Product ID:CHLORYTE CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
MSDS Date:04/19/1993
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N045329
MSDS Number: BTMJZ

SASKATOON CHEMICALS LTD

WARMAN RD NORTH
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
US

Emergency Phone: 306-931-7767

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SASKATOON CHEMICALS LTD

1586 SASKATOON SASK CANADA

Telephone: 306-931-7767

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HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, CALCIUM SALT; (CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE).

CAS: 7778-54-3

RTECS: NH3485000

Fraction By Weight: 65%

OSHA PEL SEE INGREDIENT NAME

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

CHLORINE GAS WILL BE LIBERATED.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GAS. CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE SHOULD BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AGENT SUCH AS SODIUM SULPHITE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)1300 MG/L
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: COUGHING, DIFFICULTY IN
BREATHING. IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT. MAY CAUSE PULMONARY
EDEMA. EYE: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF EYES.
MAY CAUSE SEVERE EYE DAM. INGEST: BURNING IN MOUTH & THROAT, ABDOM
CRAMPS, NAUS. MAY LEAD TO CONVULS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, AND OBTAIN MED HELP IMMED. EYE:
HOLD LIDS OPEN & FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/CLEAN WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN.
USE EYE IRRIGATION FOUNTAIN IF AVAILABLE. GET MED HELP PROMPTLY.
INGEST: G ET MED HELP IMMED. RINSE MOUTH MOUTH W/WATER. GIVE LARGE
QTY OF WATER TO DRINK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER, PARTICULARLY AS A SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
DRENCH W/WATER & COOL SURROUNDING PROD & AREA W/WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POWERFUL OXIDIZING MATL. W/ACIDS, EVOLVES
CHLORINE @ AMBIENT TEMPS. ON COMBUST, & W/SUBSEQUENT DECOMP,
EVOLVES OXYGEN @ HIGHER TEMP. READILY IGNITES (SUPP DATA)

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT ALLOW CHEMICAL TO ENTER SEWER OR
WATERWAYS. RECOVER UNCONTAMINATED MATERIAL IN DRY CONTAINERS.
DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED MATLS BY NEUTRALIZING W/A REDUCING AGENT
SUCH AS SODIUM SULPHITE.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM SULPHITE, SODIUM BISULPHITE/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
CAN BE USED. (SUPP DATA)

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN/CLTHG. AVOID
BRTHG DUST. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTD LOCATION, AWAY FROM
COMBUST MATLS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT CONTAM W/FOREIGN MATLS. DO NOT DROP, ROLL/SKID
CONTAINERS. DRUMS MAY RUPTURE IF EXPOSED TO HEAT. USE ONLY A CLEAN,
DRY CONTAINERS TO MEASURE OR CARRY CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK/CANNISTER TYPE
RESPIRATOR SUITABLE FOR CHLORINE.
Ventilation:GENERAL LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION REQUIRED WHERE EXPOS TO
DUST MIGHT OCCUR.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/NEOPRENE.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKER (WORK HYGIENE)
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE COVERALLS AND IMPERVIOUS BOOTS.
ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. EYE PROTECTON:
GOGGLES WITH FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: COMBUST MATLS & STRONG REDUCING AGENTS WHEN IN CONT. MAY
UNDERGO ACCELERATED DECOMP W/EVOLUTION OF HEAT. CONTAM/MIXT W/ANY
FOREIGN MATL MAY RSLT IN FIRE OF GREAT INTENSITY. FIRES CAN RUPTUR
E & SPREAD RAPIDLY. MATL TO AVOID: CHEMS. DO NOT MIX W/ANYTHING BUT
WATER. NEUT AGENT: DO NO USE ACIDS, SINCE (ING 2)

HCC:D1
Solubility in Water:21% BY WT@20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, FREEFLOWING GRANULAR SOLID, WITH A STRONG
CHLORINE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HOUSEHOLD SOAP, SUNTAN LOTION, PAINT PRODS, SOLVS, ACIDS, BEVERAGES,
COMBUST MATLS, ORG MATLS & OTHER POOL (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:(UP TO 180C). TEMPERATURES ABOVE 100C,
AND/ OR ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE (BY REACTION WITH ACIDS):
OXYGEN(BUY HEATING).

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT APPROP FED, ST/PROVINCIAL, & LOCAL
REGULATORY AUTH ASCERTAIN PROPER DISP PROC. WASTE CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE SHOULD NOT BE DISCHARGED INTO SEWERS/STREAMS IN WHICH
ACID WASTE MIGHT BE PRESENT, AS THIS COULD RSLT IN LIBERATION OF
CHLORINE (ING 3)

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