Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
General Information
Revision date
2015-05-01
Product name
B52 Degreaser
Product Synonyms
Sodium Hydroxide
Chemical name
wt/wt(*)
CAS No.
6834-92-0
1.2.2. Uses advised against
instructed by medical personal. Never give anything
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
1. IDENTIFICATION SUBSTANCE & COMPANY
GHS Information
Signal word
WARNING
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H315+H320
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H315+H320
Cause skin and eye irritation
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
(29 CFR 1910.1200) attention. Odor threshold: Not Available
2.2 Label elements
throat and esophagus. Indication of any immediate Upper flammability limit (% by vol.): Not Available
Signal word
WARNING medical attention and special treatment needed: Vapor pressure: Not Available
Hazard pictograms
Vapor density: Treat symptomatically. Not Available Relative density: 1.00-105 Solubility in water: Complete 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES Partition Coefficient (n-octanol/water): Not Available Extinguishing media: Auto ignition temperature: Not Available Suitable extinguishing media: Water fog, Carbon Decomposition temperature: Not Available
Hazard statements
dioxide, Dry chemical, Foam. Unsuitable Viscosity: Not Available extinguishing media: Not available. Volatiles (% by wt) = 0 H302+ Harmful if swallowed Special hazards arising from the substance or Volatile organic compounds: Not Available H315+H320 Causes skin and eye irritation mixture: None known. Other physical/chemical comments: No other info Flammability classification: Not flammable by
Precautionary statements
OSHA/WHMIS criteria. 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY P264 Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Special protective equipment and precautions for Reactivity: Not normally reactive. P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this firefighters: Protective equipment for fire-fighters: Chemical stability: Stable under normal conditions. product Firefighters should wear proper protective equipment Possibility of hazardous reactions: Hazardous P280 Wear eye protection. (Bunker gear) and self-contained breathing apparatus polymerization does not occur. P301+ IF SWALLOWED: Call a poison center or doctor. with full face operated in positive pressure mode. Conditions to avoid: Heat. Contact with P312 incompatible materials. P302+ IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of water 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES Incompatible materials: Strong oxidizers, Strong P352 Personal precautions: For personal protection see acids. P362+ Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before section 8. Persons not wearing protective equipment Hazardous decomposition products: Carbon P364 reuse P332+ If skin irritation occurs: Get medical attention. oxides. should be excluded from area of spill until clean-up P313 has been completed. P305+ IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for Environmental precautions: Prevent spreading P351+ several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if over a wide area (e.g. by containment or oil barriers). P338 present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. Do not let product enter drains. Do not flush into P337+ If eye irritation persists: Get medical surface water or sanitary sewer system. P313 advice/attention. Methods for cleaning up: Keep in suitable, closed P101 If medical advice is needed: Have product containers for disposal. Soak up with inert absorbent container or label at hand. material (e.g. sand, silica gel, acid binder, universal P102 Keep out of reach of children. binder, sawdust). P103 Read label before use.
Further information
Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE Precautions for safe handling: 1 present unknown hazards and should be used with Specific target organ effects: Not Available. HMIS – Hazardous Materials Identification System caution. Although certain hazards are described Medical conditions aggravated by overexposure: Pre- Health -2 Flammability -1 Physical Hazard -1 PPE –B herein, we cannot guarantee that these are the only existing skin and eye conditions. NFPA – National Fire Protection Association hazards that exist. Toxicological data: The calculated ATE value for this Health -2 Flammability -1 Reactivity -1 mixture is well above classification parameters. Abbreviations legend; ATE (oral) = 125,000mg/kg ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Chemical Name ACGIH-TLV OSHA-PEL Industrial Hygienist Sodium Metasilicate 847mg/kg (Rat) Not Available CAS: Chemical abstract Services Sodium hydroxide 500mg/kg Not Available
Potential health effects
SARA Title III: Sec. 311 and 312, MSDS manufactures’ own study and the work of others, Signs and symptoms of short term exposure: Requirements, 40 CFR 370 Hazard Classes: implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or Signs and symptoms: Inhalation – May cause Reactive Hazard, Acute Health Hazard, Chronic adequacy of the information contained herein, and respiratory irritation.
Potential chronic health
Effects None known State Regulations: date of its publication. The information given is Mutagenicity: Not hazardous by OSHA/WHMIS
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
>200 Acute toxicity, Oral Category 4 May cause serious eye irritation. Evaporation point (Butyl Acetate=1): Not Available Skin corrosion Category 2 Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal irritation, Flammability (method determination): Not Available Serious eye damage Category 2B nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and burns to the mouth, Lower flammability limit Not Available Label Elements: throat and esophagus. Indication of any immediate