CAUSTIC SODA LIQUID

Sodium Hydroxide 49% conc.

HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Corrosive
FIRST AID MEASURES
SWALLOWED
For advice, contact a oisons !n"ormation Centre or a doctor at once.
#r$ent %os&ita' treatment is 'i(e'y to )e needed.
!" s*a''o*ed do +O, induce vomitin$.
!" vomitin$ occurs, 'ean &atient "or*ard or &'ace on 'e"t side -%ead.do*n &osition, i" &ossi)'e/ to
maintain o&en air*ay and &revent as&iration.
+ever $ive 'i0uid to a &erson s%o*in$ si$ns o" )ein$ s'ee&y or *it% reduced a*areness1 i.e. )ecomin$
unconscious.
2ive *ater to rinse out mout%, t%en &rovide 'i0uid s'o*'y and as muc% as casua'ty can com"orta)'y
drin(.
,rans&ort to %os&ita' or doctor *it%out de'ay.
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!mmediate'y %o'd eye'ids a&art and "'us% t%e eye continuous'y *it% runnin$ *ater.
Ensure com&'ete irri$ation o" t%e eye )y (ee&in$ eye'ids a&art and a*ay "rom eye and movin$ t%e
eye'ids )y occasiona''y 'i"tin$ t%e u&&er and 'o*er 'ids.
Continue "'us%in$ unti' advised to sto& )y t%e oisons !n"ormation Centre or a doctor, or "or at 'east
45 minutes.
,rans&ort to %os&ita' or doctor *it%out de'ay.
6emova' o" contact 'enses a"ter an eye in7ury s%ou'd on'y )e underta(en )y s(i''ed &ersonne'.
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!mmediate'y "'us% )ody and c'ot%es *it% 'ar$e amounts o" *ater, usin$ sa"ety s%o*er i" avai'a)'e.
9uic('y remove a'' contaminated c'ot%in$, inc'udin$ "oot*ear.
Was% s(in and %air *it% runnin$ *ater. Continue "'us%in$ *it% *ater unti' advised to sto& )y t%e
oisons !n"ormation Centre.
,rans&ort to %os&ita' or doctor *it%out de'ay.
!+HALED
!" "umes or com)ustion &roducts are in%a'ed remove "rom contaminated area.
Lay &atient do*n. 8ee& *arm and rested.
rost%eses suc% as "a'se teet%, *%ic% may )'oc( air*ay, s%ou'd )e removed, *%ere &ossi)'e, &rior to
initiatin$ "irst aid &rocedures.
A&&'y arti"icia' res&iration i" not )reat%in$, &re"era)'y *it% a demand va've resuscitator, )a$.va've
mas( device, or &oc(et mas( as trained. er"orm C6 i" necessary.
,rans&ort to %os&ita' or doctor *it%out de'ay.
!+2ES,!O+
:i'( and *ater are t%e &re"erred di'uents. +o more t%an ; $'asses o" *ater s%ou'd )e $iven to an
adu't.
+eutra'i<in$ a$ents s%ou'd never )e $iven since exot%ermic %eat reaction may com&ound in7ury.
Cat%arsis and emesis are a)so'ute'y contra.indicated.
Activated c%arcoa' does not a)sor) a'(a'i.
2astric 'ava$e s%ou'd not )e used.
PERSONAL PROTECTION
EYE
Fu'' "ace s%ie'd.
C%emica' $o$$'es.
Contact 'enses may &ose a s&ecia' %a<ard1 so"t contact 'enses may a)sor) and concentrate irritants.
HANDS/ FEET
=arrier cream and
Wear c%emica' &rotective $'oves, e.$. >C.
Wear sa"ety $um)oots, e.$. 6u))er.
OTHER
Overa''s
>C A&ron
>C &rotective suit may )e re0uired i" ex&osure severe.
Eye*as% unit.
Ensure t%ere is ready access to a sa"ety s%o*er.
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