VAN WATERS AND ROGERS -- CALCIUM CHLORIDE -- 6810-00-658-4999 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CALCIUM CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:08/07/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-658-4999
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:VAN WATERS AND ROGERS
Address:2256 JUNCTION AVE
City:SAN JOSE
State:CA
ZIP:95131
Country:US
Info Phone Num:408-435-8700
Emergency Phone Num:408-435-8700/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0STM5
=== Contractor Identification ===
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:HEAVY METALS
Fraction by Wt: 0.002%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:LEAD (SARA 313) (CERCLA) (0.001% MAX)
CAS:7439-92-1
RTECS #:OF7525000
Fraction by Wt: 0.001%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1025
ACGIH TLV:0.05MG/M3, A3; 9596
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:CALCIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:10043-52-4
RTECS #:EV9800000
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORLA RAT LD50:1000MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WARNING!CAUSES IRRIT.MAY BE HARMFUL IF
    SWALLOWED.INHAL:GRANULAR MATL DOESNT PRESENT SER INHAL HAZ BUT DUST
    MAY PRODUCE UPPER RESP TRACT IRRIT.INGEST:MAY CAUSE SERIOUS IRRIT
    OF MUC MEMB DUE TO HEAT OF	HYDROLYSIS.LG MATS CAUSE GI
    UPSET,VOMIT,ABD PAIN.SKIN:IRRIT,BURNS ON MOIST SKIN DUE TO HEAT OF
    HYDROLYSIS.(SIGN/SYMPT)
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH:EYE:HAZ MAY BE EITHER MECHANICAL
    ABRASION OR MORE SERIOUS BURNS FROM HEAT OF HYDROLYSIS & CHLORIDE
    IRRIT.CHRONIC:NO INFO FOUND.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE ANY EXISTING
    SKIN CONDITIONS.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATH
    DIFFICULTY.INGEST:GIVE WATER OR MILK TO DRINK ASAP.CALL DR
    IMMED.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.SKIN:REMOVE ANY
    CONTAM CLOTH.WIPE OFF EXC ESS FROM SKIN.WASH SKIN W/SOAP/WATER FOR
    @LEAST 15MINS.GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS.EYE:WASH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS LIFTING LOWER/UPPER EYELIDS.GET
    MED ATTN IMMED.

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

Flash Point:NP
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN EVENT OF FIRE WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTH/NIOSH APPROV SCBA W/FULL FCPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
    DEAMAND/OTHER +PRESSURE MODE.@HI TEMPS/WHEN MOISTENED(SUPPLEM)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE FIRE OR EXPLOSIOIN
    HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP,SCOOP,PICK UP SPILL MATL.COLLECTED WASTE
    MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO CLOSED WATER-PROOF NON-METAL CNTNR & SENT OT
    APPROVED WASTE DISPO FACILITY.ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOC/STATE/FED
    REGS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR STORE IN COOL
    DRY VENTI AREA.PROTECT AGAINST PHYS DMG.MOIST CACL2,CONC SOLN CAN
    CORRODE STEEL.AVOID EYE/SKIN/CLOTH CONTACT.
Other Precautions:WHEN EXPO TO ATM CACL2 SILL ABSORB WATER & FORM
    SOLN.MAINTAIN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING IN WORK AREA.DUST DISOSITS ON
    FLOORS & OTHER SURFACES MAY PICK UP MOISTURE & CUSE SURFACES TO
    BECOME SLIPPERY & PRESENT  SAFETY HAZARD.

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

Respiratory Protection:(NIOSH APPROVED).IF TLV EXCEECED DUST/MIST RESP
    W/CHEM GOGG MAY BE WORN IN GENERAL UP TO TEN TIMES THE TLV.CONSULT
    RESPIRATOR SUPPLIER FOR LIMITATIONS.ALTERNATIVELY SUPPLIED AIR FULL
    FACEPIECE RESPIRA TOR OR AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:LOC &/OR GEN EXHAU SYST RECOMMENDED-KEEP WORKER EXPO BEL
    AEL.LOC EXHAU PREF-CAN CNTRL CONTAM EMISSIONS @SOURCE,(SUPPLEM)
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES,CLEAN BODY-COVER CLOTH
Eye Protection:CHEM SAF GOGG &/OR FULL FCSHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN
    WORKING W/THIS MATL.MAINTAIN EYEWASH FOUNTAIN,QUICK-DRENCH FACILIT
    IN WORKAREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HNDLG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHT:UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS CACL2 MAY PRODUCE TOXIC/IRRIT FUMES OF
    CACL2/HCL. DECOMPO PROD:@ELEVATED TEMPS. INCOMPAT:CACL2
    SOLNS.AL(&ALLOYS)&YELLOW BRASS WILL BE ATTACHED BY CACL2.
    VENTI:PREVENT D ISPERSION INTO GEN WORKAREA.REF:ACGIH "INDUSTRIAL
    VENTI,MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES"MOST RECENT EDITION.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>2912F,>160
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1422F,772C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NO INFO
Vapor Density:NO INFO
Spec Gravity:2.15
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFO FOUND
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE,EXOTH
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR GRAY-WHITE GRANULES,ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METHYL VINYL ETHER,H2O,ZN,BR,FL3,LIME/BORIC ACID MIX,BACL3,2-FURAN
    PERCARBOXYLIC ACID.METALS SLOWLY CORRODE IN AQU(SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:SUBSTANCE WILL PICK UP MOISTURE FROM AIR &
    GO INTO SOLUTION IF EXPO IN OPN CNTNRS.WATER SOLN OF THIS MATL IS
    ACIDIC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC CHLORINE FUMES WHEN HEATED
    TO DECOMPO.MAY FORM HCL IN PRESENCE OF SULFURIC OR PHOSPHORIC ACIDS
    OR W/H2O(SUP)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.PRODUCT
    MAYCONTAIN CHEM KNOWN TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH
    DEFECTS/OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM:HEAVY METALS 0.002%MAX,LEAD
    0.001%MAX.

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