*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION
Other Protective Equipment:EYEBATH
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:VACUTAINER BRAND TUBES
CAGE:BDVAC
CAGE:BDVAC
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM HEPARIN
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LOCAL IRRITATION, ULCERATION,
    GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, PAIN, ERYTHEMA, HEMATOMA, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA, NOSEBLEEDS, BLOOD IN URINE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HYPERTENSION, CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED
    W/INCREASED BLEEDING TENDENCIES, MENSTRUATION, LIVER DISEASE
    W/IMPAIRED HEMOSTASIS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. INHALATION: MOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. INGESTION: GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER, INDUCE VOMITING.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH W/WATER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE & HANDLE ACCORDING TO PACKAGED
    INSTRUCTIONS.
Other Precautions:BECAUSE HEPARIN IS A MIXTURE OF ACTIVE PRINCIPLES
    HAVING THE PROPERTY OF PROLONGING CLOTTING TIME OF BLOOD, IT IS
    NECESSARY TO PREVENT INHALATION.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER W/NO CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.
