Product ID:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE,TECHNICAL (FSC6810)
MSDS Date:12/01/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-242-4770
MSDS Number: BQQDS

Emergency Phone: 201-473-8600

Info Phone: 201-473-8600

Cage: KO802

Telephone: 201-473-8600

Cage: KO802

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (SARA III)

CAS: 7778-54-3

RTECS: NH3485000

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 1300 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE TO ALL TISSUE CONTACTED.
DECREASED APPETITE AND ACTIVITY WITH LARGE ORAL DOSES.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNING, EYE
TEARING, EYE DAMAGE. INHALATION: COUGHING, DIFFICULTY BREATHING,
IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT. MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA.
INGESTION: BURNING TO MOUTH, THROA T. AGDOMINAL CRAMPS, NAUSEA. MAY
LEAD TO CONVULSIONS, COMA, AND DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSON WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASE
INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, OR RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED
RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, RINSE MOUTH WITH WATER. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS
OF WATER TO DRINK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:NOT COMBUSTABLE BUT MAY IGNITE COMBUSTABLE
MATERIALS OR ORGANIC MATTER UPON CONTACT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FLOOD WITH WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS COOL. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA RECOMMENDED. FIRES CAN
SPREAD RAPIDLY. MATERIAL IS A POWERFUL OXIDIZER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DRUMS MAY RUPTURE EXPLOSIVELY IF
CONTAMINATED OR EXPOSED TO HEAT. IGNITES COMBUSTABLE MATERIALS AND
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS WHEN IN CONTACT.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. DO NOT ALLOW
MATERIAL TO ENTER SEWERS OR WATERWAYS. CLEAN UP IN A MANNER TO
MINIMIZE CONTAMINATION WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL. PLACE IN CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINER OUT OF DOORS IN WELL VENTILATED AREA. DO NOT SEAL
CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:USE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, SODIUM BISULFITE, OR SODIUM
SULFITE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, AND REACTIVE MATERIAL. WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
GEAR WHEN HANDLING TO MINIMIZE PRODUCT CONTACT.
Other Precautions:HANDLE MATERIAL WITH CARE. DO NOT DROP, ROLL, OR
SKID. KEEP UPRIGHT. DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CONTAINEERS. WASH WITH
PLENTY OF WATER AND DISCARD TO TRASH. KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN. USE
PRODUCT ONLY AS DIRECT ED. DO NOT SMOKE WHEN HANDLING MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED CHLORINE GAS/DUST
RESPIRATOR IF EXCESSIVE DUSTING OCCURS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IS NORMALLY ADEQUATE. IF PERMISSIBLE LIMITS
ARE EXCEEDED, ADDITIONAL VENTILATION/EXHAUST IS NECESSARY.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE, PVC.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Other Protective Equipment:PROVIDE EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER
IN WORK AND STORAGE AREAS.UNIFORM AND BOOTS AS NECESSARY TO
MINIMIZE CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WHILE PRODUCT IS NOT A COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL, IT MUST NOT BE MIXED OR
CONTAMINATED WITH FOREIGN MATERIALS SUCH AS: HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS,
SOAPS, PAINTS, SOLVENTS, ACIDS, POOL CHEMICALS, GARBAGE, VINEGAR,
BEVERAGES, OILS, DIRTY RAGS, ETC. DAMPENED MATERIAL AND/OR
EXCESSIVE MOISTURE TO PRODUCT CAN RESULT IN FIRE OR REACTION.

HCC:D1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMP.350F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:350F,177C
Spec Gravity:BULK 0.95 GM/ML
pH:11.0
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE FREE FLOWING GRANULAR SOLID. CHLORINOUS ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SOAPS, SOLVENTS, ACIDS, COMBUSTABLES, ORGANICS, OTHER POOL CHEMICALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UP TO 180C. AVOID HUMIDITY,
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 100C, AND/OR ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE BY REACTION WITH ACIDS.
OXYGEN BY HEATING.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF NEUTRALIZED MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DISSOLVE WASTE IN LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER. ALWAYS ADDSMALL AMOUNTS OF PRODUCT TO LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER.

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