Product ID:CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
MSDS Date:08/30/1985
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-869-3009
MSDS Number: BFTHH

Emergency Phone: (314)982-5000

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 1305-62-0

RTECS: EW2800000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE OVEREXPOSURE.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL-IRRIT OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES,UPPER RESPIR
TRACT. SKIN-CORROSIVE,POSS SEVERE BURNS,BLISTERING W/LONG CONTACT.
EYE-SEVERE IRRITATION & PAIN-POSS ULCERATION OF CORNEAL EPITHELIUM.
INGEST-GASTRIC IRRIT ,POSS SEVERE PAIN,VOMIT,DIARRHEA,COLLAPSE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN CONDITIONS.

First Aid:INHAL:RMV TO FRESH AIR.GET MD FOR BREATHG
DIFFICULTY;INGEST:GIVE SEV GLASSES OF WATER.VOMITG MAY OCCUR
SPONTANEOUSL,BUT DO NOT INDUCE.GET MD IMMED;SKIN/EYES:RMV CONTMNTD
CLOTHG.WIPE OFF EXCESS FROM SK IN.WASH W/PLENTY H*2O FOR 15 MIN.GET
MDPROMPTLY.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINQUISH W. AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECT CLOTH & NIOSH-APPROVED
SLF-CONTND BREATH APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS
DEMAND MODE OR OTHER POS PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL.CLEAN UP PERSONS NEED
PROTCTV CLOTHG/RESP PROTCTION FM DUST.PICK UP SPILL & PLACE IN
CLEAN STEEL CONTNR FOR RECOVRY OR DISPOSAL IN A HAZARDOUS WASTE
FACILITY.DEPENDING UPON QTY ,WASTE MAY BE DISPOSED I/A/W
APPLICABLEREGS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTNRS AT
COOL,DRY,VENTILATED PLACE.PROTECT AGAINST PHY DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST.USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.KEEP
CONTAINRS CLOSED.WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.AVOID SKIN,EYES &
CLOTHING CONTACT.

Respiratory Protection:SUPPLIED AIR RESPIR/SCBA; ESCAPE: GAS MASK
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTN BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,SAFETY SHOWER,EYE
WASH STATION
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1076F/580C
Spec Gravity:2.24
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:FINE WHITE TO YELLOW WHITE POWDER.ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS,ANHYDRIDES,NITROETHANE,PHOSPHORUS
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXPOSURE TO AIR(ABSORBS CO*2 TO FORM
CALCIUM CARBONATE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CAUSTIC FUMES OF CALCIUM OXIDE WHEN
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DISPOSD AS HAZ WASTE,DEPENDING ON QTY AS FOLLOWS:USE SCRAP TO
NEUTRLZ WASTE ACID,OR DISPERSE IN H*2O,NEUTRLZ W/HYDROCHLORIC
ACID,& FLUSH TO SEWER W/MUCH WATER TO CONTROL SALT LIMITS I/A/W
REGULATIONS.

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