Why "GO GREEN" for your Household Necessity Cleaners?   


FORMULA 409:  http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/safety/MSDS/FORMULA%20409%20CLEANER.htm



Have you ever used Formula 409 in your home for cleaning?  I used to all the time... and it did strike me as a little odd that every time I did I got a severe headache....

Due to the Worker's Compensation and EMPLOYEE SAFETY Laws, manufacturers are required to post a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) to alert employees to potential dangers of household cleaners they are using in the WORKPLACE... but who warns you before you use those products IN YOUR HOME?  

Did you put on your PROTECTIVE GLOVES and your SAFETY GLASSES the last time you cleaned your home with Formula 409?  This is what the Clorox Company that makes Formula 409 says about their own product.....   HMMMMMM.....


As you read this REMEMBER THIS DEFINITION:  

THE CLOROX -- FORMULA 409 ALL PURPOSE CLEANER
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NSN: 793000F030398
Manufacturer's CAGE: 93098
Part No. Indicator: A
Part Number/Trade Name: FORMULA 409 ALL PURPOSE CLEANER
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                            General Information
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Company's Name: THE CLOROX CO
Company's Street: 7200 JOHNSON DR
Company's City: PLEASANTON
Company's State: CA
Company's Country: US
Company's Zip Code: 94588
Company's Emerg Ph #: 415-847-6100
Company's Info Ph #: 415-847-6100
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001
Status: SE
Date MSDS Prepared: 01JUL93
Safety Data Review Date: 19OCT93
Preparer's Company: THE CLOROX CO
Preparer's St Or P. O. Box: 7200 JOHNSON DR
Preparer's City: PLEASANTON
Preparer's State: CA
Preparer's Zip Code: 94566
MSDS Serial Number: BSKZT
Hazard Characteristic Code: N1
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                     Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: 2-BUTOXYETHANOL (ETHYLENEGLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER), BUTYL
CELLOSOLVE, BUTYL GLYCOL, GLYCOL ETHER EB
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01
Percent: 0.5-5
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: KJ8575000
CAS Number: 111-76-2
OSHA PEL: 50 PPM (SKIN)
ACGIH TLV: 25 PPM (SKIN)
Other Recommended Limit: 25 PPM (SKIN)
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: ETHYLENE OXIDE (SUSPECTED 2A HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC;
CONFIRMED ANIMAL CARINOGEN BY IARC & NTP)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 02
Percent: TRACE
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: KX2450000
CAS Number: 75-21-8
ACGIH TLV: 1.8 MG/CUM  (A2)
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: GLYCOL ETHERS, DIETHYLENE GLYCOL, 2,2-OXYBISETHANOL
Ingredient Sequence Number: 03
Percent: <10
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: ID5950000
CAS Number: 111-46-6
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: MAGNESIUM SODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATE *92-2*
Ingredient Sequence Number: 04
Percent: <1
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 1007734MS
CAS Number: 14402-88-1
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC SODA, LYE
Ingredient Sequence Number: 05
Percent: <0.5
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: WB4900000
CAS Number: 1310-73-2
OSHA PEL: 2 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/CUM CEILING
Other Recommended Limit: 2MG/M3 CEILING NIOSH 

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                            Health Hazard Data
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Route Of Entry - Inhalation: NO
Route Of Entry - Skin: YES
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: NO
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: ABSORBED. EXPOSURE
TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER WILL CAUSE BLOOD & BONE MARROW DAMAGE.
Carcinogenicity - NTP: YES
Carcinogenicity - IARC: YES
Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO
Explanation Carcinogenicity: SEE INGREDIENTS
Emergency/First Aid Proc: EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. SKIN: WASH W/
WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
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                   Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: ABSORB & CONTAINERIZE. WASH RESIDUE DOWN TO
SANITARY SEWER. CONTACT THE SANITARY TREATMENT FACILITY IN ADVANCE TO
ASSURE ABILITY TO PROCESS WASHED-DOWN MATERIAL.
Waste Disposal Method: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
Precautions-Handling/Storing: MINIMIZE SKIN CONTACT & INHALATION OF VAPOR
& MIST.
Other Precautions: NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON SOFT VINYL, VARNISHED OR
ALUMINUM. IF SPRAYED ON THESE SURFACES, RINSE & WIPE DRY IMMEDIATELY.
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                             Control Measures
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Ventilation: GENERAL
Protective Gloves: REQUIRED
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES

Label Required: YES
Technical Review Date: 19OCT93
Label Date: 19OCT93
Label Status: F
Common Name: FORMULA 409 ALL PURPOSE CLEANER
Chronic Hazard: NO
Signal Word: CAUTION!
Acute Health Hazard-Slight: X
Contact Hazard-Slight: X
Fire Hazard-None: X
Reactivity Hazard-None: X
Special Hazard Precautions: EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: ABSORBED. EXPOSURE TO
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER WILL CAUSE BLOOD & BONE MARROW DAMAGE.
TARGET ORGANS: SKIN & EYES. CARCINOGEN: ETHYLENE OXIDE. EYES: CORROSIVE,
SEVERE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS W/PERMANENT CORNEAL INJURY &
SENSITIZATION.SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION, CORROSIVE, CHEMICAL B
Protect Eye: Y
Protect Skin: Y