Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION TO POWDER
IF INHALED, INGESTED/IN CONTACT W/SKIN. EYES/SKIN/RESPIRATORY
TRACT: IRRITATION. POSSIBLE HYPERSENSITIZATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:RASH, HIVES, ITCHING, LABORED BREATHING,
NAUSEA, WHEEZING, CHILLS, FEVER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: FLUSH MOUTH OUT
W/WATER. SKIN: FLUSH AREA W/WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM AS APPROPRIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DRY POWDER IS ASSUMED TO BE COMBUSTIBLE.
IT'S ADVISABLE TO GROUND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO DISSIPATE BUILDUP
OF STATIC ELECTRICITY.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. VACUUM W/A VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A HIGH EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE (HEPA) FILTER/ABSORB LIQUID W/PAPER TOWELS. WIPE
WORKING SURFACES TO DRYNESS, THEN WASH W /SOAP & WATER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT & INHALATION OF DUST,
FUMES, MISTS &/VAPORS ASSOCIATED W/THE PRODUCT.
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED
Protective Gloves:DISPOSABLE SURGICAL LATEX
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:DISPOSABLE PROTECTIVE APPAREL.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CEFAMANDOLE NAFATE FOR INJECTION, USP IS A STERILE SEMISYNTHETIC
BROAD-SPECTRUM CEPHALOSPORIN ANTIBIOTIC FOR PARENTERAL USE.
Waste Disposal Methods:THOUGH NOT EPA REGULATED, WASTE SHOULD BE
DISPOSED OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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