Product ID:CAUSTIC SODA, LYE, SODIUM HYDRATE, SX0595
MSDS Date:02/06/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N069983
MSDS Number: BZSMX

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480 DEMOCRAT RD
GIBBSTOWN, NJ 08027
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 609-354-9200

Cage: DO242

EM SCIENCE

70 GIBBSTOWN, NJ 08927 US

Telephone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Cage: DO242

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3, C

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE EXPOSURE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WHEN HANDLING THIS MATERIAL. SAFETY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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 & CORROSIVE. CAUSES
SEVERE BURNS ON CONTACT W/BODY TISSUE. VAPOR IRRITATING TO EYES &
RESPIRATORY PASSAGES. TESTS ON LABORATORY ANIMALS INDICATE MATERIAL
MAY PRODUCE ADVERSE MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. CITED IN RTECS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DATA NOT AVAILABLE.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE.
SKIN:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THORO W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE REUSE. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
THORO W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR;
GIVE ARTF RESP IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER FREELY & GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA OF ALL UNNEC PERS. WEAR SUITABLE
PROT EQUIP LISTED UNDER EXPOS/PERSONAL PROT SECTION. ELIM ANY IGNIT
SOURCES UNTIL AREA IS DETERMINED TO BE FREE FROM EXPLO/FIRE HAZS.
CONTAIN RELS & ELIM ITS SOURCE, IF THIS CAN BE DONE W/OUT (SUPP
DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST/VAP. STORE IN DRY,
WELL-VENTED AREA AWAY FROM ACID, METALS, EXPLOIVES, ORG PEROXIDES &
EASILY IGNITABLE MATLS.
Other Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. WHILE MAKING SOLN ADD SLOWLY
TO SURF OF SOLN TO AVOID VIOLENT SPLATTERING. DO NOT GET IN EYES,
ON SKIN/ON CLTHG. RETAINED RESIDUE MAY MAKE EMPTY CNTNRS HAZ; USE
CAUT. DO NOT T AKE INTERNALLY.

Respiratory Protection:IF WORKPLACE EXPOS LIM(S) OF PROD/ANY COMPONENT
IS EXCEEDED, NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED RESP IS ADVISED IN
ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRON CONTROL. OSHA REGS ALSO PERMIT OTHER
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPS (N EG PRESS TYPE) UNDER SPECIFIED (SUPDAT)
Ventilation:MATERIAL SHOULD BE HANDLED OR TRANSFERRED IN AN APPROVED
FUME HOOD OR W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE OR EQUIVALENT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 4)
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . PROT CLTHG (IMPERVIOUS) SHOULD BE WORN (ING
3)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC:RISK. TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISP AS DESCRIBED
UNDER DISP SECTION. COMPLY W/FED, STATE & LOC REGS ON REPORTING
RELS. RQ: SODIUM HYDROXIDE - 1000 LBS. REFER TO REGULATORY INFO FOR
OTHER REGULATORY DATA. RESP PROT:CNDTNS (SEE YOUR SAFETY EQUIP
SUPPLIER). ENGINEERING &/OR ADMIN CONTROLS (ING 2)

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, DELIQUESCENT PELLETS, FLAKES OR GRANULES;
ODORLESS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:MATL DOES NOT HAVE EPA WASTE NUMBER & IS NOT A
LISTED WASTE, HOWEVER CONSULTATION W/PERMITTED WASTE DISP SITE
(TSD) SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. ALWAYS CONT A PERMITTED WASTE
DISPOSER (TSD) TO ASSURE COMPL IANCE W/ALL CURRENT LOC, STATE & FED
REGS.

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