Product ID:CAUSTIC SODA, LYE, SODIUM HYDRATE, SX0589
MSDS Date:02/06/1995
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N018375
MSDS Number: CCXXN

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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

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. CAUSES
SEVERE BURNS ON CONTACT WITH ANY BODY TISSUE. VAPOR IRRITATING TO
EYES AND RESPIRATORY PASSAGES.
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 THOROUGHLY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYES:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. INHAL:
REMOVE TO FRES H AIR; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS
STOPPED. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER
FREELY & GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & 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 APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CAN REACT WITH 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 AS LISTED. ELIM ANY IGNIT SOURCES UNTIL AREA IS DETERMD
FREE FROM EXPLO OR FIRE HAZS. CNTN RELS & ELIM ITS SOURCE IF THIS
CAN BE DONE W/OUT RI SK. TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A
DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM ACIDS, METALS, EXPLOSIVES,
ORGANIC PEROXIDES & EASILY IGNITABLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST OR VAPOR. WHILE MAKING SOLUTION
ADD SLOWLY TO SURFACE OF SOLUTION TO AVOID VIOLENT SPLATTERING. DO
NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. RETAINED RESIDUE MAY MAKE
EMPTY CONTAINE RS HAZARDOUS; USE CAUTION.

Respiratory Protection:IF WORKPLACE EXPOS LIM(S) OF PROD OR ANY
COMPONENT IS EXCEEDED (SEE TLV/PEL), A NIOSH APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED
RESP IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CTL. OSHA REGS
ALSO PERMIT OTHER NIOSH APPR VD RESPS (NEG PRESS TYPE) UNDER
(SUPDAT)
Ventilation:MATERIAL SHOULD BE HANDLED OR TRANSFERRED IN AN APPROVED
FUME HOOD OR WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:PROT GLOVES (NITRILE OR EQUIVALENT).
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (IMPERVIOUS) SHOULD BE WORN WHEN HANDLING THIS
MATL.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: DISP AS DESCRIBED. COMPLY W/FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS ON
REPORTING RELS. REFER TO REGULATORY INFO FOR REPORTABLE QTY & OTHER
REGULATORY DATA. RESP PROT: SPECIFIED CNDTNS (SEE SFTY EQUIP SUPP
LIER). ENGINEERING &/OR ADMIN CTLS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE
EXPOS. 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.

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 INDICATED.

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

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