*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHYL VIOLOGEN DICHLORIDE; (METHYL VIOLOGEN DICHLORIDE
    HYDRATE)
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:0.5 MG/M3
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
ACGIH STEL:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: TOXIC IF SWALLOWED/ABSORBED
    THROUGH SKIN. MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION.
    SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
    WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF B REATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA &
    VOMITING. HIGHCONCENTRATIONS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES
    OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN. READILY
    ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CHRONIC: MAY ALTE R GENETIC MATERIAL. TARGET
    ORGANS: KIDNEYS, LIVER, CARDIOVASCULAR SYS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYS,
    BRAIN, LUNGS, BLOOD. TO THE BEST OF MANUFACTURER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE
    CHEM, PHYSICAL, & TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIESHAVE NOT BEEN
    THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS OR CONTAINS A COMPONENT
    THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC BASED ON ITS
    IARC, ACGIH, NTP OR EPA CLASSIFICATION.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
    SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE
    EYELIDS WITH F INGERS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
    BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
    GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON
    IS CONSCIOUS. CALLA PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. WASH CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER
    CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DIS POSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH
    SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN
    EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL
    DRY PLACE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:OFF-WHITE POWDER.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
    DIOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.
*  Toxicological Information*
    (SUP DAT)
*  Ecological Information  *
    FROM SPECIFIC AREAS OF CNS); BEHAVIORAL (SOMNOLENCE, CONVLS/EFT ON
    SEIZURE  THRESHOLD, EXCITEMENT, CHANGE IN MOTOR ACTIVITY); LUNGS,
    THORAX/RESP (EMPHYSEMA, FIBROSIS, INTERSTITIAL, ACUTE PULM EDEMA,
    CHRONIC PULM EDEMA/CONGESTION, DYSPNAE, RESP STIMULATION, OTHER
    CHANGES); GI  (ULCERATION/BLEEDING FROM STOM, HYPERMOTILITY, DIARR,
    NAUS/VOMIT, OTHER CHANGES); LIVER (LIVER FUNC TESTS IMPAIRED, OTHER
    CHANGES); KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER (CHANGES IN TUBULES, CHANGES IN
    BOTH TUBULES  & GLOMERULI, URINE VOL(TRANSPORT INFO)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE
    SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
    AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:CONT ALDRICH CHEM COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
    INFO. --ECOLOGICAL INFO: DECRD/ANURIA); SKIN & APPENDAGES (AFTER
    TOPICAL APPLICATION: CUTANEOUS SENSIT, HAIR); MATERNAL EFTS
    (PARTURITION, OTHER EFTS ON FE MALE); EFTS ON FERTILITY
    (PRE-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY, POST-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY, OTHER
    MEASURES OF FERTILITY); SPECIFIC DEVEL ABNORMS (MUSCULOSKETAL SYS,
    CARDIOVASCULAR SYS); EFTS ON NEWBORN (STILLB IRTH, LIVE BIRTH
    INDEX); BIOCHEM EFTS (LIPIDS INCL TRANSPORT). ONLY SELECTED
    REGISTRY OF TOX EFTS OF CHEM SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED
    HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFO.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:U.S. INFORMATION: THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO
State Regulatory Information:N/K --FED REGS: OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC): 8H
    COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA, NEW ZEALAND,  SINGAPORE, VIETNAM, CHECK
    ON EPA IRIS DATABASE.
*  Other Information  *
