*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN AIR
    CONCENTRATION IS GREATER THAN THE TLV OR PEL. USE CARTRIDGE FILTER
    FOR CAUSTIC DUST.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    CHEMICALLY RESISTANT COVERALLS, HAT AND SHOES OR BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: SEVERAL SECONDS IS ESSNTL TO MINIMIZE DMG. SEEK IMMED
    MED ATTN.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:D. FRIDAY
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3, C
Ingred Name:SILICIC ACID (H2SIO3), DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM METASILICATE)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:PYROPHOSPHORIC ACID, TETRASODIUM SALT; (TETRASODIUM
    PYROPHOSPHATE)
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
Ingred Name:NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: DUST MAY DAMAGE UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNG TISSUE, WHICH MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL
    PNEUMONIA DEPENDING UPON SEVERITY OF EXPOSURE. INGESTION: CAN CAUSE
    SEVERE BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAG US AND STOMACH. MATERIAL IS
    A SYSTEMIC POISON TO KIDNEYS, LIVER AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;
    TOXIC (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EFFECT MAY NOT APPEAR IMMEDIATELY.
    MAY BE FATAL. SKIN: CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS. EYES: CAUSES SEVERE
    BURNS WITH DAMAGE TO EYES AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS. CHRONIC: MAY
    CAUSE ULCERATION OF RESPIRAT ORY TRACT AND POSSIBLY LUNG CANCER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM CONTAM AREA. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
    RESUSCITATE & ADMIN OXYGEN IF AVAIL. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST:
    NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. OBTAIN IMMED MED
    ATTN. IF VOMIT OC CURS SPONT, KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR. IF SWALLOWED DO
    NOT INDUCE VOMIT, GIVE LARGE AMTS OF WATER. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN.
    REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG &  FOOTWEAR. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD
    FOOTWEAR IF IT CANNOT BE DECONTAM. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. EYES: IMMED
    TO ENSURE FLUSHING OF E NTIRE SURF. WASHING EYES W/IN (SUP DAT)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NOT COMBUSTIBLE. WATER FOG OR SPRAY, CARBON
    DIOXIDE, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN PRESENCE OF WATER, MATERIAL MAY REACT
    WITH AMPHOTERIC METALS (SUCH AS ALUMINUM, ZINC OR TIN) GENERATING
    HYDROGEN GAS WHICH WILL BURN OR EXPLODE IF IGNITED.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES & CLOTHING. WEAR
    PROT EQUIP. SWEEP OR SHOVEL SPILLED MATL INTO CLEAN STEEL DRUM &
    COVER. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER & NEUTRALIZE
    RESIDUAL TRACES. DISPOSE OF  I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY
    FROM ACIDS AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. LOOSEN COVER CAUTIOUSLY WHEN
    OPENING.
Other Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:ESSNTLY COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER; INSIGNIFICANT ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, AMPHOTERIC METALS (SUCH AS ALUMINUM, ZINC), ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. SEE
    MATERIALS TO AVOID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:FOR WASTE DISPOSAL OF OPERATING SOLUTIONS
    CONSULT ENTHONE-OMI WASTE DISPOSAL PROCEDURES. FOR MAJOR SPILLS
    CONSULT ENTHONE-OMI FOR DISPOSAL ASSISTANCE. DISPOSE OF IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FE DERAL REGULATIONS.
