NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Warfarin. Physical description: Colorless, odorless, crystalline powder. [rodenticide] Chemical & Physical Properties: Personal Protection/Sanitation Respirator Recommendations MW: 308.3 (see Table 2): (see Tables 3 and 4): BP: Decomposes Skin: Prevent skin contact NIOSH/OSHA Sol: 0.002% Eyes: N.R. 0.5 mg/m3: Qm Fl.P: ? Wash skin: When contam 1 mg/m3: 95XQ/Sa IP: ? Remove: When wet or cont
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Warfarin
Colorless, odorless, crystalline powder. [rodenticide] Chemical & Physical Properties: Personal Protection/Sanitation Respirator Recommendations MW: 308.3 (see Table 2): (see Tables 3 and 4): BP: Decomposes Skin: Prevent skin contact NIOSH/OSHA Sol: 0.002% Eyes: N.R. 0.5 mg/m3: Qm Fl.P: ? Wash skin: When contam 1 mg/m3: 95XQ/Sa IP: ? Remove: When wet or cont
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
Hema, back pain; hematoma arms, legs; epis, bleeding lips, muc Skin: Soap wash promptTarget organs: Blood, CVS
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection