LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT):240MG/KG SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION/DAMAGE TO UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT/LUNG TISSUE, MAY PRODUCE CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA.
SKIN: TISSUE DESTRUCTION ON CONTACT/SEVERE BURNS/PRIMARY
IRRITANT/DERMATITIS. EYES: TISSUE DESTRUC TION ON CONTACT/SEVERE
BURNS/BLINDNESS.INGESTION: SEVERE BURNS/COMPLETE TISSUE PERFORATION
OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES (SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, BURNS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: NEVER
GIVE AN YTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER/SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK.
KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR IF VOMITING OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY. (SEE SUPP)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL REACT W/ALUMINUM, TIN & ZINC TO
RELEASE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. CONTACT W/NITRO COMPOUNDS MAY FORM
SHOCK SENSITIVE SALTS.
Spill Release Procedures:SOILED POWDERS MAY BE SHOVELED UP & STORED IN
CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR POSSIBLE NORMAL USE/PROPER DISPOSAL.
CONTAIN/ABSORB LIQUIDS W/SUITABLE ABSORBENT/FLUSH TO WASTE
TREATMENT AREA. FLUSH AREA W/PLENTY OF WATER. NEUTRALIZE FINAL
TRACES AFTERFLUSHING.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE MINERAL ACID
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA IN A TIGHTLY
CLOSED CONTAINER WHEN NOT BEING USED.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. CONTAINERS WILL RETAIN
PRODUCT RESIDUE/VAPORS EVEN WHEN EMPTY. DON'T USE CONTAINERS FOR
ANY OTHER PURPOSE. ALWAYS OBEY HAZARD WARNINGS & HANDLE EMPTY
CONTAINERS AS IF THEY WERE FULL.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHERE
MIST/SPRAY/DUST MAY BE GENERATED ABOVE TLV LIMIT.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE LOCAL EXHAUST WHERE DUST/MIST/SPRAY MAY BE
GENERATED TO MAINTAIN LEVEL BELOW TLV LIMIT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICALLY RESISTANT SHOES & APRON, SAFETY
SHOWERS, EYE WASH FACILITY.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. DISCARD CLOTHING THAT CAN'T BE DECONTAMINATED. WASH AFTER
HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: OF MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH. FIRST AID
CONT'D: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. TO PREPARE
SOLUTIONS: THIS MATERIAL DISSOLVES W/THE LIBERATION OF MUCH HEAT.
ADD MATERIAL SLOWLY W/CONSTANT STIRRING TO AVOID VIOLENT
SPLATTERING.
Waste Disposal Methods:DON'T DISCHARGE CAUSTIC WASTE SOLUTION INTO
SEWERS/STREAMS. NEUTRALIZE TO A LOCALLY ACCEPTABLE PH & THEN WELL
DILUTE W/WATER. MAY ALSO REQUIRE PRECIPITATION & FILTRATION OF
HEAVY METALS. DISPOSE OF IA W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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