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1.1. PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: TRADE NAME OR DESIGNATION: GLYCERIN BASE TS PRODUCT NUMBER: 3287 OTHER IDENTIFYING PRODUCT NUMBERS: 3287-16, 3287-32, 3287-4, 3287-8 1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: GENERAL LABORATORY REAGENT 1.3. DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: COMPANY: RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY ADDRESS: 448 WEST FORK DRIVE ARLINGTON, TX 76012 USA TELEPHONE: 888-467-4222 1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (24 HOURS): CHEMTREC (USA): 800-424-9300 CHEMTREC (INTERNATIONAL): 1+703-527-3887
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE HAZARD AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS LISTED BELOW, SEE SECTION 16. HAZARD CLASS CATEGORY HAZARD STATEMENTS PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS SKIN CORROSION / CATEGORY 2 H315 P264, P280, P302+P352, IRRITATION P321, P332+P313, P362 EYE DAMAGE / CATEGORY 2A H319 P264, P280, IRRITATION P305+P351+P338, P337+P313 SPECIFIC TARGET CATEGORY 1 H370 P260, P264, P270, ORGANS/SYSTEMIC P307+P311, P321, P405, TOXICITY P501 FOLLOWING SINGLE EXPOSURE 2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS: PICTOGRAMS: EXCLAMATION MARK HEALTH HAZARD SIGNAL WORD: DANGER HAZARD STATEMENTS: HAZARD NUMBER HAZARD STATEMENT H315 CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. H319 CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. H370 CAUSES DAMAGE TO ORGANS. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: PRECAUTIONARY NUMBER PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT P260 DO NOT BREATHE FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. P264 WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. P270 DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. P280 WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. P307+P311 IF EXPOSED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. P321 SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER.). P332+P313 IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. P337+P313 IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. P362 TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE REUSE. P405 STORE LOCKED UP. P501 DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. 2.4. HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED OR COVERED BY GHS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
3.1. COMPONENTS OF SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: CHEMICAL NAME FORMULA MOLECULAR WEIGHT CAS NUMBER WEIGHT% WATER H2O 18.01 G/MOL 7732-18-5 52.32 GLYCERIN C3H8O3 92.09 G/MOL 56-81-5 46.39 SODIUM HYDROXIDE NaOH 39.99 G/MOL 1310-73-2 1.30
4.1. GENERAL FIRST AID INFORMATION: EYE CONTACT: IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION. INHALATION: NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE FIRST AID. IF NECESSARY, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN CONTACT: IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION. INGESTION: DILUTE IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER OR MILK. INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN. 4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES DAMAGE TO ORGANS. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO AREAS OF CONTACT. WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER. MILDLY TOXIC BY INGESTION. CAN CAUSE HEADACHES, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA. MAY ALSO CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE. IF SWALLOWED, DILUTE WITH WATER OR MILK AND INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION. 4.3. MEDICAL ATTENTION OR SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER.). IRRIGATE IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. DILUTE IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER OR MILK. INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
5.1. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON DIOXIDE FOR EXTINGUISHING THE SURROUNDING FIRE. 5.2. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE DUE TO BUILDUP OF PRESSURE 5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS: USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND BREATHING EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. 6.2. CLEANUP AND CONTAINMENT METHODS AND MATERIALS: ABSORB WITH SUITABLE INERT MATERIAL (VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, ETC) AND PLACE IN A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS.
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS: STORE LOCKED UP. AS WITH ALL CHEMICALS, WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. PROTECT FROM FREEZING AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
8.1 CONTROL PARAMETERS: CHEMICAL NAME LIMIT TYPE COUNTRY EXPOSURE LIMIT INFORMATION SOURCE SODIUM HYDROXIDE TWA USA 2 MG/M3 TWA U.S. - OSHA - FINAL (1310-73-2) PELS - TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGES (TWAS) SODIUM HYDROXIDE TLV- USA 2 MG/M3 CEILING ACGIH - THRESHOLD (1310-73-2) CEILING LIMIT VALUES - CEILINGS (TLV-C) GLYCERIN TWA USA 15 MG/M3 TWA U.S. - OSHA - FINAL (56-81-5) (MIST, TOTAL PELS - TIME PARTICULATE) WEIGHTED AVERAGES (TWAS) 5 MG/M3 TWA (MIST, RESPIRABLE FRACTION) 8.2. EXPOSURE CONTROLS: ENGINEERING CONTROLS: NO SPECIFIC CONTROLS ARE NEEDED. NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. SKIN PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. EYE PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES. 8.3. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
9.1. BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: APPEARANCE: COLORLESS LIQUID PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID ODOR: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. ODOR THRESHOLD: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. PH: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. MELTING/FREEZING POINT: APPROXIMATELY 0 DEG. C INITIAL BOILING POINT/RANGE: APPROXIMATELY 100 DEG. C - APPROXIMATELY 100 DEG. C FLASH POINT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. EVAPORATION RATE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY/EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR PRESSURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR DENSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. RELATIVE DENSITY: 1.12 SOLUBILITY: MISCIBLE PARTITION COEFFICIENT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VISCOSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
10.1. REACTIVITY AND CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE. 10.2. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 10.3. CONDITIONS TO AVOID AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE, AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, SOME METALLIC OXIDES. 10.4. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: WILL NOT OCCUR.
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ACUTE TOXICITY - DERMAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ACUTE TOXICITY - OTHER INFORMATION: LD50, ORAL, RAT: (GLYCERIN) 12600 MG/KG, BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS NOTED. LD50, DERMAL, RABBIT: (GLYCERIN) >10 GM/KG, DETAILS OF TOXIC EFFECTS NOT REPORTED OTHER THAN LETHAL DOSE VALUE. INVESTIGATED AS A MUTAGEN (GLYCERIN AND SODIUM HYDROXIDE). SKIN CORROSION AND IRRITATION: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER.). IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE REUSE. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE AND IRRITATION: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE. SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE. GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. CARCINOGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM SINGLE EXPOSURE: CAUSES DAMAGE TO ORGANS. DO NOT BREATHE FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. IF EXPOSED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER.). STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE. ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.1. ECOTOXICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. 12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.5. OTHER ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
13.1. WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
14.1. TRANSPORTATION BY LAND-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO DOT REGULATIONS. 14.2. TRANSPORTATION BY AIR - INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS. 14.3 TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG, CANADA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO TDG REGULATIONS.
15.1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) HAZARDS: NOT LISTED. 15.2. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NOT LISTED. 15.3. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 311/312 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): 1000 LB FINAL RQ 454 KG FINAL RQ 15.4. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 313 TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI): NOT LISTED. 15.5. MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW SUBSTANCE LIST: SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): PRESENT GLYCERIN (CAS # 56-81-5): PRESENT (MIST) 15.6. PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): PRESENT GLYCERIN (CAS # 56-81-5): PRESENT WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT 15.7. NEW JERSEY WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW COMPONENTS: SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): CORROSIVE SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): SN 1706 GLYCERIN (CAS # 56-81-5): SN 3319 15.8. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NOT LISTED. 15.9. CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST / NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL/NDSL): SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): PRESENT (DSL) GLYCERIN (CAS # 56-81-5): PRESENT (DSL) WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT (DSL) 15.10. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) LIST: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS SOLUTION ARE LISTED AS ACTIVE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE MIXTURES (HYDRATES) OF ACTIVE ITEMS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): PRESENT GLYCERIN (CAS # 56-81-5): PRESENT WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT 15.11. EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (EINECS), EUROPEAN: LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (ELINCS), AND NO LONGER POLYMERS (NLP): SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): 215-185-5 SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAS # 1310-73-2): 237-825-2 GLYCERIN (CAS # 56-81-5): 200-289-5 WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): 231-791-2 WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): 232-148-9
16.1. FULL TEXT OF HAZARD STATEMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES DAMAGE TO ORGANS. DO NOT BREATHE FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IF EXPOSED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER.). IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE REUSE. STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. 16.2. MISCELLANEOUS HAZARD CLASSES: CANADIAN CARCINOGENICITY HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE. PHYSICAL HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (PHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE. HEALTH HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE. BIOHAZARDOUS INFECTIOUS MATERIALS HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE. 16.3. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) RATING: HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 SPECIAL HAZARD 16.4. DOCUMENT REVISION: LAST REVISION DATE: 2021-10-06 DISCLAIMER: WHEN HANDLED PROPERLY BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED HEREIN DOES NOT PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH OR SAFETY HAZARD. ALTERATION OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS BY CONCENTRATION, EVAPORATION, ADDITION OF OTHER SUBSTANCES, OR OTHER MEANS MAY PRESENT HAZARDS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HEREIN AND WHICH MUST BE EVALUATED BY THE USER. THE INFORMATION FURNISHED HEREIN IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AND REPRESENTS THE BEST DATA CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO US. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY ASSUMES NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ITS USE. |