=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE GRANULAR
NIIN:00-255-0472
MSDS Number: CDMKB
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:PPG INDUSTRIES INC
Address:ONE PPG PLACE
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15272
Country:US
Info Phone Num:412-434-3131
Emergency Phone Num:412-434-3131
Preparer's Name:R. KENNETH LEE
CAGE:47695
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:PPG INDUSTRIES INC
Address:ONE PPG PLACE
Box:City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15272
Country:US
Phone:1-800-245-2974 (CAL HYPO)
CAGE:47695

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, CALCIUM SALT; (CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (65%
    AVAILABLE CHLORINE)) (CERCLA)
CAS:7778-54-3
RTECS #:NH3485000
Fraction by Wt: 65%
OSHA PEL:0.5 PPM (CL)
ACGIH TLV:0.5 PPM; 1 STEL (CL)
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Name:INERT MATERIALS; (INCLUDES 5.5 - 10% MOISTURE)
Fraction by Wt: 35%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPDAT:USES OF ING 1 IS SOURCE OF CHLORINE FOR SANITIZATION
    IN DRINKING & RECREATIONAL WATER. STUDIES HAVE BEEN (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3: CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE LONG-TERM EFTS OF CHLORINATED
    DRINKING WATER. SEVEN GENERATIONS OF RATS WERE GIVEN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4:1000PPM CHLORINE IN DRINKING WATER. NO DIFFERENCE IN
    FERTILITY, GROWTH, BLOOD PARAMETERS/SPECIFIC ORGAN TOX(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5:OBSERVED BETWEEN CTL & EXPOS ANIMALS. TWO SEPARATE
    ANIMAL STUDIES BY DIFFERENT GOVT AGENCIES DETERMINED (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:CHLORINATION OF MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER DID NOT RSLT
    IN TOX TO DEVELOPING FETUS. SAFE HNDLG OF MATL ON (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: LONG-TERM BASIS SHOULD EMPHASIZE MINIMIZING REPEATED
    ACUTE EXPOSURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. TAKE IMMED TO HOSPITAL
    OR MD. IF UNCON OR IN CONVLS, TAKE IMMED TO HOSPITAL.(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMIT OR GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. NOTE TO MD: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC: & BROOM & DISSOLVE MATERIAL IN WATER. DISPOSE
    OF WASTE MATERIAL AS OUTLINED IN WASTE DISPOSAL SECTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:WASTE DISP METH:LB OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE TO BE NEUT) THEN
    DILUTE NEUT MATL W/PLENTY OF WATER & FLUSH TO SEWER.(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12:UNNEUT MATL CAN CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL DMG TO RECEIVING
    WATER OR CAN INTERFERE W/TREATMENT PLANT OPERATION. (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13:FOR ON-SITE NEUT, CAREFULLY & SLOWLY POUR APPROP QTY
    OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLN OVER ALL SPILLED MATL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14: THEN FLUSH AREA W/PLENTY OF WATER. COMMENTS:CARE
    MUST BE TAKEN WHEN USING/DISP OF CHEM MATLS &/OR THEIR (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15:CNTNRS TO PVNT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAM. IT IS YOUR DUTY
    TO DISP OF CHEM MATLS &/OR THEIR CNTNRS I/A/W CLEAN (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16:AIR ACT, CLEAN WATER ACT, RCRA, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER
    RELEVANT FED, STATE & LOCAL LAWS/REGS REGARDING DISPOSAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS:SPKS, OPEN FLAMES & LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODS.
    USE ONLY CLEAN, DRY SCOOP MADE OF METAL/PLASTIC EACH(ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18:TIME PROD IS TAKEN FROM CNTNR. DO NOT ADD PROD TO
    ANY DISPENSING DEVICE CONTAINING REMNANTS OF ANY OTHER (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19:PROD. SUCH USE MAY CAUSE VIOLENT RXN LEADING TO
    FIRE/EXPLO. ADD PROD ONLY TO WATER. MAY CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: IF MIXED W/OTHER CHEMS. FIRE MAY RSLT IF CONTAMD
    W/ACIDS OR EASILY COMBUST MATLS SUCH AS OIL, KEROSENE, (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21: GASOLINE, PAINT PRODS & MOST OTHER ORG MATLS. DO
    NOT REUSE CNTNR. RESIDUAL MATL REMAINING IN EMPTY DRUM (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 22: CAN REACT TO CAUSE FIRE. THOROUGHLY FLUSH EMPTY
    CNTNR W/WATER THEN DESTROY BY PLACING IN TRASH (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 23: COLLECTION. DO NOT CONTAM WATER, FOOD OR FEED BY
    STORAGE OR DISPOSAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL OF ING 1 AS DUST & DECOMP
    OF PARTICLES IN RESP TRACT CAN LEAD TO IRRIT OF TISS & VARIETY OF
    EFTS DEPENDING ON CONC:UPPER RESP TRACT IRRIT, NASAL CONGESTION,
    COUGH, SORE THROAT, LARYNGITIS , SHORTNESS OF BRTH. IF THERE ARE
    HIGH CONCS OF RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES, PULM EDEMA POSS; CAN
    THREATEN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:LIFE. SINCE PROD IN GRANULAR FORM,
    PARTICLES OF RESPIRABLE SIZE NOT USUALLY ENCOUNTERED. EYE:ING 1 IS
    CORR. EVEN MINUTE AMT OF DUST IN CNTCT W/EYES FOR SHORT DURATION
    CAN CAUSE SEV IRRIT, BLN DNESS. SKIN:SEV IRRIT, BURNS/TISS
    DESTRUCTION. INGEST:CAUSES SEV BURNS TO DIGEST TRACT & IS POSS
    FATAL. CHRONIC:(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP, PREF
    MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN:FLUSH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG &
    SHOE S. IF IRRIT OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. EYE:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER
    FOR AT LST 15 MIN. GET IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK
    LG QTYS OF WATER & ANY COMMON COOKING (VEGETABLE) OIL, IF
    AVAIL.(ING 9)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY! SMOTHERING INEFFECTIVE - PRODUCT
    SUPPLIES OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES AT 180C RELEASING OXYGEN GAS;
    CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE:USE EXTREME CAUTION IN HNDLG SPILLED
    MATL. CONTAM W/ORG OR COMBUST MATL MAY CAUSE FIRE/VIOLENT DECOMP.
    IF FIRE/DECOMP OCCURS IN AREA OF SPILL, IMMED DOUSE W/PLENTY OF
    WATER. OTHERWISE, SWEEP UP A LL VISIBLE MATL USING CLEAN, DRY
    SHOVEL(ING 11)
Neutralizing Agent:ONE PINT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION PER POUND
    OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES/ON SKIN/CLTHG. KEEP
    IN ORIGINAL CNTNR IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP CNTNR CLSD WHEN NOT IN
    USE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES, (ING 18)
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. STRONG OXIDIZER-FIRE
    MAY RSLT FROM CNTCT W/HEAT, ACIDS, ORG OR COMBUST MATTER. MAY BE
    FATAL/HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE CHEM BURNS. IRRIT TO NOSE &
    THROAT-AVOID BRTH G DUST. WASH HANDS AFTER HNDLG.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED, USE NIOSH
    APPROVED RESPIRATOR W/ACID GAS CARTRIDGE & DUST PREFILTER.
    RESPIRATOR USE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH OR MFR MUST BE
    OBSERVED. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION  PROGRAMS MUST BE I/A/W 29 CFR
    1910.134.
Ventilation:NONE, UNLESS DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    BOOTS, APRONS OR CHEMICAL SUITS WHEN NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN
    CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & USE OF EQUIPMENT
    MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910.132 & 29 CFR 1910.133.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 356F,180C DECOMPOSES. PH: ALKALINE. EFTS OF OVEREXP:GENOTOX:ING 1
    PRDCED POS RESPONSES IN IN-VITRO ASSAYS USING BACTERIAL SYS (AMES
    TEST) & CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS IN CHINESE HAMSTER FIBROBLASTS.  IN
    WHOLE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS W/EXPOS FROM 20-160 MG/KG, NO CMPD RELATED
    CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMS PRDCED. ONE OF MAJOR (ING 3)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPDAT
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:356F,180C
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:217 G/L @ 27C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER WITH SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OR EXCESSIVE HEAT ABOVE
    177C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS OR AMMONIA CONTAM WILL RELS TOX
    GASES. EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CAUSE DECOMP RSLTG IN RELS OF OXYGEN &
    CHLORINE GAS.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILLED MATL THAT HAS BEEN SWEPT UP & DISSOLVED
    IN WATER SHOULD BE USED IMMED IN NORM APPLICATN FOR WHICH ING 1 IS
    BEING CONSUMED. IF NOT POSS, CAREFULLY NEUT DISSOLVED MATL BY
    ADDING HYDROGEN PEROXID E (1 PINT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PER (ING
    12)

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