METKLEAN
SHEET
1.
PRODUCTS
SAFETY
DATA
IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND COMPANY
PRODUCT NAME
:
SUPPLIED BY :
FORCE 10
METKLEAN PRODUCTS LIMITED
23 HAILEY ROAD
HAILEY ROAD BUSINESS
PARK
ERITH KENT DA18 4AA
Tele: 020 8310 9882/8642
Fax: 020 8312 1336
2.
GENERAL COMPOSITION
A NON-FOAMING DETERGENT CONTAINING SEQUESTERING AGENTS <20% ANIONIC
COPPER INHIBITOR IN A SOLUTION OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE 5 – 10%.
3.
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
IRRITATING TO BODY TISSUES. SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS ON PROLONGED
CONTACT.
4.
Inhalation
Skin Contact
FIRST AID MEASURES
NOT APPLICABLE – LOW ODOUR.
:
:
IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER PREFERABLY
UNDER A
SHOWER IF AFFECTED AREA IS LARGE ENOUGH. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE RE-USE. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS OR BLISTERING OCURS.
Eye Contact
HOLDING THE
:
IRRIGATE EYE THOROUGHLY FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES
EYELIDS APART IF NECESSARY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Ingestion
:
REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF THERE IS RESPIRATORY
DISTRESS - GIVE
OXYGEN AND APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. OBTAIN
MEDICAL
ATTENTION URGENTLY.
METKLEAN PRODUCTS
SAFETY DATA SHEET
5.
FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
Extinguishing Media
:
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE TO
OTHER MATERIALS
INVOLVED.
Hazardous Combustion Products
CONDITIONS
:
NON-FLAMMABLE. IN VERY EXTREME
DECOMPOSITION COULD OCCUR PRODUCING
OXIDES OF
NITROGEN. IF LARGE QUANTITIES ARE STORED
SELFCONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE
WORN.
6.
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
Personal Precautions
WHILE
:
WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES/OVERALLS AND BOOTS
CLEARING UP SPILLAGE.
Environmental Precautions
CONTAMINATED
:
IF SIZE OF SPILLAGE WARRANTS, AND HAS
SURFACE DRAINS OR WATER COURSES IT MAY BE
NECESSARY
TO ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.
Spillage
AREA. DILUTE
:
AVOID CONTACT WITH LIQUID. VENTILATE THE
SMALL SPILLAGES TO DRAIN WITH WATER. LARGER
SPILLAGES
SHOULD BE NEUTRALISED WITH ACETIC ACID THEN
WASHED TO
DRAINS.
7.
HANDLING AND STORAGE
Handling
:
PRACTICE. WEAR
CONTACT WITH SKIN SHOULD BE MINIMISED BY GOOD HYGIENE
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (GLOVES) COMMENSURATE TO THE WORK
BEING CARRIED
OUT.
Storage
ACIDS.
8.
:
AMBIENT CONDITIONS PREFERABLY NOT ADJACENT TO STRONG
EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Exposure Limits
:
NONE ESTABLISHED
Personal Protective Equipment
Respiratory
:
NOT REQUIRED
Hand
:
PVC OR RUBBER GLOVES RECOMMENDED
Eye protection
:
NOT REQUIRED
Skin protection
:
PROTECTIVE OVERALLS
Other
:
NONE
METKLEAN
PRODUCTS
SHEET
SAFETY DATA
9.
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance
:
LIGHT TO DEEP STRAW COLOURED LIQUID
Odour
pH
:
:
14
Specific Gravity
Flash Point
FAINT AMMONIACAL
:
1.19
:
NONE
Volatility
:
Hazardous Components
:
NON-VOLATILE
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Classification
:
CORROSIVE
Solubility in Water
:
YES, IN ALL PROPORTIONS
(THIS IS NOT A SPECIFICATION)
10.
STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Stability
CONTAINERS THE PRODUCT
:
AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS IN SEALED
IS STABLE.
Conditions to Avoid
CONTACT WITH
:
EXCESSIVE CONDITIONS OF COLD AND HEAT.
STRONG ACIDS.
11.
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
EYE CONTACT
CORNEA DAMAGE.
:
WOULD CAUSE IMMEDIATE IRRITATION WITH POSSIBLE
WASH WELL WITH CLEAN WATER IRRIGATING EYE FOR 10
MINUTES AND
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
SKIN CONTACT
:
LEADING TO BURNS
WOULD CAUSE IRRITATION AND SKIN INFLAMMATION
ON PROLONGED CONTACT. WASH OFF WITH CLEAN WATER.
INHALATION
REMOVE PATIENT
:
VERY UNLIKELY A PROBLEM (LOW ODOUR). IF AFFECTED
TO FRESH AIR AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
INGESTION
MOUTH,
:
WOULD CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION AND CORROSION OF THE
THROAT AND DIGESTIVE TRACT. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR
MILK TO
DILUTE AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING.
METKLEAN
PRODUCTS
SHEET
SAFETY DATA
12.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Degradability
Bio Accumulation
Aquatic Toxicity
AQUATIC
:
:
YES
NONE
:
NO DATA. DISCHARGE OF LARGE QUANTITIES INTO THE
ENVIRONMENT MAY KILL FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC
ORGANISMS.
13.
DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Disposal Methods
CONTRACTOR IN
:
VIA AN AUTHORISED WASTE DISPOSAL
ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL
REGULATIONS.
Contaminated Packaging
DISPOSED OF AS
:
THOROUGHLY RINSED CONTAINERS MAY BE
GENERAL RUBISH.
14.
TRANSPORT INFORMATION
Packaging
(Size and Description)
:
4 x 5 LITRE BOXED
25 LITRE POLY KEGS
Transport Classification
:
CORROSIVE
Substance Identification Number
:
NOT CLASSIFIED
Packing group
:
Transport Hazard Symbol
:
III
NONE
METKLEAN
PRODUCTS
SHEET
SAFETY DATA
15.
REGULATORY INFORMATION
Supply classification
:
CORROSIVE
Hazard classification
:
C
Hazard Pictogram
:
Risk phrases
:
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS
Safety phrases
CHILDREN.
:
KEEP LOCKED UP. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE
IMMEDIATELY WITH
PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
WEAR
SUITABLE GLOVES. WEAR EYE/FACE
PROTECTION. IN CASE
OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK
MEDICAL
ADVICE IMMEDIATELY (SHOW LABEL WHERE
POSSIBLE).
Other Applicable Regulations
16.
:
NONE RECOMMENDED
OTHER INFORMATION
The information contained in this document, only covers the
hazards presented by this material, it does not constitute a
Workplace Risk Assessment.
Disclaimer
This Safety Data Sheet is based on current knowledge and relates only to the specific material
designated and may not be valid for such material used in combination with any other materials or
in any process. Such information is, to the best of our knowledge and belief, accurate and reliable
as of the date indicated. However, no representation, warranty or guarantee is made as to its
accuracy, reliability, or completeness. It is the user's responsibility to satisfy himself as to the
suitability of such information for his own particular use.
Revision No
Replaces SDS
Reference _
September 2005
January 1997
: CHIPS\FORCE 10