VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC -- SODIUM CHLORIDE  -- 6810-00-264-6579
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:09/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6579
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC
Address:6100 CARILLON PT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033
Country:US
Info Phone Num:206-889-3712
Emergency Phone Num:206-889-3712
Preparer's Name:JEANIE SINCLAIR
CAGE:0STM5
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHEMICAL COMMODITIES AGENCY, INC.
Address:27447 PACIFIC STREET
Box:City:HIGHLAND
State:CA
ZIP:92346-2640
Country:US
Phone:909-864-2310
CAGE:60777
Company Name:VOPAK USA INC
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
Box:City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-7357
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400/425-889-3617
CAGE:0STM5

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SODIUM CHLORIDE (NACL)
CAS:7647-14-5
RTECS #:VZ4725000

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TDLO ORAL (HUMAN) = 12,357 MG/KG/23D-C
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HMIS: NOT NORMALLY CONSIDERED TOXIC. 
    MSDS - ACUTE:POSSIBLE MILD IRRITATION OF EYES AND SKIN. VERY LARGE
    DOSES MAY CAUSE VOMITING, DIARRHEA, PROSTRATION. DEHYDRATION AND
    CONGESTION OCCUR IN MOST INTER NAL ORGANS. HYPERTONIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY NTP, IARC,
    OR OSHA
Effects of Overexposure:HMIS - EYES:IRRITATION. SKIN:POSSIBLE MILD
    IRRITATION. INHALED:POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION OF DUST
    INHALATION. INGESTED:IF LARGE (ALMOST MASSIVE) QUANTITIES ARE
    INGESTED, WILL PRODUCE G/I DISTRESS .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:"NO INFORMATION FOUND."

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:IF IRRITATION PERSISTS OR IS SEVERE, SEE A DOCTOR.  EYE:FLUSH
    W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER.
    INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. AID/RESTORE BREATHING IF NECESSARY.
    INGESTED:NOT  NORMALLY CONSIDERED TOXIC. GIVE 2 GLASSES OF MILK OR
    WATER TO DILUTE & GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAIM OR
    DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR WET SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO REDUCE DUST
    DISPERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY MFR.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY MFR.
Other Precautions:NONE

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:HMIS:NONE REQUIRED NORMALLY.  MSDS - FOR
    CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST IS APPARENT, A
    DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:HMIS:GENERAL/LOCAL TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION. MSDS -
    FOR EMERGENCIES, AN SCBA MAY BE NECESSARY.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, EYE WASH STATION AND
    SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR: ?	HMIS:USE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
    PRACTICE. AVOID UNNECESSARY CONTACT. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING
    OR DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
KEY2:KT  HMIS:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2575F,1413C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1474F,801C
Vapor Pres:1.0 MM
Spec Gravity:2.16
Solubility in Water:36 GM/100 ML WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
LITHIUM, BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY MFR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ABOVE 1474F, EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF
    CHLORINE AND SODIUM OXIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE RECLAIMED, MAY BE DELIVERED
    TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY OR IF LOCAL ORDINANCES
    PERMIT, DISSOLVED IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS OF WATER TO MEET WATER
    QUALITY STANDARDS AND FLUSH  DOWN SEWER.

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