Product ID:SODIUM HYDROXIDE 37-5560
MSDS Date:12/23/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D003534
MSDS Number: BXGDB

WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT, INC.

ROCHESTER, NY 14692-9012
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 716-359-2502(CHEMTREC)

Preparer: MICHAEL RASZEJA

Cage: EO227

WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC

92912 ROCHESTER, NY 14692-9012 US

Telephone: (716) 359-2502

Cage: 63759

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 90-100%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9495

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DANGER! CORROSIVE! POISON! INGEST:MAY
RESULT IN SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRIT W/BURNS TO
MOUTH.SKIN/EYES:CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT OR
BURNS.INHAL:DUST VERY IRRIT TO UPPER RESP TRACT. MAIN E
FFECT:TISSUE DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRITATION W/BURNS TO MOUTH.
SKIN/EYES SEVERE IRRIT OR BURNS. DUST IRRIT UPPER RESP TRACT.
TISSUE DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.IF CONSC GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER TO
DRINK.FOLLOW W/WHITE OF EGGS,BEATEN W/WATER.CALL PHYSICIAN
IMMED.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/LG
AMTS OF WATE R FOR 15MINS LIFTING EYELIDS.GET PROMPTMED
ATTN.SKIN:FLOOD W/WATER THEN WASH W/VINEGAR.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR.NOT BREATH GIVE ART RESP.DIFF BREATH GIVE OXY.GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ON FIRE INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROT CLOTH.MUST INCLUDE COMPLETE EYE PROT.FLOOD W/WATER USING
CARE NOT TO SPLATTER/SPLASH MATL.CONTACT (SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST BUT SOILD FORM IN COTNACT
W/MOISTURE/WATER MAY GENERATE SUFFI HEAT TO IGN COMBUST
MATLS.CONTACT W/SOME METALS CAN GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS.(SUPPLEMENT)

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY & WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SWEEP
UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINER. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER RINSE
WITH DILUTE ACID PREFERABLY ACETIC AND FINALLY WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:5% ACETIC ACID; SOIDUM BISULFATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.STORE IN COOL
DRY PLACE.PROTECT AGAINST MOISTURE/WATER.SEPARATE FROM
ACIDS/METALS/EXPLO/ORG PEROXIDES/EASILY IGN MATLS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES.FOR LAB USE ONLY.NOT FOR
DRUG,FOOD,HOUSEHOLD USE.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.READ LABEL ON
CNTNR BEF USING.PROD IS DELIQUESCENT;ABSORBS WATER & CO FROM
AIR.NAOH & CHCL:CCL2 HAZ SINCE RX TO FORM SPONT FLAMM (SUPP)

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL USE A HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL
(GENERAL):RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM SAF GOGG OR FACESHILED.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES,LAB COAT,APRON,EYEWASH
STATION,PROPER GLOVES,VENTILATION HOOD.
Work Hygienic Practices:DECONTAMINATE CLOTH/SHOES BEFORE REUSE. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
W/CHEM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHT:W/WATER PRODUCES INTENSE HEAT/HI IRRIT/CORR MIST. FIRE/EXPLO
HAZ:HOT/MOTLEN MATL WILL RX VIOLENTLY W/WATER LIBERATING
HEAT/CAUSING SPLASHING.SEVERE EYE HAZ;SOLID/CONCEN SOLN DESTROYS
TISSUE ON CONTACT. DISP:SPLATTERING.NEUTRALIZEW/SODIUM
BISULFATE.FLUSH TO SEWER W/LOTS AMTS OF WATER. OTH
PRAC:DICHLOROACETYLN

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2534F,1390C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:604F,318C
Vapor Pres:1 @739C
Vapor Density:NONE
Spec Gravity:2.130 @25C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:109G/100ML @20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PELLETS OR FLAKES, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER SOLNS CAN RX VIOLENTLY W/ACIDS & W/MANY ORG CMPDS,MOST METALS
LIBERATING FLAMM HYDROGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE,ACIDS,ACID FUMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM SODIUM MONOXIDE &/OR SODIUM
PEROXIDE AT VERY HIGH TEMPS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMET/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJ TO
FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR DISPOSAL OF
CATALOG-SIZE QUANT ONLY:AVOID BREATH MIST/DUST.WEAR FULL PROT
CLOTH.SLOWLY DISSOLVE IN WATER.ADD SLOW LY TO SURFACE OF STIRRED
LIQ TO AVOID VIOLENT(SUP)

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