Page: 1 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE MATERIAL AND SUPPLIER Product Name Product Code LIQUID SODIUM HYDROXIDE, 46% BULK LCSTB Company Name CULBEAG HOLDINGS Pty Ltd (ABN 9 007 197 079) Address 19 Allied Drive Tullamarine VICTORIA 3043 Australia Emergency Tel. 03 933 4400 Telephone/Fax Number Email Recommended Use Tel: 03 933 4400 Fax: 03 933 170 sales@culbeag.com.au 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION Hazard Classification ph adjustment. Water treatment. Classified as a DANGEROUS GOOD (1); SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION, UNNO: 1824, Class 8: CORROSIVE. Classified as a HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (2): CORROSIVE Causes severe burns. Risk serious damage to eyes. (Keep locked up and out reach children.)* In case contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty water and seek medical advice. Wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection. In case accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label whenever possible). 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS Ingredients Name 4. FIRST AID MEASURES Inhalation Ingestion Skin Eye First Aid Facilities Advice to Doctor CAS Water 7732-18- 4 % Sodium Hydroxide 1310-73-2 46 % Proportion Remove person to fresh air if effects occur. If breathing is difficult a trained person can give oxygen. If not breathing give artificial respiration. Seek immediate medical attention. If swallowed DO NOT induce vomiting. Never give fluids or induce vomiting if the patient is unconscious or is having convulsions. Give water to drink (1 or 2 glasses). Transport to a hospital or a doctor immediately. If skin or hair contact occurs, remove contaminated clothing immediately and flush skin and hair with running water. Immediate, continued and thorough washing in flowing water for at least 30 minutes is important while removing contaminated clothing and foot wear. Obtain medical attention promptly. If in eyes, hold eyelids apart and flush the eye continuously with running water. Continue flushing until advised to stop by the Poisons Centre or a doctor, or for at least 1 minutes. Obtain medical attention immediately. Safety shower with an eye wash unit adjacent to work area where liquid sodium hydroxide is handled and used. Drinking quality water readily available. Product is a corrosive liquid. Will cause tissue, eye or skin burns. Treat symptomatically. Show this MSDS or the label the product to the attending doctor. Other For advice, contact the Poisons Centre (Telephone in Australia ; 13 1126) or consult a doctor at once.. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES Suitable Extinguishing Media Product does not burn. Use fire extinguishing medium suitable for source fire.
Page: 2 Specific Methods Specific Hazards Hazchem Code Keep people away. Isolate fire area and deny unnecessary entry personnel or people. Fight fire for other materials that are burning. Wear basic fire fighting clothing and equipment. Self-contained breathing apparatus may be required depending on the complexity the fire. Avoid contact with this product during fire-fighting operations. If contact likely, change to full chemical resistant clothing with SCBA. Consider fighting fire from a remote location. Product will not burn. Product reacts with water. Reaction may produce heat. Reaction may be violent. Violent steam generation or eruption may occur upon application a direct water stream to hot liquid. Contact with metals may geneate hydrogen gas which is highly flammable. 2R 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES Spills & Disposal 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE Precautions for Safe Handling Conditions for Safe Storage Evacuate area unprotected personnel. Clear non-emergency personnel from area. Product is highly corrosive to skin and eyes. Wear appropriate protective clothing and equipment. Contain spilled product to prevent contamination soil, sewers, drains, or surface water. If feasible collect contained material for responsible disposal, otherwise neutralise carefully with dilute acid. If product has has entereed sewers or stormwater drainsor waterways contact emergency services. Carefully dilute small spills sodium hydroxide with water. Trained personnel can carefully neutralise residual sodium hydroxide with a dilute acid preferably acetic acid. When diluting a concentrated sodium hydroxide solution: Always add the sodium hydroxide solution to water with constant stirring. NEVER add water to the sodium hydroxide solution. The water should be luke warm i.e. about 2 C - 30 C. Never start with hot or cold water. The addition sodium hydroxide solution to a liquid will cause a rise in temperature. If the sodium hydroxide becomes concentrated in one area, is added too rapidly or is added to hot or cold liquid, a rapid temperature increase can result in dangerous mists, boiling or spattering which may cause an immediate VIOLENT ERUPTION liquid. Product is classified as a Dangerous Good, Class 8 - CORROSIVE, for storage. Store away from incompatible materials. Keep away from acids, most organic materials, oxidising agents, food stuffs and ammonium salts. Do NOT store in aluminium containers - corrosion the metal will occur. Store in a dry place. Keep containers tightly closed when not in use. Check regularly for leaks and spills. Store above 16 C. 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION National Exposure Standards Engineering Controls Respiratory Protection Eye Protection National Exposure Standard (NES)(3] declared by SWA[4] for the workplace environment: Sodium hydroxide - 2 mg per cubic metre, Peak; where:- Peak = Peak limitation, which means a maximum or peak airborne concentration a particular substance determined over the shortest anaytically practicable period time which does not exceed 1 minutes. Product is not volatile therefore good natural ventilation should be adequate. Avoid generating mists or spray. If a mist is formed keep clear or else wear full protective clothing and self contained breathing apparatus. Atmospheric levels should be maintained below the exposure standard. If respiratory irritation is experienced, select and fit an approved [, 6]) air-purifying respirator. It is imperative to prevent eye contact. Use approved [7] chemical goggles. Wear an approved [7] full face shield which allows the use chemical goggles or wear an approved [,6] full-face respirator to protect the face and eyes
Page: 3 Body Protection when there is any likelihood splashes. Guidance to recommended practices for eye protection in the workplace environment is provided in AS 1336 [8]. An eye wash fountain/unit should be located and readi;ly accessible in immediate work area. Avoid all personal contact with this product. Use approved protective clothing impervious to this material. Refer to AS/NZS 401:2008 for guidance on selection and use occupational protective clothing[9]. Selection specific items will depend on operations. Wear long-sleeved overalls. Use elbow length PVC gloves, aprons and rubber boots - leather boots are not recommended - suitable for proposed operations. A safety shower should be located in immediate work area. Remove contaminated clothing and footwear immediately wash skin with soap and water. Launder clothing before re-use. Contaminated leather items such as footwear, belts and watchbands should be removed and destroyed. Hygiene Measures It is a good work practice to wash hands, arms, and face before eating, drinking or smoking or using toilet facilities and at the end each working period. 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Appearance Freezing Point Colourless to slightly hazy liquid. No odour.. C Boiling Point approximately 136 C Solubility in Water Soluble in all proportions Specific Gravity 1.48-1.2 @ 20 C ph Value >14. Vapour Pressure Flash Point Flammability Flammable Limits - Lower Flammable Limits - Upper 1. mm Hg @ 20 C (water). Sodium hydroxide is not volatile. None Product is a non-combustible liquid. Not applicable Not applicable 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY Stability and Reactivity Chemical Stability Conditions to Avoid Incompatible Materials Stable under recommended storage conditions. Keep container closed when not in use otherwise carbon dioxide and moisture will be absorbed and react with the sodium hydroxide. Stable under normal storage and handling conditions. Heat is generated when concentrated sodium hydroxide solution is mixed with water. Control dilution processes(refer to Section 7). Spattering and boiling can occur. Flammable hydrogen gas can be generated from contact with metals such as; aluminium, brass, zinc & tin and form explosive mixtures with air in confined spaces. Avoid contact with acids, halogenated organic compounds, organic nitro compounds, glycols. Sodium hydroxide solution reacts with various reducing sugars such as fructose, galactose, maltose, dry whey solids to produce carbon monoxide. Monitor bulk tank atmosphere for carbon monoxide to ensure safety personnel. Reaction with ammonium compounds will release toxic ammonia and with amines will release the toxic amine many which are volatile. Aluminium, tin,zinc (galvanised containers) and ammonium salts. 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Page: 4 Toxicology Inhalation Ingestion Skin Eye Chronic Effects Acute lethality has not been determined. Vapour not likely to cause injury due to very low vapour pressure. However inhalation mists may cause severe irritation the upper respiratory tract (nose and throat). Symptoms may include sneezing, sore throat or excessive mucous generation ('runny nose'). Very CORROSIVE to tissue. Will cause severe burns to the mouth and throat. Swallowing the product will cause irritation and/or ulceration the digestive tract. Very CORROSIVE. Brief single exposure may cause severe skin burns. Frequently repeated or prolonged contact will cause skin/tissue damage (necrosis). A single prolonged skin exposure is not likely to result in absorption harmful amounts. Very CORROSIVE. Risk serious damage to eyes. If in eye will cause very severe irritation with corneal injury that may result in permanent impairment vision and most probably blindness. No relevant information found. 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION Environ. Protection 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS Waste Disposal Container Disposal 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION Transport U.N. Number 1824 Material is slightly toxic to aquatic organisms on an acute basis. Avoid entry into watercourses, drains and sewers. Entry into watercourse or bodies may cause shifts in ph outside range - 10 which may be toxic to aquatic organisms. Highly corrosive to animal and plant life. Dispose wastes in an approved waste disposal system in accordance with State or Territorial regulations. Triple water rinse empty containers before return to supplier. Classified as a Dangerous Good Class 8 - CORROSIVE, for transport by road, rail, sea or air. Road and rail transport should be in accord with the current Australian Dangerous Goods Code. Do not transport with food or foodstuff empties. Proper Shipping SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION Name DG Class 8 Hazchem Code Packaging Method Packing Group EPG Number 2R 3.8.8RT8 II 8A1 IERG Number 37 1. REGULATORY INFORMATION Regulatory Classified as CORROSIVE according to the approved criteria SWA (2). For labelling purposes; Risk phrase; R3: Causes severe burns. R41: Risk serious damage to eyes. Safety Phrases; (S1/2 - Keep locked up and out reach children.)* S26 - In case contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty water and seek medical advice. S37/39 - Wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection. S4 - In case accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice
Page: Poisons Schedule Packaging & Labelling AICS (Australia) 16. OTHER INFORMATION Date preparation or last revision MSDS immediately (show the label whenever possible). *If general public inclding children are likely to be exposed to this product the labelling should include this statement. Classified as a DANGEROUS GOOD according to the ADG Code[1] - refer to section 14 above for details. S6 Container is marked (labelled) in accord with the ADG Code [1]. If product is repackaged and sold to general public then this product is classified as a scheduled poison, Schedule 6, and subject to other labelling and container regulations (refer to SUSMP [10] or POISONS Standard.[11]. Sodium hydroxide is included in the Australian Inventory Chemical Substances (AICS)[12]. Revised 14 August 2011. Deleted information from Other Section 2 and relocated to Packaging and Labelling Section 1. Revised First Aid for Inhalation,included reference to AS for protective clothing in Section 8- Body Protection, added statement to Toxicology - Eye, added risk phrase R41 to Regulatory and Hazard. MSDS is in format described by national code practice for preparing a MSDS [13]. Contact Person/Point BUSINESS HOURS: Product Officer, (03) 933 4400 This MSDS summarises our best knowledge the health and safety hazard information this product and how to safely handle and use the product in the workplace. Each user must review this MSDS in the context how the product will be handled and used in the workplace. If clarification or further information is needed to ensure that an appropriate risk assessment can be made, the user should contact this company. Our responsibility for products sold is subject to our standard terms and conditions, a copy which is sent to our customers and is also available on request. Literature References [1] Australian Dangerous Goods Code, as amended. [2] List Designated Hazardous Substances section NOHSC Hazardous Substances System (HSIS), August 200 as amended and the Approved Criteria for Classifying a Hazardous Substance, NOHSC, 3rd Edition, October 2004. [3] Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment in exposure standards section HSIS, as amended. [4] SWA = Safe Work Australia formerly known as the Australian Safety and Compensation Commission that replaced the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC). [] AS1716: Respiratory protective devices. [6] AS171: Selection, use and maintenance respiratory protective devices. [7] AS/NZS1337: Eye protectors for the industrial applications. [8] AS1336: Recommended practices for eye protection in the industrial environment. [9] AS/NZS 401:2008. Occupational protective clothing. [10] SUSMP = Standard for the Uniform Scheduling Medicines and Poisons, NHMRC [11] POISONS STANDARD is available on ComLaw website at www.comlaw.gov.au [12] Australian Inventory Chemical Substances maintained by National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme. (www.nicnas.gov.au). [13] National Code Practice for the Preparation Material Safety Data Sheets, 2nd Edition, [NOHSC: 2011(2003)]...End Of MSDS... Copyright ACOHS Pty Ltd Copyright in the source code the HTML, PDF, XML, XFO and any other electronic files rendered by an Infosafe system for Infosafe MSDS displayed is the intellectual property Acohs Pty Ltd. Copyright in the layout, presentation and appearance each Infosafe MSDS displayed is the intellectual property Acohs Pty Ltd. The compilation MSDS's displayed is the intellectual property Acohs Pty Ltd. Copying any MSDS displayed is permitted for personal use only and otherwise is not permitted. In particular the MSDS's displayed cannot be copied for the purpose sale or licence or for inclusion as part a collection MSDS without the express written consent Acohs Pty Ltd.