Product ID:BLEACH LAUNDRY ORGANIC CHLORINE
MSDS Date:06/06/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-063-2842
MSDS Number: BJYQK

GURTLER CHEMICALS INC

15475 S LASALLE ST
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473
US

Emergency Phone: 708-331-2550

Info Phone: 708-331-2550

Preparer: MICHAEL JACOBS

Cage: 0CA58

GURTLER CHEMICALS INC

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473 US

Telephone: 708-331-2550

Cage: 0CA58

SODIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7647-14-5

RTECS: VZ4725000

Fraction By Weight: 45-50%

SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE

CAS: 13573-18-7

RTECS: YK4900000

Fraction By Weight: 25-30%

SODIUM DICHLORO-S-TRIAZINETRIONE

CAS: 2893-78-9

RTECS: XZ1900000

Fraction By Weight: 24-28%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN
RESULT IN PERMANENT LUNG DAMAGE. CHRONIC INHALATION CAN ALSO CAUSE
PERMANENT LUNG DAMAGE. SKIN: PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
DESTRUCTION OF THE DERMIS WITH IMPAIR MENT OF SIGHT TO PROPERLY
REGENERATE. EYES: MAY CAUSE VISION IMPAIRMENT AND CORNEAL DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: IRRITATION TO NOSE, THROAT, MOUTH
AND LUNGS. INGESTION: IRRITATION OR BURNS TO GASTROINTESTINAL
TRACT. SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION AND/OR BURNS. EYES: SEVERE
IRRITATION AND/OR BURNS CAN OCCUR.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/LG AMTS WATER-15 MIN, OCCASIONALLY LIFT
UPPER/LOWER LIDS. CALL DOCTOR. SKIN: FLUSH-15 MIN. CALL DOCTOR.
REMOVE CONTAM CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. INGEST: DON'T INDUCE
VOMIT. DRINK LG AMTS WATER. DON'T GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF PERSON
IS UNCONSCIOUS OR HAVING CONVULSIONS. INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
IF BREATH HARD, GIVE OXY. KEEP WARM/REST. IF BREATH STOPS, GIVE
CPR. CALL DOCTOR.

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA TO CONTROL A SURROUNDING FIRE. DO NOT USE
DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHERS CONTAINING AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER TO COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
SMALL FIRES-USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG. LARGE FIRES-USE HEAVY DELUGE OR
FOG STREAMS. FLOOD AMOUNTS OF WATER MAY BE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE. REQUIRED BEFORE EXTINGUISHMENT CAN
BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE USE OF SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS
REQUIRED IN A FIRE WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS INVOLVED.

Spill Release Procedures:IF SPILL IS DRY, CLEAN UP W/CLEAN, DRY
DEDICATED EQUIP & PLACE IN CLEAN, DRY CNTNR. SPILL RESIDUES:
DISPOSE OF AS NOTED BELOW. NEUTRALIZE MAT'L FOR DISPOSAL. CALL
1-800-654-6911 BEFORE BEGINNING OPERA TION. DON'T CONTAM SPILL
MAT'L W/ORGANIC MAT'L.
Neutralizing Agent:HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, SODIUM BISULFITE, SODIUM
THIOSULFATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES, CLOTHING.
STORE: COOL, DRY, WELL-VENT AREA. DO NOT STORE ABOVE 140 F OR IN
PAPER/CARDBOARD. KEEP CLOSED & FROM MOISTURE.
Other Precautions:ADDITIONAL RESPIRATORY PROTECTION NECESSARY WHEN
SMALL, DAMP SPILLS INVOLVING PRODUCT OCCUR, WHICH RELEASES CHLORINE
GAS. FULL FACE CARTRIDGE-TYPE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY
W/CHRLORINE CARTRIDGE RECO MMENDED. USE SELF-CNTND BREATHING APPAR.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQUIPPED
WITH CHEMICAL CARTRIDGES FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CHLORINE GAS AND A
DUST/MIST TYPE PREFILTER. ONLY REQUIRED WHEN CHLORINE LEVELS EXCEED
SAFETY LIMITS.
Ventilation:AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE DUST LEVELS. NORMALLY ROOM
VENTILATION OR MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:APRON OR IMPERMEABLE SUIT TO AVOID SKIN AND
EYE CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:<1
pH:8.4
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:GRANULAR POWDER WITH A MILD CHLORINE-LIKE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:<1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OTHER OXIDIZERS, NITROGEN CONTAINING COMPOUNDS, DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
CONTAINING MONO-AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES (ABOVE 140 F)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE, CHLORINE, CARBON
MONOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE. AS A NON-HAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE, DISPOSE OF PER LOCAL, STATE
& FEDERAL REGULATIONS BY TREATMENT IN A WASTE WATER TREATMENT
SYSTEM. TAKE CARE TO PREVEN T CONTAMINATION FROM THE USE OF THIS
PRODUCT.

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