ELITE CHEMICALS -- BLEACH  -- 6810-00N074945
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BLEACH
MSDS Date:01/10/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N074945
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ELITE CHEMICALS
Address:270 ROCUS ST
City:SPRINGFIELD
State:MA
ZIP:01104
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-457-4449
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:ELITE
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ELITE CHEMICALS
Address:270 ROCUS ST
City:SPRINGFIELD
State:MA
ZIP:01104-5000
Country:US
Phone:800-457-4449
CAGE:ELITE
Company Name:ELITE CHEMICALS
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:ELTEC

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

Ingred Name:HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE)
    (CERCLA)
CAS:7681-52-9
RTECS #:NH3486300
Fraction by Wt: 5.25%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)
CAS:1310-73-2
RTECS #:WB4900000
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-0.2%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3, C
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: OBTAIN EPA REGISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT NUMBERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
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: 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.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure: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 P ERFORATION OF ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH,
    CONVULSIONS, COMA AND DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:VAPORS MAY AGGRAVATE RESPIRATORY
    AILMENTS.

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

First Aid: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 VICTI M 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.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . AVOID BODY CONTACT AND INHALATION OF FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT W/COMBUSTS MAY
    IRRITATE OR PROMOTE COMBUST. ACIDS & HEAT ACCELERATE DECOMP. DECOMP
    PRODS MAY INCL CHLORINE. TOXIC FUMES CAN BE (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures: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, R UBBER BOOTS, RUBBER GLOVES &
    PROTECTIVECLOTHING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions: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)

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

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 .
    HARD HATS, RUBBER BOOTS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID SKIN AND VAPOR CONTACT. WASH THOROUGHLY
    AFTER USING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 1.08-1.09 (H*2O=1). EXPLO HAZ: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)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:220F,104C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>25F,>-4C
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR-LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC
    CHLORINE ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, AMMONIA, METALS, COMBUSTIBLES, DETERGENTS, REDUCING AGENTS,
    OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS, CHLORINATED ISOCYANURATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROD IS STABLE & DECOMPOSES NATURALLY
    W/AGE. AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO HEAT & LIGHT OR CONTACT
    W/INCOMPATIBLE MATLS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID,
    HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, OXYGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods: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. DISPOS E OF RESIDUE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGS.

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