Product ID:0505 ALL-BRIGHT
MSDS Date:12/18/1989
FSC:7930
NIIN:00F023885
MSDS Number: BNJRQ

CERTIFIED LABS DIV OF NCH CORP

IRVING, TX 75015
US

Emergency Phone: (214) 438-1381

Info Phone: (214) 438-1381

Preparer: RICHARD STOLLEY

Cage: 20913

NCH CORP

152170 IRVING, TX 75015-2170 US

Telephone: 972-438-0563

Cage: 20913

SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC SODA, LYE

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 140-340 MG/CUM
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION, SNEEZING, COUGHING, DISCOMFORT, & PNEUMONIA. SKIN:
REDNESS, IRRITATION, & DISCOMFORT. EYES: TEARING, IRRITATION, &
DISCOMFORT. INGESTION: IRRITATION, CO RROSION, SEVERE BURNS &
COMPLETE TISSUEPERFORATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE MOUTH,
THROAT, ESOPHAGUS, & STOMACH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT DAMAGE.
SKIN: SUPERFICIAL DESTRUCION, DERMATITIS, SEVERE BURNS & DEEP
ULCERATION W/ULTIMATE SCARRING. EYES: DESTRUCTION OF TISSUES
W/POTENTIAL BLINDNESS. INGESTION: CORROSION & SUBSEQUENT
PERFORATION OF ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
ARTIFICAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF
WATER. RINSE W /VINEGAR/DILUTE ACETIC ACID (3% SOLUTION).
INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF
MILK/WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER
SPRAY

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAKS & CONTAIN SPILL. REMOVE W/WET VAC.
NEUTRALIZE REMAINING TRACES W/DILUTED ACID THEN FLUSH W/WATER
FOLLOWED BY LIBERAL COVERING OF SODIUM BICARBONATE. REUSE SPILLED
MATERIAL IF POSSIBLE OR PL ACE IN CLOSED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:ANY DILUTED INORGANIC ACID
(HYDROCHLORIC/SULFURIC/NITRIC/PHOSPHORIC/ACETIC

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE TEMPERATURE 32F-120F. STORE IN
COOL, DRY PLACE. DON'T USE POLISHED OR ANODIZEDALUMINUM. DON'T USE
ON AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES. MAY DAMAGE DECALS.
Other Precautions:STORE INDOORS FOR MAXIMUM STORAGE LIFE. OUTDOORS,
STORE PRODUCTS ON THEIR SIDE TO HELP PREVENT WATER ACCUMULATION ON
AND IN. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR MISTS
Ventilation:ADEQUATE LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS, PVC
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:OTHER PLASTIC GLOVES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. DISCARD FOOTWEAR WHICH CANNOT BE DECONTAMINATED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Spec Gravity:1.19
pH:12.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1): 0.10
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT RED LIQUID, ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:75%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, REDUCING AGENTS, TIN, ZINC ALLOYS, STRONG ACIDS,
ALUMINUM, & ACIDS

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE, &
LOCAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING HEALTH & POLLUTION. DISPOSE VIA
APPROVED CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD.

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