*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:PROVIDE MIST PROTECTIONS WHERE APPLICABLE. USE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS.
Ventilation:VENT IS NOT USUALLY REQUIRED FOR CAUSTIC SOLUTIONS. AVOID
    CREATION OF MIST/SPRAY. IF PRESENT, PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST SYS.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & SAFETY SHOWER (IMMED AREAS).
    IMPERVIOUS RUBBER/NEOPRENE SUITS, RUBBER SHOES/BOOTS. PLASTIC HARD
    HAT W/BRIM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:CAUSTIC SODA LIQUID
CAGE:0HVJ1
CAGE:0HVJ1
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III) (DUST AND MIST)
Other REC Limits:THRESHLD:2MG/M3 CEIL
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:WATER
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SODIUM HYDROXIDE AS SOLID/IN
    DUST/MIST/SOLUTIONS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF EYES & W/GREATER
    EXPOSURE, SEVERE BURNS W/POSSIBLE BLINDNESS. CONTACT OF SODIUM
    HYDROXIDE MAY CAUSE INTENSE PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMIT ING & COLLAPSE.
    INGESTING SODIUM HYDROXIDE MAY CAUSE SEVERE
    MOUTH/THROAT/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH BURNS. DEATH MAY RESULT.**
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CASES OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE
    ESOPHAGUS HAVE OCCURRED YEARS AFTER INGESTION.
Effects of Overexposure:**INHALATION OF DUST OR MIST CAN CAUSE INJURY
    TO ENTIRE RESPIRATORY TRACT. REPEATED LOCAL CONTACT OF DUSTS, MISTS
    OR SOLUTIONS MAY CAUSE BURNS & PERMANENT SCARRING. SODIUM HYDROXIDE
    SOLUTIONS CAUSE BU RNS ON CONTACT W/BODY TISSUES. PROLONGED CONTACT
    W/DILUTE SOLUTION MAY CAUSE TISSUE DESTRUCTION. IRRIT AT CONC
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K ## TRICHLOROETHYLENE. MAY CAUSE
    FIRE/EXPLOS. CONTACT W/METALS (ALUMINUM). TIN, ZINC CAUSE FORMATION
    OF FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. CONTACT W/NITROMETHANE & LIKE NITRO COMPOUND
    CAUSE FORM SENSITIVE SALTS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    AID. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/WTR. WASH W/SOAP, WTR. IF LRG AREA
    CONTAM/CLOTH PENETRATED TO SKIN, IMMED USE SFTY SHOWER, REMOVE
    CLOTH BEFORE REUSE. INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATH STOPPED,
    GIVE ARTIF RESP. GET IMMED MED AID. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED
    ADMIN LRG QTY WTR.***
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NOT COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS, AS MAY
    BE SUITABLE FOR MATERIAL IN SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NOT COMBUSTIBLE. USE CLOTHING & SAFETY
    EQUIPMENT AS MAY BE SUITABLE FOR SODIUM HYDROXIDE & MATERIALS IN
    THE SURROUNDING FIRE. MORE INFO-ORIGINAL MSDS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WTR ADDED TO SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
    MAY CAUSE LOCAL OVERHEAT/SPLATTER. SODIUM HYDROXIDE REACTS
    W/ALUMIN, ZINC, ALLOYS GENERATES HYDROGEN GAS (FLAMM/EXPLOS).
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ONLY TRAINED PERSONNEL WEARING PROTECT EQUIP.
    AVOID PERSONAL CONTACT. CONTAIN SPILL, IF NOT DILUTE/FLUSH W/WTR.
    FOLLOWING FLUSHING, NEUTRALIZE. IN SOME LOCATIONS LIBERAL COVERING
    OF SODIUM BICARBONATE  MAY BE USED. IF SPILL ENTERS SEWER
    SYS/STREAM****
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTED ACID, PREFERABLE ACETIC.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT EYE/SKIN CONTACT BY WEARING
    PROTECTIVE CLOTH/EQUIP. STORAGE TANKS MUST BE VENTED/DIKED. STORE
    DRUMS AWAY FROM ACIDS, METALS, EXPLOSIVES.
Other Precautions:PROVIDE DRAINAGE. WHEN DILUTING, USE AGITATION & ADD
    CONC CAUSTIC TO WATER AT CONTROLLED RATE. DO NOT ADD WATER TO
    SODIUM HYDROXIDE. SODIUM HYDROXIDE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE FOR WHICH
    INFO IS CONTAINED IN  COMPUTERIZED DATABASE (IRPTC).
** DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. AVOID HAVING UNCONSCIOUS PERSON VOMIT. GET
    IMMEDIATELY MEDICAL AID.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:B1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS TO SLIGHTLY GRAY, ODORLESS
    SOLUTION.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
WTR MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED OVER HEATING & SPLATTERING. CONTACT W/ACIDS,
    FLAMM LIQ, ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS ESPECIALLY ##
Stability Condition to Avoid:OVERHEAT ACCELERATES CORROSION. STORE AWAY
    FROM MAT'L WHICH CAN REACT W/SODIUM HYDROXIDE, ESP ACIDS,
    CHLOROCARBONS #
Hazardous Decomposition Products:N/K # NITROPARAFFINS, PHOSPHORUS. WHEN
    DILUTING, USE AGITATION & ADD CONC SODIUM HYDROXIDE TO WTR AT
    CONTROLLED RATE ###
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN CHEM DISPOSAL AREA OR IN MANNER WHICH
    COMPLIES W/LOCAL, STATE & FED REGS. DON'T FLUSH TO SEWER.       
****NOTIFY AUTHORITIES/POLUTION CNTRL AUTHORITIES.
