=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:CREATININE REAGENT, 443340, PICRIC SOLUTION
NIIN:01-368-8172
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CGHGP
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC
Address:200 S KRAEMER BLVD
City:BREA
State:CA
ZIP:92621-6209
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-526-3821
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:64595
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC
Address:200 S KRAEMER BLVD
Box:City:BREA
State:CA
ZIP:92621-6209
Country:US
Phone:800-854-3633
CAGE:64595

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:PICRIC ACID (SARA 313)
CAS:88-89-1
RTECS #:TJ7877000
Fraction by Wt: <5%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3, S
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE & SKIN CONT MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT. ADDNL EFTS MAY INCL SWELL OF EYES. INHAL MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF
    RESP TRACT RSLTG IN COUGHING & SORE THROAT. INGEST MAY CAUSE HDCH,
    NAUS & VOMIT. RPTD/PRLNG EYE & SK IN CONT MAY CAUSE CONJ & DERM,
    RESPECTIVELY. INHAL MAY CAUSE YELLOW STAINS ON TEETH, ITCH & RASH.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: RPTD ABSORPTION THRU SKIN, INHAL, &
    INGEST MAY DMG LIVER & KIDNEYS WHICH MAY RSLT IN HEPATITIS & BLOOD
    IN URINE, RESPECTIVELY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF ASTHMA.
    ALCOHOL MAY ENHANCE THE TOXIC EFFECTS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF
    WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. CALL MD.
    EYES:  FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. ASSURE
    ADEQ FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. CALL MD. INGEST:
    WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER. CALL MD.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:MAY STAIN CLTHG & SKIN. AVOID INHAL, INGEST &
    CONT W/EYES & SKIN. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY. KEEP UNNEC
    PEOPLE AWAY. CONTAIN SPILL TO PVNT MIGRATION. RENDER SPILLED MATL
    MANAGEABLE FOR CLEAN-UP US ING APPROP, INERT, NON-FLAM ABSORB MATL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PICRIC ACID, WET W/AT LEAST 10% WATER,
    IS CONSIDERED STABLE UNDER NORM TEMPS & PRESS. HOWEVER, CONTRS MAY
    DETONATE IN HEAT OF FIRE.
Other Precautions:MATL MAY EXPLODE > 572F (300C). IF WATER CONTENT IS
    <10%, PICRIC ACID IS MUCH MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DETONATION & MAY BE
    SHOCK-SENSITIVE. KEEP ONLY IN ORIGINAL CONTR IN COOL, WELL-VENTD
    PLACE. AVOID INHA L, INGEST & CONT W/EYES & SKIN.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR
    SUITABLE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION IS SATISFACTORY FOR NORMAL USAGE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<32F,<0C
Vapor Pres:18 @ 20C
Vapor Density:0.6
Spec Gravity:1.006
pH:1.5
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW TRANSPARENT LIQUID, ODORLESS

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS, REDUCING AGENTS, BASES, METALS AND METALLIC
    COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PICRIC ACID IS EXPLOSIVE WHEN DRY. AVOID
    CONTACT WITH ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. AVOID OVERHEATING AND SHOCK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MIXTURES MAY BECOME A SHOCK SENSITIVE
    EXPLOSIVE IF ALLOWED TO DRY OUT.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DETERMINE WHETHER WASTE FROM SPILL CLEAN-UPS,
    EXPIRED/EXCESS REAGENTS IS HAZ WASTE I/A/W APPLIC REGS. IF IT IS
    HAZ WASTE, IT MUST BE DISP OF ACCORDING TO APPLIC FED, STATE & LOC
    LAWS & REGS.

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