Product ID:PRESTOCHLOR
MSDS Date:01/21/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N049407
MSDS Number: BTZGB

P.B. & S CHEMICAL CO., INC

1405 HIGHWAY 136 W. GENEVA RD
HENDERSON, KY 42420
US

Emergency Phone: 502-827-3545

Info Phone: 502-827-3545

Cage: IO757

P.B. & S CHEMICAL CO., INC

20 HENDERSON, KY 42420 US

Telephone: 502-827-3545

Cage: IO757

HYPOCHLORUS ACID, CALCIUM SALT; (CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE)

CAS: 7778-54-3

RTECS: NH3485000

Fraction By Weight: 65-75%

OSHA PEL 0.5 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 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: DUST CAN CAUSE
IRRITATION OR BURNS TO NOSE, THROAT AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
RESPIRABLE SIZE DUST REACHING LUNGS IS EXTREMELY TOXIC AND CAN BE
FATAL. (RESPIRABLE DUST PARTICLES IS NOT LIKELY ). EYE: EVEN A MIN
AMT FOR A SHORT DURATION CAN CAUSE SEV BURNS & EVEN BLINDNESS.
SKIN:CONT CAN CAUSE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SEV IRRIT, BURNS, OR TISSUE
DESTRUCTION. INGEST: CAUSES SEV BURNS TO DIGESTIVE TRACT AND CAN BE
FATAL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTHG. EYE:
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN WHILE HOLDING LIDS OPEN.
GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. IF IRRITATION
OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK LARGE QTY OF
WATER AND/OR OLIVE OIL. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GET MED ATTN IMMED.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY; SMOTHERING INEFTIVE BECAUSE PRODUCT
SUPPLIES OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES @180C LIBERATING CHLORINE GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE: EXTREME CAUTION IN HNDLG SPILLED MATL.
FIRE/VIOLENT DECOMP MAY OCCUR UPON CONTAM W/ORG/COMBUST MATLS.
IMMED DOUSE W/PLENTY OF WATER IF FIRE OF DECOMP OCCURS. OTHERWISE,
SWEEP UP ALL VISIBLE MATL USING A CLEAN, DRY SHOVEL & BROOM.
(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD AREA
AWAY FROM ACIDS, ORG/COMBUST MATERIAL. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES,
SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES & LIGHTED TOBACCO.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. FIRE MAY RSLT IF
CONTAMD W/ACIDS/EASILY COMBUST MATLS SUCH AS OIL, KEROSENE,
GASOLINE, PAINT PRODUCTS AND MOST OTHER ORGANIC MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH ACID GAS
CARTRIDGE AND DUST PREFIL.
Ventilation:NONE, UNLESS DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL/SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKS GOGGS & (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
SAFTY SHOWER AND EYE WASH FOUNTAIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: DECOMPOSES@356F,180C. SPILL PROC: DISSOLVE IN WATER. IF POSS, USE
IMMED IN NORM APPLICATN. IF NOT THEN FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW. EYE
PROT: FULL LENGTH FACESHLD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:0.98(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:217 G/L@27C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER WITH SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ANY FORM OF CONTAM (ESP COMBUSTIBLE MATLS)
OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE DECOMPOSITION AND/OR FIRE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACID/AMMONIA CONTAMINATION OR
EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL RELEASE CHLORINE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVED MATL SHOULD BE CAREFULLY NEUT BY
CAREFULLY ADDING 1 PT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLN PER POUND OF
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORIE. FLUSH NEUT MATL TO SEWER W/PLENTY OF WATER.
DISP IS TO BE I/A/W FEDERAL , STATE, AND LOCAL REGS.

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