Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: EHTYLENE GLYCOL IN MASSIVE
DOSAGE MAY EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS PARALLEL TO ALCOHOL INTOXICATION. DEATH
FROM RESPIRATORY ARREST/CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE MAY FOLLOW. SKIN:
MINOR IRRITION & PENETRATION MAY OCCUR. EYES: IRRITATION & DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, PAIN. ETHYLENE GLYCOL-VOMITING,
HEADACHE, RAPID RESPIRATORY & HEART RATE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS,
CONVULSIONS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDER, EYE
PROBLEMS/IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY/RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS SUBSTANCE.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS,
GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO SWALLOW. THEN INDUCE VOMITING BY
INSERTING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. SKIN/EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR 15 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Spill Release Procedures:ABSORBED W/AN INERT MATERIAL. WORK SURFACES
SHOULD BE DECONTAMINATED W/A DISINFECTANT. (IE SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE ENZYME LINEARITY TEST SET IN A
FREEZER AT -4FT TO 14F. DISCARD AFTER EXPIRATION DATE PRINTED ON
EACH CONTAINER & EACH INDIVIDUAL AMPULE.
Other Precautions:DON'T EAT IN WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:FULL FACE SHIELD, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK
DRENCH FACILITIES, LAB COATS
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
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