| Stability |
YES |
| Stability Conditions to Avoid |
CONTACT W/WATER (MAY BE ADDED SLOWLY TO WATER OR ACIDS W/DILUTION & CONSTANT STIRRING) |
| Materials to Avoid |
ALUMINUM, TIN, ZINC,ALLOYS, STRONG ACIDS, LEATHER,WOOL,ACIDS,ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS & ORGANIC NITRO COMPOUNDS |
| Hazardous Decomposition Products |
NONE KNOWN |
| Hazardous Polymerization |
NO |
| Polymerization Conditions to Avoid |
NOT KNOWN TO POLYMERIZE |
| Route of Entry: Skin |
YES |
| Route of Entry: Ingestion |
YES |
| Route of Entry: Inhalation |
YES |
| Health Hazards - Acute and Chronic |
CORROSIVE TO ALL BODY TISSUES. INHALATION MAY CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO RESPIRATORY TRACT TISSUES AND INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RESPIRATORY ILLNESS |
| Explanation of Carcinogenity |
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| Symptoms of Overexposure |
INHALE: DAMAGE TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNG TISSUE, CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA. SKIN: SEVERE BURNS, DESTROYS TISSUES. IRRITATION. EYE: SEVERE BURNS, DAMAGE TO EYE AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS. INGEST: SEVERE BURNS TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH |
| Emergency/First Aid Procedures |
EYE: FLUSH OUT IMMED. W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. HOLDING EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE FLUSHING OF ENTIRE SURFACE. SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. IMMED!!!! SKIN: IMMED. WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING& FOOTWEAR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTN IMMED!!! INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING DIFFICULT HAVE TRAINED PERSONNEL GIVE O2. IF BREATHING STOPS GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. GET MEDICAL ATTN. INGEST: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LG QTY OF WATER/MILK. KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR. GET MEDICAL ATTN IMMED.!!! |
| Steps if Material Released/Spilled |
LEAKS SHOULD BE STOPPED. CONTAIN/CLEAN APILL IMMED. REMOVE W/VACUUM TRUCK. NEUTARALIZE REMAINING TRACES OF MTRL W/DILUTE INORGANIC LIQUID ACID. FLUSH W/WATER FOLLOWED BY LIBERAL COVERING OF SODIUM BICARBONATE. ALL CLEAN UP MTRL SHOULD BE REMOVED AND PLACED IN APPROVED CNTRS., LABELED AND STORED IN SAFE PLACE TO AWAIT PROPER TREATMENT/DISPOSAL. IF SPILL IS ON SOIL, REMOVE CONTAMINATED SOIL AND PLACE IN DISPOSAL CNTRS. WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIP |
| Waste Disposal Method |
DISPOSE OF I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW. RETURNABLE CNTRS SHOULD BE SHIPPED I/A/W SUPPLIERS RECOMMENDATIONS. RTN SHIPMENTS SHOULD COMPLY W/ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND DOT REGULATIONS. ALL RESIDUAL CAUSTIC SODA SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM CNTRS |
| Handling and Storage Precautions |
ALWAYS WEAR ALL PROTECTIVE EQUIP. NEVER ADD WATER TO PRODUCT. ALWAYS ADD PRODUCT-WITH CONSTANT STIRRING-SLOWLY TO SURFACE OF LUKEWARM(80-100 F) WATER, TO ASSURE PRODUCT IS BEING COMPLETELY DISSOLVED AS IT IS ADDED |
| Other Precautions |
IF PRODUCT IS ADDED TO RAPIDLY OR W/O STIRRING AND BECOMES CONCENTRATED AT BOTTOM OF MIXING VESSEL, EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY BE GENERATED, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS BOILING/SPLATTERING & A POSS. IMMED. AND VIOLENT ERUPTION OF HIGHLY CAUSTIC SOLN |
| Respiratory Protection |
USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS WHEREDUST, MIST OR SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED |
| Ventilation |
USE LOCAL EXHAUST WHERE DUST,MIST OR SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED |
| Protective Gloves |
CHEMICAL RESISTANT |
| Eye Protection |
CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FACE SHEILD |
| Other Protective Equipment |
IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND CHEMICALLY RESISTANT SAFETY SHOES. EMERGENCY SHOWER AND EYE WASH |
| Work Hygenic Practices |
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE |
| Supplemental Health/Safety Data |
NEVER ADD MORE PRODUCT THAN CAN BE ABSORBED BY SOLN WHILE MAINTAINING TEMP. BELOW 200F TO RPEVENT BOILING/SPLATTERING. ALWAYS EMPTY & CLEAN CNTRS OF ALL RESIDUES BEFORE ADDING PRODUCT, TO AVOID POSS. EXPLOSIVE REACTION BETWEEN PRODUCT & UNKNOWN RESIDUE. CORROSIVE TO TIN, ALUMINUM, ZINC, AND ALLOYS |
