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

MSDS NAME:TSI AGAR SLANTS
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLSHZ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BECTON DICKINSON MICROBIOLOGY SYSTEMS
Address:250 SCHILLING CIRCLE
City:COCKEYSVILLE
State:MD
ZIP:21030
Country:US
Info Phone Num:410-771-0101
Emergency Phone Num:410-771-0101
CAGE:05545
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BECTON DICKINSON AND CO MICROBIOLOGY SYSTEMS DIV
Address:250 SCHILLING CIRCLE
Box:City:HUNT VALLEY
State:MD
ZIP:21030-1103
Country:US
Phone:410-771-0101
CAGE:05545

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

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NO HAZARDOUS
    CONSTITUENTS OR THE CONCENTRATION OF ALL CHECMIAL CONSTITUENTS ARE
    BELOW THE REGULATORY THRESHOLD LIMITS DESCRIBED IN OSHA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:

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

First Aid:IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ANY CLOTHING SOILED BY THE PRODUCT.
    INHALATION:SUPPLY FRESH AIR OR OXYGEN, CALL DOCTOR. IN CASE OF
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS PLACE PATIENT ON SIDE POSITION FOR REANSPORTATION.
    SKIN: IMMEDIATE LY RINSE WITH WATER. EYE: RISNE OPENED EYE FOR
    SEVERAL MINUTES UNDER RUNNING WATER. THEN CONSULT A DOCTOR.
    INGESTIO: CALL A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.

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

Extinguishing Media:CO2, EXTINGUISHING POWDER OR WATER SPRAY. FIGHT
    LARGER FIRES WITH WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED RESPRIATORY PROTECTIVE
    DEVICE. WEAR FULLY PROTECTIVE SUIT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCT DOES NOT PRESENT AN EXPLOSION
    HAZARD

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.  KEEP UNPROTECTED
    PEOPLE AWAY. NO SPECIAL ENVRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. ABSORB WITH
    LIQUID-BINDING MATERIAL (SAND, DIATOMITE, ACID BINDERS, UNIVERSAL
    BINDERS, SAWDUST) NO DANGE ROUS SUBSTANCES ARE RELEASED.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:NO SPEICAL MEASURES REQUIRED. STORE
    AWAY FORM OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE USUAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR HANDLING
    CHEMICALS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. IN CASE OF BRIEF EXPOSURE, USE A
    CHEMICAL FUME HOOD NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR. IN CASE OF
    INTENSIVE OR LONGER EXPOSURE  USE RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE
    THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF CIRCULATING AIR.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE WORK CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:THE SUBSTANCE IS NOT SUBJECT TO CLASSIFICATION.
    OBSERVE FENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS WHEN HANDLING CHEMICALS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ORGANIC SOLVENTS: 0% SOLIDS CONTENT: 100%

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:UNDETERMINED
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:HIGHLY VISCOUS, BEIGE, CHARACTERISTIC ODOR

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

NONE KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NO DECOMPOSITION IF USED ACCORDING TO
    SPECIFICATIONS.

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

Toxicological Information:SKIN/EYE: NO IRRITANTING EFFECT.
    SENSITISATION: POSSIBLE THROUGH SKIN CONTACT. THE SUBSTANCE IS NOT
    SUBJECT TO CLASSIFICATION. THIS PRODUCT OR PRODUCT CONTAINER
    CONTAINS DRY NATURAL RUBBER LATEX. PEOP LE WITH KNOWN OR SUSPECTED
    ALLERGIES TO LATEX SHOULD USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN
    HANDLING.

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

Ecological:WATER HAZARD CLASS 0 (SELF-ASSESSMENT): GENERALLY NOT
    HAZARDOUS FOR WATER

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. SMALLER QUANTITIES CAN BE DISPOSED OF WITH
    SOLID WASTE.

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

Transport Information:NONE, NOT A MARINE POLLUTANT.

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

SARA Title III Information:NOT SUBJECT TO REPORTING
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN
    CHEMICALS HAVING A RQ. THIS PRODUCT IS EXEMPT UNDER TSCA
State Regulatory Information:

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

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