Product ID:PPG CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE TABLETS
MSDS Date:06/21/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N055009
MSDS Number: CDWKM

VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC

6100 CARILLON POINT
KIRKLAND, WA 98033
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 206-889-3400

Cage: DO735

VOPAK USA INC

KIRKLAND, WA 98033-7357 US

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (CERCLA)

CAS: 7778-54-3

RTECS: NH3485000

Fraction By Weight: 65%

OSHA PEL 0.5 PPM (CL)

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 PPM/1STEL (CL)

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

INERT (INCLUDES 5.5-10% MOISTURE)

Fraction By Weight: 35%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

POS RESPONSES IN IN-VITRO ASSAYS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ABERRATIONS IN CHINESE HAMSTER FIBROBLASTS. SAFE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EMPHASIZE MINIMIZING REPEATED ACUTE EXPOSURES.

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VOMIT. TAKE IMMED TO HOSPITAL/MD. IF

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INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DISSOLVE IN NEUTRALIZING AGENT.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PROD. SUCH USE MAY CAUSE VIOLENT RXN LEADING TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IF MIXED W/OTHER CHEMS. FIRE MAY RSLT IF CONTAM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GASOLINE, PAINT PRODS & MOST OTHER ORG MATLS. DO

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CAN REACT TO CAUSE FIRE. THORO FLUSH EMPTY CONTR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DO NOT CONTAMINATE WATER, FOOD/FEED BY STOR/DISP.

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MAY RSLT FROM CONT FROM HEAT, ACIDS, ORG/COMBUST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CHEMICAL BURNS. IRRITATING TO NOSE & THROAT - AVOID

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(1 PINT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLN PER

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NEUT MATL W/PLENTY OF WATER & FLUSH TO SEWER. NOTE

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UNNEUT MATL CAN CAUSE ENVIRON DMG TO RECEIVING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ON-SITE NEUT, CAREFULLY & SLOWLY POUR APPROP QTY OF

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CARE MUST

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TO PVNT ENVIRON CONTAM. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO DISP OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WATER ACT, RCRA, FIFRA, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER

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:ACUTE: INHAL: CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
DUST & DECOMP OF PARTICLES IN RESP TRACT CAN LEAD TO IRRIT OF TISS
& CAUSE VARIETY OF EFTS. THESE EFTS ARE DEPENDENT ON CONC & INCL:
UPPER RESP TRACT IRRIT, NASAL CO NGESTION, COUGHING, SORE THROAT,
LARYNGITIS & SHORTNESS OF BRTH. IN OPERATIONS WHERE THERE ARE HIGH
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONCS OF RESP PARTICULATES, PULM
EDEMA (FLUID IN LUNG) MAY BE PRDCED. IF NOT TREATED IMMED, PULM
EDEMA CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. SINCE THIS PROD IS IN TABLET FORM,
PARTICLES OF RESP SIZE ARE NOT GEN ENCOUNTERED. EYE/SKIN: CORR TO
EYES. CONT OF DUST W/EYES, EVEN A MIN AMT FOR SHORT DURATION, CAN
CAUSE (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP, PREF
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. EYE/SKIN:
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, WHILE REMOVING CONTAM
CLTH G & SHOES. FOR EYE CONT, GET IMMED MED ATTN. IF SKIN IRRIT
OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK LGE QTYS OF WATER
& ANY COMMON COOKING (VEGETABLE) OIL, IF AVAIL. DO NOT INDUCE (ING
6)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY! SMOTHERING INEFFECTIVE-PRODUCT SUPPLIES
OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES AT 180C RELEASING OXYGEN GAS;
CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE EXTREME CAUTION IN HNDLG SPILLED MATL.
CONTAM W/ORG/COMBUST MATL MAY CAUSE FIRE/VIOLENT DECOMP. IF
FIRE/DECOMP OCCURS IN AREA OF SPILL, IMMED DOUSE W/PLENTY OF WATER.
OTHERWISE, SWEEP UP ALL VISIB LE MATL USING CLEAN, DRY SHOVEL &
BROOM& (ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG.
KEEP IN ORIGINAL CONTR IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP CONTR CLSD WHEN NOT
IN USE.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES, SPKS, OPEN FLAMES &
LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODS. USE ONLY CLEAN, DRY SCOOP MADE OF
METAL/PLASTIC EACH TIME THIS PROD IS TAKEN FROM CONTR. DO NOT ADD
TO ANY DISPENSING DEVICE CON TAINING REMNANTS OF ANY OTHER (ING 9)

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY CNDTNS ARE ENCOUNTERED, USE NIOSH
APPRVD RESP W/ACID GAS CARTRIDGE & DUST PREFILTER. RESP USE
LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MFR MUST BE OBSERVED. RESP PROT
PROGRAMS MUST BE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910 .134.
Ventilation:NONE, UNLESS DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
BOOTS, APRONS/CHEM SUITS SHOULD BE USED WHEN NEC TO PVNT SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & USE OF EQUIPMENT
MUST BE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.132 & 29 CFR 1910.133. WASH HANDS AFTER
HNDLG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: SEV IRRIT & EVEN BLINDNESS. CONT W/SKIN MAY CAUSE SEV
IRRIT, BURNS/TISS DESTRUCTION. IN STUDIES UTILIZING RABBITS, SKIN
IRRIT SCORE WAS 8/8 & EYE IRRIT SCORE WAS 98.5/110. CLASSIFICAT ION
FOR BOTH OF THESE IS CORR. INGEST: CAUSES SEV BURNS TO DIGESTIVE
TRACT & CAN BE FATAL. (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:356F,180C
Solubility in Water:217 G/L @ 27C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TABLETS WITH SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OR EXCESSIVE HEAT ABOVE
177C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS/AMMONIA CONTAM WILL RELEASE TOX
GASES. EXCESS HEAT WILL CAUSE DECOMP RSLTG IN RELEASE OF OXYGEN &
CHLORINE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILLED MATL THAT HAS BEEN SWEPT UP & DISSOLVED
IN WATER SHOULD BE USED IMMED IN NORM APPLICATION FOR WHICH CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE IS BEING CONSUMED. IF THIS IS NOT POSS, CAREFULLY NEUT
DISSOLVED MATL B Y ADDING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (ING 16)

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