PPG INDUSTRIES INC -- PELS CAUSTIC SODA BEADS  -- 6850-00N065412
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PELS CAUSTIC SODA BEADS
MSDS Date:11/09/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N065412
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:PPG INDUSTRIES INC
Address:ONE PPG PLACE
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15272
Country:US
Info Phone Num:304-843-1300
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-8802
Preparer's Name:R. KENNETH LEE
CAGE:47695
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:PPG INDUSTRIES INC
Address:ONE PPG PLACE
Box:City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15272
Country:US
Phone:1-800-245-2974 (CAL HYPO)
CAGE:47695

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)
CAS:1310-73-2
RTECS #:WB4900000
Fraction by Wt: 95-99%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3, C
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: QTYS TO CAUSE RASH BURN. CONTINUE WASHING
    UNTIL SLICK FEELING IS GONE. THORO CLEAN CONTAMD CLTHG (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: & BOOTS BEFORE REUSE OR DISCARD. INGEST: IF
    CONSCIOUS, DRINK LG QTYS OF WATER/ACIDIC BEVERAGES (TOMATO OR (ING
    4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: ORANGE JUICE, CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS). DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT. TAKE IMMED TO HOSPITAL/MD. IF VOMIT OCCURS, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: ADMIN ADDNL WATER. IF UNCON OR IN CONVULSIONS, TAKE
    IMMED TO HOSPITAL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMIT OR (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. NOTES TO MD:
    TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:BECOME MIXED W/WATER OR ANY LIQ, DIKE AREA TO
    CNTN SPILL. RECLAIM IF POSS/DILUTE SPILL W/LG AMTS OF (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: WATER THEN NEUT W/DILUTE ACID. USE VACUUM TRUCK TO
    PICK UP NEUT MATL FOR PROPER DISP. PROPERLY NEUT LIQ (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: RESIDUES (PH 6 TO 9) MAY BE DISP OF IN WASTE WATER
    TREATMENT FACILITIES WHICH ALLOW DISCHARGE OF NEUT (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: SALT SOLNS. AFTER ALL VISIBLE TRACES HAVE BEEN
    REMOVED, FLUSH AREA W/LG AMTS OF WATER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:AIR ACT, CLEAN WATER ACT, RCRA AS WELL AS
    ANY OTHER RELEVANT FED, STATE OR LOC LAWS/REGS REGARDING DISP.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS: THAT MAY BE CONTAMD W/PELS CAUSTIC SODA
    BEADS. NEVER ENTER PELS CAUSTIC SODA STORAGE TANK OR (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: CNTNR (TRUCK OR RAIL CAR) EVEN IF IT APPEARS EMPTY.
    AVOID CNTCT W/ORG MATLS & CONC ACIDS - MAY CAUSE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: VIOLENT RXNS; CAUSTIC SODA REACTS W/MAGNESIUM,
    ALUMINUM, ZINC (GALVANIZED), TIN, CHROMIUM, BRASS & (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: BRONZE, GENERATING HYDROGEN WHICH IS EXPLO. ALSO,
    CAUSTIC SODA MAY REACT W/VARIOUS SUGARS TO GENERATE (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: CARBON MONOXIDE. WHEN MAKING SOLNS, ADD PELS
    CAUSTIC SODA SLOWLY TO SURF OF COLD WATER WHILE STIRRING, (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: TO AVOID VIOLENT ERUPTION/EXPLOSIVE RXN. DO NOT ADD
    TO WARM/HOT WATER. HAZ CARBON MONOXIDE GAS CAN FORM (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: UPON CNTCT W/FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODS IN ENCLSD
    VESSELS & CAN CAUSE DEATH. FOLLOW APPROP TANK ENTRY PROCS (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: (SEE ANSI Z177.1 - 1977). KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED
    WHEN NOT IN USE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: SHOULD BE USED WHEN NEC TO PVNT SKIN
    CNTCT. PERSONAL PROT CLTHG & USE OF EQUIP MUST BE I/A/W (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: 29 CFR 1910.133 AND 29 CFR 1910.132.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE CNTCT: CAUSES SEV BURNS; SM
    QTYS CAN RSLT IN PERM DMG &/OR LOSS OF VISION. SKIN CNTCT: CORR
    ACTION CAUSES BURNS & FREQUENTLY DEEP ULCERATION W/SUBSEQUENT
    SCARRING. PRLNGD CNTCT DESTROYS TIS S. DUST/MIST FROM SOLNS CAN
    CAUSE IRRITDERM. INGEST: IN EITHER SOLID/LIQ FORM CAN CAUSE VERY
    SERIOUS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DMG TO MUC MEMBS OR OTHER TISS
    W/WHICH CNTCT IS MADE & MAY BE FATAL. INHAL: DUSTS/MISTS CAN CAUSE
    DMG TO UPPER RESP TRACT & TO LUNG TISS DEPENDING ON SEVERITY OF
    EXPOS. EFTS CAN RANGE FROM M ILD IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS, SEV PNEUM &
    DESTRUCTION OF LUNG TISS. CHRONIC: EFTS OF LONG-TERM, LOW-LEVEL
    EXPOS TO (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP,
    PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CNTCT MD.
    EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. HOLD
    EYELIDS OPEN DURI NG THIS FLUSHING W/WATER. CALL MD. SKIN: IMMED
    FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & BOOTS.
    CALL MD. IF SKIN FEELS SLIPPERY, CAUSTIC MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN
    SUFFICIENT (ING 2)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH SOME METALS PARTICULARLY
    MAGNESIUM, ALUMINUM AND ZINC (GALVANIZED) CAN RAPIDLY GENERATE
    HYDROGEN WHICH IS EXPLOSIVE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:ONLY TRAINED PERS EQUIPPED WITH NIOSH/MSHA
    APPRVD, FULL FACEPIECE COMBINATION DUST/MIST & ACID GAS RESPS
    SHOULD BE PERMITTED IN AREA. FOR DRY MATL, USE APPROP METHS,
    SHOVELS, BROOMS & VACUUMS TO CLEAN	UP SPILL. IF MIXED W/WATER OR
    LIKELY TO (ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD, DUST TYPE RESP
    WHERE DUSTS/MISTS MAY BE GENERATED. STORE IN DRY PLACE INDOORS.
    NEVER TOUCH EYES/FACE W/HANDS/GLOVES (ING 12)
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. CAN CAUSE
    SEVERE INJURY OR BLINDNESS. DO NOT BREATHE MIST. DO NOT SWALLOW.
    WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK
    AREAS.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD DUST/MIST FILTER RESP FOR
    ROUTINE WORK PURPOSE WHEN EXPOS TO MISTS EXCEED PEL. THE RESP USE
    LIMITATIONS MADE BY NIOSH/MSHA OR MANUFACTURER MUST BE OBSERVED.
    RESP PROTECTION PROGR AMS MUST BE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.134.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN DUST LEVELS BELOW
    PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE, NEOPRENE, NATURAL RUBBER.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 20)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . RUB
    BOOTS W/SFTY TOES, RUB APRONS, PVC CLTHG, PLASTIC HARD HAT (ING 21)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: TIN, CHROMIUM, BRASS & BRONZE GENERATING HYDROGEN WHICH
    IS EXPLOSIVE. EFTS OF OVEREXP: PROD HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED. SAFE
    HNDLG OF THIS MATL ON LONG-TERM BASIS SHOULD EMPHASIZE AVOIDAN CE
    OF ALL EFTS FROM REPETITIVE ACUTE EXPOS.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2534F,1390C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>590F,>310C
Spec Gravity:2.130 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:347G/100G H*2O @100C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO SLIGHTLY COLORED SOLID; NO ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ORG MATLS & CONC ACIDS MAY CAUSE VIOLENT RXNS; CAUSTIC SODA REACTS
    W/MAGNESIUM, ALUMINUM, ZINC (GALVANIZED), (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH LISTED MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:REACTION WITH VARIUS FOOD SUGARS MAY
    FORM CARBON MONOXIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:MFR RECOMS DISP OF DRY RESIDUES IN APPRVD HAZ
    WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. CARE MUST BE TAKEN WHEN USING/DISPOSING
    OF CHEM MATLS &/OR THEIR CNTNRS TO PVNT ENVIRON CONTAM. IT IS YOUR
    DUTY TO DISPOSE OF C HEM MATLS &/OR THEIR CNTNRS I/A/W CLEAN(ING
    11)

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