HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: INHALATION MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, COUGHING,
DIZZINESS, DIFFICULT BREATHING. NO OTHER ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS IDENTIFIED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT CARCINOGENS.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HEADACHE, COUGHING, DIZZINESS, DIFFICULT
BREATHING.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FLUSH WITH WATER. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS, GE T MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY. GIVE
NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT GIVEN
Fire Fighting Procedures: FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL
NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR SELF-CONTIANED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING OR FLAMES IN
AREA. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND
COVER. REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH AREA.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF LIGHT. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN COOL, DRY,
WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAMES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION EXOSURES
BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER CURRENT 29 CFR
1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN
EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Equipment: UNIFORM
Work Hygenic Practices: UNIFORM
Supplemental Safety & Health: CONTAINS 1,3 - BENZENEDIOL (RQ = 5000 LBS).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
538F,281C
Melting/Freezing Point:
232F,111C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: NOT GIVEN Vapor Density: 3.8
Specific Gravity: 1.27
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HEAT, FLAME, SOURCES OF IGNITION
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NONE. WILL NOT OCCUR.
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DISPOSAL
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PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT,
RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media