COLGATE-PALMOLIVE -- INSTITUTIONAL AJAX CLEANER WITH CHLORINE BL - SCOURING POWDER 

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

NSN: 7930009856902

Manufacturer's CAGE: 86223 

Part No. Indicator: B 

Part Number/Trade Name: INSTITUTIONAL AJAX CLEANER WITH CHLORINE BL 

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                            General Information

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Item Name: SCOURING POWDER 

Company's Name: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO 

Company's Street: 101 NORTH SUMMIT STREET 

Company's City: TENAFLY 

Company's State: NJ 

Company's Country: US 

Company's Zip Code: 07670 

Company's Emerg Ph #: 412-692-5596/412-692-5596 (MEDICAL) 

Company's Info Ph #: 201-878-7533 

Record No. For Safety Entry: 005 

Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 006 

Status: SM 

Date MSDS Prepared: 01JUL90 

Safety Data Review Date: 18JUN92 

Supply Item Manager: GSA 

MSDS Serial Number: BNRRW 

Hazard Characteristic Code: N/ 

Unit Of Issue: CN 

Unit Of Issue Container Qty: 14 OZ CN 

Type Of Container: METAL 

Net Unit Weight: 14 OZ 

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                     Ingredients/Identity Information

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Proprietary: NO 

Ingredient: SILICA (SIO2 QUARTZ)

Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 

Percent: 90 

NIOSH (RTECS) Number: VV7330000 

CAS Number: 14808-60-7 

OSHA PEL: SEE TABLE Z3 

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST;9293 

Other Recommended Limit: NONE SPECIFIED 

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                     Physical/Chemical Characteristics

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Appearance And Odor: FINE WHITE HEAVY POWDER, FAINT SOAPY ODOR.

Solubility In Water: 10% 

pH: 10.7 * 

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                      Fire and Explosion Hazard Data

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Flash Point: N/K *(1% SOLUTN) 

Extinguishing Media: CO2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.

Special Fire Fighting Proc: SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRES.

Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: LOW LEVELS OF CHLORINE GAS COULD BE RELEASED

WHEN POWDER IS EXPOSED TO FLAMES OR WATER.

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                              Reactivity Data

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Stability: YES 

Materials To Avoid: DO NOT MIX WITH AMMONIA, DO NOT USE ON SILVER.

Hazardous Decomp Products: CHLORINE--ONLY IF A LARGE QUANTITY (PALLET

LOADS) IS EXPOSED TO FLAMES OR WATER.

Hazardous Poly Occur: NO 

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                            Health Hazard Data

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Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES 

Route Of Entry - Skin: YES 

Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES 

Health Haz Acute And Chronic: INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA.

EYES: EYE IRRITANT UPON DIRECT CONTACT. SKIN: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION

UPON PROLONGED CONTACT. INHALATION: NONE UNDER NORMAL USE. PROLONGED

INHALATION BY UNORTHODOX USE (NON-WETTED) OR ABUSE (SNIFFING) COULD PRODUCE

LUNG DISEASE (SILICOSIS).

Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO 

Carcinogenicity - IARC: YES 

Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO 

Explanation Carcinogenicity: MIXTURE CONTAINS SILICA WHICH IS LISTED AS

CARCINOGENS OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS AT CONC GREATER THAN 0.1%.

Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS OR OTHER LUNG CONDITIONS

CAN BE AGGRAVATED BY INHALATION OF FINE PARTICULATES.

Emergency/First Aid Proc: INGEST: IF EATEN/DRUNK--YOU MAY THROW UP. DRINK

SIPS OF WATER/MILK. IF VOMIT CONTINUES, CALL POISON CTR/DR. EYES: IRRIT.

FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, CALL POISON CTR/DR. SKIN: IRRIT.

REMOVE WET CLOTHES. FLUSH W/WARM WATER 15 MIN. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, CALL

DR/POISON CTR. INHAL: IF INHALED, MAY COUGH. TAKE SLOW DEEP BREATHS OF

FRESH AIR, SIP WATER. IF COUGH PERSISTS, CALL DR/POISON CTR.

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                   Precautions for Safe Handling and Use

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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: SMALL SPILLS CAN BE BRUSHED UP WITH A BROOM

OR VACUUMED UP.

Waste Disposal Method: PREFERRED METHOD IS INCINERATION AT A LICENSED

APPROVED FACILITY. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY BE DISPOSED AS CONVENTIONAL WASTE.

Precautions-Handling/Storing: STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE (40 TO 125F). KEEP

CONTAINERS SEALED TO AVOID ABSORPTION OF MOISTURE FROM THE AIR AND POSSIBLE

LOSS OF BLEACHING FUNCTION.

Other Precautions: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. WARNING: CONTAINS

CHLORINE BLEACH. DO NOT MIX WITH AMMONIA. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON

SILVER. USE CARE WHEN CLEANING PLASTIC SURFACES TO AVOID SCRATCHING.

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                             Control Measures

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Respiratory Protection: IF PRODUCT IS TO BE INTENTIONALLY SPRAYED INTO THE

AIR, THE USE OF A DUST MASK IS RECOMMENDED.

Protective Gloves: NORMAL CONDITIONS NOT REQUIRED. 

Eye Protection: IF SPRAYED GOGGLES RECOMMENDED. 

Other Protective Equipment: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF PRODUCT USE NO

SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR EYES/SKIN IS REQUIRED.

Work Hygienic Practices: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.

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                            Transportation Data

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Trans Data Review Date:   92170 

DOT PSN Code: ZZZ 

DOT Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

IMO PSN Code: ZZZ 

IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

IATA PSN Code: ZZZ 

IATA Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

AFI PSN Code: ZZZ 

AFI Prop. Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

MMAC Code: NK 

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                               Disposal Data

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                                Label Data

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Label Required: YES 

Label Status: G 

Common Name: INSTITUTIONAL AJAX CLEANER WITH CHLORINE BL 

Special Hazard Precautions: INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA.

EYES: EYE IRRITANT UPON DIRECT CONTACT. SKIN: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION

UPON PROLONGED CONTACT. INHALATION: NONE UNDER NORMAL USE. PROLONGED

INHALATION BY UNORTHODOX USE (NON-WETTED) OR ABUSE (SNIFFING) COULD PRODUCE

LUNG DISEASE (SILICOSIS). N/K

Label Name: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO 

Label Street: 101 NORTH SUMMIT STREET 

Label City: TENAFLY 

Label State: NJ 

Label Zip Code: 07670 

Label Country: US 

Label Emergency Number: 412-692-5596/412-692-5596 (MEDICAL)