Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) aqueous all grades

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Appearance/Odor

Clear Irritating, Pungent, Sharp

Signal word

Danger DANGER

Health hazards

CORROSIVE. CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. HARMFUL IF INHALED. CAUSES DAMAGE TO TEETH THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURES.

Physical hazards

Contact with metals may evolve flammable hydrogen gas. May spatter or generate heat when mixed with water.

Precautionary statements

Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing. Wear gloves, protective clothing, eye, and face protection. Do not breathe mist, vapors, or spray. Use outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. Wash thoroughly after handling. Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. Keep separated from incompatible substances. - Prevention • Wear protec tiv glov e es protec , tiv clothing, e eye, and face protection • Do not breathe mis v t, apors or s , pray • Was thoroughly h after handling • Do not eat, drink or s mok when e us ing this product • Use only outdoors or in a well-v entilated area - Response • IF IN EYES: Rins c e autious ly with water for several minutes. Remove contac lenses, t if pres ent and easy to do. Continue rinsing • IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remov e/Take off Immediately all contaminated clothing. Rins SKIN e with water/shower • IF SWALLOWED: Rins mouth. e Do NOT induce vomiting • Immediately c all a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician • Was c h ontaminated c lothing before reuse • IF INHALED: Remov pers e on to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing • Call a POISON CENTER or doc tor/physician if you feel unwell • Spec ific treatment (s ee Firs Aid t information on product label and/or Section 4 of the SDS) - Storage • Store loc k d e up - Disposal • Dis pos of e c ontents and c ontainer in accordance with applicable local, regional, national, and/or international regulations

Additional information

This material is corrosive. To treat contacted tissue, flush with water to dilute. There is no specific antidote. ********************************************************************************************************************************** _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

GHS CONTACT HAZARD - SKIN Category 1B - Causes severe skin burns and eye damage GHS CONTACT HAZARD - EYE Category 1 - Causes serious eye damage GHS: ACUTE TOXICITY - Category 4 - Harmful if inhaled INHALATION: GHS ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL Category 4 - Harmful if swallowed GHS: TARGET ORGAN Category 1 - Causes damage to teeth through prolonged or repeated exposure TOXICITY (REPEATED EXPOSURE): GHS: TARGET ORGAN Category 1 - Causes damage to teeth through prolonged or repeated exposure TOXICITY (REPEATED EXPOSURE): GHS: CARCINOGENICITY: Not classified as a carcinogen per GHS criteria. This material is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3 - IARC). ACGIH - A4 Carcinogen - Not classifiable as a human carcinogen. UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY: Not applicable. 100% of this product consists of ingredient(s) of known acute toxicity.

Hazard pictograms

Corrosive, Health hazard, Exclamation mark

Hazard statements

GHS - Health Hazard Statement(s) • Caus es s ev ere s k n burns i and ey damage e • Caus es s erious ey damage e • Harmful if s wallowed • Harmful if inhaled • Caus es damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (teeth)

2.3 Other hazards

None identified See Section 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION