*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN
    EXPOSED TO DUST LEVELS THAT EXCEED THE ESTIMATED SAGE WORKING LEVEL
    MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMEND ATIONS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM AT THE SOURCE OF
    DUST GENERATION.
Other Protective Equipment:A PROTECTIVE OUTER GARMENT IS ADEQUATE FOR
    LOW DUST EXPOSURE. FOR HIGH EXPOSURE, WEAR WEAR FULL BODY
    PROTECTION.
Work Hygienic Practices:ALL SKIN CONTACT SHOULD BE AVOIDED. EMPLOYEES
    EXPOSED TO DUST SHOULD CHANGE CLOTHES & SHOWER AT END OF WORK
    ASSIGNMENT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:CEFUROXIME SODIUM
Preparer's Name:DIRECTOR, ENVIRON SAFETY
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CEFUROXIME SODIUM
Other REC Limits:0.1 MG/M3 (MFR)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ZINACEF IS A CEPHALOSPORIN ANTIBIOTIC
    USED TO TREAT BACTERIAL INGECTIONS DUE TO SUSCEPTIBLE ORGANISMS.
    ACUTE DUST EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN
    SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS. THERE I S NO RECORDED FATAL ANAPHYLAXIS, BUT
    ITIS A POSSIBILITY. MAY BE A SKIN SENSITIZER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THERE IS NO PUBLISHED EVIDENCE THAT THE
    COMPOUND IS CARCINOGENIC OR TERATOGENIC. WAS NEGATIVE ON THE
    MUTAGENIC AMES TEST
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED:RESPIRATORY IRRITATION,ITCHY SKIN
    RASHES,HIVES,RUNNY/STUFFY NOSE,CHEST TIGHTNESS,SWELLING & DIFFICULT
    BREATHING. SKIN:SENSITIZER. RED ITCHY SKIN RASH AFTER REPEATED
    CONTACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ALLERGIC REACTIONS MAY OCCUR IN
    INDIVIDUALS SENSITIVE TO CEPHALOSPORINS, PENICILLLINS OR RELATED
    COMPOUNDS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYE:FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
    INHALED:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT OR
    CEASES, G IVE OXYGEN OR CPR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTED:RINSE
    MOUTH WITH WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND USE SELF
    CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS WITH ANY ORGANIC DUST, THERE IS
    POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSION WHEN SUSPENDED IN AIR IN HIGH
    CONCENTRATIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID BODY
    CONTACT AND/OR BREATHING DUST. COLLECT SPILLAGE BY CAREFULLLY
    SWEEPING OR VACUUMING WITH HEPA FILTEREDVACUUM & PLACE IN LABELED,
    SEALED CONTAINER FOR REUSE O R DISPOSAL. WASH AREA AFTER VACUUMING.
Neutralizing Agent:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION ON MSDS.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE STORAGE PRACTICES THAT WILL
    MINIMIZE GENERATION OF DUST.
Other Precautions:SPECIAL CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INSURE THAT
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT ARE PROPERLY CLEANED AFTER USE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO CREAMY WHITE POWDER, ODOR NOT LISTED
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO KNOWN INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE IN AIR & WILL SLOWLY
    DECOMPOSE. THE MATERIAL SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM LIGHT AND STORED
    UNDER NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
    TOXIC & CORROSIVE OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND SULFUR.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE AT AN APPROVED FACILITY I/A/W
    FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
