General Information
Revision date
2014-06-17
Product name
Sodium
CAS No.
7440-23-5
Emergency telephone
(866) 928-0789
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Johnson Matthey Catalog Company, Inc
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
tech@alfa.com
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EU Classification
Directive 67/548/EEC or Directive 1999/45/EC C; Corrosive R34: Causes burns. F; Highly flammable R14/15: Reacts violently with water, liberating extremely flammable gases. Information concerning particular hazards for human and environment: Not applicable
2.3 Other hazards
No information known
Hazard pictograms
GHS02 GHS05
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H260 In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously. H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
Precautionary statements
P231+P232 Handle under inert gas. Protect from moisture. P260 Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. P303+P361+P353 If on skin (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower. P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P405 Store locked up. P501 Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local/regional/national/international regulations.
Classification system
HMIS ratings (scale 0-4) (Hazardous Materials Identification System) 3 Health (acute effects) = 3 HEALTH FIRE 3 Flammability = 3 REACTIVITY 3 Physical Hazard = 3
PBT Substances
Not applicable
vPvB Substances
Not applicable USA (Contd. on page 2) (Contd. of page 1)
