Product ID:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
MSDS Date:07/21/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-238-8115
MSDS Number: BDMBY

Emergency Phone: 203-356-2345

Cage: 60777

Telephone: 909-864-2310

Cage: 60777

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE

CAS: 22464-76-2

RTECS: NH3485500

Fraction By Weight: 65 - 75%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 = 850 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALE:DUST IS EXTREMELY CORROSIVE TO
THE ENTIRE RESPIRATORY TRACT; & VERY CORROSIVE TO THE EYES & SKIN
ON CONTACT; IF INGESTED:CORROSIVE TO THE MOUTH & THROAT.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY PRODUCE SEVERE CHEMICAL BURNS. DO NOT ALLOW
CONTACT WITH EYES,SKIN,MUCOUS MEMBRANES OR CLOTHING.

First Aid:INH:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT
BREATHING; EYE:FLUSH EYES WITH LOTS OF WATER,LIFTING UPPER & LOWER
EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY; SKIN:FLUSH WITH LOTS OF RUNNING WATER FOR 15
MINUTES ,REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES,WASH BEFORE REUSE;
ING:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING,IF CONSCIOUS,GIVE LOTS OF WATER OR
MILK.DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING
PERSON.

Extinguishing Media:WATER, PREFERRABLY SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:DRENCH WITH WATER & COOL THE SURROUNDING DRUMS
& AREA W/H*2O
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HTH IS NOT A COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL.CONTAMINATION OR MIXING WITH ANY FOREIGN MATL RESULT IN
FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NECESSARY PROTECTION (SEE RESPIRATOR
PROTECTION), SWEEP UP & PUT IN DOT-APPROVED WASTE CONTAINERS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MIX ONLY W/WATER.HTH IS A POWERFUL
OXIDANT.KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC MATERIAL.DO NOT
CONTAMINATE WITH ANY FOREIGN MATERIAL.STORE IN DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:USE ONLY A CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER TO MEASURE OR CARRY
HTH DRY CHLORINE.DO NOT DROP,ROLL OR SKID CONTAINER.DO NOT TAKE
INTERNALLY.AVOID CONTACT W/EYES,SKIN,MUCOUS MEMBRANES OR
CLOTHING.AVOID FLAM

Respiratory Protection:WHEN CONDITIONS GENERATING DUST,WEAR A
NIOSH-APPROVED FULL-FACEPIECE OR A HALF-MASK AIR-PURIFYING
CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH PARTICULATE FILTERS/ACID GASES.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE CHEM.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE OUTERWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:D1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:662F/350C
Spec Gravity:2.35
Solubility in Water:21%
Appearance and Odor:FREE-FLOWING,WHITE,GRANULAR,SLIGHT CHLORINOUS ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HOUSEHOLD SOAP,PAINT PRODUCTS,SOLVENTS,ACIDS,VINEGAR,BEVERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:WHEN HEATED ABOVE 350F IT DECOMPOSES
RAPIDLY W/O*2 & HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPES RAPIDLY W/CHEMICAL FUMING
DURING EVOLUTION OF O*2.

Waste Disposal Methods:ADD HTH TO LARGE VOLUME OF WATER, THEN DISPOSE
OF SOLUTION TO WASTE. DISPOSAL IS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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