===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:AUSTIN A-1 BLEACH SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION.
NIIN:00-598-7316
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLBVR
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:JAMES AUSTIN COMPANY
Address:DOWNIEVILLE ROAD
Box:827
City:MARS
State:PA
ZIP:16046
Country:US
Info Phone Num:412-625-1535
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:62316
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:JAMES AUSTIN COMPANY
Address:DOWNIEVILLE ROAD
Box:827
City:MARS
State:PA
Country:US
Phone:412-625-1535
CAGE:62316
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE
CAS:7681-52-9
RTECS #:NH3486300
Minumum % Wt:5.25
Maxumum % Wt:5.5
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS
Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS:1310-73-2
RTECS #:WB4900000
Minumum % Wt:.1
Maxumum % Wt:.22
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3 CEILING
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 CEILING
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRITANT; MAY CAUSE SEVERE SKIN AND
EYE IRRITATION OR CHEMICAL BURNS TO BROKEN SKIN. VAPORS EXTREMELY
IRRITATING TO EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. HARMFUL AND POTENTIALLY
FATAL IF SWALLOWED. IF MIXED WIT H OTHE PROHIBITED CHEMICALS OR
MATERIALS, CHLORINE GAS WILL BE RELEASED WHICH IS ALSO IRRITATING
TO EYES, LUNGS MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND IN SOME CASES BE FATAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY KNOWN
OR ANTICIPATED CARCINOGENS ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA OF THE NTP
ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS AND OSHA 29 CFR 1910, Z.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: CAN CAUSE CORROSION OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES, SEVERE ESOPHAGEAL BURNS AND PERFORATION OF ESOPHAGUS OR
STOMACH. INHALATION: INHALATION OF VAPORS CAN CAUSE BRONCHIAL
IRRITATION, COUGHING, DIFF ICULTY IN BREATHING, NAUSEA AND
PULMONARY EDEMA. EYE CONTACT: IRRITATING TO THE EYES, MAY CAUSE
SEVERE AND PERMANENT DAMAGE. SKIN CONTACT: SEVERE IRRITATING;
CONTACT CAN PRODUCE BLISTERING AND ECZEMA.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.IMMEDIATELY DRINK LARGE
QUANTITY OF WATER/MILK.DO NOT GIVE LIQUIDS IF VICTIM IS
UNCONSCIOUS.DO NOT USE ACIDIC ANTIDOTES/SODIUM BICARBONATE(BAKING
SODA).DO NOT ADMINIST ER ALCOHOL.CALL PHYSICIAN/POISON
CONTROLCENTER IMMEDIATELY.INHALATION:IF EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE VAPOR
LEVELS,REMOVE TO FRESH AIR&SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF COUGH/OTHER
SYMPTOMS DEVELOP.EYE:IMMEDIATELY FL USH EYE W/PLENTY OF
COOL,RUNNING WATER.REMOVE CONTACT LENSES IF COUGH OR OTHER SYMPTOMS
DEVELOP.SKIN:FLUSH AFFECTED AREA W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER&WASH
W/SOAP&WATER.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE, ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON
DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER FOG. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA THAT
IS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID FUMES FROM SPILLED OR EXPOSED LIQUID.
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND OSHA/NIOSH
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS
WITH WATER SPRAY FROM A SAFE DISTANCE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE BLEACH IS A STRONG
OXIDIZING AGENT AND DECOMPOSES WHEN HEATED. DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS TO EXPLODE. VIGOROUS REACTIONS MAY OCCUR WITH
ORGANIC MATERIALS OR OXID IZABLE MATERIALS, CAUSING FIRES.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:DILUTE PRODUCT BY FLOODING AREA WITH LARGE
QUANITY OF WATER AND FLUSH TO SANITARY SEWER. LARGE SPILLS:
CONTAIN RUN-OFF DIKING WITH SUITABLE MATERIAL. SOAK UP LIQUID ON
INERT ABSORBENT AND TRANSFER TO APPROVED CONTAINER. PREVENT SPILL
FROM ENTERING SEWER OR WATERWAYS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Other Precautions:
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY NECESSARY; USE NIOSH APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR CONCENTRATED VAPORS.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL VENTILATION TO REMOVE VAPORS AT THE SOURCE.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED; USE IMPERVIOUS PVC OR NEOPRENE WITH LONG
GAUNTLET.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:FACILITIES USING THIS PRODUCT MUST BE
EQUIPPED WITH AN EYEWASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. DO NOT STORE NEAR FOOD
STUFFS, WATER OR FEED. PROTECT EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING FROM
CONTACT WITH THIS PRODUCT. *
Supplemental Safety and Health
GOGGLES SHOULD BE CHEMICAL SPLASH TYPE. FACE SHIELD IS BEST CHOICE.
APRON: RECOMMENDED TO AVOID SKIN CONTACT AND PROTECT CLOTHING FROM
DAMAGE.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
B.P. Text:212F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-2.2C, 28.F
M.P/F.P Text:28F
Vapor Pres:1705 MM HG@20 C
Spec Gravity:1.080
pH:12.0-12.8
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR PALE YELLOW LIQUID.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NEVER MIX SOLUTIONS CONTAINING AMMONIA. INCOMPATIBILTY: ACIDS,
AMMONIA, ETHER, UREA, OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS, SOAPS, OILS, GREASES,
PHENOLIC DISIINFECTANTS AND METALS(INCLUDING NICKEL, COPPER, TIN,
ALUMINUM AND IRON).
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR DIRECT SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURES
ABOVE 85F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE GAS-FROM CONTACT WITH HIGHLY
ACIDIC MATERIALS. CHLORAMINES-FROM CONTACT WITH AMMONIA.
POLYCHLORINATED PHENOLS-FROM CONTACT WITH PHENOLIC DISINFECTANTS.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS, GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. REMOVE CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. NOTE:
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO INGESTION TOXICOLOGY, THERAPY,
SYMPOMATOLOGY AND TREATMENT CAN BE FOUND IN CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY OF
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, AUTHORED BY GOSSELIN, SMITH AND HODGE AND
PUBLISHED BY WILLIAMS & WILKINS, BALTIMORE MARYLAND.
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:CONSIDERED TO BE BIODEGRADIBLE.*BOOTS: RECOMMENDED TO
PROTECT SHOES AND FEET WHEN USING PRODUCT FOR FLOOR CLEANING.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:DOT PROPER SHIPPING NAME: HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION.
HAZARD CLASS: 8. UN-NUMBER: 1791. PACKAGE GROUP: III.
LABEL/PLACARD: CORROSIVE. RQ: SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 100LBS. (45.4
KG).
======================= Other Information =======================
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