Product ID:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
MSDS Date:02/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-255-0471
MSDS Number: BXFQD

PPG INDUSTRIES INC (WAS PTTTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO)

ONE PPG PLACE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15272-0001
US

Emergency Phone: 304-843-1300

Info Phone: 412-434-3131

Preparer: R. KENNETH LEE

Cage: 47695

PPG INDUSTRIES INC CHEMICAL DIVISION

PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-1416 US

Telephone: 304-843-1300

Cage: 93915

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (SARA III) (65% AVAILABLE CHLORINE)

CAS: 7778-54-3

RTECS: NH3485000

Fraction By Weight: 65%

OSHA PEL 0.5 PPM (CL)

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 PPM (CL); 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

INERT (INCLUDES 5.5-10% MOISTURE)

Fraction By Weight: 35%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE ESTABLISHED BY OSHA/ACGIH FOR PROD
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:TISSUE IRRIT,UPPER RESP TRACT
IRRIT,NASAL CONGESTION,COUGH,SORE THROAT,LARYNGITIS,SHORTNESS OF
BREATH,PULM EDEMA.SKIN:SLIGHTLY TOXIC. SKIN/EYE:CORR.SEVERE
IRRIT,BURNS,TISSUE DESTRUCTION.INGEST:S EVERE BURNS TO DIGESTIVE
TRACT,CAN BE FATAL,SLIGHTLY TOXIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:IC CHEMICAL LISTED AS
CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGE:NTP/IARC/OSHA:NO.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:TISSUE & UPPER RESP TRACT IRRIT, NASAL
CONGESTION, COUGHING, SORE THROAT, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
PULMONARY EDEMA. SKIN/EYE:SEVERE IRRIT, BURNS, TISSUE DESTRUCTION.
INGEST:SEVERE BURNS TO DIGESTIVE TRACT, CAN BE FATAL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. NOT BREATHING GIVE ART RESP
PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. BREATH DIFFICULT GIVE OXY. CALL
PHYSICIAN. EYE/SKIN:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LESAT 15MINS WHILE
REMOVING CONTAMIN CLOTH/SHOES. EYE:GET IMMED MED ATTN. SKIN IRRIT
OCCURS GET MED ATTN. INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS DRINK LG QUANT OF WATER &
ANY COMMON COOKING(VEG)OIL IF AVAILABLE. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. TAKE
IMMED TO (SUPPLE)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY! SMOTHERING INEFFECTIVE-PRODUCT SUPPLIES
OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS MUST WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPORVED
PRESSURE DEMAND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE
FOR POSSIBLE EXPO TO HAZ GASES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES @180C RELEASING OXY GAS.CNTNRS
MAY RUPTURE.MAY CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO IF MIX W/OTHER CHEM.FIRE RESULTS
IF CONTAM W/ACIDS/EASILY COMBUST MATL(ORG MATL,ETC).

Spill Release Procedures:USE EXTREME CAUTION IN HANDLING.CONTAMIN
W/ORG/COMBUST MATL MAY CAUSE FIRE/VIOLENT DECOMP;IF SO IMMED DOSE
W/PLENTY OF WATER.OTHERWISE SWEEPUP ALL VISIBLE MATL W/CLEAN DRY
SHOVEL/BROOM.DISSOLVE MATL I N WATER.DISPOSE OF WASTE MATL
ACCORDINGLY.
Neutralizing Agent:HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (1 PT OF 35% H2O2 PER 1 LB OF
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE).

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T GET IN EYES/SKIN/CLOTH.KEEP IN
ORIGINAL CNTNR IN COOL DRY PLACE & CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE.KEEP AWAY
FRM HEAT SOURCES/SPARKS/LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODUCT
Other Precautions:USE ONLY CLEAN DRY METAL/PLASTIC SCOOP EACH TIME PROD
TAKEN FRM CNTNR.DON'T ADD PROD TO DISPERNSING DEVICE HAVING
REMNANTS OF OTHER MATL.SAFE HANDL OF MATL ON LONG-TERM BASIS SHOULD
EMPHASIZE MIN REPE ATED ACUTE EXPO.AQUATIC:HIGHLY TOX.(SUP)

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY CONDITONS ENCOUNTERED USE NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESP W/ACID GAS CARTRIDGE & DUST PREFILTER.RESP USE
LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MSHA OR MFG MUST BE OBSERVED.RESP
PROTECTION PROGRAMS MUST BE IAW 29CFR1910.134.
Ventilation:NONE, UNLESS DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL LSAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:USE BOOTS,APRONS,CHEM SUITS WHEN NECESSARY
TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.PERSONAL PROT CLOTH/EQPMT IAW 29CFR1910.134
& 133.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFT HANDLING.FATAL/HARMFUL IF
INGEST.MAY CAUSE CHEM BURNS.IRRIT TO NOSE/THROAT-AVOID BREATHING
DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH OF SOLN:ALKALINE. 1STAID:HOSPITAL/PHYSICIAN.DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INDUCE
VOMIT OR GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.NOTE TO DR:TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY. OTHER PRECAUT:ADD PROD ONLY TO WATER.DON'T REUSE
CN TNR.KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN.PROD REGISTERED W/EPA AS PESTICIDE.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMP@180C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:356F,180C
pH:SUPPLE
Solubility in Water:217G/L @27C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER WITH SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, BOMSUTIBLE MATLS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OR EXCESSIVE HEAT ABOVE
177C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS OR AMMONIA CONTAMIN RELEASES TOX
GASES.EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CAUSE DECOMP RESULTING IN RELEASE OF OXY
& CHLORINE GAS

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILLED MATL DISSOLVED IN WATER SHOULD BE USED
IMMED IN NORMAL APPLICATION FOR WHICH MATL BEING CONSUMED.IF NOT
NEUTRALIZE W/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE(1PT 35%H2O2 PER LB PRODUCT).DILUTE
W/PLENTY OF WATER.FLUS H TO SEWER.DISPOSE OF IAW ALL APPLICABLE
REGS/LAW.

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