Product ID:CALCIUM OXIDE
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-597-2351
MSDS Number: BFGXR

Emergency Phone: 415-534-1186

Info Phone: 415-534-1186

Cage: DO984

Telephone: 415-534-1186

Cage: DO984

CALCIUM OXIDE

CAS: 1305-78-8

RTECS: EW3100000

Fraction By Weight: >98%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3; 9192

Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN/INHAL: DUST IRRITATES;SOLID: WILL
BURN & HARMFULIF SWALLOWED.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER- CALL FOR
MEDICAL AID; REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES; INGEST: IF
SWALLOWED & VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS,HAVE VICTIM DRINK WATER OR MILK
-DONOT INDUCE VOM ITING.

Extinguishing Media:ITEM IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:MAY CAUSE FIRE ON CONTACT W/WATER &
COMBUSTIBLES
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTINGUISH ADJACENT FIRES W/DRY CHEMICAL
OR CARBON DIOXIDES; DONOT USE WATER ON ADJACENT FIRES

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP SPILLED SUBSTANCE; WASH REMAINDER
AWAY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY PLACE & SEPARATE FROM
ACIDS OR WATER; WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING & EYE PROTECTION TO AVOID
POSSIBLECONTACT.

Respiratory Protection:Q 25 MG/CUM:USE DUST MASK; 50 MG/CUM:
DMXSQ/FUHIEP/SA/SCBA;
Ventilation:SUFFICENT TO MAINTAIN AIR QUALITY BELOW TLV
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:AS APPROPR. TO PREVNT. ANY REASONBLE
PROBABILTY OF SKN CONTC
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:C3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5162F/28500
Spec Gravity:304
Solubility in Water:REACTION
Appearance and Odor:WHITE HYGROSCOPIC POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER OR ACIDS -REACTS STRONGLY GENERATING HEAT
Stability Condition to Avoid:SITUATIONS WHERE ITEM MAY COME IN CONTACT
W/ACID OR WATER.

Waste Disposal Methods:PRETREATMENT: NEUTRALIZE W/HYDROCHLORIC ACID TO
GIVE CALCIUM CHLORIDE; TREAT CALCIUM CHLORIDE W/SODA ASH TO YIELD
INSOLUBL CALCIUM CARBONATE. THE REMAINING BRINE SOLUTION(WHEN NACL
CONC. <250 MG/L)MAY BE DISCHARGED INTO AUTHORIZED DRAIN

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