ELITE CHEMICALS -- BLEACH

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

NSN: 681000N074945

Manufacturer's CAGE: ELTEC

Part No. Indicator: A

Part Number/Trade Name: BLEACH

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                            General Information

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Company's Name: ELITE CHEMICALS

Company's Street: 270 ROCUS ST

Company's City: SPRINGFIELD

Company's State: MA

Company's Country: US

Company's Zip Code: 01104

Company's Emerg Ph #: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Company's Info Ph #: 800-457-4449

Record No. For Safety Entry: 001

Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001

Status: SMJ

Date MSDS Prepared: 10JAN95

Safety Data Review Date: 20NOV96

MSDS Serial Number: CCSLW

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                     Ingredients/Identity Information

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Proprietary: NO

Ingredient: HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE) (CERCLA)

Ingredient Sequence Number: 01

Percent: 5.25

NIOSH (RTECS) Number: NH3486300

CAS Number: 7681-52-9

OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)

ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N)

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Proprietary: NO

Ingredient: SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)

Ingredient Sequence Number: 02

Percent: 0.1-0.2

NIOSH (RTECS) Number: WB4900000

CAS Number: 1310-73-2

OSHA PEL: 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3, C

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Proprietary: NO

Ingredient: SUPDAT: OBTAIN EPA REGISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT NUMBERS.

Ingredient Sequence Number: 03

NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE

ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE

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Proprietary: NO

Ingredient: EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP N).

Ingredient Sequence Number: 04

NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE

ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE

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                     Physical/Chemical Characteristics

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Appearance And Odor: CLEAR-LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC

CHLORINE ODOR.

Boiling Point: 220F,104C

Melting Point: >25F,>-4C

Specific Gravity: SUPDAT

Solubility In Water: COMPLETELY SOLUBLE

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                      Fire and Explosion Hazard Data

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Flash Point: NON-FLAMMABLE

Lower Explosive Limit: N/A

Upper Explosive Limit: N/A

Extinguishing Media: SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.

Special Fire Fighting Proc: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE

EQUIPMENT (FP N). AVOID BODY CONTACT AND INHALATION OF FUMES.

Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT W/COMBUSTS MAY

IRRITATE OR PROMOTE COMBUST. ACIDS & HEAT ACCELERATE DECOMP. DECOMP PRODS

MAY INCL CHLORINE. TOXIC FUMES CAN BE (SUPDAT)

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                              Reactivity Data

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Stability: YES

Cond To Avoid (Stability): PROD IS STABLE & DECOMPOSES NATURALLY W/AGE.

AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO HEAT & LIGHT OR CONTACT W/INCOMPATIBLE MATLS.

Materials To Avoid: ACIDS, AMMONIA, METALS, COMBUSTIBLES, DETERGENTS,

REDUCING AGENTS, OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS, CHLORINATED ISOCYANURATES.

Hazardous Decomp Products: CHLORINE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, HYPOCHLOROUS ACID,

OXYGEN.

Hazardous Poly Occur: NO

Conditions To Avoid (Poly): NOT RELEVANT

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                            Health Hazard Data

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LD50-LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES

Route Of Entry - Skin: YES

Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES

Health Haz Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: SEVERE IRRITANT TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE,

THROAT & GI TRACT. PROMPT TREATMENT IS IMPORTANT TO MINIMIZE EFTS OF

OVEREXP. CHRONIC: EYES: SEV IRRITANT. SKIN: SEV IRRITANT. INHAL: IRRITANT

TO RESP TRACT. INGEST: CORROSION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES; PERFORATION OF

ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH. MAY LEAD TO CONVULSIONS, COMA & DEATH.

Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO

Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO

Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO

Explanation Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT

Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: EYES AND SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION AND REDDENING.

RESPIRATORY TRACT: COUGHING AND IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SHORTNESS OF BREATH,

SORE THROAT AND LABORED BREATHING. INGESTION: NAUSEA AND VOMITING, POSSIBLE

PERFORATION OF ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH, CONVULSIONS, COMA AND DEATH.

Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: VAPORS MAY AGGRAVATE RESPIRATORY AILMENTS.

Emergency/First Aid Proc: EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES &

CALL MD. SKIN: FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS W/PLENTY OF WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED

CLOTHING & WASH W/SOAP & WATER. IF SKIN IS BURNED, CALL MD. INHAL: REMOVE

VICTIM TO FRESH AIR & CALL MD IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. INGEST: RINSE

MOUTH W/WATER. DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER &/OR MILK. DO NOT INDUCE

VOMITING. CALL MD. DO NOT USE BAKING SODA OR ACIDIC ANTIDOTES.

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                   Precautions for Safe Handling and Use

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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: TOXIC TO FISH & AQUATIC LIFE. DO NOT ALLOW

MATL TO ENTER SEWERS, STREAMS, PONDS, STORM DRAINS. PERSONNEL INVOLVED W/

CLEAN-UP MUST BE EQUIPPED W/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, EYE

PROTECTION, RUBBER BOOTS, RUBBER GLOVES & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Method: DO NOT ABSORB SPILLS W/FLAM MATLS SUCH AS SAWDUST

OR COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBS. CONTAIN SPILLS IN AS SMALL AN AREA AS POSS FOR

NEUTRALIZATION & DILUTION. ABSORB MATL IS BEST PLACED IN PLASTIC CNTNRS.

DISPOSE OF RESIDUE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS.

Precautions-Handling/Storing: STORE IN VENTD CNTNRS AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT;

SEPARATE FROM ACIDS, HEAT, OXIDIZING MATLS, AMMONIA, HYDROCARBS, ALCOHOLS,

ETHERS OR ISOCYANURATES. (SUPDAT)

Other Precautions: DO NOT MIX W/OTHER CLEANING AGENTS CONTAINING ACIDS OR

AMMONIA. THESE MAY LIBERATE CHLORINE & CHLORAMINES UPON MIXING. AVOID

WEARING CONTACT LENSES WHEN HNDLG THIS PROD. DO NOT STORE IN METAL CNTNRS.

WHEN EMPTY, RETURNABLE CNTNRS (SUPDAT)

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                             Control Measures

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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS

SUITABLE FOR ACID GAS AND CHLORINE SHOULD BE USED FOR STRONG CONCENTRATION.

Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST. MECHANICAL (GENERAL) RECOMMENDED.

Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES.

Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 4)

Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).

HARD HATS, RUBBER BOOTS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

Work Hygienic Practices: AVOID SKIN AND VAPOR CONTACT. WASH THOROUGHLY

AFTER USING.

LIBERATED BY HEAT/DECOMP. HNDLG/STOR PRECS: STORE IN COOL AREA. OTHER

PRECS: MUST BE SHIPPED I/A/W FED, STATE & DOT REGS. ALL RESIDUAL PROD MUST

BE REMOVED BY TRIPLE RINSING CNTNR W/WATER. PROD IS REGULATED BY FIFRA IF

USED AS SANITIZER/DISINFECTANT.. REPACKAGERS MUST (ING 3)

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                            Transportation Data

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                               Disposal Data

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                                Label Data

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Label Required: YES

Technical Review Date: 03DEC96

Label Date: 20NOV96

Label Status: G

Common Name: BLEACH

Chronic Hazard: YES

Signal Word: DANGER!

Acute Health Hazard-Severe: X

Contact Hazard-Severe: X

Fire Hazard-None: X

Reactivity Hazard-Slight: X

Special Hazard Precautions: DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS.

ACUTE: EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION AND REDDENING. SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION AND

REDDENING. INHALATION: COUGHING AND IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SHORTNESS OF

BREATH, SORE THROAT AND LABORED BREATHING. INGESTION: SEVERE IRRITANT TO

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, NAUSEA AND VOMITING, POSSIBLE PERFORATION OF

CORROSION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES; PERFORATION OF ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. MAY

LEAD TO CONVULSIONS, COMA AND DEATH.

Protect Eye: Y

Protect Skin: Y

Protect Respiratory: Y

Label Name: ELITE CHEMICALS

Label Street: 270 ROCUS ST

Label City: SPRINGFIELD

Label State: MA

Label Zip Code: 01104

Label Country: US

Label Emergency Number: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)