Product ID:B-200
MSDS Date:09/01/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N056085
MSDS Number: BWDNM

BROWNE LABORATORIES INC

4138 S CREEK RD
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37406
US

Emergency Phone: 615-698-7777

Info Phone: 615-698-7777

Cage: 4Z445

BROWNE LABORATORIES INC

CHATTANOOGA, TN 37406-1021 US

Telephone: 615-698-7777

Cage: 4Z445

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: <30%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LG QTYS OF WATER/MILK TO DILUTE STOMACH CONTENTS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE IS KNOWN.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CLINICAL CONDITIONS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FLUSHED W/WATER FOLLOWED BY LIBERAL COVERING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REMOVED & PLACED IN APPROVED CONTAINERS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NITRIC, PHOSPHORIC & ACETIC ACIDS. SPILL AREA

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COVERING OF SODIUM BICARBONATE. ALL CLEAN UP MATL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ORG PROD. WHEN MIX PROD W/SOLN CONTAINING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

VERY SLOWLY WHILE STIRRING CONSTANTLY.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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:EYE:WILL CAUSE BURNS THAT RESULT
IN DAMAGE TO EYES AND EVEN BLINDNESS. INGESTION:CAN CAUSE SEVERE
BURNS AND COMPLETE TISSUE PERFORATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF MOUTH,
THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMAC H.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:AVOID CONT; WEAR PROT CLTHG. FLUSH EYES & SKIN FREELY
W/WATER. SEE OPHTHALMOLOGIST, IF IRRIT PERSISTS. GET MED ATTN
IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, LIFTING LOWER & UPPER
EYELIDS OCCASNLY FO R @ LEAST 15 MINS. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
SKIN:WASH THORO. SEEK MED ATTN IF IRRIT OCCURS. INHAL:MOVE PERSON
TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG STOPS, ADMIN ARTF RESP. GET MED HELP IMMED.
INHAL:MOVE PERSON (SUPDAT)

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . AVOID DIRECT CONTACT OF THIS PRODUCT W/WATER AS THIS
CAN CAUSE VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION.

Spill Release Procedures:IF MATL CAN NOT BE SALVAGED, METH OF DISP IS
IN LANDFILL I/A/W ALL LOC, ST, & FED REGS. NEUT REMAINING TRACES OF
MATL W/ANY DILUTE INORGANIC ACID SUCH AS HYDROCHLORIC, SULFURIC
NITRIC PHOSPHORIC & ACE TIC ACIDS. SPILL AREA SHOULD THEN BE (ING
5)
Neutralizing Agent:MAY BE DILUTED W/WATER, DILUTE INORG ACID AS
HYDROCHLORIC, SULFURIC, (ING 7)

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE GOOD INDUST HYGIENE PRACTICES. DO
NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR CLTHG. DO NOT INGEST/INHALE. KEEP
CONTAINERS CLOSED.
Other Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM STRONG OXIDIZERS, HEAT, SPARKS, &
OPEN FLAME. NEVER ADD MORE PROD THAN CAN BE ABSORBED BY SOLN WHILE
MAINTAINING TEMP BELOW 200F TO PVNT BOILING & SPATTERING. PROD CAN
REACT EXPLOS W/A CIDS, ALDEHYDES & MANY OTHER (ING 9)

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:USE VENT OR EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG & (ING 11)
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER & EYE WASH FOUNTAIN SHOULD BE
LOCATED IN IMMED WORK AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:EXOTHERMIC REACTION. WHEN HNDLG THIS PROD AVOID CONT
W/ALUMINUM, TIN ZINC & ALLOYS CONTAINING THESE METALS. AVOID CONT
W/LEATHER, WOOL ACIDS, ORG HALOGEN CMPDS & ORG NITRO CMPDS. FIRST
AID PROC:TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG STOPS, ADMIN ARTF RESP. GET MED
HELP IMMED. INGEST:IF PERSON IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Spec Gravity:1.18 (H*20=1)
pH:14
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:BROWN COLOR SOLUTION, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
DIRECT CONT W/WATER. THIS PROD MAY BE ADDED SLOWLY TO WATER/ACIDS
W/DILUTION & AGITATION TO AVOID VIOLENT (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT KNOWN.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT WASTE DISPOSAL FIRM. MUST COMPLY WITH
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATION.

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