FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- SAFRANIN O, S670100 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SAFRANIN O, S670100
MSDS Date:12/12/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:ONE REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SAFRANIN O (EINECS/ELINCS:	207-518-8)
CAS:477-73-6
RTECS #:SG1623000
= Wt:100.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A
    CATIONIC DYE. SIMILAR DYES HAVE CAUSED PERMANANT INJURY TO THE
    CORNEA AND CONJUNCTIVA IN DOCUMENTED EXPOSURE CASES WITH HUMAN OR
    RABBIT EYES. SKIN: CAUSE SKIN IRRIT ATION. INGESTION AND
    INHALATION: THE TOXIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THIS SUBSTANCE HAVE NOT
    BEEN FULLY INVESTIGATED. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION FOUND. TARGET
    ORGANS: NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING  UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MEDICAL AID
    IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: GET MEDICAL AID IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR
    PERSISTS. FLUS H SKIN WITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INGEST: IF
    VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER.
    NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL AID
    IMMEDIATELY. INHAL: R EMOVE FROM EXPOSURE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY.
    IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL AID. NOTES TO MD: TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.  ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE
    EXISTS.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . COMBUSTION GENERATES TOXIC FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HEALTH: 2; FLAMMABILITY: 0; REACTIVITY:
    1,

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:GENERAL INFORMATION: USE PROPER PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS INDICATED IN SECTION 8. SPILLS/LEAKS: SWEEP
    UP OR ABSORB MATERIAL, THEN PLACE INTO A SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY,
    CLOSED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL . AVOID GENERATING DUSTY CONDITIONS.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING: USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION. MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION AND ACCUMULATION. DO NOT GET
    ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO NOT INGEST OR INHALE. STORAGE: KEEP FROM
    CONTACT WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS, STORE I N A COOL, DRY,
    WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATORY REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29 CFR 1910.134 OR EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH OR
    EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149 APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
    LOW.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK BROWN SOLID;  REPORTED ODOR: NONE.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, TEMPERATURES ABOVE
    2400C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE,
    OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:RTECS: CAS# 477-73-6: SG1623000 LD50/LC50:
    NOT AVAILABLE. EPIDEMIOLOGY, TERATOGENICITY, REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS,
    NEUROTOXICITY, MUTAGENICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. OTHER
    STUDIES: NONE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.  ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:
    NO INFORMATION REPORTED. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: NO INFORMATION
    AVAILABLE. OTHER: NONE. CLEAN AIR ACT: THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT
    CONTAIN ANY HAZARDO US AIR POLLUTANTS. THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT
    CONTAIN ANY CLASS 1 OZONE DEPLETORS. THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN
    ANY CLASS 2 OZONE DEPLETORS. CLEAN WATER ACT: NONE OF CHEMICALS IN
    THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED  AS HAZ SUBSTANCES UNDER CWA. NONE OF
    CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED AS PRIORITY POLLUTANTS UNDER
    CWA. NONE OF CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED AS TOXIC
    POLLUTANTS UNDER CWA.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA D-SERIES MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION
    OF CONTAMINANTS, RCRA D-SERIES CHRONIC TOXICITY REFERENCE LEVELS,
    RCRA F-SERIES, RCRA  P-SERIES, RCRA U-SERIES: NONE LISTESD.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:SHIPPING NAME: US DOT, IATA, RID/ADR, IMO,CANADA
    TDG: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302 (RQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN
    THIS MATERIAL HAVE AN RQ. SECTION 302 (TPQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS
    IN THIS PRODUCT HAVE A TPQ. SARA CODES: CAS # 477-73-6; ACUTE,
    REACTIVE. SECTION 313: NO C HEMICALS ARE REPORTABLE UNDER SECTION
    313.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA CAS# 477-73-6 IS LISTED ON THE TSCA
    INVENTORY. HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS
    ARE ON THE HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST. CHEMICAL TEST RULES:
    NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS  PROUCT ARE UNDER A CHEMICAL TEST
    RULE. SECTION 12B: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS ARE LISTED UNDER TSCA
    SECTION 12B. EUROPEAN/INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS EUROPEAN LABELING
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH EC DIRECTIVES HAZAR D SYMBOLS: NOT AVAILABLE.
    WGK (WATER DANGER/PROTECTION) CAS # 477-73-6: NO INFORMATION
    AVAILABLE. CA NADA: CAS# 477-73-6 IS LISTED ON CANADA'S DSL/NDSL
    LIST. THIS PRODUCT HAS A WHMIS CLASSIFICATION OF D2B. (OTHER INFO)
State Regulatory Information:CAS # 477-73-6 IS NOT PRESENT ON STATE
    LISTS FROM CA, PA, MN, MA, FL, OR NJ. CALIFORNIA NO SIGNIFICANT
    RISK LEVEL: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED.

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