MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

ROCHESTER MIDLAND LIMITED

851 PROGRESS COURT, P.O. BOX 486
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO L6J 5A8

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND USE

MANUFACTURER'S NAME………. ROCHESTER MIDLAND LIMITED SUPPLIER IDENTIFIER…………….. NOT AVAILABLE

MANUFACTURERS ADDRESS….. 851 PROGRESS COURT SUPPLIER'S ADDRESS……………. NOT AVAILABLE
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO SUPPLIER EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER…. IN CANADA: CANUTEC PHONE NUMBER…………… NOT AVAILABLE
(613) 996-6666 PRODUCT IDENTIFIER…………….. FOAM SAFE
IN U.S.A.: INFOTRAC PRODUCT USE……………………….. FOAMING CHLORINATED
(716) 266-2283 ALKALINE LIQUID
WHMIS CATEGORY……………….. D2B, E

HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS OF MATERIAL

CHEMICAL IDENTITY CONCENTRATION CAS# LD (50) LC(50)

SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE 0.5 – 1.5 % 73296-89-6 ORAL NOT AVAILABLE

6.3 ml / Kg
(RAT)
3
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 1-5% 7681-52-9 ORAL > 10500 mg/m
8910 mg/Kg 1 HOUR EXPOSURE
(RAT) (RAT)
UNDILUTED UNSPECIFIED STRENGTH

DERMAL
> 10000 mg/Kg
(RABBIT)
UNDILUTED

SODIUM METASILICATE 0.5 – 1.5 % 6834-92-0 ORAL NOT AVAILABLE

1153 mg/Kg
(RAT)

PHYSICAL DATA FOR PRODUCT

PHYSICAL STATE……………………… LIQUID EVAPORATION RATE……………….. AS WATER
ODOUR AND APPEARANCE…………. SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOUR, BOILING POINT………………………. 100°C (212°F)
LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID PH………………………………………. 12.3-12.7
ODOUR THRESHOLD…………………. NOT AVAILABLE FREEZING POINT……………………. NOT AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY……………………. 1.057 DENSITY (g/ ml)……………………. 1.057
VAPOUR PRESSURE………………….. AS WATER COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1)………….. AS WATER DISTRIBUTION………………….. COMPLETELY WATER SOLUBLE
VOC CONTENT (% )……………….…. 0 (EPA METHOD 24)

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FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD OF PRODUCT
CONDITIONS OF FLAMMABILITY…NONE (PRODUCT WILL NOT
BURN HOWEVER CAN
PROMOTE COMBUSTION IN A
FIRE BY RELEASING
OXYGEN.)
MEANS OF EXTINCTION… AS FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR
APPROPRIATE SAFETY
EQUIPMENT AND USE APPROVED
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL
PROTECTIVE GEAR. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS TO PREVENT
PRESSURE BUILD-UP AND
POSSIBLE RUPTURE. DO NOT
SPATTER OR SPLASH PRODUCT.
FLASHPOINT AND METHOD OF
DETERMINATION……… NONE (TCC)
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT
(% BY VOLUME)……….. NOT APPLICABLE
REACTIVITY DATA
CHEMICAL STABILITY………… STABLE
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS… MIX ONLY WITH WATER. CONTACT WITH
ACIDS AND ACID CONTAINING CLEANERS,
SUCH AS RUST REMOVERS, VINEGAR
AND TOILET BOWL CLEANERS MAY
GENERATE CHLORINE GAS AND HEAT.
INTERACTION WITH AMMONIA-
CONTAINING MATERIALS MAY LIBERATE
AMMONIA GAS OR CHLORAMINE
DERIVATIVES OF AMMONIA. AVOID
CONTACT OF CONCENTRATED CLEANER
WITH ALUMINIUM, TIN OR GALVANIZED
SURFACES SINCE PITTING OR SURFACE
DETERIORATION MAY RESULT.
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
ROUTES OF ENTRY
SKIN CONTACT: IRRITANT; PROLONGED CONTACT
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS WHICH MAY
NOT BE IMMEDIATELY PAINFUL OR
VISIBLE.
SKIN ABSORPTION : NOT AVAILABLE
EYE: CAUSES SEVERE BURNS; POSSIBLE
PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE, EVEN
BLINDNESS.
INHALATION: POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO MUCOUS
MEMBRANES OF NOSE AND THROAT.
INGESTION: SEVERE BURNS TO MUCOUS
MEMBRANES OF MOUTH, THROAT
AND DIGESTIVE TRACT. ASPIRATION
OF VOMITED CONTENTS MAY CAUSE
CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS WHICH CAN
BE FATAL.
ACUTE OVER EXPOSURE
EFFECTS………………. AS ABOVE. PREVIOUSLY EXISTING
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS MAY BE
AGGRAVATED BY INHALATION OF
SPRAY MISTS.
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LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT
(% BY VOLUME)……….. NOT APPLICABLE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE…. NOT APPLICABLE
FLAMMABILITY CLASSIFICATION.. NON-FLAMMABLE
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION
PRODUCTS………….… OXIDES OF CARBON, CHLORINE
EXPLOSION DATA………………… STRONG OXIDIZING AGENT. DO
NOT MIX WITH MATERIALS WHICH
CAN EASILY BE OXIDIZED SUCH
AS ACIDS, AMMONIA, ORGANIC
MATERIALS, METALS, REDUCING
AGENTS. CAN PROMOTE
COMBUSTION IN A FIRE BY
RELEASING OXYGEN.
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC
DISCHARGE…………….. NOT SENSITIVE
SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL
IMPACT…………………. NOT SENSITIVE
CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY … AT TEMPERATURES
0
ABOVE 40 C, SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE
COMPONENT WILL
DECOMPOSE TO
PRODUCE CHLORINE
GAS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS……………… OXIDES OF CARBON,
OXYGEN AND CHLORINE
GAS.
CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE
EFFECTS……………….……… DERMATITIS; POSSIBLE
RESPIRATORY DAMAGE FROM
INHALATION OF MISTS.
EXPOSURE LIMITS……………….. ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 ppm (AS
CHLORINE)
3
TWA - 2 mg/M (SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE)
IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT………. SERIOUS IRRITANT
SENSITIZATION TO MATERIAL… NOT AVAILABLE.
CARCINOGENICITY,
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS……… NO KNOWN CARCINOGENS
LISTED UNDER OSHA, IARC OR
NTP. NO KNOWN REPRODUCTIVE
EFFECTS.
TERATOGENICITY, MUTAGENICITY. NOT AVAILABLE
TOXICOLOGICALLY SYNERGISTIC
PRODUCTS…………………….. NOT AVAILABLE
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PREVENTATIVE MEASURES
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE PROTECTION: WEAR CHEMICAL SAFETY
GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED. USE
CHLORINE RESPIRATOR IF MIST IN
AIR.
GLOVES: WEAR RUBBER GLOVES
OTHER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT: AS NEEDED TO PREVENT ALL
CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING.
SPECIFIC ENGINEERING
CONTROLS…………………. USE GENERAL MECHANICAL AND
/OR LOCAL EXHAUST IF MIST IN
AIR OR TLV IS EXCEEDED. .
CORROSION RESISTANT
EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDED.
LEAK AND SPILL
PROCEDURES: REMOVE UNPROTECTED
PERSONNEL AWAY FROM SPILL.
CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL SHOULD
WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AS OUTLINED ABOVE.
VENTILATE AREA. CAUTION: SPILL
AREA MAY BE SLIPPERY.
SMALL SPILLS: FLUSH DOWN DRAIN WITH
ABUNDANT WATER.
LARGE SPILLS: DIKE TO CONTAIN SPILL, RECLAIM
ALL MATERIAL POSSIBLE. ABSORB
REMAINDER WITH INERT
MATERIAL AND PLACE IN SUITABLE
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
FLUSH RESIDUE AWAY WITH
ABUNDANT WATER. DO NOT
ALLOW SPILL TO ENTER OPEN
WATERWAYS OR SEWERS.
FIRST AID MEASURES
SPECIFIC FIRST AID
PROCEDURES………..
EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH ABUNDANT WATER FOR
15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN
TO ENSURE COMPLETE IRRIGATION OF THE
ENTIRE EYE CAVITY. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN: FLUSH SKIN WITH ABUNDANT WATER. IF
SYMPTOMS PERSIST. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE RE-USE.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR EYES, INHALATION, INGESTION OR FOR ANY SKIN CONTACT.
PREPARATION DATE OF MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
PREPARED BY………………………. ROCHESTER MIDLAND LIMITED.
PHONE NUMBER OF PREPARER… (905) 847-3000
DATE PREPARED………………….. APRIL 30, 2004
THIS INFORMATION WAS COMPILED FROM CURRENT, RELIABLE SOURCES AND IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT. AS DATA AND/ OR REGULATIONS CHANGE, AND
CONDITIONS OF USE ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AS TO COMPLETENESS OR CONTINUING ACCURACY OF
THIS INFORMATION.
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WASTE DISPOSAL………….…… IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL,
PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
HANDLING PROCEDURES
AND EQUIPMENT……..….. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR
CLOTHING OR BREATHE MISTS.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE
REUSE. CONTENTS MAY DEVELOP
PRESSURE UPON PROLONGED
STORAGE: LOOSEN CLOSURE
CAUTIOUSLY BEFORE OPENING TO
PREPARE DILUTIONS IN WATER,
ALWAYS ADD SMALL PORTIONS OF
PRODUCT AT ANY ONE TIME TO
COOL WATER. CONTINUOUSLY STIR
THE SOLUTION AS IT IS BEING
FORMED. MIX ONLY WITH COOL
WATER. DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER
CLEANERS.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS.. STORE ONLY IN ORIGINAL
CONTAINER IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-
VENTILATED AREA. DO NOT REUSE
CONTAINER. SINCE EMPTY
CONTAINERS MAY RETAIN
PRODUCT RESIDUE. FOLLOW
MSDS/LABEL PRECAUTIONS EVEN
AFTER CONTAINER IS EMPTY. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN.
SPECIAL
SHIPPING INFORMATION…. CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC,
INORGANIC, N.O.S.
(SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE)
8
UN 3266
PACKING GROUP II
SPECIFIC FIRST AID
PROCEDURES………………..
INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VICTIM
CONSCIOUS, GIVE 1 -2 GLASSES OF
WATER TO DILUTE STOMACH
CONTENTS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.