===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:CAUSTIC SODA, 73%, 50% & WEAKER SOLUTIONS
NIIN:01-109-3323
MSDS Number: BMBXH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:VULCAN CHEMICALS
Box:530390
City:BIRMINGHAM
State:AL
ZIP:35253-0390
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-873-4898
Emergency Phone Num:415-821-5338; 316-524-5751
CAGE:EO675
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:VULCAN CHEMICALS
Box:530390
City:BIRMINGHAM
State:AL
ZIP:35253-0390
Country:US
Phone:316-524-5751
CAGE:EO675
Company:VULCAN MATERIALS CO CHEMICALS DIVISION
Address:6200 S RIDGE RD
Box:12283
City:WICHITA
State:KS
ZIP:67277
Country:US
CAGE:24108
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS:1310-73-2
RTECS #:WB4900000
Fraction by Wt:
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3; 9293
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: HIGH CONC CAUSING DESTRUCT BURNS. INGEST:
CAN CAUSE SEV BURNING & PAIN IN LIPS, MOUTH, TONGUE, (ING 03)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 02: THROAT & STOMACH. SEV SCARRING OF THE THROAT CAN
OCCUR AFTER SWALLOWING, DEATH CAN RESULT FROM INGESTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID PROC: INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG QTYS WATER TO
DILUTE CAUSTIC. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:SPILL PROC: & NEUT W/DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC ACID. NEUT PRODS,
BOTH LIQ & SOLID, MUST BE RECOVERED FOR DISPOSAL. (ING 06)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 05: REPORTABLE QTY (RQ) IS 1000 LBS. NOTIFY NATL
RESPONSE CTR (800-423-8802) OF UNCONTROLLED SPILLS IN EXCESS OF RQ.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PREC: CNTCT OF CAUSTIC SODA CLEANING SOLNS W/FOOD &
BEVERAGE PRODS (IN ENCLOSED VESSELS OR SPACES) CAN (ING 08)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 07: PRDCE LETHAL CONC OF CO GAS. DO NOT ENTER CONFINED
SPACES SUCH AS TANKS OR PITS W/O FOLLOWING PROPER (ING 09)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 08: ENTRY PROCEDURES SUCH AS ASTM D-4276.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EYE PROT: MAY ADD FULL LENGTH FACE SHIELD TO GOGGLES .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:HYGIENE PRACT: THOROUGHLY LAUNDER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING &
SHOES CONTAMINATED WITH CAUSTIC BEFORE WEARING AGAIN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: SOLN MIST CAN CAUSE MILD
IRRIT AT 2 MG/M3. MORE SEV BURNS & TISS DMG AT THE UPPER RESP TRACT
CAN OCCUR AT HIGHER CONC. PNEUM CAN RSLT FROM SEV EXPOS. SKIN: MAJ
POTNTL HAZ. CNTCT W/SKIN C AN CAUSE SEV BURNS W/DEEP ULCERATIONS.
CNTCT W/SOLN OR MIST CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE BURNS W/TEMPORARY (EFTS OF
OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: LOSS OF HAIR AT BURN SITE. SOLNS OF
4% MAY NOT CAUSE IRRIT & BURNING FOR SEVERAL HRS, WHILE 25-50%
SOLNS CAN CAUSE THESE EFTS IN <3 MIN. EYES: MAJ POTNTL HAZ. LIQ IN
THE EYE CAN CAUSE SEV DE STRUCT & BLNDNESS. THESE EFTS CAN
OCCURRAPIDLY EFTG ALL PARTS OF THE EYE. MIST/DUST CAN CAUSE IRRIT
W/ (ING 02)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXISTING SKIN AND/OR EYE CONDITIONS
ON CONTACT.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG STOPS, GIVE ARTF RESP. GET
MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG IMMED & WASH SKIN THORO
FOR A MIN OF 15 MIN W/LG QTYS WATER (PREFERABLY A SFTY SHOWER). GET
MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS WATER (PREFERABLY EYE
WASH FOUNTAIN), LIFTING UPPER/LOWER LIDS & ROTATING EYEBALL. CON'T
WASHING FOR A MIN OF AT LST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN IMMED. (ING 04)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
POSITIVE PRESSURE SCBA, AND AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:CLEANUP PERS MUST WEAR PROPER PROT EQUIP.
COMPLETELY CNTN SPILLED MATL W/DIKES, SANDBAGS, ETC, & PVNT RUN-OFF
INTO GROUND/SURFACE WATERS/SEWERS. RECOVER AS MUCH MATL AS POSS
INTO CNTNRS FOR DISP. REMA INING MATL MAY BE DILUTED W/WATER (ING
05)
Neutralizing Agent:SEE SPILL PROCEDURES.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLOSED, PROPERLY LABELED
TANKS OR CNTNRS. DO NOT REMOVE OR DEFACE LABELS OR TAGS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CNTCT W/SKIN & AVOID BRTHG MIST. WHEN DILUTING
W/WATER, SLOWLY ADD CAUSTIC SOLN TO WATER. HEAT WILL BE PRODUCED
DURING DILUTION. DO NOT ADD WATER TO CAUSTIC BECAUSE EXCESS HEAT
FORMATION WILL CA USE BOILING/SPATTERING. (ING 07)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:WHERE CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED OR ARE LIKELY TO
EXCEED 2 MG/M3 USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HIGH-EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTER WITH FULL FACEPIECE OR SCBA. FOLLOW ANY
APPLICABLE RESPIRATOR USE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS.
Ventilation:AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATION IN AIR BELOW 2 MG/M3
AT ALL TIMES.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, PVC, OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES. (ING 10)
Other Protective Equipment:PVC RAIN SUIT, RUBBER BOOTS WITH PANT LEGS
OVER BOOTS. SAFETY SHOWER & EYE WASH STATION LOCATED IN IMMEDIATE
WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT EAT/DRINK/SMOKE IN WORK AREA. WASH HANDS
PRIOR TO EATING/DRINKING/USING RESTROOM. IMMED REMOVE & (ING 11)
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 50% SOLN=293F(145C); 73% SOLN=379F(192.8C). SPEC GRAV: 50%
SOLN=1.53 @ 60F/60F; 73% SOLN=1.72 @ 140F/4F. VP: 50%=6.3 @ 104F;
73%=6.0 @ 158F. MATLS TO AVOID: CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE, HYDROQUINONE,
MAL EIC ANHYDRIDE, PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE & TETRAHYDROFURAN. WILL
REACT W/SOME METALS FORMING FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS OR SLIGHTLY COLORED, CLEAR OR OPAQUE;
ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHLORINATED & FLUORINATED HYDROCARBONS (I.E. CHLOROFORM,
DIFLUOROETHANE), ACETALDEHYDE, ACROLEIN, ALUMINUM, (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MIXTURE W/WATER, ACID OR INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS CAN CAUSE SPLATTERING AND RELEASE OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF
HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL REACT W/SOME METALS FORMING GAS
H*2.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:RECOVERED SOLIDS OR LIQUIDS MAY BE SENT TO A
LICENSED RECLAIMER OR DISPOSED OF IN A PERMITTED WASTE MANAGEMENT
FACILITY. CONSULT FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES FOR
APPROVED PROCEDURES.
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