===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:CONCENTRATED NEUTRAL BUFFERED FORMALIN
NIIN:00F034414
MSDS Number: BTNNL
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:RICHARD-ALLAN MEDICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Address:8850 M-89 HWY
Box:351
City:RICHLAND
State:MI
ZIP:49083-9580
Country:US
Info Phone Num:616-629-5811
Emergency Phone Num:616-629-5811
Preparer's Name:JENNIFER L. RICHERT
CAGE:51883
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:RICHARD-ALLAN MEDICAL INDUSTRIES
Box:351
City:RICHLAND
State:MI
ZIP:49083
Country:US
Phone:616-385-4466
CAGE:51883
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL), COLUMBIAN SPIRITS
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
Fraction by Wt: 5.5%
Other REC Limits:200 PPM
OSHA PEL:260 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:262 MG/CUM (SKIN)
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:FORMALDEHYDE, FORMALIN (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY
ACGIH, NTP, IARC-GROUP 2A) *93-4*
CAS:50-00-0
RTECS #:LP8925000
Fraction by Wt: 50%
ACGIH TLV:0.37 MG/CUM IC (2A)
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: SEVERE IRRITANT, SENSITIZER.
FORMALDEHYDE-ALLERGIC ECZEMATOUS DERMATITIS. EYES: PERMANENT
CORNEAL CLOUDING, VISION LOSS. INGESTION: 10% FORMALDEHYDE-SEVERE
IRRITANT TO MUCOSAL SURFACES OF MOUTH/ THROAT/GI TRACT, DEATH,
BLINDNESS. INHALATION: FORMALDEHYDE-UPPER RESPRIATORY TRACT
IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DISCOLORATION, SMARTING, DRYING,
CRACKING, SCALING, DISCOMFORT, TEARING, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
15-20 MINS. CHEMICAL BURNS-GET FIRST AID TO COVER W/STERILE, DRY
DRESSING & BANDAGES. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. CHEMICAL
BURNS-APPLY STERILE BANDAGES LOOSELY W/O MEDICATION. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. WEAR SCBA BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE. GIVE
CPR/OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. KEEP WARM/AT REST. (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:>140F
Lower Limits:7
Upper Limits:73
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICALS, CO2, WATER FOG. SOLID
STREAMS MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WITHDRAW IN CASE OF RISING SOUND FROM VENTING
SAFETY DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORIZATION OF STORAGE TANK. COOL CONTAINERS
W/WATER FROM SIDE WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTION OF FORMALDEHYDE W/NITROGEN
DIOXIDE, NITROMETHANE, PERCHLORIC ACID & ANILINE/PEROXYFORMIC ACID
YIELDS EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. STOP LEAK W/O RISK. USE WATER
SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. SMALL: PLACE CONTAINER IN VENTILATED AREA.
TAKE UP W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE IN LABELED CONTAINERS. LARGE:
DIKE/NEUTRALIZE. (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM HYDROXIDE/SODIUM SULFITE
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM
HEAT & OPEN FLAME. DON'T STORE BELOW 59-86F.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS
Ventilation:GENERAL MECHANICAL/FUME HOOD
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID: IF CONSCIOUS DILUTE/INACTIVATE/ABSORB BY GIVING
MILK/ACTIVATED CHARCOAL/SLURRY/WATER. KEEP WARM/AT REST. IF
VOMITING OCCURS KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CASES. SPILLS: USE OF WATER SPRAY CAN DILUTE TO PRODUCE
NONFLAMMABLE MIX. WATER RUNOFF SHOULD BE CONTAINED.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:204-211F
Vapor Pres:19
Vapor Density:1.1
Spec Gravity:1.06
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC=1): 0.43
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID W/PUNGENT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:98
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
PHENOL, ALKALIS, OXIDIZERS, ANILINE, NITROGEN DIOXIDE, NITROMETHANE &
PEROXYFORMIC/HYDROCHLORIC/PERCHLORIC ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, HEAT & OPEN FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FORMALDEHYDE GAS, PARAFORMALDEHYDE,
TRIOXANE, BIS-CHLOROMETHYL-ETHER
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:MAY SELF-POLYMERIZE
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. RCRA WASTE CODE: U122
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