*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD RESP. FOR EMER/NONROUTINE
    OPERATIONS, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WARNING! NIOSH
    APPRVD AIR-PURIFYING RESPS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN OXY-DEFICIENT
    ATM. FOR MORE SPECIFI C RESPIATORY PROT INFO CONT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE GEN & LOC EXHAUST VENT SYS TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    BOOTS, APRONS, & GAUNTLETS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:SEPARATE CONTAMD WORK CLOTHES FROM STREET
    CLOTHES. LAUNDER CONTAMD WORK CLTHG BEFORE WEARING. REMOVE MATL
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Preparer's Name:M GANNON
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:SUPDAT:TO GENERATE SUBSTANTIAL HEAT. IF MUST USE WATER, BE
    SURE IT IS AS COLD AS POSS. LG FIRES, USE FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Ingred Name:FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO FIRE EXPOS SIDES OF CNTNR UNTIL FIRE IS
    WELL OUT. DO NOT SPLATTER/SPLASH MATL. STAY AWAY FROM (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3:ENDS OF TANKS. BE AWARE OF RUNOFF FROM FIRE CONTROL
    METHODS. DO NOT RELEASE TO SEWERS OR WATERWAYS.
Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID:GLACIAL ACETIC ACID, CHLOROHYDRIN,
    6)
Ingred Name:ING 6:AVOID INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:TISS CORR, DEEP ULCERATIONS, & PERM
    SCARRING, CORNEA CORRODES, DISINTEGRATION & SLOUGHING OF (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:CONJUNCTIVAL & CORNEAL EPITHELIUM, PERM CORNEAL
Ingred Name:ING 9:TRACT, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, & SKIN.
    CHRONIC:DERMATITIS. CASES OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE
    NEHC .
Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:ACIDOSIS, OR OTHER ELECTROYTE IMBALANCES
    HAVE OCCURRED.
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:NEAR THIS LEVEL. STORE CNTNRS IN ROOMS EQUIPPED
    IN USING SODIUM HYDROXIDE.
Ingred Name:VENT:PVNTS CONTAMINANT DISPERSION INTO WORK AREA BY
    CONTROLLING IT AT ITS SOURCE.
Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT:SHOES & CLEAN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DMG IS IMMED & W/OUT PROMPT MED ATTN
    CAN BECOME PERM. THIS STRONG, CORR ALKALI DISSOLVES ANY LIVING TISS
    IT CONTACTS. ACUTE:IMMED BURNING OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & STOM;
    PAINFUL SWALLOWING; EXCESS SALIVAT ION; EDEMATOUS LIPS, CHIN,
    TONGUE, & PHARYNX COVERED WIDE EXUDATE, ESOPHAGEAL EDEMA, MUC MEMB,
    VOMIT (EFTS OF OVEREP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:& RAPID, FAINT PULSE, & COLD CLAMMY
    SKIN. DEATH RSLTS COMMONLY FROM SHOCK, ASPHYXIA/PNEUM BY
    SECOND/THIRD DAY AFTER INGEST. DUST INHAL CAN CAUSE MANY SM BURNS,
    TEMPORARY HAIR LOSS & POSSIBLY  PULM EDEMA. SKIN:SLIPPERY, SOAPY
    FEELING, CAUSES BURNS, KERATIN DESTRUCTION, & INTRACELLULAR EDEMA,
    SEV BURNS, (ING 8)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP)
    ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER. CALL M D .
    INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT! CALL MD IMMED . NOTE TO PHYS:PERFORM
    ENDOSCOPY IN ALL SUSPECTED CASES OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE INGEST.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WHEN IN CONT W/MOISTURE/WATER SODIUM HYDROXIDE CAN
    GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO IGNITE SURROUNDING COMBUST. IF POSS,
    (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . ALSO,
    WEAR FULLY PROT CLTHG. STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTERS' PROT CLTHG PROVIDES
    LIMITED PROT. APPLY COOLING WATER (ING 3)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SODIUM HYDROXIDE MAY MELT AND FLOW WHEN
    HEATED.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SFTY PERS. ISOLATE HAZ AREA, DENY
    ENTRY, & STAY UPWIND OF SPILLS. PROTECT AGAINST VAP INHAL & SKIN OR
    EYE CONT. USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPS. SM DRY SPILLS,
    CAREFULLY SCOOPING/VACUUMING INT O SUITABLE CNTNRS. LG DRY SPILLS,
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PHYSICAL DMG TO CNTNRS. STORE IN
    DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM WATER, ACIDS, METALS, FLAMM
    LIQUIDS, & ORGANIC HALOGENS.
Other Precautions:KEEP CNTNRS TIGHTLY CLSD SINCE SODIUM HYDROXIDE CAN
    DECOMPOSE TO SODIUM CARBONATE & CARBON DIOXIDE UPON EXPOS TO AIR.
    WATER. APPEAR/ODOR:CHIPS, PELLETS, OR STICKS. EXTING MEDIA:W/OUT
    RISK, REMOVE CNTNRS FROM AREA. USE EXTING AGENTS SUITABLE FOR SURRO
    UNDING FIRE. SM FIRE, USE DRY CHEM, CO*2/REGULAR FOAM. AVOID WATER
    SPARY SINCE WATER REACTS W/SODIUM HYDROXIDE (ING 2)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, HYDROSCOPIC (READILY ABSORBS WATER) WHITE
    FLAKES, CAKE, LUMPS,(SUPDAT
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, MINERAL ACIDS, WEAK ACID GASES, CINNAMALDEHYDE/ZINC, CHLOROFOAM
    & METHANE, METALS, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, (ING 5)
Stability Condition to Avoid:SINCE SODIUM HYDROXIDE READILY ABSORBS
    WATER & CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR, KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC SODIUM OXIDE (NA*2O) AND SODIUM
    PEROXIDE (NA*2O*2) FUMES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:VIOLENT POLYMERIZATION CAN OCCUR
    WHEN IN CONTACT WITH ACROLEIN OR ACRYLONITRILE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT SUPPLIER OR LICENSED CONTRACTOR FOR
    DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS. FOLLOW APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.
