Product ID:11-0057 FLUID,FYRITE,CO2
MSDS Date:03/11/1997
FSC:6640
NIIN:01-375-3228
MSDS Number: BXBSQ

BACHARACH INC

625 ALPHA DRIVE
PITTSBURG, PA 15238
US

Emergency Phone: 412-963-2000/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 412-963-2000

Cage: 05083

BACHARACH INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15238 US

Telephone: 412-963-2130

Cage: 05083

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: 26%

OSHA PEL C 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9596

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 71%

OSHA PEL NOT RELEVANT

ACGIH TLV: NOT RELEVANT

ISOOCTYL ALCOHOLS (C7-9)

CAS: 68526-83-0

Fraction By Weight: 3%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO LD50 OR LC50 DATA AVAI FOR MATL/COMPO
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORRO MATL,LIQ CAUSES BURNS TO
EYE/SKIN.VAP IRRIT,MAY BE HARMFUL.MAY CAUSE NARCOSIS & OTHER NERV
SYST EFFECTS.EYE:MAY CAUSE CHEM BURNS W/PERM BLINDNESS.SKIN:MAY
CAUSE CHEM BURNS SEVERLY DEPENDS ON DUR ATION OF CONTACT.INHAL:MAY
CAUSE EYE/MUCMEMB/RESP IRRIT.SEVERE OVEREXPO MAY CAUSE PULM
EDEMA.INHAL OF ISOOCTYL(SIGN/SY)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARC STATUS:NONE OF COMPO
LISTED AS CARC OR PORTENTIAL CARC BY IARC/NTP/OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH:ALCOHOL MAY CAUSE
HEAD,DIZZ,NARCOSIS,OTHER NERV SYST EFFECTS.INGEST:MAY CAUSE GI
CORRO,PAIN,NAU,VOMIT,DIARR,COLLAPSE,SHOCK.CHRONIC:CHRONIC DERM MAY
FOLLOW REPEAT CONTACT W/ALKALI SOLNS. MATL CO RRO TO TISSUES.MATL
NOT TEST AS WHOLE FOR SENS.NONE OF COMPO HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE
SENS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN & RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS MATL.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER @LEAST 20MINS,LIFTING
UPPER/LOWER LIDS.GET IMMED MED ATTN.SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/WATER WHILE
REMOVING ANY CONTAM CLOTH.CONT FLUSH FOR 20MINS.GET MED ATTN IF
PAIN/IR RIT PERSISTS.INHAL:OVEREXPO OCCURS REMOVE VITIM TO FRESH
AIR.GIVE ART RESP IF NEEDED.GET IMMED MED ATTN.INGEST:DONT INDUCE
VOMIT.DONT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC/CONVULS.IMMED RINSE
MOUTH(SUPPL)

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:183F,84C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/AVAI
Lower Limits:N/AVAI
Upper Limits:N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media:USE FOMA, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH APPROV POSITIVE
PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTH
FOR ALL FIRES INVOLVING CHEMS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ISOOCTYL ALCOHOL HAS FLASH PT 183F &
INSOLUBLE IN WATER.ONLY SM AMT IS PRESENT(<5%)SO ONLY SLIGHT FIRE
HAZ EXISTS.THE BALANCE IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE EQPMT.DILUTE SPILL
W/WATER &NEUTRALIZE W/DILUTE ACETIC ACID.ABSORB & PLACE IN
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL OR FLUSH TO SEWER W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT CONTACT W/EYE/SKIN/CLOTH.WHEN
FLUID IS USED IN INSTRUMENT(FYRITE)DONT VENT IN INVERTED POSITION
OR BEF FLUID HAS DRAINED FROM TOP WELL(CONTD)_
Other Precautions:(CONTD)OF FYRITE.HOLD FYRITE AWAY FROM FACE WHEN
VENTING INSTRUMENT.ALWAYS CHANGE FYRITE FLUID IN IMMED VICINITY OF
SINK W/RUNNING WATER AVAI BECAUSE OF CORR EFFECT OF FYRITE
FLUID.STORE IN COOL DRY P LACE SEPARATE FRM ACID & OXIDIZER(SUPPL)

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL USE.DONT INHAL VAPORS.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE ADEQUATE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR OTHER IMPERV GLOVES
Eye Protection:WEAR CHEM SAF GOGG & FACESHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:AN AVAI SOURCE OF RUNNING WATER FOR EYE &
SKIN FLUSHING IS RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
1STAID:W/SM AMT OF WATER.GET IMMED MED ATTN. OTHER
PRECAUT:STORAGE.AVOID CRUSHING CONTAINERS. SPEC GRAV:ISOOCTYL
ALCOHOL=0.83;KOH SOLN >1 NO DATA AVAI. INCOMPT:METALS,CHLORINATED
HYDROCARBON

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<32F,<0C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:1,OCTANOL
Vapor Density:4.5,OCTANO
Spec Gravity:SUPPLEMENTAL
pH:13-14
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:OCATANOL-INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:RED LIQUID,SLIGHT UNPLEASANT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:75
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,ACIDS,ALDEHYDES,MONOMERS & POLYMERIZABLE
ESTERS,ALKALYENE OXIDES,HALOGENS,ACID ANHYDRIDES,(SUPP)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZ COMBUST PROD:OXIDES OF CARBON AND
POTASSIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PRODUCT HAVE NOT BEEN
EVALUATED.DISPOSE IAW ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.RCRA
HAZ WASTE CODES:D002.CERCLA 103 RQ:3846LBS(POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
1000LBS).

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