Product ID:FLAKE CALCIUM CHLORIDE POWDERED CALCIUM CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:05/01/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N019431
MSDS Number: BYSNX

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP

90 E HALSEY RD
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054
US

Emergency Phone: 800-631-8050

Info Phone: 201-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 US

Telephone: 973-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; (CALCIUM CHLORIDE, DIHYDRATE)

CAS: 10043-52-4

RTECS: EV9800000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WHEN USING SOLUTIONS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 1.4 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: DUST/MIST MAY IRRITATE
NOSE, THROAT & LUNGS. INGESTION: MAY IRRITATE GASTROINTESTINAL
TRACT. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. UNDER CONDITIONS OF PROLONGED
CONTACT OR WHEN MOISTURE IS PRESENT, SUPERFICIAL BURNS MAY RESULT.
CONTACT W/ABRADED SKIN OR CUTS CAN CAUSE SEVERE NECROSIS. EYES: MAY
IRRITATE/BURN EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH PROMPTLY WITH PLENTY OF WATER, CONTINUING FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS,
IMMEDIAT ELY GIVE 2 TO 4 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMITING BY
TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
IRRITATION, INGESTION OR DISCOMFORT FROM INHALATION.

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:SHOVEL UP DRY CHEMICAL AND PLACE IN METAL DRUM
WITH A COVER. CAUTIOUSLY SPRAY RESIDUE WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA. PROLONGED
STORAGE MAY CAUSE PRODUCT TO CAKE AND BECOME WET FROM ATMOSPHERIC
MOISTURE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN OR CLOTHING. AVOID
BREATHING DUST OR MIST. FOR DUSTY OR MISTY CONDITION OR WHEN
HANDLING SOLUTIONS, DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.

Respiratory Protection:FOR DUSTY OR MISTY CONDITION, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED DUST OR MIST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST: IN PACKAGING & UNLOADING AREAS, OVER OPEN
PROCESSING EQUIP & OTHER PLACES WHERE DUSTY OR MISTY CNDTN (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:COTTON FOR DRY PROD; IMPERVIOUS (ING 2)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 3)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD DELUGE SHOWER . EYE WASH
FACILITY. HAT. LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT & TROUSERS, BOOTS & GLOVES FOR
ROUTINE USE.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AND HOUSEKEEPING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: NEUT/SLIGHTLY ALKALINE. SOL IN H*2O: 42 BY WT (ANHYDROUS) @ 20C.
MATLS TO AVOID: CAUSE EXOTHERMIC RXN. METHYL VINYL ETHER:STARTS
RUNAWAY POLYM RXN. ZINC AS IN GALVANIZED IRON YIELDS HYDROGEN GAS W
/SOLNS, WHICH MAY EXPLODE UNDER THESE CNDTNS. VENT: PREVAILS. NATRL
VENT: ADEQ FOR OTHER AREAS.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:349F,176C
Spec Gravity:0.835 (H*2O=1)
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:SMALL WHITE FLAKES; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SULFURIC ACID YIELDS HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS WHICH IS CORR, IRRIT &
REACTIVE. WATER REACTIVE MATLS, SUCH AS SODIUM(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE IN WATER USING CAUTION AS SOLUTION CAN
GET VERY HOT. FLUSH TO SEWER WITH PLENTY OF WATER IF PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. WASTE MAY HAVE TO
BE DISPOSED OF BY A N APPROVED CONTRACTOR.

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