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

MSDS NAME:WRIGHT STAIN SOLUTION, 89010, 89011, 89012, S7750-6
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKSWL
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:RICHARD-ALLAN SCIENTIFIC
Address:225 PARSONS STREET
City:KALAMAZOO
State:MI
ZIP:49007
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-522-7270
Emergency Phone Num:(800) 424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:044N0
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:RICHARD-ALLAN SCIENTIFIC
Address:225 PARSONS ST
Box:City:KALAMAZOO
State:MI
ZIP:49007-3538
Country:US
Phone:800-522-7270
CAGE:044N0

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

Name:METHYL ALCOHOL
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
OSHA PEL:200 PPM
OSHA STEL:250 PPM
ACGIH STEL:250PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Name:WRIGHT STAIN
CAS:68988-92-1

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT
    CAN CAUSE IRRIT, DEFATTING, OR DERMATITIS. IRRITANT. EYE: CAN CAUSE
    SEVERE IRRIT, REDNESS, TEARING, & BLURRED VISION. SYSTEMIC EFFECTS:
    ING:IRRIT TO DIGESTIVE TRACT , NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA,
    BLINDNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DEATH. METHYL ALCOHOL CONSIDERED
    POISONOUS. INHAL: EXCESSIVE INH OF VAPORS CAN CAUSE NASAL & RESP
    IRRIT, CNS EFFECTS INCL DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS,  FATIGUE, NAUSEA,
    HEADACHE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, & EVEN DEATH. CHRONIC EFFECTS:
    OVEREXPOSURE TO  MATERIAL, OR ITS COMPONENTS, HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED
    AS A CAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING EFFECTS IN HUMANS: LIVER ABNOR
    MALITIES, EYE DAMAGE, AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE AND CHRONIC .

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

First Aid:SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING (INCL SHOES)
    IMMEDIATELY. WASH THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE BODY W/SOAP OR MILD
    DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL
    REMAINS - AT LEA ST 15-20 MIN. EYE CONTACT: IMMED FLUSH EYE
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER &
    LOWER LIDS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF ONE SHOULD HAVE APPRECIABLE EYE
    IRRIT FROM AN EXCESSIVE  EXPOSURE, ONE SHOULD BE REFERRED TO AN
    OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR EVALUATION. INHALATION: IF AFFECTED BY VAPORS,
    MOVE PATIENT TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
    ADMINISTER OXYGEN. IF NOT BR EATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL (TOX INFO)

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=12.C, 53.6F
Lower Limits:6.0 METHANOL
Upper Limits:36.0METHANOL
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR
    FOAM. SOLID STREAMS MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE. COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE (ECOLOGICAL
    INFO).
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A
    FULL FACE PIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE WHEN
    FIGHTING FIRES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY
    TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND OR MAY BE MOVED BY VENTILATION AND IGNITED
    BY A FLAME SOURCE DISTANT FROM MATERIAL HANDLING POINT. CAN EMIT
    TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITION S. FLAMMABILITY CLASS (OSHA): 1B.

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

Spill Release Procedures:IF A SPILL OF APPRECIABLE QUANTITY OCCURS,
    LEAVE AREA QUICKLY UNLESS YOU HAVE SPECIFIC EMERGENCY DUTIES. DO
    NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. DESIGNATED PERSON MAY STOP LEAK & SHUT
    OFF IGNITION SOURCES IF T HESE PROCEDURES CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK.
    DESIGNATED PERSONS SHOULD ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY EXCEPT
    FOR NECESSARY PEOPLE PROTECTED BY SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
    RESPIRATORS (TOX INFO)

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM
    HEAT AND OPEN FLAME. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE: 15-30 C (59 - 86
    F).

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS ARE ADVISED IN THE
    ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS.
Ventilation:GENERAL MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES (ANSI APPROVED - ).
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA .
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:=65.C, 149.F
Vapor Pres:97 MM HG
Vapor Density:1.11(AIR=1
Spec Gravity:0.810 @ 21C (WATER =1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:4.6 (BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:DARK BLUE LIQUID. PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:99%

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OR BURNING MAY
    PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:N/P.	 FIRST AID (CONT): RESPIRATION. 
    INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IMMEDIATELY WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER IF
    PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON. GET MEDICAL ATTENTI ON IMMEDIATELY.   SPILL PROC (CONT):
    ADEQUATE FOR THE EXPOSURE.USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. DO NOT
    SMOKE, AND PROHIBIT ALL FLAMES OR	FLARES IN THE HAZARD AREA.
    OCCUPATIONAL SPILL: FOR SMALL CON TAINERS, PLACE THE LEAKING
    CONTAINER IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. TAKE UP SMALL SPILLS WITH
    ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND TRANSFER TO HOOD. PLACE THE WASTE INTO
    PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL.  FOR LARGER SPILLS,
    (ECOLOGICAL INFO)

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:N/P.   TOXICOLOGICAL INFO (CONT): DIKE THE SPILL TO MINIMIZE
    CONTAMINATION AND FACILITATE SALVAGE OR DISPOSAL. REMAINING LIQUID
    MAY BE TAKEN UP ON SAND, CLAY, EARTH, FLOOR ABSORBENT, OR OTHER
    ABSORBEN T MATERIAL AND SHOVELED INTO CONTAINERS. PREVENT RUN-OFF
    TO SEWERE, STREAMS, OR OTHER BODIES OF WATER. YOUR EMPLOYER MUST
    COMPLY WITH EPA RULES REGARDING THE CLEAN-UP OF TOXIC WASTE AND
    NOTIFY STATE A ND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, IF REQUIRED.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:YOUR EMPLOYER MUST DISPOSE OF WASTE IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS (EACH HAS
    UNIQUE REGUIREMENTS) & IN A MANNER THAT MINIMIZES EXPOSURE OF
    EMPLOYEES AT THE SITE & OF THE C LEAN-UP CREW. WRIGHT STAIN IS
    CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARDOUS WASTE- HAZARDOUS WASTE CODE D001.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:D.O.T. SHIPPING NAME IS 'METHANOL'.  DOT HAZARD
    CLASS IS '3'.  SHIPPING CONTAINERS: BOTTLES, CUBES.   EXTINGUISHING
    MEDIA (CONT): OUT. USE OF WATER SPRAY TO FLUSH SPILLS CAN ALSO
    DILUTE THE SPILL TO P RODUCE NON-FLAMMABLE MIXTURES. WATER RUNOFF,
    HOWEVER, SHOULD BE CONTAINED FOR TREATMENT.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

Federal Regulatory Information:FLAMMABILITY CLASS (OSHA): 1B.  WRIGHT
    STAIN IS CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARDOUS WASTE - HAZARDOUS WASTE CODE
    D001.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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