Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYES: IRRITATING/CORROSIVE ACTION
W/CONTACT. CHRONIC: ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE IN SODIUM-SENSITIVE
INDIVIDUALS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY CAUSE ELEVATION OF BLOOD
PRESSURE IN SODIUM-SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS,
REMOVE POISON BY GASTRIC LAVAGE, USING ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. GIVE
OXYGEN IF RESPIRATION IS SHALLOW/IF ANOXIA IS PRESENT. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENT ION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/A
FULL FACEPIECE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SODIUM AZIDE UNDER ACID CONDITIONS MAY BE
EXPLOSIVE, PARTICULARLY IN PLUMBING.
Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: ABSORB W/SAND/OTHER ABSORBENT & PLACE
INTO CONTAINERS FOR LATER DESTRUCTION & DISPOSAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE NAD HANDLE ACCORDING TO PACKAGED
INSTRUCTIONS. BE PREPARED BEFORE THE NEED ARISES TO DESTROY THE
SODIUM AZIDE PORTION OF THE SOLUTION.
Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL & INTENDED USES.
Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE BATH.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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