===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:COLCHICINE, C4570
NIIN:00N082136
MSDS Number: CGCHN
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFR CORP
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST
City:GARDENIA
State:CA
ZIP:90248
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000;800-424-9400(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:COLCHICINE
CAS:64-86-8
RTECS #:GH0700000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:SUPDAT:INHAL OF DUST MAY LEAD TO CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID PROC:CONTAMD SKIN W/RUNNING WATER & NON-ABRASIVE
SOAP. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL TO CLEAN FOLDS, (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 3:CREVICES, CREASES & GROIN. COLD WATER MAY BE USED.
COVER IRRITATED SKIN W/EMOLLIENT. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4:SEEK MED ATTN. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSING.
SERIOUS SKIN CONT:WASH W/DISINFECTANT SOAP & COVER (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 5:CONTAMD SKIN W/ANTI-BACTERIAL CREAM. SEEK IMMED MED
ATTN. INHAL:ALLOW VICTIM TO REST IN WELL VENTILATED (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 6:AREA. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. SERIOUS INHAL:EVACUATE
VICTIM TO SAFE AREA AS SOON AS POSS. LOOSEN TIGHT CLTHG (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7:SUCH AS COLLAR, TIE, BELT/WAISTBAND. IF BRTHG IS
DFCLT, ADMIN OXYG. IF NOT BRTHG, PERFORM CPR. WARNING: IT (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8:MAY BE DANGEROUS TO PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE CPR
WHEN INHALED MATL IS TOXIC, INFECTIOUS/CORR. SEEK (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 9:IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST:REMOVE DENTURES IF ANY. WATCH
FOR OBSTRUCTION IN VICTIM'S MOUTH. REMOVE IF POSS (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10:WHAT IS CAUSING OBSTRUCTION BUT DO NOT FORCE
FINGERS/HARD OBJECT BETWEEN VICTIM'S TEETH. HAVE CONSCIOUS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11:PERSON DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER/MILK. INDUCE
VOMIT BY STICKING FINGER IN THROAT. SEEK IMMED MED (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12:ATTN. SERIOUS INGEST:EXAMINE LIPS & MOUTH TO
ASCERTAIN WHETHER TISS ARE DMGD, POSS INDICATION TOX MATL (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 13:WAS INGESTED; ABSENCE OF SUCH SIGNS, HOWEVER, IS NOT
CONCLUSIVE. REMOVE DENTURES IF ANY. WATCH FOR AN (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 14:OBSTRUCTION IN VICTIM'S MOUTH. REMOVE IF POSS WHAT
IS CAUSING OBSTRUCTION BUT DO NOT FORCE FINGERS/HARD (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 15:OBJECT BETWEEN VICTIM'S TEETH. IF SOFT PAD CAN BE
INSERTED BETWEEN VICTIM'S TEETH, IT WILL PROTECT TONGUE(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16:FROM BEING BITTEN. BADLY BLEEDING TONGUE IMMENSELY
COMPLICATES PATIENT'S PROBLEMS. HAVE CONSCIOUS PERSON (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 17:DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER/MILK. INDUCE VOMIT BY
STICKING FINGER IN THROAT. LOWER HEAD SO THAT VOMIT (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 18:WILL NOT REENTER MOUTH & THROAT. IF CONVLS OCCUR, DO
NOT RESTRAIN VICTIM, BUT DO REMOVE OBJECTS W/WHICH (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 19:HE/SHE MIGHT INJURE SELF/ORIENT VICTIM TO PVNT FROM
STRIKING FIXED HEAVY OBJECT. IF CONVULS CEASE, TURN (INC 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 20:VICTIM ON SIDE/FACE DOWN SO THAT ANY FLUID IN MOUTH
WILL DRAIN. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:SPILL PROC:SEWERS, BASEMENTS/CONFINED AREAS; DIKE IF
NEEDED. ELIM ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. CALL FOR ASSISTANCE ON DISP.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PREC:DUST. IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENT, WEAR NIOSH
APRPVD SUITABLE RESP EQUIP. FOR MORE INFO CONT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:VENT:IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST, FUME/MIST, USE VENT
TO KEEP EXPOS TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW EXPOS LIMIT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:BEFORE HANDLING PRODUCT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,MOUSE) 6 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF
SKIN CONT(CORR, IRRITANT, SENSIT, PERMEATOR), OF EYE
CONT(IRRITANT), OF INGEST, OF INHAL. CORR TO EYES & SKIN. SEV
OVEREXP CAN RSLT IN DEATH. CAN BE FATAL IF INHA LED/INGESTED. THIS
PROD MAY IRRITATE EYES & SKIN UPON CONT. INFLAMMATION OF EYE IS
CHARACT BY REDNESS, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: WATERING, & ITCHING. SKIN INFLAMM IS
CHARACT BY ITCHING, SCALING, REDDENING, OR, OCCASNLY, BLISTERING.
CHRONIC: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONT(CORR, IRRITANT,
SENSIT, PERMEATOR), O F EYE CONT(IRRITANT), OF INGEST, OF INHAL.
SUBSTANCE IS TOXIC TO BLOOD, KIDNEYS, LUNGS, NERV SYS, REPRO SYS,
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYE: CHECK FOR & REMOVE CONT LENSES. IMMED FLUSH W/RUNNING
WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. COLD WATER MAY BE
USED. DO NOT USE EYE OINTMENT. SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN:IF CHEM GOT INTO
CLOTHED PORTION OF BODY, REMOVE CONTAMD CLOTHESAS QUICKLY AS POSS,
PROTECTING HANDS & BODY. PLACE VICTIM UNDER DELUGE SHOWER IF CHEM
TOUCHES VICTIM'S EXPOSED SKIN, SUCH AS HANDS: GENTLY & THORO WASH
(ING 3)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:SM FIRE: USE DRY CHEMICALS, CO*2, WATER SPRAY OR
FOAM. LG FIRE: USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR FOAM. DO NOT USE WATER JET.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO SPECIFIC INFO IS AVAIL IN MFR'S
DATABASE REGARDING PROD'S RISKS OF EXPLO IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS
MATLS. PRODS OF COMBUST: CARBON OXIDES (CO, CO*2, (SUPDAT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:SM SPILL: USE APPROP TOOLS TO PUT SPILLED
SOLID IN CONVENIENT WASTE DISP CNTNR. LG SPILL: POISONOUS SOLID.
STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CNTNR. DO NOT
TOUCH SPILLED MATL. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. PVNT ENTRY
INTO (ING 22)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR DRY. KEEP IN COOL PLACE.
GROUND ALL EQUIP CNTNG MATL. KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. KEEP IN COOL,
WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP LOCKED UP.
Other Precautions:HIGHLY TOXIC/INFECTIOUS MATLS SHOULD BE STORED IN
SEPARATE LOCKED SFTY STOR CABINET/ROOM. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP
AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNIT. EMPTY CNTNRS POSE FIRE RISK, EVAP
RESIDUE UNDER FUME HOO D. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE(ING 23)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH DUST RESP. BE SURE TO USE NIOSH APPRVD
RESP OR EQUIV. WEAR APPROP NIOSH APPRVD RESP WHEN VENT IS
INADEQUATE. A NIOSH APPRVD SCBA SHOULD BE USED TO AVOID INHAL OF
PRODUCT.
Ventilation:USE PROCESS ENCLOSURE, LOC EXHSUT VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING
CTLS TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW REC EXPOS LIMITS. (ING 24)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
SUGGESTED PROT CLTHG MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT, CONSULT SPECIALIST
(ING 25)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH (1% SOLN/WATER):6. SOL IN H*2O:PARTIALLY SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER.
EXPLO HAZ:NITROGEN OXIDES (NO, NO*2). EFTS OF OVEREXP:LIVER, MUC
MEMB. RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO SUBSTANCE CAN PRDCE TARGET ORGANS DMG.
RP TD EXPOS TO HIGHLY TOXIC MATL MAY PRDCEGEN DETERIORATION OF HLTH
BY ACCUM IN 1/MANY HUMAN ORGANS. RPTD/PRLNGD (ING 2)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:295F,146C
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:SOLID.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO SPECIFIC INFO IS AVAIL IN MFR'S DATABASE REGARDING REACTIVITY OF
MATL IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS OTHER MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE TO PROCESS, IF POSSIBLE. CONSULT
FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR REGIONAL AUTHORITIES.
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