Product ID:SODIUM HYDROXIDE
MSDS Date:12/23/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-234-8373
MSDS Number: BXQDJ

FREY SCIENTIFIC

905 HICKORY LANE
MANSFIELD, OH 44905
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 419-589-1900

Preparer: MICHEAL RASZEJA

Cage: 6U218

FREY SCIENTIFIC

MANSFIELD, OH 44905 US

Telephone: 419-589-1900

Cage: 6U218

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 90-100%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9495

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DANGER!CORROSIVE!POISON!CAUSES SEVERE
SKIN/EYE BURNS.MAY BE FATAL IF INGESTED.INGEST:POISON.MAY RESULT IN
SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRIT W/BURNS TO MOUTH. SKIN/EYES:CONTACT
W/SKIN/EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT OR BURNS. INHAL:DUST VERY IRRIT
TO UPPER RESP TRACT. MAIN EFFECT. TISSUE DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:CORROSIVE, POISON. SEVERE SKIN/EYE BURNS. FATAL
IF INGESTED, SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRIT W/BURNS TO MOUTH. VERY
IRRITATING TO UPPER RESP TRACT. TISSUE DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.IF CONSC GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER TO
DRINK.FOLLOW W/WHITE OF EGGS BEATEN W/WATER.CALL DR IMMED.NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF
WATER FOR 1 5MINS LIFTING EYELIDS.GET PROMPT MED ATTN.SKIN:FLOOD
W/WATER THEN WASH W/VINEGAR.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.NOT BREATH
GIVE ART RESP.DIFFICULT BREATH GIVE OXYGEN.GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ON FIRE INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
CLOTH.MUST INCLUDE COMPLETE EYE PROT.FLOOD W/WATER USING CARE NOT
TO SPLATTER/SPALSH MATL.CONTACT W/WATER PRODUCES (SUPPLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST BUT SOLID FORM IN CONTACT
W/MOISTURE/WATER MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGN COMBUST
MATLS.CONTACT W/SOME METALS CAN GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS.(SUPPL)

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY & WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
SWEEPUP & PLACE N SUITABLE CONTAINER.FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER RINSE
W/DILUTE ACID PREFERABLY ACETIC & FINALLY W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BISULFATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.STORE IN COOL
DRY PLACE;PROTECT AGAINST MOISTURE/WATER.SEPARATE FRM
ACIDS/METALS/EXPLOSIVES/ORG PEROXIDES/EASILY IGN MATLS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN/EYE/CLOTH.READ LABEL ON CNTNR
BEF USING.PROD DELIQUESCENT;ABSORBS WATER/CO2 FRM AIR.NAOH &
TRICHLOROETHYLENE ESPECIALLY HAZ--RX TO FORM SPONT FLAMM
DICHLOROACETYLENE.FOR LAB USE O NLY.NOT FOR DRUG/FOOD/HOUSEHOLD
USE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL USE HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL) RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM SAF GOGG OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES,LAB COAT,APRON,VENTILATION
HOOD,PROPER GLOVES,EYEWASH STATION.DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN
WORKING W/CHEMICAL
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAMIN CLOTHING PROMPTLY.KEEP OUT OF
REACH OF CHILDREN.WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHTING:INTENSE HEAT & HIGHLY IRRIT/CORR MIST. FIRE/EXPLO
HAZ:HOT/MOLTEN MATL WILL RX VIOLENTLY W/WATER LIBERATING
HEAT/CAUSING SPLASHING.SEVER EYE HAZ;SOLID/CONCEN SOLN DESTROYS
TISSUE ON CONTAC T. DISPOSAL:TO SURFACE OF LIQ(AVOIDS VIOL
SPLAT).NEUTRALIZE W/SODIUM BISULFATE.FLUSH TO SEWER W/COPIOUS AMTS
OF WATER.

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:=1390.C, 2534.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=317.8C, 604.F
Vapor Pres:1MM @739C
Vapor Density:NONE LIST
Spec Gravity:2.130 @25C
pH:BASIC
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE (N/A)
Solubility in Water:19 G/100ML @20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PELLETS OR FLAKES, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER SOLNS RX VIOLENTLY W/ACIDS & W/MANY ORG CMPDS,MOST COMMON
METALS(ZN,AL,SN,PB,ETC)LIBERATING FLAMM HYDROGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, ACIDS, ACID FUMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM SODIUM MONOXIDE &/OR SODIUM
PEROXIDE AT VERY HIGH TEMEPRATURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMENT/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJ TO
FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.THESE GUIDELINES INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL OF
CATALOG SIZE QUANT ONLY:AVOID BREATH DUST/MIST.WEAR FULL PROT
CLOTH(GOGG,FACESHILED.SLOWLY DISS OLVE IN WATER.WHITLE MAKING SOLN
ADD SLOWLY(SUPPL)

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