Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: LOW HAZARD FOR RECOMMENDED
HANDLING. EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC
REACTION. INGESTION: HARMFUL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: IF SYMPTOMATIC, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES: FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER.
INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
UNCONSCI OUS PERSON. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION INALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE APPROPRIATE AGENT FOR ADJACENT FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE/EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH TO SEWER W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
ABSORB W/VERMICULITE/OTHER INERT MATERIAL, THEN PLACE IN A
CONTAINER FOR CHEMICAL WASTE. CLEAN SURFACE THOROUGHLY TO REMOVE
RESIDUAL CONTAMINATION.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED & AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:THE ROUTINE USE OF A NONALKALINE TYPE OF HAND CLEANER
& REGULAR CLEANING OF WORKING SURFACES, GLOVES WILL HELP MINIMIZE
THE POSSIBILITY OF A SKIN REACTION. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN &
CLOTHING.
Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION, TYPICALLY 10 AIR CHANGES PER
HOUR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS/GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE BATH, WASHING FACILITIES, SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS MATERIAL IS A MODERATELY ALKALINE AQUEOUS SOLUTION & MAY CAUSE
ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. AFTER DILUTION W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER, FOLLOWED BY SECONDARY WASTE TREATMENT, THIS MATERIAL ISN'T E
XPECTED TO CAUSE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO
NATIONAL, STATE/LOCAL LAWS. FLUSH TO SEWER W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER.
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