HARCROS CHEMICALS INC -- CAUSTIC SODA BEADS 50, 16-14659-03
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CDMCH
MSDS NAME: CAUSTIC SODA BEADS 50, 16-14659-03
Responsible Party
Name: HARCROS CHEMICALS INC
Address: 5200 SPEAKER RD
City: KANSAS CITY KS 66106
Info Phone: 913-321-3131
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.
Address: 5200-SPEAKER ROAD
Box: 2383
City: KANSAS CITY KS 66106-1095
Phone: 913-321-3131
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Ingredients
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Cas: 1310-73-2
RTECS #: WB4900000
Name: SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)
% Wt: 100
OSHA PEL: 2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty: 1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty: 1000 LBS
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Name: SUP DAT: PERFORATION OF MUC MEMB OF MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOM
IF SWALLOWED. SEV SCARRING OF THROAT CAN
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Name: ING 2: OCCUR AFTER SWALLOWING. DEATH CAN RESULT FROM INGESTION.
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Name: FIRST AID PROC: THIS WASHING MAY BE FOLLOWED W/RINSE W/VINEGAR/DILUTE
ACETIC ACID (3% SOLN) IF AVAIL. IF SKIN
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Name: ING 4: FEELS SLIPPERY, CAUSTIC MAY BE PRESENT IN SUFFICIENT QTYS TO CAUSE
RASH/BURN, CONTINUE WASHING UNTIL
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Name: ING 5: SLIPPERY FEELING IS GONE. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & FOOTWEAR &
WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD FOOTWEAR WHICH
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Name: ING 6: CANNOT BE DECONTAM. SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. INHAL: GET TO FRESH AIR.
IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, ARTF RESP SHOULD
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Name: ING 7: BE STARTED. OXYGEN MAY BE ADMIN, IF READILY AVAIL. SEEK MED ATTN
IMMES. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE
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Name: ING 8: LGE QTYS OF WATER. IF AVAIL, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK/ACIDIC
BEVERAGES (TOMATO/ORANGE JUICE,
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Name: ING 9: CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS). NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON
PERS. IF VOMIT OCCURS SPONT, KEEP HEAD
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Name: ING 10: BELOW HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR. SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. NOTES TO MD: CORR!
MAY CAUSE STRICTURE. IF LAVAGE IS
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Name: ING 11: PERFORMED, SUGGEST ENDOTRACHEAL AND/OR ESOPHAGOSCOPIC CONTROL.
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Name: SPILL PROC: SHOVEL UP. AVOID DUSTING. AVOID CONT W/SKIN/EYES. AVOID
FLUSHING CHEM INTO PUBLIC SEWER/WATER SYS.
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Name: ING 13: FLUSH CLEAN-UP AREA W/WATER. DILUTE ACID TO NEUT. NOTIFY LOC HLTH
& POLLUTION CTL OFFICIALS IF FLUSHED
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Name: ING 14: SPILLAGE UNAVOIDABLY ENTERS PUBLIC SEWERS/OTHER WATER SYS. IF
SPILL OCCURS INTO NAVIGABLE WATER, NOTIFY
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Name: ING 15: U.S. COAST GUARD. CAUTION! SPILL AREA WILL BE SLIPPERY. CONT NEHC
FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION (FP N).
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Name: EYE PROT: AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP N).
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Name: OTHER PROT EQUIP: HNDLG CAUSTIC SODA. SLEEVES SHOULD BE WORN OVER GLOVES
& PANTS OVER RUBB BOOTS TO AVOID SKIN
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Name: ING 18: CONTACT. CAUSTIC SODA ATTACKS WOOL.
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Name: OTHER PREC: PROD CAN REACT EXPLO W/ACIDS, ALDEHYDES & MANY OTHER ORG
CHEMS-WHEN MIXING PROD W/SOLNS CONTAINING
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Name: ING 20: SUCH CHEMS, FOLLOW ALL OF ABOVE MIXING INSTRUCTIONS & ADD
PROD VERY GRADUALLY WHILE STIRRING CONSTANTLY.
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Name: ING 21: EMPTIED CONTRS RETAIN VAP & PROD RESIDUE. OBSERVE ALL LABELED
SAFEGUARDS UNTIL CONTR IS CLEANED,
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Name: ING 22: RECONDITIONED/DESTROYED. MIN SKIN CONT. WASH W/SOAP & WATER
BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMKNG/USING TOILET
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Name: ING 23: FACILITIES. WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG/CONT. EXPOS CAN CAUSE BURNS
WHICH ARE NOT IMMED PAINFUL/VISIBLE.
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Name: ING 24: (NEVER TOUCH EYES OR FACE WITH HANDS OR GLOVES THAT MAY BE
CONTAMINATED WITH CAUSTIC SODA)
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50 (ORAL RAT): 140-340 MG/KG.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE:EYE:DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS. SEV BURNS, DMG TO EYES,
EVEN BLINDNESS. MIST/DUST CAUSE IRRIT. HIGH CONCS CAUSE BURNS. SKIN:SEV
BURNS. CONT W/DUST/MIST CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE BURNS W/TEMPORARY LOSS OF HAIR AT
BURN SITE. SOLNS OF UP TO 4% IN WATER MAY NOT CAUSE IRRIT & BURNING FOR
SEVERAL HRS, WHILE 25-50% (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:SOLNS CAN CAUSE THESE EFTS IN
<3 MIN. INHAL:AIRBORNE CONCS OF DUST, MIST/SPRAY OF CAUSTIC SODA MAY CAUSE
MILD IRRIT AT 2 MG/M3, &, AT HIGHER CONCS, DMG TO UPPER RESP TRACT &
EVEN TO LUNG TISS PROPER WHICH COULD PRDCE CHEM PNEUMONIA, DEPENDING UPON
SEV OF EXPOS. CHRONIC OVEREXP TO SPRAY/MIST MAY RSLT (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING SKIN AND/OR EYE
CONDITIONS ON CONTACT, ALSO ASTHMA, RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
First Aid: EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/LGE QTYS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
PERIODICALLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS TO ENSURE WASHING OF ENTIRE SURF.
WASHING EYES W/IN 1 MIN IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVE MAX EFFECTIVENESS. SE EK MED
ATTN IMMED. CONT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN. SKIN:IMMED WASH W/PLENTY OF
WATER. IF WEARING GOGG FLUSH HEAD & FACE THORO BEFORE REMOVING GOGG.
REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG UNDER SHOWER.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: CLEAN-UP WORKERS MUST USE PROT CLTHG & EQUIP TO
PVNT BODY CONT. RUNNING WATER SHOULD BE AVAIL FOR EMER USE. LIQ PROD:DAM UP
SPILL, COVER W/SAND/INERT POROUS MATL, TRANSFER INTO CAUSTIC-RESIST CONTRS (
LABELLED "CORR"). SOLID PROD:PROMPTLY
Neutralizing Agent: 3% ACETIC ACID. CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
(FP N).
Waste Disposal Methods: CAN BECOME A HAZ WASTE AS DESIGNATED BY RCRA. D002
(CORR). FED, STATE & LOC REGS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN DISPOSING OF THIS
SUBSTANCE; ALSO EMPTY CONTRS & MATLS USED IN CLEANING UP SPILLS/LEAKS.
CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION (FP N).
Handling And Storage Precautions: KEEP CONTR CLSD. AVOID CONT W/STRONG ACIDS TO
PVNT VIOLENT/EXPLO RXNS. DO NOT ALLOW WATER INTO CONTR BECAUSE OF VIOLENT RXN
W/CONC CAUSTIC SODA.
Other Precautions: AVOID STOR NEXT TO STRONG ACIDS. WHEN DILUTING, ADD CAUSTIC
SODA SLOWLY W/AGITATION TO SURF OF SOLN TO AVOID VIOLENT SPLATTERING, BOILING
& ERUPTION. WATER SHOULD ALWAYS BE LUKEWARM (80-100F), NEVER S TART
W/HOT/COLD WATER.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Lower Limits: NON-FLAMM
Upper Limits: NON-FLAMM
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEM/"ALCOHOL" FOAM FOR ADJACENT FIRE. AVOID USE OF
CARBON DIOXIDE IF POSS, IT REACTS EXOTHERMICALLY W/CAUSTIC SODA.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). THORO DECONTAMINATE EQUIP AFTER USE. FLOOD W/WATER TO COOL CONTRS, USING
CARE NOT TO SPLATTER/SPLASH MATL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: HIGHLY FLAMM HYDROGEN IS FORMED BY RXN OF CONC
CAUSTIC SODA W/ALUMINUM, TIN, ZINC, & ALLOYS WHICH CONTAIN THESE METALS.
CONT W/WATER/MOISTURE MAY (SUP DAT)
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: FOR EXPOS > PEL/TLV & UP TO 50 MG/M3 USE ANY
NIOSH APPRVD POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/DUST & MIST FILTER/SUPP-AIR
RESP OPERATING IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE.
Ventilation: PROVIDE VENT ADEQ TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONCS BELOW OSHA LIMS OF 2
MG/M3. CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO (FP N).
Protective Gloves: RUBBER, PVC/OTHER PLASTIC REQUIRED.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
HARD HATS, SFTY SHOES, & RUBB BOOTS, ALONG W/RUBB APRON WHEN
Work Hygienic Practices: NEUT SUPPLIES (3% ACETIC ACID PREF) & ABUNDANT RUNNING
WATER SHOULD BE CLOSE AT HAND IN WORKING & STORAGE AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health: EXPLO HAZ: GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO IGNITE
COMBUST MATLS. MATLS TO AVOID: CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE. CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION (FP N). EFTS OF OVEREXP: IN IRRIT/TISS DMG & INCRD
SUSCEPTIBIL ITY TO RESP ILLNESS, & PERM LUNG DMG. INGEST: CAN CAUSE SEV
BURNS & COMPLETE TISS
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: 2530F,1388C
Vapor Pres: NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity: 2.13 (H*2O=1)
PH: 13
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE SOLID, BEADS, PELLETS, AND FLAKES, NO DISTINCT ODOR
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: ELEVATED TEMPS. HYGROSCOPIC; MOISTURE, HUMID AIR.
CARBON DIOXIDE. CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION (FP N).
Materials To Avoid: STRONG ACIDS, LEATHER, WOOL, ALUMINUM, ZINC, TIN & ALLOYS,
NITROCARBONS, HALOCARBONS, ACETALDEHYDE, ACROLEIN, (SUP DAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE. CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION (FP N).
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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Toxicological Information
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Other Information
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: CAUSTIC SODA BEADS 50, 16-14659-03
Company: HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.
Street: 5200-SPEAKER ROAD
PO Box: 2383
City: KANSAS CITY KS
Zipcode: 66106-1095
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 03/03/1997
Status Code: C
Label Date: 03/03/1997
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: EYES: DESTRUCTIVE, SEVERE BURNS, EYE DAMAGE,
BLINDNESS, IRRITATION. SKIN: SEVERE BURNS, IRRITATION. INHALATION:
IRRITATION, CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA, TISSUE DAMAGE, PERMANENT LUNG DAMAGE.
INGESTION: SEVERE BURNS, PERFORATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SCARRING THROAT,
POSSIBLE DEATH. CHRONIC: INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RESPIRATORY ILLNESS.
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