DOW CHEMICAL INC -- CALCIUM CHLORIDE FLAKE-77-80 %  -- 6810-01-220-9194
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CALCIUM CHLORIDE FLAKE-77-80 %
MSDS Date:08/18/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-220-9194
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:DOW CHEMICAL INC
City:LUDINGTON
State:MI
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-844-2022
Emergency Phone Num:800-844-2022
Preparer's Name:ANDI HASKETT
CAGE:9E932
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:DOW CHEMICAL INC
Box:City:LUDINGTON
State:MI
Country:US
Phone:800-844-2022
CAGE:9E932
Company Name:SCOTWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC
Address:12980 METCALF AVE  SUITE 240
Box:City:OVERLAND PARK
State:KS
ZIP:66213
Country:US
Phone:913-851-3500
CAGE:0VSE0

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

Ingred Name:CALCIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:10043-52-4
RTECS #:EV9800000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:**
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT/ULCERATION.
    INHALATION: VAPORS UNLIKELY DUE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. DUST/MIST
    MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO UPPER RESP TRACT. SYSTEMIC/OTHER EFFECTS RESULTS
    IN INVITRO MUTOGENICITY TEST NEGATI VE FOR CALCIUM CHLORIDE.
    ***BELIEVED TOBE LOW.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: MAY CAUSE MODERATE TO SEVERE IRRITATION
    W/CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN: ACUTE UNLIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SKIN
    IRRIT. CHRONIC MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT. BURN: MAY CAUSE MORE SEVERE
    RESPONSE IN CONFINED/ABR ADED SKIN. ABSORPTION: ACUTE, NOT LIKELY
    TO RESULT IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS. INGESTION: SINGLE DOSE ORAL
    TOXICITY***

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

First Aid:EYES:IRRIG W/FLOWING WATER IMMEDIATELY FOR 15 MIN, CALL
    DOCTOR. SKIN:WASH IN FREE FLOWING WATER, SHOWER FOR 15 MIN. CALL
    DOCTOR. INGESTION:IF SWALLOWED INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY. CALL
    DOCTOR. NEVER  GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH OR ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMITING
    IN AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF BURN TREAT AS THERMAL BURN AFTER
    DECONTAMINATION NO SPEC ANTEDOTE. TREATMENT BASED ON REACTION OF
    PATIENT.

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

Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND
    SCBA W/FULL FACE PIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE SPILLED MATL W/SHOVEL & DISPOSE IN
    PROPER MANNER. CALCIUM CHLORIDE CAN CORRODE STEEL CONTAINERS. FLUSH
    AREA W/WATER. WALKING SURFACES MAY REMAIN WET LONGER DUE TO
    MOISTURE FROM SPILLED MATL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:INDIVIDUALS HANDLING THIS PRODUCT
    SHOULD BE INFORMED OF RECOMMENDED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
    CONDITIONS EXIST. USE APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK IF
    AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE, GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS.
Eye Protection:GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS, CHEM GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAINS LOCATED IN IMMEDIATE WORK
    AREA. NO PRECAUTIONS OTHER THAN CLEAN BODY CLOTHING NEEDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IMPERVIOUS TO THIS
    MATL. BOOTS/APRON/FULL BODY SUIT DEPENDS ON OPERATIONS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
**LD50 SKIN ABSORPTION RABBITS 5000 MG/KG CALCIUM CHLORIDE. ORAL LD50
    CALCIUM CHLORIDE RATS 967 MG/KG.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:349F,176C
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:.84
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:ORDORLESS, SMALL WHITE FLAKES.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS SLOWLY CORODE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION. ALUMINUM/ALLOYS/YELLOW BRASS
    SUBJECT TO CORROSION. ALKALINE COMPOUNDS MAY*
Stability Condition to Avoid:WILL ABSORB WATER WHEN EXPOSED TO
    ATMOSPHERE. *RELEASE AMONIA VAPORS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE W/ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
    STATE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. KEEP OUT OF DRINKING WATER
    SOURCES.

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