CHIRON DIAGNOSTICS -- 4 MOLAR POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION, 477428  -- 6505-01-041-9871
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:4 MOLAR POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION, 477428
MSDS Date:01/06/1997
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-041-9871
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CHIRON DIAGNOSTICS
Address:63 NORTH ST
City:MEDFIELD
State:MA
ZIP:02052
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-255-2121
Emergency Phone Num:800-888-8372
CAGE:JO058
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHIRON DIAGNOSTICS CORP
Address:63 NORTH ST
City:MEDFIELD
State:MA
ZIP:02052
Country:US
Phone:800-255-2121
CAGE:JO058

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

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM CHLORIDE. LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 2600 MG/KG.
CAS:7447-40-7
RTECS #:TS8050000
Fraction by Wt: 25-30%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:PHENOLS, PESTICIDES/POLYCHLORINATED
    BIPHENYLS (THAT IS, NO CHEMS ON EPA TOX POLLUTANT LIST (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:(40 CFR 401.15). HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
    PROPER DISPOSAL, CONSULT APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE:IRRITATION. SKIN
    CONTACT:IRRITATION. SKIN ABSORPTION:NOT ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
    INGESTION:MAY BE HARMFUL. INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES MAY CAUSE
    WEAKNESS, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION AND CI RCULATORY
    DISTURBANCES. INHALATION:MAY BE HARMFUL. TARGET ORGANS:EYES, SKIN.
    CHRONIC:NOT ESTABLISHED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT ESTABLISHED.

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

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES. SKIN:WASH
    W/SOAP & WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN CONTINUE TO FLUSH W/WATER FOR
    A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:CALL MD.
    NOTE:AFT ER FOLLOWING FIRST AID MEASURES, SEEK PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . STANDARD FIRE-FIGHTING PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED
    WHEN TRYING TO EXTINGUISH ANY FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VAPS OF SPILLED MATL:VAP DENSITY RELATIVE TO
    AIR - NON-FLAMM; DOES NOT GIVE OFF SIGNIFICANT AMTS OF VAP. IF MATL
    RELS/SPILLED:ABSORB SPILLED MATL. WASH AFFECTED SURFS W/SOAP &
    WATER. SPILLS MUST BE HN DLD BY TRAINED PERS. FOR APPROP PPE
    FOR(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE TEMP(MIN/MAX):SEE PROD PACKAGE
    INSERT. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS/AEROSOLIZED MATL. AVOID CONTACT
    W/EYES. AVOID PRLNG/RPTD CONTACT W/SKIN.
Other Precautions:HARMFUL. IRRITANT. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
    USE. HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT W/SKIN & IF SWALLOWED.
    IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & SKIN. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD
    BE HANDLED I/A/W  GOOD LAB PRACTICES.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MAY BE
    REQUIRED IF EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS MAY EXCEED RECOGNIZED
    SAFE LIMITS.
Ventilation:HANDLE IN AN AREA W/GOOD GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . STD PPE FOR LAB WORK INCLS LAB COAT (CHEM RESIST APRON/
    (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC:RESPONDING TO SPILL/RELS, SEE EXPOS CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROT
    SECTION. THIS MATL/ITS VAPS WHEN SPILLED IN QTYS ROUTINELY IN USE
    DOES NOT CAUSE SEV/IMMED HLTH EFTS/REQ IMMED RECOGNITION TO PVNT 
    SUBSEQUENT SERIOUS EFTS. EYE PROT:FULLLGTH FSHLD . OTHER PROT
    EQUIP:SUIT, IF LG VOL).

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

Spec Gravity:1.02
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS & WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS SUCH
    AS ELEMENTAL SODIUM & POTASSIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FREEZING OR BOILING THE PRODUCT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FUMES OF POTASSIUM OXIDE & CHLORIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS. REFER
    TO INGS SECTION & STABILITY & REACTIVITY SECTION. PROD IS NOT
    CLASSIFIED AS HAZ WASTE ACCORDING TO EPA REGS(40 CFR 261). PROD
    DOES NOT CONTAIN HEAVY MET ALS, VOLATILE/SEMI-VOLATILE ORGANIC
    CMPDS, (ING 2)

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