FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PURUM PELLETS, S320 500
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJGDY
MSDS NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PURUM PELLETS, S320 500
Responsible Party
Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address: 1 REAGENT LANE
City: FAIRLAWN NJ 07410
Emergency Phone Number: 614-297-0365
Proprietary Ind: Y
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address: 1 REAGENT LANE
City: FAIRLAWN NJ 07410-2802
Phone: 201-796-7100
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Ingredients
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Name: *** PROPRIETARY ***
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Health Hazards Data
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: EYES: IRRITATION WITH REDNESS, PAIN AND BLURRED VISION.
SKIN: IRRITATION WITH REDNESS, PAIN AND BLISTERING. INHALATION: IRRITATION.
INGESTION: NONE KNOWN. NOTE: CONTACT OF THIS PRODUCT OR ITS VAPORS W ITH
MOISTURE CAN PRODUCE AMMONIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYES, SKIN,
NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS, ETC.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE KNOWN.
First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT ANY IRRITATION
SYMPTOMATICALLY. CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. EYES: IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY
FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF LOW PRESSURE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOV E ANY
CONTACT LENSES TO ENSURE THOROUGH FLUSHING. CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN:
PROMPTLY WASH WITH SOAP AND RUNNING WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. INGESTION: IF SUBJECT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE SUBJECT
LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER TO DILUTE THIS PRODUCT. CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. NEVER
GIVE LIQUIDS TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: SMALL SPILLS: ADD INERT ABSORBENT, SWEEP UP, AND
PLACE THE MATERIAL IN COMBUSTIBLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. LARGE SPILLS: DIKE
TO CONTAIN AND PUMP INTO DRUMS FOR USE OR DISPOSAL. WORKERS SHOULD WEAR T HE
APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN HANDLING ANY SPILLS.
Waste Disposal Methods: INCINERATION OF COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATERIAL IN A
PERMITTED FACILITY I/A/W LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS IS THE
RECOMMENDED DISPOSAL METHOD; NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT THIS MATERIAL IS NOT
CONDIFERED AN RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE. REFER TO SECTION 12 OF MSDS OFR SPECIFIC
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY DATA REGARDING USE OR DISPOSAL OF THIS
PRODUCT.
Handling And Storage Precautions: AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
ESPECIALLY PROTECT ANY OPEN WOUNDS. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR AND MIST. WASH SKIN
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING, AND BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Other Precautions: PROTECTIVE MEASURES DURING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE:
COMPLETELY ISOLATE AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT, PIPING OR VESSELS WITH
HIGH FLASH POINT NONPOLAR SOLVENTS BEFORE BEGINNING MAINTENANCE OR REPA IRS.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Method: SCC
Flash Point: =75.C, 167.F
Lower Limits: NOT DETERM
Upper Limits: NOT DETERM
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE OR HALON.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: CAUTION: COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS
OF COMBUSTION: DEPENDING ON COMBUSTION CONDITIONS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON
MONOXIDE, INCOMPLETELY BURNED CARBON PRODUCTS, NITROGEN OXIDES AND SILICON
DIO IXDE MAY BE PRODUCED.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: WHEN AIR CONTAMINANTS EXCEED ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA, USE
NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE
SELECTED BASED ON THE FORM AND CONCENTRATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN AIR IN ACCO
RDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR (1910.134 OR OTHER APPLICABLE STANDARDS OR
GUIDELINES.
Ventilation: PROVIDE ADEQ GEN OR LOC EXHST VENT TO MAINTAIN AIR CONTAMINANTS AT
ACCEPTABLY LOW LEVEL. SEE 29 CFR 1910.94 (VENT) & 29 CFR (1910.1000 (AIR
CONTAMINANTS).
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PURUM PELLETS, S320 500
Company: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Street: 1 REAGENT LANE
City: FAIRLAWN NJ
Zipcode: 07410-2802
Health Emergency Phone: 614-297-0365
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 06/01/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: Slight
Hazard And Precautions: GENERATES LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEAT WHEN IN CONTACT WITH
WATER. ACUTE: EYE: CAUSES SEVERE EYE BURNS. SKIN: CAUSES SKIN BURNS. MAY
CAUSE DEEP, PENETRATING ULCERS OF THE SKIN. INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWE D.
CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BURNS. CAUSES SEVERE PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA AND SHOCK. INHALATION: IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS
AND PULMONARY EDEMA. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
WITH COUGHING, BURNS, BREATHING DIFFICULTY AND POSSIBLE COMA. CHRONIC:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. TARGET ORGANS: NONE.
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