*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR A MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR/USE ANY
    SCBA W/A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE. FOR EMERGENCY/NONROUTINE OPERATIONS, WEAR AN SCBA.
    DON'T WEAR AIR-PURIFY ING RESPIRATORS.
Ventilation:GENERAL & LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
    BELOW PEL LIMITS. LOCAL EXHAUST IS PREFERRED.
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICALLY PROTECTIVE BOOTS, APRONS,
    EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATIONS, SAFETY QUICK DRENCH SHOWERS & WASHING
    FACILITIES.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. NEVER EAT, DRINK/SMOKE IN AREAS. PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL
    HYGIENE AFTER
Supplemental Safety and Health
BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING/USING THE TOILET/APPLYING COSMETICS.
    AVOID MAT: POTASSIUM PERMANGANTE/PERFORMIC ACID/PERCHLORIC
    ACID/ANILINE/NITROGEN DIOXIDE. HLTH HZRD: FORMALIN IS CORROSIVE TO
    SKIN  & MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SENSITIZATION & CAN CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE.
    FIRST AID: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
*  Product Identification  *
CAGE:0H0Z7
CAGE:0H0Z7
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:FORMALDEHYDE, FORMALIN (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC;
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF EYES, NOSE,
    UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. BURNING OF NOSE & THROAT, MUCOUS MEMBRANE
    IRRITATION, SEVERE EDEMA INJURY, PNEUMONITIS & DEATH. SKIN:
    IMMEDIATE & DELAYED EFFECTS. SYSTEM IC EFFECTS OCCUR AFTER HEAVY
    EXPOSURES,CNS DEPRESSION & METABILIC ACIDOSIS. FORMALDEHYDE: VERY
    TOXIC & IRRITATING.(SUPP
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, WATERING EYES, TEARING, BREATHING
    DIFFICULTY, COUGH, BURNS, REDNESS, BLISTERING, VERTIGO,
    CONVULSIONS, STUPOR, COMA, RESPIRATORY FAILURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DERMATITIS, KIDNEY & RESPIRATORY
    DISORDERS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES: DON'T RUB/KEEP TIGHTLY SHUT. FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR & SUPPORT
    BREATHING. INGESTION : NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSING PERSON. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 1-2 GLASSES OF
    WATER/MILK W/AMMONIUM ACETATE, THEN INDUCE VOMITING. FOLLOW BY
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:7
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/ALCOHOL RESISTANT
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA W/A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE
    PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY TRAVEL TO AN IGNITION SOURCE &
    FLASH BACK. CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE. FORMALIN POSES A
    VAPOR EXPLOSION HAZARD INDOORS, OUTDOORS & SEWERS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SAFETY PERSONNEL, ISOLATE & VENTILATE
    AREA, DENY ENTRY & SATY UPWIND. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES & GAS
    FLOW. INSTALL A PRESSURE CONTROL/RELEASE COVER OVER VALVE ASSEMBLY.
    USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL  VAPORS & DILUTE. TAKE UP W/ABSORBENT
    MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BISULFITE SOLUTION.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE LIQUID IN A DRY, WELL VENTILATED
    FLOORS THAT SLANT TOWARDS A DRAIN/CURBED AREAS.
Other Precautions:STORE IN STAINLESS STEEL/LINED CARBON STEEL
    CONTAINERS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:1.1
pH:2.8
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:FLAMMABLE, COLORLESS GAS/LIQUID W/A PUNGENT
    SUFFOCATING ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLES W/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, MAGNESIUM CARBONATE HYDROXIDE,
    NITROMETHANE, PEROXYFORMIC ACID, PHENOL. (SEE SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: CO2, ACRID SMOKE & TOXIC
    VAPORS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:FORMALDEHYDE POLYMERIZES READILY IN
    BOTH ITS GASEOUS & LIQUID STATE & SLOWLY OXIDIZES IN AIR TO FORMIC
    ACID.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:FORMALDEHYDE MAY BE REMOVED FROM WASTE WATER BY
    AIR STRIPPING, IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. CONTACT YOUR
    SUPPLIER/A LICENSED CONTRACTOR FOR DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS.
