is available.
Additional information about the design of technical facilities: No further data; see item 7.
8 Exposure controls/personal protection
• WEL: Long-term value: 0.1 mg/m³ as Se
Personal protective equipment
General protective and hygienic measures:
• Keep away from foodstuffs, beverages, and feed.
• Immediately remove all soiled and contaminated clothing
• Wash hands before breaks and at the end of work. Store protective clothing
separately.
Respiratory protection: Use a respiratory filter device in case of brief exposure or low
pollution. Use a self-contained respiratory protective device in case of intensive or more
Protection of hands:
• Protective gloves
• The glove material has to be impermeable and resistant to the product/ the
substance/ the preparation.
• Due to missing tests, no recommendation for the glove material can be given for the
product/ the preparation/ the chemical mixture.
• Selection of the glove material considering the penetration times, diffusion rates, and
degradation rates.
Material of gloves: The selection of suitable gloves depends not only on the material but
also on other quality marks and varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Penetration time of glove material: The exact break-through time must be determined by
the protective gloves manufacturer and observed.
Eye protection: Not required
9 Physical and chemical properties