Product ID:SODIUM SULFITE ANHYDROUS TECH
MSDS Date:03/04/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-9020
MSDS Number: BTHGV

Emergency Phone: 800-274-5263

Info Phone: 614-889-3333

Cage: 34897

Telephone: 614-889-4505

Cage: 5A188

SODIUM SULFITE

CAS: 7757-83-7

RTECS: WE2150000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT ESTABLISHED.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYE:IRRITATION. INHAL:IRRIT OF
NASAL AND RESP PASSGES. INGEST:CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:REDNESS, DISCOMFORT. SKIN:REDNESS, ITCHING.
INHAL:SNEEZING, RUNNY NOSE, COUGHING. INGEST:STOMACH PAINS, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN:THOROUGHLY WASH W/SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. EYE:FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER LIFTING EYELIDS. GET MED
ATTN. INGEST:IMMED DRINK 2 GLASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING BY
EITHER GIV ING IPECAC SYRUP OR BY PLACING FINGER AT BACK OF THROAT.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON GET MED ATTN
IMMED. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.

Extinguishing Media:PER MFG'S MSDS NOT GIVEN. NOT COMBUSTIBLE THEREFORE
USE APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A
FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE WHEN
FIGHTING FIRES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PER MFG'S MSDS NOT APPLICABLE.

Spill Release Procedures:SM SPILL:SWEEP UP MATERIAL FOR DISPOSAL OR
RECOVERY. LG SPILL:SHOVEL MATERIAL INTO CONTAINERS. THOROUGHLY
SWEEP AREA OF SPILL TO CLEAN UP ANY RESIDUAL MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATL MAY BE HAZ
WHEN EMPTIED THEREFORE OBSERVE HAZ PRECAUTIONS GIVEN IN DATA SHEET
FOR EMPTIED CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:IF OVEREXPOSURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED OR
DOCUMENTED A NIOSH/MSHA JOINTLY APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IS
ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. OSHA REG ALSO
PERMIT OTHER RESP UNDER SPE CIFIED CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL (GEN &/OR LOCAL EXHAUST)
VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW TLV'S.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEM SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & BOOTS TO PREVENT
REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING MATL.
LAUNDRY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PRIOR TO REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PER MFG THIS IS LATEST MSDS FOR SODIUM SULFITE, ANHY, TECH POWDER FORM
(100LBS BAGS).

HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:N/NA
Spec Gravity:2.630
Appearance and Odor:PER TIR:POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG MINERAL ACIDS, STRONG ORGANIC ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM TOXIC MATERIALS, TOXIC FUMES,
SULFUR DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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