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

MSDS NAME:CAUSTIC SODA LIQUID, PURIFIED 50%
NIIN:00N089441
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHVDP
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-7357
Country:US
Info Phone Num:425-889-3617
Emergency Phone Num:425-889-3617
CAGE:DO735
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:VAN WATERS & ROGERS SUBSIDIARY OF UNIVAR
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400
CAGE:DO735
Company:VOPAK USA INC
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
Box:City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-7357
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400/425-889-3617
CAGE:0STM5

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

Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 48.5-91%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE (NA(OH)) (CERCLA)
CAS:1310-73-2
RTECS #:WB4900000
Fraction by Wt: 9-51.50%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3, C
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Name:SODIUM CHLORIDE (NACL)
CAS:7647-14-5
RTECS #:VZ4725000
Fraction by Wt: 0-1.30%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:CHLORIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
CAS:7775-09-9
RTECS #:FO0525000
Fraction by Wt: 0-0.30%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: MUC MEMBS OF MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS &
    STOM. CHRONIC:NO KNOWN EFTS. FOR MORE INFO CNTCT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID: IF BRTHG DFCLT HAVE TRAINED PERSON ADMIN O*2. IF
    RESPIRATION STOPS, GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION.(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:GET MED ATTN. INGEST:NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
    UNCON. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LG QTYS(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: OF WATER. IF AVAIL, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK. IF
    VOMIT OCCURS SPONT, KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC:APPRVD CNTNRS, LABELED & STORED IN SAFE PLACE
    FOR TREATMENT/DISP. SPILLS ON AREAS OTHER THAN PAVEMENT(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: MAY BE HANDLED BY REMOVING AFFECTED SOILS & PLACING
    IN APPRVD CNTNRS. PERS SHOULD WEAR ADEQ PPE & CLTHG. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: RPT SPILLS/RELS IF REQD TO APPROP REGULATORY
    AGENCIES. CAUTION:CAUSTIC SODA MAY REACT VIOLENTLY W/ACIDS & WATER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS: EXPOS IS POSS. WHEN HNDLG WEAR PPE. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLG/CNTCT - EXPOS CAN CAUSE BURNS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: WHICH ARE NOT IMMED PAINFUL/VISIBLE. KEEP CNTNR
    CLSD. PROD CAN REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER, ACIDS & OTHER (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13: SUBSTANCES - READ SPEC MIXING & HNDLG INSTRUCTIONS
    BEFORE USING. PROD IS CORR TO TIN, ALUMINUM, ZINC & (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14: ALLOYS CONTAINING THESE METALS & WILL REACT
    VIOLENTLY W/THESE METALS IN PWDR FORM. HAZ CO GAS CAN FORM (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15:ON CNTCT W/FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODS IN ENCLSD SPACES &
    CAN CAUSE DEATH. FOLLOW APPROP TANK ENTRY PROCS(ANSI Z117.1).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PRECS: SLOWLY TO SURF OF LUKEWARM WATER TO ASSURE
    PROD COMPLETELY DISSOLVES AS IT IS ADDED. IF PROD ADDED (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17: TOO RAPIDLY OR W/OUT STIRRING & BECOMES
    CONCENTRATED AT BOTTOM OF MIXING VESSEL, EXCESS HEAT MAY BE (ING
    19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18:GENERATED RSLTG IN DANGEROUS BOIL & SPATTER & POSS
    IMMED & VIOLENT ERUPTION OF HIGHLY CAUSTIC SOLN. NEVER(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19: ADD MORE PROD THAN CAN BE ABSORBED BY SOLN WHILE
    MAINTAINING TEMP <200F (@ SEA LEVEL) TO PVNT BOIL & (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: SPATTER. PROD CAN REACT EXPLO W/ACIDS, ALDEHYDES &
    OTHER ORG CHEMS-WHEN MIXING W/SOLNS CNTNG SUCH CHEMS,(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21: FOLLOW MIXING INSTRUCTIONS & ADD PROD VERY
    GRADUALLY, STIRRING CONSTANTLY. ALWAYS EMPTY & CLEAN CNTNRS (ING
    23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 22: OF ALL RESIDUES BEFORE ADDING PROD TO AVOID POSS
    EXPLO RXN. SHIP RETURNABLE CNTNRS I/A/W SUPPLIER'S (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 23: RECOMS; RETURNS SHOULD COMPLY W/ALL FED, STATE &
    DOT REGS. REMOVE RESIDUAL CAUSTIC SODA FROM CNTNRS BEFORE DISP.
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:CORR TO ALL BODY TISS BY ALL
    ROUTES OF EXPOS. EFT OF LOC DERMAL EXPOS MAY CONSIST OF MULTIPLE
    AREAS OF SUPERFICIAL DESTRUCTION OF SKIN/OF PRIMARY IRRITANT DERM.
    SIMILARLY, INHAL OF DUST/SPRAY/MI ST MAY RSLT IN VARYING DEGREES OF
    IRRIT/DMG TO RESP TRACT TISS & INCRD SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RESP
    ILLNESS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INHAL:BRTHG DUST/MIST/SPRAY MAY CAUSE
    DMG TO UPPER RESP TRACT & LUNG TISS PROPER WHICH COULD PRDCE CHEM
    PNEUM, DEPENDING ON SEVERITY OF EXPOS. SKIN:CNTCT PRDCES SEV BURNS
    & DESTROYS TISS. IR RIT MAY BE DELAYED. EYE CNTCT:CAUSES SEV BURNS
    RSLTG IN DMG TO EYES & POSS BLINDNESS. INGEST:CAUSES SEV BURNS TO
    (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Eyes:IMMED FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN HOLDING
    LIDS APART TO ENSURE FLUSHING OF ENTIRE SURF. WASHING EYES W/IN
    SEVERAL SECS IS ESSNTL TO ACHIEVE MAX EFTIVENESS. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. SKIN :IMMED WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN. REMOVE
    CONTAM CLTHG & FOOTWEAR. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE & DISCARD FOOTWEAR
    IF CANNOT BE DECONTAM. GET MED ATTN IMMED. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR.(ING 6)

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

Extinguishing Media:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE. FOAM, CARBON
    DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL MAY BE USED WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS STORED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . AVOID DIRECT CONTACT OF THIS PRODUCT WITH WATER AS THIS
    CAN CAUSE A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DIRECT CONTACT WITH WATER CAN CAUSE A
    VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION. SEE REACTIVITY SECTION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAKS. CNTN & CLEAN UP SPILLS IMMED;
    REMOVE BY USING VACUUM TRUCK. NEUT REMAINING TRACES OF MATL W/ANY
    DILUTE INORG ACID. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER FOLLOWED BY LIBERAL
    COVERING OF SODIUM BICARBONA TE. REMOVE & PLACE ALL CLEAN-UP MATL
    IN(ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent:INORGANIC ACID SUCH AS HYDROCHLORIC, SULFURIC,
    NITRIC, PHOSPHORIC & ACETIC ACID.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET INTO EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG.
    AVOID BRTHG DUST/MISTS/SPRAY. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. USE W/ADEQ
    VENT & WEAR NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT WHEN (ING 12)
Other Precautions:PROD CAN REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER. CONSIDERABLE HEAT
    GENERATED WHEN PROD MIXED W/WATER; WHEN MAKING SOLNS ALWAYS
    CAREFULLY FOLLOW THESE STEPS. ALWAYS WEAR ALL PROT CLTHG. NEVER ADD
    WATER TO PROD. ALWAY S ADD PROD-W/CONSTANT STIRRING (ING 17)

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT
    REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS WHERE
    DUST, MIST OR SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST VENT WHERE DUST/MIST/SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED.
    WHERE CO/OTHER RXN PRODS MAY BE GENERATED SPEC VENT MAY BE REQD.
Protective Gloves:CHEM RESIST SUCH AS NATRL OR BUTYL RUB.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG & CHEM RESIST SFTY SHOES TO MINIMIZE CNTCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAM CLTHG W/SOAP & WATER & DRY BEFORE
    REUSE. GLOVES MAY BE DECONTAM BY WASHING W/MILD SOAP & WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH 7.5% SOLN: 14.0. MATLS TO AVOID: TO AVOID A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC RXN.
    WHEN HNDLG THIS PROD, AVOID CNTCT W/ALUMINUM, TIN, ZINC & ALLOYS
    CONTAINING THESE METALS. DO NOT MIX W/STRONG ACIDS W/OUT DILUTIO N
    & AGITATION TO PVNT VIOLENT OR EXPLO RXN. AVOID CNTCT W/LEATHER,
    WOOL, ACIDS, ORG HALOGEN CMPDS & ORGANIC NITRO CMPDS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:144F,62C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:53.6F,12.0C
Vapor Pres:13 @ 60C
Spec Gravity:1.53
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID WITH NO DISTINCT ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SEE HNDLG & STOR SECTION. AVOID CNTCT W/WATER. PROD MAY BE ADDED SLOWLY
    TO WATER/ACIDS W/DILUTION & AGITATION (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THIS PRODUCT IS
    STABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:MATLS RSLTG FROM CLEANUP MAY BE HAZ WASTES &
    THEREFORE, SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC REGS. PACKAGE, STORE, TRANSPORT &
    DISP OF ALL CLEAN-UP MATLS & ANY CONTAM EQUIP I/A/W ALL APPLIC FED,
    STATE & LOC HLTH & ENV IRONMENTAL REGS. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .

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