Product ID:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE TECH
MSDS Date:03/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-238-8115
MSDS Number: BRLXB

Emergency Phone: 206-889-3712

Info Phone: 206-889-3712

Preparer: C.A.EISENHARD

Cage: 0STM5

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE GRANULAR (INDUCLOR)

CAS: 22464-76-2

RTECS: NH3485500

Fraction By Weight: 65%

INERT MATERIALS (INCLUDES 5.5%-10% MOISTURE)

Fraction By Weight: 35%

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:EYES: CORROSIVE, MINUTE AMOUNT OF DUST
FOR A SHORT DURATION, CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION AND BLINDNESS.
SKIN: IRRITATION, BURNS, TISSUE DESTRUCTION. INHALATION:
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, NASAL CON JESTION, COUGHING, SORE
THROAT, LARYNGITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA, DEATH. INGESTION: SEVERE BURNS
TO DIGESTIVE TRACT, DEATH.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: CORROSIVE, SEVERE IRRITATION, BLINDNESS.
SKIN: IRRITATION, BURNS, TISSUE DESTRUCTION. INHALATION:
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, NASAL CONGESTION, COUGHING, SORE
THROAT, LARYNGITIS, PULMONARY EDE MA, DEATH. INGESTION: SEVERE
BURNS TO DIGESTIVE TRACT, DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FLUSH AREA WITH
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IF NEEDED GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH A IR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR. IF
BREATHING DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:
DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER AND VEGETABLE OIL. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:"WATER ONLY". SMOTHERING INEFFECTIVE. PRODUCT
SUPPLIES OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS MUST WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED,
PRESSURE DEMAND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACE
PIECE FOR POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS GASES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES AT 180C RELEASING OXYGEN GAS.
CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE.

Spill Release Procedures:HANDLE SPILLED MATERIAL WITH EXTREME CAUTION.
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTABLES MAY CAUSE FIRE OR VIOLENT DECOMPOSITION.
SWEEP UP MATERIAL USING A CLEAN, DRY BROOM AND SHOVEL. DISSOLVE
MATERIAL IN WATER. NEUT RALIZE AND FLUSH TO SEWER. FLUSH AREA WITH
WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:ONE PINT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION PER POUND
OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES, SPARKS,
OPEN FLAMES, LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Other Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED. USE ONLY CLEAN METAL
OR PLASTIC SCOOP WHEN DISPENSING PRODUCT. DO NOT ADD TO A DEVICE
CONTAINING REMINANTS OF OTHER PRODUCT, MAY CAUSE VIOLENT REACTION
LEADING TO FIRE OR EXPLOSION. DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER.

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED, USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH ACID GAS CARTRIDGE AND DUST
PREFILTER.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL TO MAINTAIN PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. BOOTS,
APRONS, CHEMICAL SUITS SHOULD BE USED TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:D1
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:356F,180C
Solubility in Water:217 GM/LITER @ 27C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER. SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, COMBUSTABLE MATERIALS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OR EXCESSIVE HEAT ABOVE
177C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS OR AMMONIA CONTAMINATION
RELEASES TOXIC GASES. EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSES RELEASE OF OXYGEN AND
CHLORINE GAS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.
DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. MANUFACTURER SUGGESTS NEUTRALIZING AND FLUSHING TO
SEWER.

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