Product ID:ALKALINE REAGENT 10N NAOH, 951009
MSDS Date:09/05/1986
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N037888
MSDS Number: BQWWV

ORION RESEARCH INC

529 MAIN ST
BOSTON, MA 02129
US

Emergency Phone: 617-242-3900

Info Phone: 617-242-3900

Preparer: MICHAEL H. SWIGNY

Cage: 30260

ORION RESEARCH INC

BOSTON, MA 02129 US

Telephone: 617-242-3900

Cage: 30260

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 40%

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:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:MILD TO SEV IRRIT, LG
DOSES-DELAYED PULM EDEMA. SKIN: SM SKIN BURNS W/DEEP ULCERATION.
EYES: SEV BURNS & DISINTEGRATION OF CONJUNCTIVAL & CORNEAL
EPITHELIUM. INGEST: CORR OF LIPS, MOUTH, T ONGUE & PHARYNX, VOMIT
OF MUCOSA-ASPHYXIA CAN OCCUR FROM SWELLING OF THROAT. CHRONIC:
BRONCHIAL IRRITANT, (SUPP DATA)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SORE THROAT, COUGHING, LABORED BREATHING -
BURNS OF SKIN, EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LUNG CONDITIONS, IRRITATED OR
SENSITIVE SKIN.

First Aid:ALL EXPOSURES: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHAL: FRESH AIR,
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. KEEP WARM & AT REST. SKIN:
WASH WITH SOAP AND LG AMOUNTS OF WATER WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. EYE S: FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER WHILELIFTING LIDS
(AT LST 15-20 MIN). INGEST: GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MILK OR WATER AND
ALLOW VOMITING TO OCCUR. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. MOVE CNTNRS AWAY IF POSS, COOL FROM SIDE, USE FLOODING QTYS OF
WATER AS FOG. APPLY FROM (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA, WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES,
CLOTHING AND A FACESHIELD. PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. PICK UP,
NEUTRALIZE WITH HCL, FLUSH RESULTING SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION DOWN
DRAIN.
Neutralizing Agent:HCL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP COOL AND WELL SEALED. STORE AWAY
FROM ACIDS, FLAMMABLES.
Other Precautions:WILL ATTACK SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER AND
COATINGS.

Respiratory Protection:AT >100 MG/M3 WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA WITH
FULL FACEPLATE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING. DELUGE SHOWER .
EMERGENCY EYEWASH SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO EATING OR SMOKING WHILE USING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: DISTANCE, STAY UPWIND. AVOID BREATHING. HLTH HAZ:
COUGHING, PNEUMONIA, GI DISTURBANCES, DERMATITIS, CONJUNCTIVITIS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>230F,>110C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>-4F,>-20C
Spec Gravity:1.4 (H*2O=1)
pH:14
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS ODORLESS SOLUTION.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH ACIDS, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, AND ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS MAY
CAUSE FIRE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE HEAT TO BE
RELEASED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY RELEASE TOXIC FUMES OF SODIUM
OXIDE WHICH CAN REACT WITH WATER OR STEAM TO PRODUCE HEAT OR
FLAMMABLE H*2 GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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