MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Pharmacal Research Laboratories Inc.
PO BOX 369, Naugatuck, CT 06770
(203) 755-4908 飩?800-243-5350 飩? FAX (203) 755-4309
HMIS DATE OF ISSUE: 03/07/2007
Health-2 Fire-0 Reac-1
I. IDENTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION
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PRODUCT NAME:
FOR CHEMICAL EMERGENCY CALL CHEMTREC 1-800-424-9300
MANUFACTURER:
PHARMACAL RESEARCH LABS., INC.
562 Captain Neville Drive
Waterbury, CT 06705
II. COMPONENTS AND HAZARD INFORMATION
COMPONENTS CAS NO. OF APPROXIMATE
COMPONENTS CONCENTRATION
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 7681-52-9 12.5%
UN 1791
SODIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-73-2 0.8%
UN 1823
III. EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES - GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
SKIN CONTACT:
REMOVE SOAK CLOTHES; RINSE WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 5
MINUTES
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR - CALL PHYSICIAN IF EXPOSURE IS SEVERE
INGESTION:
IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK OR GELATIN SOLUTION; IF
THESE ARE NOT AVAILABLE, DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER - DO NOT
GIVE VINEGAR OR OTHER ACIDS - DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING - GET PROMPT
MEDICAL ATTENTION
IV. FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
FLASH POINT (MINIMUM): NOT ESTABLISHED
(NOTE: MATERIAL IS A STRONG OXIDIZER - CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLES MAY
INITIATE OR PROMOTE COMBUSTION)
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Pharmacal Research Laboratories Inc.
PO BOX 369, Naugatuck, CT 06770
(203) 755-4908 飩?800-243-5350 飩? FAX (203) 755-4309
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS: USE GOGGLES AND/OR FACE SHIELDS - RUBBER
GLOVES AND BOOTS WERE LIQUID CONTACT IS EXPECTED
FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: NOT ESTABLISHED
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA AND FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
FLOOD WITH WATER OR CARBON DIOXIDE (CO 2)
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS:
MAY PRODUCE HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND/OR CHLORINE GAS
鈥淓MPTY鈥? CONTAINER WARNINGS:
RINSE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER - DISPOSE OF CONTAINER IN CONFORMANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
V. HEALTH AND HAZARD INFORMATION
VARIABILITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS: NONE KNOWN
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
EYES & SKIN: EXTREME IRRITANT, CORROSIVE
INHALATION OR INGESTION: IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES - MOUTH,
THROAT AND STOMACH PAIN - POSSIBLE ULCERATION
NATURE OF HAZARD AND TOXICITY INFORMATION:
SKIN CONTACT IRRITANT, CORROSIVE
INHALATION FUMES FROM SPILLS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS
MEMBRANES
EYE CONTACT EXTREME IRRITANT, CORROSIVE
CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE EYES: CAN CAUSE DAMAGE
SKIN: CAN CAUSE DAMAGE - CHEMICAL BURN
VI. PHYSICAL DATA
THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE APPROXIMATE OR TYPICAL VALUES AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PRECISE
DESIGN PURPOSES.
BOILING POINT (760 mm Hg) DECOMPOSES
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.2
pH 12.5-13.5
COMPLETE
SOLUBILITY IN WATER @ 1 ATM AND 25飩?
C
VII. REACTIVITY
CONTACT WITH ACID RELEASES CHLORINE GAS - NATURAL DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCT IS OXYGEN - THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OR BURNING CAN
PRODUCE HYDROCHLORIC ACID
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Pharmacal Research Laboratories Inc.
PO BOX 369, Naugatuck, CT 06770
(203) 755-4908 飩?800-243-5350 飩? FAX (203) 755-4309
VIII. SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: MATERIAL
IS TOXIC TO FISH - CONTAIN IN DIKED AREA - NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM
SULFITE, SODIUM BISULFITE OR FERROUS SALT SOLUTIONS - DILUTE
COPIOUSLY WITH WATER - DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS
IX. PROTECTION AND PRECAUTIONS
VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST
RESPIRATORY USE NIOSH CERTIFIED SUITABLE FOR
PROTECTION: CHLORINE
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: RUBBER
EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL GOGGLES
PERSONAL HYGIENE: WASH AFTER HANDLING - CLEAN
CONTAMINATED GARMENTS BEFORE REUSING
X. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT STORE UPRIGHT IN A COOL, DRY AREA
INFORMATION: AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND
EXCESSIVE HEAT - DO NOT STORE NEAR
OTHER INCOMPATIBLE SWIMMING POOL
PRODUCTS SUCH AS CHLORINATED
ISOCYRANURATES OR MURIATIC ACID
DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UN 1791
SHIPPING DESCRIPTION HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION, 8, UN 1791, PG
III
NMFC ITEM # 46380, SUB 1
THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE, TO THE BEST OF PHARMACAL鈥橲
KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, ACCURATE AND RELIABLE AS OF THE DATE ISSUED. PHARMACAL DOES NOT
WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THEIR ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY, AND PHARMACAL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF THERE USE THEREOF.
THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OFFERED FOR THE USER鈥橲 CONSIDERATION AND
EXAMINATION, AND IT IS THE USER鈥橲 RESPONSIBILITY TO SATISFY ITSELF THAT THEY ARE SUITABLE AND
COMPLETE FOR ITS PARTICULAR USE.
THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (HMIS) AND NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION RATINGS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED BY PHARMACAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES INC. IN ORDER
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND HAZARD INFORMATION. THE RATINGS RECOMMENDED ARE BASED
UPON CRITERIA SUPPLIED BY THE DEVELOPERS OF THESE RATING SYSTEMS, TOGETHER WITH
PHARMACAL鈥橲 INTERPRETATION OF THE AVAILABLE DATA.
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