BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC -- ACCESS RUBELLA IG G REAGENT PACK 34430
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CKFQS
MSDS NAME: ACCESS RUBELLA IG G REAGENT PACK 34430
Responsible Party
Name: BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC
Address: 1000 LAKE HAZELTINE DRIVE
City: CHASKA MN 55318-1084
Info Phone: 612-448-4848;800-854-3633
Emergency Phone Number: 612-448-4848;800-854-3633
Proprietary Ind: Y
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC
Address: 1000 LAKE HAZELTINE DRIVE
City: CHASKA MN 55318-1084
Phone: 612-448-4848;800-854-3633
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Item Description Information
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Ingredients
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Name: *** PROPRIETARY ***
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Health Hazards Data
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: TRIS HYDROXYMETHYL AMINOMETHANE: IRRITATING TO MUC
MEMBR & UPPER RESP TRACT. BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN (BSA): POTENTIALLY
INFECTIOUS MATERIAL IF SKIN IS PENETRATED &/OR MUC MEMBR ARE EXPOSED.
PROCL IN 300: MICROBIOCIDE PRESERVATIVE THAT IN ITS CONCENTRATED FORM IS A
TOXIC CORROSIVE. AT CONC OF THE PRODUCT, IT IS NOT CORROSIVE BUT IS AN EYE,
SKIN & UPPER RESP IRRIT. SODIUM AZIDE: A HIGHLY POISONO US AGENT. MAY
CAUSE EYE, SKIN & TISSUE IRRIT IF SPLASHED, SPILLED ON BODY OR INGESTED.
MAY BE FATAL IF INGESTED/ INJECTED IN QTY ABOVE THOSE FOUND IN REAGENT.
ANIMAL SERUM: POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MAT L IF SKIN IS PENETRATED (SEE
SIGN/SYMPS)
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HEALTH HAZ: &/OR MUC MEMBR ARE
EXPOSED. ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE: ENZYME THAT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT OR ALLERGIC
REACTION IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN, INGESTED OR INHALED BY SUSCEPTIBLE
INDIVIDUALS. FC-100: FL UROCHEMICAL SURFACTANT THAT MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH
SKIN. MAY CAUSE MINIMAL EYE, SKIN OR TISSUE IRRITATION IF SPILLED ON THE BODY
OR INGESTED. DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL EHTER VAPORS CAN CAUSE VOMITI NG,
NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, PULMONARY EDEMA AND STUPOR IF INHALED IN
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS. GLYCEROL: CAUSES EYE IRRIT. CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRIT.
PARAMAGNETIC PARTICLES (PMP): THESE PARTICLES ARE (SEE OTHER INFO)
First Aid: EYE: FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. ENSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS
WHILE FLUSHING EYES WITH WATER. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHIN G. WASH
AFFECTED AREA(S) THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AND RINSE WITH WATER. MAY
CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER. FOR THE OTHER
SOLUTIONS, INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSI CIAN OR LOCAL POISON CONTROL CENTER.
INHALTION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: HUMAN-BASED MATL SPILLS SHOLD BE TREATED AS
POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIAL & COVERED W/ABSORBENT MATL, FOLLOWED BY
AN APPLICATION OF APPROP DISINFECTANT. ABSORB & PLACE IN A SUITABLE WASTE
CONTAINER. USE UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS AND GOOD CLINICAL LABORATORY PRACTICES.
AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE MATL BY WEARING APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT SUCH AS GLOVES, FACESHIELD, LAB COAT, ETC.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF WASTE MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CONTACT YOUR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
OFFICER FOR DISPOSAL PROCEDURES.
Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE AT 2C -8C. AVOID FREEZING REAGENTS.
FOLLOW PROPER LABORATORY SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR CHEMICALS & BIOLOGICALS.
AVOID SPLASHING OR GENERATION OF AEROSOLS.
Other Precautions: WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS
FACESHIELDS, GLOVES, LAB COAT, ETC. CONSULT WITH YOUR SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Extinguishing Media: WATER, CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: NIOSH APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND
EYES. MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: PRINCIPALLY CARBON, NITROGEN AND SULFUR OXIDES. NOT
FLAMMABLE (EXCEPT PACKAGING MATERIALS).
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE
OF CONCERN (FP N).
Ventilation: NORMAL LAB VENTILATION ADEQUATE UNLESS AEROSOLS ARE GENERATED. IF
AEROSOLS ARE GENERATED, CONSULT WITH YOUR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
OFFICER.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N). APPROPRIATE TO PREVENT CONTACT.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER
(FP N). LAB COAT OR EQUIVALENT TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER REMOVING GLOVES. CONTACT
LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health: PHYS/CHEM DATA: APPEARANCE: REAGENT PACKS:
TRANSLUCENT SOLID CONTAINER WITH LIQUID IN 3 OF 5 WELLS. CONJUGATE
CONCENTRATE: CLEAR TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID. SAMPLE DILUENT: CLEAR LIQUID.
MAGNETIC PARTI CLES: BROWNISH, SLURRED LIQUID. SOLUBILITY: ALL CHEMICAL
REAGENTS SOLUBLE IN WATER EXCEPT FOR PARAMAGNETIC PARTICLES.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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PH: 8.0-8.4 @ 21C
Solubility in Water: (SUP DAT)
Appearance and Odor: (SUP DAT)
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Reactivity Data
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Other Information
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Other Information: SIGNS/SYMPS: CONSIDERED NORMAL MATL BUT TAKE ON HAZARDS OF
ANY PROTEINS BOUND TO THEIR SURFACE. TRITON X-100: DETERGENT THAT CAN BE AN
EYE & SKIN IRRIT. INACTIVATED RUBELLA VIRUS: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRI TATION
OR ALLERGIC REACTION IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, INGESTED OR INHALED BY
SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUAL. THE INACTIVATED VIRUS IS NOT CONSIDERED INFECTIOUS.
MISC INORGANIC SALTS: MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY M INOR EYE, SKIN AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. CHRONIC: PROCLIN 300: DELAYED ALLERGIC CONTACT
DERMATITIS HAS BEEN SEEN IN HUMANS. CALL THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEATLH
CENTER (NEHC) FOR MORE IN FO: 757-462-5536.
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: ACCESS RUBELLA IG G REAGENT PACK 34430
Assigned IND: Y
Company: BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC
Street: 1000 LAKE HAZELTINE DRIVE
City: CHASKA MN
Zipcode: 55318-1084
Health Emergency Phone: 612-448-4848;800-854-3633
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 03/29/2000
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: INHALATION: MAY BE IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANE
AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN: POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIAL IF SKIN
PENETRATED AND/OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE EXPOSED. IRRITANT. CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH
SKIN. EYE: IRRITANT. INGESTION:HIGHLY POISONOUS AGENT. FATAL IF INGESTED.
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER VAPOR CAN CAUSE VOMITING, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, PULMONARY EDEMA AND STUP OR IF INHALED IN HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS. CHRONIC: DELAYED ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS. TARGET ORGANS:
BLOOD, SKIN
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