General Information
Version
00
Revision date
2009-07-13
Product name
OxyChem
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Agriculture Post-harvest, Agriculture Pre-harvest, Brining, Food processing
Emergency telephone
1-800-733-3665, 1-972-404-3228, 1800-033-111, 1-972-404-3245, 1-800-752-5151, 1-972-404-3700
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Occidental Chemical Corporation
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
MSDS@oxy.com
GHS Information
Signal word
WARNING
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
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Signal word
WARNING
Health hazards
CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
Precautionary statements
Isolate area. Slipping hazard *****************************************************************************************************************************************
Potential health effects
Inhalation: Dust may cause irritation to upper respiratory tract (nose and throat). Skin contact: Brief contact is essentially nonirritating to skin. Prolonged contact may cause skin irritation, even a burn. Not classified as corrosive to the skin according to DOT guidelines. May cause more severe response if skin is damp. May cause more severe response IT skin is abraded (scratched or cut}. May cause more severe response on covered skin (under clothing, gloves). Eye contact For solid May cause slight eye irrilation, mechanical injury only. Dust formation should be avoided, as dust can cause severe eye irritation with corneal injury. Print date: 13-July-2009 Page: 1 of 9 - ----- -------------,,--·----.------·--·--------------------- Ingestion: Low toxicity if swallowed. Small amounts swallowed incidentally as a result of normal handling operations are not likely to cause injury; however, swallowing larger amounts may cause injury. Swallowing 1nay result in gaslrointeslinal irritation or ulceration. See Section 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
