Product ID:REMOVER, FLOOR POLISH (GSA)
MSDS Date:01/16/1989
FSC:7930
NIIN:00-045-6912
MSDS Number: BJDRD

Emergency Phone: 816-233-1321

Info Phone: 816-233-1321

Preparer: REGULATORY AFFAIRS DEPT.

Cage: DO351

Telephone: 816-233-1321 (EXT 2303)

Cage: 28745

SODIUM METASILICATE

CAS: 6834-92-0

RTECS: VV9275000

Fraction By Weight: 5-10%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONCENTRATE IS CORROSIVE TO EYES AND
SKIN. PROLONGED AND REPEATED EXPOSURE TO SKIN MAY PRODUCE
DERMATITIS. INHALATION OF SPRAY MIST MAY RESULT IN VARYING DEGREES
OF IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY PRODUCE SKIN AND EYE BURNS. INGESTION MAY
PRODUCE BURNS OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS
AND STOMACH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN PROBLEMS SUCH AS INDUSTRIAL
DERMATITIS.

First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY
OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES; REMOVE CONTACT LENSES & FLUSH EYES AGAIN;
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES;
WASH BEFORE REUSE. IF SWALLOWED DRINK MILK,EGG WHITES, GELATINE
SOLUTION OR IF NOT AVAILABLE DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY FOR ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS: FLUSH WITH WATER AND PICK UP
WITH MOP OR WET VAC. LARGE SPILLS MAY BE ABSORBED WITH FLOOR DRY
MATERIAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
TRIPLE RINSE PACKAGE BEFORE DISCARDING WHEN EMPTY.
Other Precautions:SPRAY MIST MAY PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION OR
DAMAGE WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION. DO NOT USE WITH FOG MIST SPRAYER
WITHOUT RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.

Respiratory Protection:VENTILATE TO KEEP AIR BELOW TLV ON METASILICATE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST, MECHANICAL VENTILATION RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:WEAR CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS TO WATER AND ALKALINE LIQUIDS
WHERE CONTACT WITH CONC. IS A CONCERN.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS SODIUM METASILICATE, A HAZARDOUS INGREDIENT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F/100C
Vapor Pres:68F (20C)
Vapor Density:> THAN 1
Spec Gravity:68F (20C)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:< 1
Solubility in Water:68F (20C)
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; NON-OBJECTIONABLE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:95.1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIALS

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W STATE, LOCAL REGULATIONS. SINCE
PH OF CONC. IS 12.5-13.5 THIS FALLS WITHIN DEFINITION OF CORROSIVE
PER EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE CLASSIFICATION. WHEN DILUTED WITH NORMAL
TAP WATER FOR USE T O BELOW PH OF 12.5 IS NOT AN EPA HAZARDOUS
WASTE.

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