FREY SCIENTIFIC -- SODIUM HYDROXIDE -- 6810-00-270-8177 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM HYDROXIDE
MSDS Date:12/23/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-270-8177
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FREY SCIENTIFIC
Address:905 HICKORY LANE
City:MANSFIELD
State:OH
ZIP:44905
Country:US
Info Phone Num:419-589-1900/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Emergency Phone Num:419-589-1900/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name:MICHEAL RASZEJA
CAGE:6U218
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FREY SCIENTIFIC
Address:100 PARAGON PARKWAY
Box:City:MANSFIELD
State:OH
ZIP:44905
Country:US
Phone:419-589-1900
CAGE:6U218

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)
CAS:1310-73-2
RTECS #:WB4900000
Fraction by Wt: 90-100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3; 9495
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DANGER!CORROSIVE!POISON!CAUSES SEVERE
    SKIN/EYE BURNS.MAY BE FATAL IF INGESTED.INGEST:POISON.MAY RESULT IN
    SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRIT W/BURNS TO MOUTH. SKIN/EYES:CONTACT
    W/SKIN/EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT	OR BURNS. INHAL:DUST VERY IRRIT
    TO UPPER RESP TRACT. MAIN EFFECT. TISSUE DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:CORROSIVE, POISON. SEVERE SKIN/EYE BURNS. FATAL
    IF INGESTED, SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRIT W/BURNS TO MOUTH. VERY
    IRRITATING TO UPPER RESP TRACT. TISSUE DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.IF CONSC GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER TO
    DRINK.FOLLOW W/WHITE OF EGGS BEATEN W/WATER.CALL DR IMMED.NEVER
    GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF
    WATER FOR 1 5MINS LIFTING EYELIDS.GET PROMPT MED ATTN.SKIN:FLOOD
    W/WATER THEN WASH W/VINEGAR.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.NOT BREATH
    GIVE ART RESP.DIFFICULT BREATH GIVE OXYGEN.GET MED ATTN.

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

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ON FIRE INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
    CLOTH.MUST INCLUDE COMPLETE EYE PROT.FLOOD W/WATER USING CARE NOT
    TO SPLATTER/SPALSH MATL.CONTACT W/WATER PRODUCES (SUPPLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST BUT SOLID FORM IN CONTACT
    W/MOISTURE/WATER MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGN COMBUST
    MATLS.CONTACT W/SOME METALS CAN GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS.(SUPPL)

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

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY & WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    SWEEPUP & PLACE N SUITABLE CONTAINER.FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER RINSE
    W/DILUTE ACID PREFERABLY ACETIC & FINALLY W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BISULFATE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.STORE IN COOL
    DRY PLACE;PROTECT AGAINST MOISTURE/WATER.SEPARATE FRM
    ACIDS/METALS/EXPLOSIVES/ORG PEROXIDES/EASILY IGN MATLS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN/EYE/CLOTH.READ LABEL ON CNTNR
    BEF USING.PROD DELIQUESCENT;ABSORBS WATER/CO2 FRM AIR.NAOH &
    TRICHLOROETHYLENE ESPECIALLY HAZ--RX TO FORM SPONT FLAMM
    DICHLOROACETYLENE.FOR LAB USE O NLY.NOT FOR DRUG/FOOD/HOUSEHOLD
    USE.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL USE HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL) RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM SAF GOGG OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES,LAB COAT,APRON,VENTILATION
    HOOD,PROPER GLOVES,EYEWASH STATION.DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN
    WORKING W/CHEMICAL
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAMIN CLOTHING PROMPTLY.KEEP OUT OF
    REACH OF CHILDREN.WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHTING:INTENSE HEAT & HIGHLY IRRIT/CORR MIST. FIRE/EXPLO
    HAZ:HOT/MOLTEN MATL WILL RX VIOLENTLY W/WATER LIBERATING
    HEAT/CAUSING SPLASHING.SEVER EYE HAZ;SOLID/CONCEN SOLN DESTROYS
    TISSUE ON CONTAC T. DISPOSAL:TO SURFACE OF LIQ(AVOIDS VIOL
    SPLAT).NEUTRALIZE W/SODIUM BISULFATE.FLUSH TO SEWER W/COPIOUS AMTS
    OF WATER.

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

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2534F,1390C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:604F,318C
Vapor Pres:1MM @739C
Vapor Density:NONE LIST
Spec Gravity:2.130 @25C
pH:BASIC
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE (N/A)
Solubility in Water:19 G/100ML @20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PELLETS OR FLAKES, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER SOLNS RX VIOLENTLY W/ACIDS & W/MANY ORG CMPDS,MOST COMMON
    METALS(ZN,AL,SN,PB,ETC)LIBERATING FLAMM HYDROGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, ACIDS, ACID FUMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM SODIUM MONOXIDE &/OR SODIUM
    PEROXIDE AT VERY HIGH TEMEPRATURES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMENT/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJ TO
    FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.THESE GUIDELINES INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL OF
    CATALOG SIZE QUANT ONLY:AVOID BREATH DUST/MIST.WEAR FULL PROT
    CLOTH(GOGG,FACESHILED.SLOWLY DISS OLVE IN WATER.WHITLE MAKING SOLN
    ADD SLOWLY(SUPPL)

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