Health and Safety Data Sheet

HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA SHEET
Rev 01 (MJW 05-NOV-02)

Product:
The Element Collection (full version)
Description:
A boxed set of sealed specimen tubes containing samples of

the 92 naturally occurring elements from the periodic table.
Intended Use:
Educational display and teaching aid for the physical

sciences.
Manufacturer:
The Red Green & Blue Company

1 Underwood Row
London N1 7LZ
England
Contact:
Max Whitby, Director

+44 (0) 20 7490 1788
max@rgbco.com
http://www.element-collection.com
Physical:
452 x 237 x 57 mm (main box)

42 x 20 mm (92 No. specimen tubes)
2.4 kg in total
Packaging:
Box made of felt-lined 3mm plywood in 10mm wooden

frame with internal wooden dividers creating cells for each
sample. Specimen tubes are borosilicate glass with black urea
plastic tops. All specimen tubes are permanently sealed with
high chemical and temperature resistant epoxy.
Toxic samples (see below) are further protected inside a
second inner borosilicate glass vessel with stopper.
Reactive and radioactive samples (see below) are further
protected by permanent embedding in an extremely tough,
chemically resistant clear polyurethane resin matrix.
Contents:
See table attached for complete listing of materials with

quantities, hazard assessment and description of individual
risk control measures.
Risk Management:
Hazardous materials are permanently sealed and carefully

packaged to minimise risk of accidental exposure (see table
and photographs attached). Very small quantities (typically
0.1 g to 0.25 g) of the more sensitive materials are provided.
Radioactive samples (in aggregate) fall considerably below
relevant exemption thresholds under UK legislation.
References:
The Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Data Sheets

ISBN 0-85186-913-0 (1989), 316-6 (1991), 411-2 (1992)
Atomic #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
Symbol
H
He
Li
Be
B
C
N
O
F
Ne
Na
Mg
Al
Si
P
S
Cl
Ar
K
Ca
Sc
Ti
V
Cr
Mn
Fe
Co
Ni
Cu
Zn
Ga
Ge
As
Se
Br
Kr
Rb
Sr
Y
Zr
Nb
Mo
Tc
Ru
Rh
Pd
Ag
Name
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminium
Silicon
Phosphorous
Sulphur
Chlorine
Argon
Potassium
Calcium
Scandium
Titanium
Vanadium
Chromium
Managanese
Iron
Cobalt
Nickel
Copper
Zinc
Gallium
Germanium
Arsenic
Sellenium
Bromine
Krypton
Rubidium
Strontium
Yttrium
Zirconium
Niobium
Molybdenum
Technetium
Ruthenium
Rhodium
Palladium
Silver
Amount
7 ml
7 ml
0.25 g
0.05 g
1g
2g
7 ml
7 ml
0.5 ml
7 ml
0.25 g
2g
0.5 g
2g
1g
2g
7 ml
7 ml
0.25 g
1g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.5 g
1g
2g
2g
2g
1g
2g
2g
0.5 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.5 g
0.1 g
7 ml
0.1 g
1g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.5 g
Form
gas
gas
metal granules
metal foil
amorphous powder
lump
gas
gas
gas
gas
metal sliver
metal turnings
metal foil
irregular pieces
amorphous powder
powder
gas
gas
metal sliver
turnings
irregular metal pieces
metal foil
metal foil
metal turnings
liquid
gas
metal sliver
metal foil
metal foil
natural mineral specimen
metal foil
metal foil
Risk
flammable,asphyxiant
asphyxiant
flammable
very toxic
toxic
Control Measures
very small volume; permanently sealed
very small volume presents no hazard
very small quantity; permanently sealed in double vessels
safest form (massive metal) selected; permanently sealed in double vessels
small quantity; permanently sealed
asphyxiant
oxidant
toxic, corrosive
asphyxiant
flammable
flammable

ultra small quantity; permanently sealed in double vessels
very small quantity; under mineral oil; permanently sealed in double vessels
toxic
safest allotrope selected; low toxicity; not flammable white form
toxic, corrosive
asphyxiant
flammable
flammable
flammable

very small quantity; under mineral oil; permanently sealed in double vessels
very small quantity; permanently sealed
toxic
sensitising
toxic
very toxic, corrosive

asphyxiant
highly flammable
flammable
very small quantity; permanently sealed in double vessels; embedded in resin

small quantity; permanently sealed; under mineral oil
radioactive
very low level ( < 0.5 mRem/h); permanently sealed in double vessels; embedded in resin
Atomic #
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
Symbol
Cd
In
Sn
Sb
Te
I
Xe
Cs
Ba
La
Ce
Pr
Nd
Pm
Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Hf
Ta
W
Re
Os
Ir
Pt
Au
Hg
Tl
Pb
Bi
Po
At
Rn
Fr
Ra
Ac
Th
Pa
U
Name
Cadmium
Indium
Tin
Antimony
Tellurium
Iodine
Xenon
Caesium
Barium
Lanthanum
Cerium
Praesodymium
Neodymium
Promethium
Samarium
Europium
Gadolinium
Terbium
Dysprosium
Holmium
Erbium
Thulium
Ytterbium
Lutetium
Halfnium
Tantalum
Tungsten
Rhenium
Osmium
Iridium
Platinum
Gold
Mercury
Thallium
Lead
Bismuth
Polonium
Astatine
Radon
Francium
Radium
Actinium
Thorium
Protactinium
Uranium
Amount
2g
1g
0.5 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
1g
7 ml
0.1 g
0.25 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
< 0.01 g
0.5 g
0.25 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
0.25 g
0.5 g
0.25 g
10 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
5g
0.25 g
5g
1g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
0.25 g
< 0.01 g
0.25 g
0.10g
0.25 g
0.05g
Form
metal foil
irregular pieces
gas
metal sliver
spot of luminous paint
metal foil
metal foil
metal foil
liquid
metal sliver
thick metal foil
spot of luminous paint
metal wire
metal wire
toxic
Risk
Control Measures
small quantity; not particulate; permanently sealed
toxic
harmful
harmful
asphyxiant
highly flammable
irritant
flammable
cerium

very small quantity; permanently sealed; under mineral oil
radioactive
flammable
flammable
flammable
flammable
flammable

very low level ( < 0.5 mRem/h); permanently sealed in double vessels; embedded in resin
flammable
flammable
flammable
flammable

toxic
very small quantity; not finely divided; permanently sealed
toxic
toxic
toxic
small quantity; permanently sealed in double vessels

radioactive
radioactive
radioactive
radioactive
radioactive
radioactive
radioactive (< 300 Bq)
radioactive
radioactive (< 400 Bq)
very
very
very
very
very
very
very
very
very
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
level
level
level
level
level
level
level
level
level
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
<
<
<
<
<
<
<
<
<
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
mRem/h);
mRem/h);
mRem/h);
mRem/h);
mRem/h);
mRem/h);
mRem/h);
mRem/h);
mRem/h);
permanently
permanently
permanently
permanently
permanently
permanently
permanently
permanently
permanently
sealed
sealed
sealed
sealed
sealed
sealed
sealed
sealed
sealed
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
double
double
double
double
double
double
double
double
double
vessels;
vessels;
vessels;
vessels;
vessels;
vessels;
vessels;
vessels;
vessels;
embedded
embedded
embedded
embedded
embedded
embedded
embedded
embedded
embedded
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
resin
resin
resin
resin
resin
resin
resin
resin
resin

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HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA SHEET

Rev 01 (MJW 05-NOV-02)

The Element Collection (full version)

A boxed set of sealed specimen tubes containing samples of

Educational display and teaching aid for the physical

The Red Green & Blue Company

Max Whitby, Director

452 x 237 x 57 mm (main box)

Box made of felt-lined 3mm plywood in 10mm wooden

See table attached for complete listing of materials with

Hazardous materials are permanently sealed and carefully

The Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Data Sheets

very small volume presents no hazard

safest allotrope selected; low toxicity; not flammable white form

small quantity; permanently sealed

small quantity; permanently sealed

small quantity; permanently sealed

very small quantity; permanently sealed in double vessels

very toxic, corrosive

very small quantity; permanently sealed in double vessels; embedded in resin

small quantity; permanently sealed

very small quantity; permanently sealed; under mineral oil

small quantity; permanently sealed

very small quantity; not finely divided; permanently sealed

small quantity; permanently sealed in double vessels

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