Product ID:SODIUM HYDROXIDE
MSDS Date:09/24/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N017430
MSDS Number: BLCJJ

ANDERSON LABORATORIES INC

5901 FITZHIGH AVENUE
FORT WORTH, TX 76119
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 817-457-4474

Cage: 0E6VA

ANDERSON LABORATORIES INC

FORT WORTH, TX 76119 US

Telephone: 817-457-4474

Cage: 0E6VA

DILUTE VINEGAR OR FRUIT JUICE. GET MD IMMEDIATELY.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LENGTH FACESHIELD TO GOGGLES .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, OR IF CYANOTIC (BLUE SKIN),

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF POSS, IMMED GIVE LRG

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL: INHAL OF MIST/DUST CAN
INJURE ENTIRE RESP TRACT. IRRITANCY IS NOTICABLE AT 2 MG/CU.M. IN
AIR. INGEST: SEVERE & RAPID CORR OF MOUTH, GULLET & GI TRACT.
SEVERE PAIN & DIFFICULTY W/BRTHG, VO MIT, DIARR, COLLAPSE. SOME
EFTS MAY BE DELAYED. ESTIMATED AVERAGE FATAL DOSE: 5 G (HUMAN,
ADULT). (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SKIN: SEVERE & RAPID CORR FROM CONT.
EVEN DILUTE SOLN EXERT A DESTRUCTIVE EFTS FOLLOWING PRLNGD CONT.
MIST OF MANY SOLNS IS EXTREMELY CORR. EYES: CONT RAPIDLY CAUSES
SEVERE DMG. PERM CORNEAL DMG ALMOST INEVITABLE RESULTS. EVEN
DILUTE SOLNS MAY PRODUCE THIS RESULT, ALTHOUGH LESS RAPIDLY. MIST
OF(SEE SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT KNOWN.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
HOLDING LIDS APART. CALL MD. IF NONE IS AVAIL, IRRIGATE ANOTHER 15
MIN BEFORE MOVING PATIENT TO MED FACILITY. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH UNDER
SAFET Y SHOWER. IF WEARING GLASSES, NEXT FLUSH HEAD & FACE THORO
BEFORE REMOVING GLASSES. NEXT CLEAN VICTIMS HEAD. THEN REMOVE
CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. CALL MD. CONTINUE WASHING FOR ONE TO TWO HRS.
(SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL REACT WITH METAL SUCH AS ALUMINUM,
TIN, AND ZINC TO GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH IS A FIRE AND
EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB OR COVER WITH VERMICULITE. CAREFULLY
PICK UP AND PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. AVOID RAISING DUST.
FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH COPIOU S AMOUNTS OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL THE MANUFACTURERS
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD.
Other Precautions:DANGER! CAN BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED! DANGER! CAUSES
SEVERE SKIN & EYE BURNS. WARNING! DUST IRRIT TO EYES & RESP TRACT.
DO NOT GET IN EYES. AVOID SKIN CONT. DO NOT EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE
WHILE HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL (HOOD).
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG. MAY ADD FULL (SEE ING 5)
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & APRON. EMERGENCY
EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: MANY SOLNS IS EXTREMELY CORR. CHRONIC/LONG TERM: CHEM
PNEUM, INFLAM & EDEMA OF LARNYX & BRONCHI, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HDCH & VOMIT. FIRST AID PROC: IF MD IS NOT AVAIL, REMOVE TO MED F
ACILITY, BUT ONLY AFTER AT LEAST ONE HROF SHOWERING. INHAL: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR (TO BE DONE BY PROT PERS). (SEE ING 2)

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2530F,1388C
Spec Gravity:HVR THAN WATER
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS OR SLIGHTLY COLORED HYGROSCOPIC SOLID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND STRONG ACIDS. ABSORBS CO*2 FROM AIR.
ORGANIC MATLS. ALUMINUM, TIN & ZINC. NITRO CMPDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT KNOWN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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