N/P -- CALCIUM OXIDE  -- 6810-00N026559
<pre>Product ID:CALCIUM OXIDE
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N026559
=== Responsible Party ===
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:ING 14:NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MD IMMED. ANTIDOTE:NO
    SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER. MOVE CNTNRS FROM
    SPILL AREA. LG:DIKE FAR AHEAD FOR DISPOSAL. KEEP (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY
    ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:CRYSTALLINE MATL REACTS SLOWLY W/WATER, POWDERED
    MATL REACTS AFTER FEW MINUTES DELAY. MATL SWELLS ON (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:HYDRATION, & THIS MAY RUPTURE CONTAINER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:CALCIUM OXIDE
CAS:1305-78-8
RTECS #:EW3100000
Fraction by Wt: >100%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:OF MOIST CMPD OFTEN LODGED DEEP IN
    CONJUNCTIVA. MAY BE EDEMA, DESTRUCTION OF EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL (ING
    3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:OPACIFICATION, ULCERATION & OCULAR PERFORATION &
    IRITIS. LATE COMPLICATIONS MAY INCLUDE PERSISTENT EDEMA, (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:VASCULARIZATION & SCARRING OF CORNEA, PERM OPACITY,
    STAPHYLOMA, CATARACT & SYMBLEPHARON. INGEST:MAY CAUSE (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:IMMED PAIN & CIRCUMORAL BURNS & CORR OF MUC MEMB,
    PROFUSE SALIVATION, DFCLT/IMPOSS SWALLOWING & SPEECH, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:VOMIT, DIARRHEA. EPIGLOTTAL EDEMA, SHOCK, CIRCULATORY
    COLLAPSE, ESOPHAGEAL/GASTRIC PERFORATION, ABDOMINAL (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:RIGIDITY, GASTRIC/PYLORIC STRICTURE & DEATH.
    CHRONIC:INHAL:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE ULCERATION & (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, INFLAMM & ULCERATIVE
    CHGS IN MOUTH & BRONCHIAL & GI DISTURB. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:CNTCT MAY CAUSE DERM, W/DESQUAMATION & VESICULAR
    RASH. EYE:RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT MAY RESULT IN CONJUNCTIVITIS.(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:INGEST:RPTD INGEST MAY RESULT IN INFLAMMATORY &
    ULCERATIVE EFTS ON ORAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:IN CASE OF CHEM BURNS, COVER AREA W/STERILE,
    DRY DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:GET MD IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER,
    OCCSNLY LIFTING LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:(AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). CONTINUE IRRIGATING W/NORM
    SALINE UNTIL PH RETURNED TO NORM (30-60 MIN). COVER (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:W/STERILE BANDAGES. GET MD IMMED. INGEST:IF
    CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER IMMED TO DILUTE ALKALI. DO (ING
    15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT,
    COUGHING, CHOKING, DYPSNEA, HDCH, DIZZ & WEAKNESS. INTENSE EXPOS
    MAY RESULT IN TIGHTNESS IN CHEST & DELAYED PULM EDEMA. PENETRATION
    MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. UL CERATION & INFLAMM OF RESP
    PASSAGES, PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, BRONCH & PNEUM ATTRIBUTED TO
    DUST. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SKIN:MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT W/PAIN,
    REDNESS, BURNS, ULCERATION & FISSURING & BRITTLENESS OF NAILS. MAY
    PENETRATE SLOWLY, PRODUCING SOFT, NECROTIC, DEEPLY PENETRATING
    AREAS. EYE:MAY CAUSE SEVE RE IRRIT W/REDNESS, PAIN, LACRIMATION,
    BLURRED VISION, SPASMODIC BLINKING & SEVERE BURNS. DUST MAY FORM
    CLUMPS (ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & GIVE O*2 IF AVAIL. KEEP
    WARM/AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF O*2
    PERFORMED BY  QUALIFIED MED PERS. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD
    CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG
    AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN).
    (ING 11)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL:USE PROT COVERING (PLASTIC SHEET) TO PVNT
    DISSOLVING IN FIREFIGHTING WATER/RAIN. OCCUP:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
    MATL. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. SML:TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB &
    PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR  DISP. SML DRY:W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL(ING
    16)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE &
    STORE IN DRY PLACE AWAY FROM WATER//MOISTURE. STORE AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN STORING
    SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CNTCT DIST DIR OF EPA. MAY REACT
    EXOTHERMICALLY, VIOLENTLY/EXPLOSIVELY W/WATER GENERATING TEMPS AS
    HIGH AS 800-900C & YI ELDING CORR CALCIUM HYDORXIDE. (ING 18)

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE & BE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED.
    FOR MORE SPECIFIC RESPIRATORY INFORMATION, CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
    MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:APPROP PROT(IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP. EYE
    WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER W/IN IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMER
    USE.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:12.4 @0.15% SOLN. FIRE FIGHT PROC:AFTER FIRE OUT. STAY AWAY FROM
    STOR TANK ENDS. EXTING USING SUITABLE AGENT FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
    IF LG AMTS OF COMBUST INVOLVED USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS AS FOG. 
    DO NOT USE WATER ON MATL ITSELF. USE WATER SPRAY TO ABSORB VAPS.
    AVOID BRTHG POISONOUS VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.

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

Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    TOXIC &/OR HAZARDOUS GASES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOCAL REGS WHEN DISPOSING
    OF SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CNTCT DIST DIR OF EPA. DISP MUST BE
    I/A/W STD APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE, 40CFR262. EPA HAZ
    WASTE NO D003. DISP  MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS 

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