OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES -- LACTIC ACID  -- 6810-00N082060
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LACTIC ACID
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082060
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12TH FL
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Info Phone Num:212-789-3535
Emergency Phone Num:212-789-3535
CAGE:DO501
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEA & SAFETY,FORD MOTOR CO
Address:900 PARKLANE TOWERS WEST
City:DEARBORNE
State:MI
ZIP:48126
Phone:800-959-3673
CAGE:DO501
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12 THE FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Phone:212-789-3535
CAGE:0G9K0

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

Ingred Name:LACTIC ACID.  LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 3543 MG/KG.
CAS:50-21-5
RTECS #:OD2800000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:MATL TO AVOID: CNTCT MAY CAUSE EXPLO. OXIDIZERS (STRONG):
    FIRE & EXPLO HAZ. SUPERHEATED STEAM: VIOLENT REACTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: OR EVEN DILUTE SOLNS OF LACTIC ACID MAY
    CAUSE SEV GI IRRIT W/BURNING OF MOUTH, PHARYNX & ABDOMEN(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: FOLLOWED BY VOMIT & DIARR OF DARK PRECIPITATED
    BLOOD. BLOOD PRESS MAY FALL SHARPLY. BROWNISH/YELLOWISH (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: STAINS MAY BE FOUND AROUND MOUTH. ASPHYXIA MAY OCCUR
    FROM EDEMA OF GLOTTIS. AFTER INITIAL RECOVERY, ONSET (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: OF FEVER MAY INDICATE MEDIASTINITIS OR PERITONITIS
    FROM PERFORATION OF ESOPHAGUS OR STOMACH. HOWEVER, IF (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: PATIENT RECOVERS FROM IMMED DMG, SCAR FORM IS MORE
    LIKELY TO PRDCE STRICTURE OF PYLORUS THAN STRICTURE OF (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: ESOPHAGUS. CHRONIC: INHAL:MAY CAUSE GI DISTURBS,
    EROSION OF TEETH, JAW NECROSIS, BRONCH IRRIT W/CHRONIC (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: COUGH & FREQUENT ATTACKS OF BRONCH PNEUM.
    SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT MAY CAUSE DERM. EYES:RPTD & PRLNGD CNTCT(ING
    10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST:FDA LISTS LACTIC ACID AS
    DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCE AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: AS SAFE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEALTH HAZARDS
    CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: OF CHEM BURNS, COVER AREA W/STERILE, DRY
    DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. GET MED(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: ATTN IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER
    OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: REMAINS (AT LST 15-20 MIN). CONTINUE IRRIGATING
    W/NORMAL SALINE UNTIL PH RETURNS TO NORMAL (30-60 MIN). (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    INGEST:DO NOT USE GASTRIC LAVAGE OR EMESIS. DILUTE ACID (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: IMMED BY DRINKING LG QTYS OF WATER/MILK. IF VOMIT
    PERSISTS, ADMIN FLUIDS REPEATEDLY. INGESTED ACID MUST (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: BE DILUTED APPROX 100 FOLD TO RENDER IT HARMLESS TO
    TISS. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & TREAT SHOCK. GET MED ATTN (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO HELP
    PVNT ASPIR. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: AREA. FOR LARGER SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD FOR
    LATER DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: DENY ENTRY. SWEEP UP & PLACE IN CNTNR. WASH AREA
    W/FLOODING QTYS OF WATER. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: CARTRIDGE(S) & FULL FACEPIECE. ANY GAS MASK
    W/ORG VAP CANISTER (CHIN-STYLE OR FRONT- OR BACK-MOUNTED (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: CANISTER) W/FULL FACEPIECE, PROVIDING PROT AGAINST
    ACID GASES. ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS
    MODE OR W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
    OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESS MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL:MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT
    W/COUGH, CHOKING & VARIABLE SYMPS OF HDCH, DIZZ, WEAK & PULM EDEMA
    W/CHEST TIGHTNESS, AIR HUNGER, DIZZ, FROTHY SPUTUM & CYANOSIS.
    OTHER SYMPS INCL MOIST RALES, LOW BLO OD PRESS & HIGH PULSE PRESS.
    HEMOPYSIS & SHORTNESS OF BRTH MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL WKS AFTER
    SINGLE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EXPOS. SKIN:MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT
    W/REDNESS, PAIN & BROWNISH/YELLOWISH STAINS. BURNS MAY PENETRATE
    FULL THICKNESS OF SKIN W/SHARPLY DEFINED EDGES & MAY HEAL SLOWLY
    W/SCAR FORM. EYES:MAY CAUSE  SEV IRRIT W/REDNESS, PAIN, TEARING,
    BLURRED VISION, PHOTOPHOBIA, CONJ EDEMA & CORNEAL DESTRUCTION.
    INGEST:LG AMTS(ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPS, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYGEN IF AVAIL. KEEP
    WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. QUALIFIED PERS SHOULD
    ADMINISTER	OXYGEN. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG &
    SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS
    OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST 15-20 MIN). IN CASE
    (ING 12)

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

Flash Point:>235F,>113C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING
    WATER TO SIDES OF CNTNRS THAT ARE (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP
    LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. SM SPILLS:TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORB MATL &
    PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR SM DRY SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL
    PLACE MATL INTO CLEA N, DRY CNTNR & COVER. MOVE CNTNRS FROM (ING
    19)
Neutralizing Agent:H*2O SPILL W/AGRICULTURAL/SLAKED LIME, CRUSHED
    LIMESTONRE OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
    STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. FLAMMABLE,
    POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN TANKS AND HOPPER CARS. MAY IGNITE
    COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, ETC).

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS RECOMD. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED
    MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS IN WORK PLACE, SPECIFIC OPERATION,
    MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP & NIOSH APPRVD. ANY CHEM
    CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP  CARTRIDGE(S) W/ACID GAS (ING 21)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
    SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APPROPRIATE (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREVENT POSS SKIN
    CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROCS: EXPOSED TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL FATER FIRE IS OUT. STAY
    AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. EXTING USING AGENT INDICATED; DO NOT USE
    WATER DIRECTLY ON MATL. IF LG AMTS OF COMBUST MATLS ARE INVOLVE D,
    USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG IN FLOODING AMTS. AVOID BRTHG CORR DUSTS &
    FUMES FROM BURNING MATL. KEEP UPWIND.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:252F,122C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:64.0F,17.8C
Vapor Pres:19 @ 38C
Spec Gravity:1.2
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, HYGROSCOPIC, COLORLESS TO YELLOW CRYSTALS
    OR LIQUID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES (STRONG), HYDROFLUORIC ACID, NITRIC ACID: INCOMPAT. METALS:
    CORROSION. NITRIC ACID + HYDROFLUORIC ACID: (ING 2)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN
    STORING OR DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STANDARDS
    APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA
    HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D00 2. 100 LB CERCLA SECTION 103
    REPORTABLEQUANTITY.

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