Product ID:0003, BIG K-SAFETY SOLVENT
MSDS Date:04/22/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N045203
MSDS Number: BSDNN

NCH CORP

IRVING, TX 75015-2125
US

Emergency Phone: 214-438-1381

Cage: FO921

NCH CORP

152170 IRVING, TX 75015 US

Telephone: 214-438-0211

Cage: FO921

SILICIC ACID (H2SIO3), DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM METASILICATE)

CAS: 6834-92-0

RTECS: VV9275000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3, S

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3, S

ETHANOL, 2-BUTOXY-; (EGBE) (BUTYL CELLOSOLVE); (ETHYLENE

CAS: 111-76-2

RTECS: KJ8575000

OSHA PEL 25 PPM, S

ACGIH TLV: 25 PPM, S

MAN RESULTING FROM OVEREXP BY ANY ROUTE LIKELY WOULD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

RETICULOCYTOSIS, GRANULOCYTOSIS & LEUKOCYTOSIS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN:REDDENING, MOD IRRIT &
POSS DISCOMFORT. INHAL:IRRIT BY INHAL & BY MIST TO UPPER RESP
TRACT/OTHER MUC MEMB AREAS. EYES:TEARING, IRRIT & DISCOMFORT.
INGEST:NAUS, DIARR & IRRIT OF INTESTINAL LINING. CHRONIC: ANIMAL
STUDIES CLEARLYDEMONSTRATED DOSE-RELATED ADVERSE EFTS ON CNS,
HEMATOPOIETIC (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TISS, BLOOD, KIDNEYS & LIVER ASSOC
W/ADMIN OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER(EGBE). (EXTRACTED FROM
DHHS (NIOSH) PUBLICATION NO 90-118) . LONG-TERM MISUSE RSLTG FROM
AIRBORNE CONC OF M IST/SPRAY MAY CAUSE DMG TO UPPER RESP TRACT. MAY
RSLT IN SUPERFICIAL DESTRUCTION OF SKIN TISS & DERM. CHRONIC
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NEC. EYES:FLUSH
W/PLENTY WATER FOR @ LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD IF IRRIT PERSISTS.
SKIN:WASH W/PLENTY WATER. APPLY LANOLIN-RICH SKIN CREAM. CALL MD IF
IRRIT PER SISTS. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVELG QTYS WATER. IF
AVAIL, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO UNCON PERSON. SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. NOTES TO MD:ING 1:GASTRIC
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:NON-FLAMM
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL,
WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE KNOWN.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAKS. CONTIAN SPILL. REMOVE BY WET
VACUUM OR ABSORBENT. REUSE SPILLED MATERIAL IF POSSIBLE, OTHERWISE,
PLACE IN CONTAINER. FLUSH REMAINING RESIDUE TO DRAIN.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE (10%) HCL OR FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE (INDOORS, 32F
- 120F). KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ AND FOLLOW LABEL
DIRECTIONS.

Respiratory Protection:WITH NORMAL USE, NO RESPIRATOR IS REQUIRED. IN
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:NORMALLY, GENERAL VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APRV CHEM GOGG W/FULL LGHT FCSHLD.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:EYE EXPOS CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTION OF TISS TO BLINDNESS.
INGRED CAN BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN & MAY BE HARMFUL. TARGET
ORGANS:LIVER, KIDNEY, LYMPHOID SYS, SKIN, BLOOD, EYES & RESP SYS.
DISE ASES OF THESE SYS MAY BE EXACERBATED BYPRLNG OVEREXP. FIRST
AID PROC:LAVAGE IS INDICATED. ING 2:ORG ABNORM IN (ING 3)

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:210F,99C
Vapor Pres:17
Vapor Density:0.6
Spec Gravity:1.01 (H*2O=1)
pH:12.2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.10 (BU AC = 1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-GREEN; BUTYL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:95

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OVEREXPOSURE:DARKENS ALUMINUM, TIN, ZINC. ETCHES:ANODIZED ALUMINUM AND
GLASS IF LEFT TO DRY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IF BURNED OR INCINERATED, MAY EMIT
ACRID SMOKE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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