| Hazard Class | Category | |--------------|----------| | Skin Corrosion | Category 1B | | Serious Eye Damage | Category 1 | | Acute Toxicity (Oral) | Category 4 |
GHS Pictograms:
Signal Word: DANGER
Hazard Statements:
Precautionary Statements:
Method: Incineration at permitted facility or solidify with absorbent and landfill.
EPA Hazardous Waste Code: May be D002 (Corrosive) if pH ≤2 or ≥12.5.
Container: Triple rinse, then recycle or dispose as non-hazardous (depending on local rules).
| Exposure Limits | None established for this blend. Use as corrosive. | |----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Engineering controls: Eyewash station + safety shower within 10 seconds travel.
PPE (Portable minimum for handling):
Within seconds, the situation escalated.
Mike scrambled down the ladder, coughing from the smoke. He needed to know exactly what to do. He knew NALCO 2584 was "dangerous," but in the panic, he couldn't remember the specific first aid measures or the fire-fighting protocol.
He ran to the main office to grab the SDS binder. The binder was locked in the safety manager's office—who was out to lunch.
| Property | Typical value | |---|---| | Appearance | Clear to hazy liquid | | Odor | Mild, amine-like | | pH (100%) | 8–9 | | Specific gravity | 1.05–1.12 | | Solubility in water | Complete | | Viscosity | Water-thin (~10 cP) – high portability risk of splashing | nalco 2584 msds portable
Low viscosity means spills travel fast – portable diking must be immediate.
It was a humid Tuesday afternoon at the Henderson Manufacturing Plant. Mike, a seasoned maintenance technician, was performing a routine "bleed and feed" on Cooling Tower #4. The facility used NALCO 2584 as their primary biocide to control algae and bacteria.
Mike was a stickler for efficiency. To save time walking back and forth to the main chemical storage shed, he had transferred a small amount of the NALCO 2584 into an unmarked, portable plastic bucket he found in the maintenance bay. He intended to carry it up to the tower deck to hand-dose the system manually because the automated pump was down for repair.
As he climbed the ladder with the portable bucket, he slipped on a wet rung. He didn't fall, but the bucket swung violently, splashing the liquid onto his coveralls and onto a pile of oily rags left near the base of the tower. | Hazard Class | Category | |--------------|----------| |