*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:A RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM THAT MEETS
    WARRANT A RESPIRATOR'S USE.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
    LOW.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
    PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE. FACILITIES STORING OR UTILIZING THIS
    MATERIAL SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EYEWASH FACILITY AND A SAFETY
    SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
Supplemental Safety and Health
SYNONYMS: CAUSTIC SODA: SODA LYE: SODIUM HYDRATE.
*  Product Identification  *
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:REV: #4
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Maxumum % Wt:8.
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH STEL:C2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:WATER
*  Hazards Identification  *
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: CAUSES BURNS. MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL
    CONJUNCTIVITIS & CORNEAL DAMAGE. SKIN: CAUSES BURNS. MAY CAUSE
    DEEP, PENETRATING ULCERS. MAY CAUSE RASH, COLD & CLAMMY SKIN WITH
    CYANOSIS OR PALE COLOR. INGESTION : MAY CAUSE SEVERE & PERMANENT
    DAMAGE TO THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BURNS.
    MAY CAUSE PERFORATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. CAUSES SEVERE PAIN,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA & SHOCK.  MAY CAUSE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.
    INHALATION: IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY
    EDEMA. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH
    COUGHING, BURNS, POSSIBLE SYSTEMIC EFFE CTS. (SEE OTHER)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SODIUM HYDROXIDE: NOT LISTED BY ACGIH,
    IARC, NIOSH, NTP OR OSHA. WATER: NOT LISTED BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH,
    NTP OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: CAUSES EYE BURNS. MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL
    CONJUNCTIVITIS AND CORNEAL DAMAGE. SKIN: CAUSES SKIN BURNS. MAY
    CAUSE DEEP, PENETRATING ULCERS OF THE SKIN. MAY CAUSE SKIN RASH (IN
    MILDER CASES). AND COLD AN D CLAMMY SKIN WITH CYANOSIS OR PALE
    COLOR. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE SEVERE AND PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE
    DIGESTIVE TRACT. CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BURNS. MAY CAUSE
    PERFORATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. C AUSES SEVERE PAIN, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND SHOCK. MAY CAUSE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.
    INHALATION: IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND
    PULMONARY EDEMA. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION OF UPPER RES PIRATORY
    TRACT WITH COUGHING, BURNS,
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES: GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB
    SKIN: GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
    DISCARD CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IN A MANNER WHICH LIMITS FURTHER
    EXPOSURE. INGESTION: D O NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VICTIM IS
    CONSCIOUS AND ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL AID
    IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: GET MEDICAL  AID IMMEDIATELY. REMOVE FROM
    EXPOSURE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:FOR SMALL FIRES, USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    OR WATER SPRAY. FOR LARGE FIRES, USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM, OR WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. COOL
    CONTAINERS WITH FLOODING QUANTITIES OF WATER UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE
    IS OUT. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DURING A FIRE, IRRITATING AND HIGHLY
    TOXIC GASES MAY BE GENERATED BY THERMAL DECOMPOSITION. VAPOR MAY BE
    HEAVIER THAN AIR. CONTACT WITH METALS MAY EVOLVE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
    HYDROGEN GAS.  NON-COMBUSTIBL E.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL, (E.G., DRY
    SAND OR EARTH), THEN PLACE INTO A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. AVOID
    RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS AND DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO WATERWAYS. CLEAN
    UP SPILLS IMMEDIATELY , OBSERVING PRECAUTIONS IN THE PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT SECTION. PROVIDE VENTILATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER DLA-HMIS: DILUTE
    ACID SOLUTION.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. USE
    ONLY IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. DO NOT BREATHE DUST, VAPOR, MIST,
    OR GAS. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING. KEEP CONTAINER
    TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT INGEST  OR INHALE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED
    SHOES. STORAGE: KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. KEEP WAY FROM STRONG ACIDS. KEEP AWAY FROM
    METALS. KEEP AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. KEEP AWAY FROM ORGANIC
    HALOGENS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:B1
Vapor Density:1.0
Spec Gravity:1.0
pH:ALKALINE
Viscosity:1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY SOLUBLE IN WAT
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID NO ODOR REPORTED
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBILITIES WITH OTHER MATERIALS: STRONG BASES, STRONG OXIDIZING
    AGENTS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF SODIUM OXIDE, SODIUM
    PEROXIDE FUMES.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:EPIDEMIOLOGY: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
    TERATOGENICITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NO
    INFORMATION FOUND. NEUROTOXICITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
    MUTAGENICITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND. OTHER STU DIES: SEE ACTUAL
    ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NOT
    AVAILABLE. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: NOT AVAILABLE. OTHER: NOT AVAILABLE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:US DOT: SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE,
    CANADIAN TDG: SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION. HAZARD
*  Regulatory Information  *
    CHEMICAL TEST RULES: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE
    UNDER A CHEMICAL TEST RULE. HEALTH &  SAFETY REPORTING LIST: NONE
    OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE HEALTH & SAFETY
    CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT HAVE A SNUR UNDER TSCA. CLEAN AIR ACT:
    THIS PRODUCT DO ES NOT CONTAIN ANY HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS, CLASS
    1 0R 2 OZONE DEPLETORS.
State Regulatory Information:SODIUM HYDROXIDE CAN BE FOUND ON THE
    FOLLOWING STATE RIGHT TO KNOW LISTS: CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY,
    FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, MINNESOTA, MASSACHUSETTS. CALIFORNIA NO
    SIGNIFIGANT REISK LEVEL: NONE OF THE CH EMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE
    LISTED.
*  Other Information  *
