Product ID:ALKALI, LAUNDRY
MSDS Date:02/14/1990
FSC:7930
NIIN:00-300-0119
MSDS Number: BKZYS

Emergency Phone: 800-453-4931 OR 801-521-0313

Info Phone: 801-521-0313

Cage: 7X475

Telephone: 801-521-0313

Cage: 7X475

CAUSTIC SODIUM SILICATES

CAS: 6834-92-0

RTECS: VV9275000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: RESULTS IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO
MUCOUS MEMBRANES. EYE: CONTACT WITH EYES CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE TO
EYE. DERMAL EFFECTS: IRRITATING TO SEVERELY IRRITATING TO THE SKIN.
INHALATION: INHALATION OF TH E DUST CAN BE IRRITATING IF BREATHED.
Effects of Overexposure:WILL CAUSE IRRITATION TO EYES, SKIN, INGESTION
AND INHALATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:AS PER ABOVE

First Aid:INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, GIVE
LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK, DILUTE CHEMICAL, FOLLOWING THIS, DILUTE
VINEGAR OR FRUIT JUICE MAY BE GIVEN TO ACCOMPLISH NEUTRALIZATION.
VOMITI NG MAY OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY BUT SHOULD NOT BE INDUCED. EYE:
FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF
WATER.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DO NOT USE WATER-NEUTRALIZE WITH ANY INORGANIC
ACID.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ALL HAZARD PRECAUTIONS IN THIS SHEET MUST
BE OBSERVED.

Spill Release Procedures:LEAKS SHOULD BE STOPPED. SPILLS SHOULD BE
CONTAINED AND CLEANED UP IMMEDIATELY. NEUTRALIZE REMAINING TRACES
OF MATERIALS WITH ANY DILUTE INORGANIC ACID. WEAR APPROPRIATE
SAFETY CLOTHING.

Handling and Storage Precautions:EYE: FACE SHIELD AND GOGGLES OR
CHEMICAL GOGGLES ARE ADVISED. RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT IS NOT USUALLY
REQUIRED. GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN.
Other Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS PRODUCT MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN
EMPTIED SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES (VAPOR,
LIQUID AND/OR SOLID), ALL HAZARDOUS PRECAUTIONS GIVEN IN THIS DATA
SHEET MUST BE OBSER VED.

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED
Ventilation:NOT REQUIRED
Protective Gloves:MUST BE WORN
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD, GOGGLES OR CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:AS PER ABOVE
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NA
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:NA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:ABOUT 20%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID DIRECT CONTACT W/WATER. DO NOT MIX W/STRONG ACIDS W/O DILUTION &
AGITATION TO PREVENT VIOLENT/EXPLOSIVE REACTION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO APPROPRIATE REGULATIONS.
NEUTRALIZED MATERIAL IS NOT USUALLY CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL.

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