BECTON DICKINSON VACUTAINER SYSTEM -- VACUTAINER BRAND TUBE W/POTASSIUM OXALATE & SODIUM FLOURIDE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:VACUTAINER BRAND TUBE W/POTASSIUM OXALATE & SODIUM FLOURIDE
MSDS Date:08/20/1998
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:F BT
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BECTON DICKINSON VACUTAINER SYSTEM
Address:1 BECTON DRIVE
City:FRANKLIN LAKES
State:NJ
ZIP:07417-1885
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-631-0174/800-424-9300
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
CAGE:7W260
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BECTON DICKINSON VACUTAINER SYSTEM
Address:1 BECTON DRIVE
Box:City:FRANKLIN LAKES
State:NJ
ZIP:07417-1885
Country:US
Phone:800-631-0174/800-424-9300
CAGE:7W260

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM FLUORIDE
CAS:7681-49-4
RTECS #:WB0350000
Fraction by Wt: 5.7-115% MG
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM OXALATE
CAS:6487-48-5
Fraction by Wt: 4.8-46% MG
Environmental Wt:0.

=====================  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: EXTREMELY IRRITATING, CORROSIVE,
    AND MAY CAUSE BURNS. EYE: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. INHALATION:
    HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. NAUSEA, VOMITING AND SEVERE IRRITATION TO
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND RESPIR ATORY SYSTEM. INGESTION: TOXIC. MAY BE
    FATAL. HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION AND
    CONVULSION. MAY HAVE CAUSTIC EFFECT ON MOUTH, AND STOMACH, SOLUBLE
    OXALATES CAN CAUSE KIDNEY D AMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:REPEATED EXPOSURE EFFECTS: SKIN: IRRITATION.
    INHALATION AND INGESTION: INCREASED BONE DENSITY, CALCIUM DEPOSITS
    IN LIGAMENTS, MOTTLED TOOTH ENAMEL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE INDENTIFIED

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

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH W/ WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND
    WATER.REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE.
    INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. APPLY CPR IF NECESSARY. INGESTION:
    DO NOT INDUCE VO MITING, DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GIVE VICTIM 1 GLASS OF WATER, MILK, OR MILK OR
    MAGNESIA TO DILUTE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATING IN POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE

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

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID OVEREXPOSURE. SPILL SHOULD BE CONTAINED
    WITH INERT MATERIAL AND GATHERED INTO A SUITABLE RETAINING AREA.
    USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER INERT
    NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERI AL. WASH SITE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:FOLLOW ROUTINE SAFE HANDLING
    PROCEDURES. AVOID GENERATING DUST. MATERIAL MUST BE HANDLED WITH
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT STORE
    IN GLASS. KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS. S TORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA,
    OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. SODIUM FLUORIDE REACTS
    WITH ACIDS TO FORM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, WHICH IS HIGHLY CORROSIVE AND
    POISONOUS -- KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS.

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

Respiratory Protection:SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS , DUST MASKM
    EXTRACTION HOOD, AND FUME CUPBOARD CUBICLE.
Ventilation:GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:UNIFORM, APRON. EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND
    SHOWER IN WORK AREA
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND GLASS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLOURIDE,  CARBON MONOXIDE,
    CARBON DIOXIDE

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

Toxicological Information:ACUTE EYE EFFECTS: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
    ACUTE SKIN EFFECTS: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INHALATION TOXICITY: MAY
    BE FATAL. INGESTION TOXICITY: TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL IAW: LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:DOT: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOXIC SOLIDS, ORGANIC
    N.O.S. (CONTAINS SODIUM FLUORIDE AND POTASSIUM OXALATE) HAZARD
    CLASS/ID NO./ PACKING GROUP: 6.1, UN2811, LTD. GTY., PG III, NOT
    LABEL REQUIRED  LABEL I NFORMATION: POISON DANGER. CAUSES BURNS,
    KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS. MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED.
    DO NOT GET IN EYE, ON SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
    KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CON TAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
    WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

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

SARA Title III Information:NONE
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY: YES. RQ: 1000LBS.
State Regulatory Information:

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