Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THERE ARE TWO POINTS FOR THE INJURIOUS
EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION. THESE ARE THE SOMATIC EFFECTS &
GENETIC EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. MONITOR AREA
W/APPROPRIATE RADIATION DETECTION INSTRUMENT TO DETERMINE
EFFECTIVENESS OF DECONTAMINATION EFFORTS. EYES: FLUSH W/COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MIN S. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,
GIVE OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: FLUSH MOUTH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER, PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:CHEMICAL/WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY REACT W/COPPER & LEAD PLUMBING TO
FORM EXPLOSIVE METAL AZIDES & W/ACIDS TO FORM EXPLOSIVE HYDRAZOIC
ACID.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RUBBER GLOVES/IMPERMEABLE SHOE COVERS &
LONG LAB COAT. CONTAIN TO THE SMALLEST AREA POSSIBLE. ABSORB
W/DISPOSABLE TOWELS. SPRAY AREA W/SUITABLE AEROSOL CLEANSER & WIPE
UP W/DISPOSABLE TOWELS. (SE E SUPP)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONSIGNEE MUST POSSES APPROPRIATE
RADIOISOTOPE LICENSE. STORE IODINE-125 REAGENT IN A 35.6-46.4F
REFRIGERATOR DESIGNATED & LABELED TO CONTAIN PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:TAKE CARE NOT TO SPLASH SPILL/SPLATTER RADIOACTIVE
MATERIAL. PRODUCT IS FOR RESEARCH/IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE ONLY.
Protective Gloves:NON-PERMEABLE RUBBER/NEOPRENE/LATEX
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LONG LAB COAT, NITRILE DISPOSABLE GLOVES.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. CHANGE GLOVES WHEN THEY BECOME CONTAMINATED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL CONT'D: MONITOR THE AREA W/APPROPRIATE RADIATION DETECTION
INSTRUMENT TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DECONTAMINATION
EFFORTS. REPEAT PROCEDURES UNTIL COMPLETION. THE DEGREE OF INJURY
INFLICTE D ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY RADIATION EXPOSURE IS DEPENDANT UPON
SUCH FACTORS AS TOTAL/RATE OF DOSAGE/KIND OF RADIATION.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. FOLLOW LOCAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. UN 1910.
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