Product ID:CAUSTIC SODA, LYE, SODIUM HYDRATE, SX0590
MSDS Date:10/27/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N065198
MSDS Number: BZLBV

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SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 40%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

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:EXTREMELY TOXIC AND CORROSIVE.
ACUTE:CAUSES SEVERE BURNS ON CONTACT WITH ANY BODY TISSUE. VAPOR
IRRITATING TO EYES AND RESPIRATORY PASSAGES. CHRONIC:NONE LISTED BY
MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT KNOWN.

First Aid:GET MED ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE. SKIN:IMMED
FLUSH THORO W/LG AMTS OF WATER. EYES:IMMED FLUSH THORO W/WATER FOR
@ LEAST 15 MINUTES. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; GIVE ARTF RESP IF
BRTHG H AS STOPPED. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT;GIVE WATER FREELY &
GET MED ATTN. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & WASH BEFORE REUSE.

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:FLOOD WITH WATER, USING CARE NOT TO SPLATTER OR
SPLASH THE MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CAN REACT WITH CERTAIN METALS (AL, SN,
MG, CU, ETC).

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. DO NOT
BREATHE DUST/VAP. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG; DO NOT TAKE
INTERNALLY. WASH THORO AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:STORE IN DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM ACIDS,
METALS, EXPLO, ORG PEROXIDES & EASILY IGNIT MATLS WHILE MAKING SOLN
ADD SLOWLY TO SURF OF SOLN TO AVOID VIOLENT SPLATTERING. RETAINED
RESIDUE MAY MA KE EMPTY CNTNRS HAZ; USE CAUTION.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:MATL SHOULD BE HNDLD/TRANSFERRED IN APPRVD FUME HOOD/WIH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE/EQUIVALENT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG & (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLTHG. ANSI APPRVD EMERGENCY EYE
WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROT:FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2534F,1390C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:605F,318C
Spec Gravity:2.13 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, ODORLESS, DELIQUESCENT PELLETS, FLAKES OR
GRANULES.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, ACIDS, CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS, METALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH MOISTURE MAY GENERATE
SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGNITE SURROUNDING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:TO BE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CURRENT
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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