*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT USAGE.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL VENTILATION REQUIREMENT UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT
    USAGE.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RUBASCAN LATEX ANTIGEN HAS BEEN PREPARED FROM DISRUPTED VACCINE STRAIN
    VIRUS WHICH HAS BEEN JUDGED TO BE INACTIVATED BY BIOSSAY
    PROCEDURES. KEY1:N1.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:RUBASCAN LATEX ANTIGEN
Kit Part:Y
Preparer's Name:DALE M. OREM
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:AZIDE COMPOUNDS
Fraction by Wt: <0.2%
Ingred Name:NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS (MANUFACTURER STATES THIS PRODUCT
    CONTAINS NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NONE NOTED
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MANUFACTURER DID NOT SPECIFY.
Effects of Overexposure:NONE NOTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE NOTED
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MINUTES.IF IRRITATION PERSISTS,SEE DOCTOR.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR WATER
    FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
    SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AZIDE COMPOUNDS ARE PRESENT IN THIS
    PRODUCT.CONTACT WITH METALS MAY FORM METAL AZIDES WHICH POSE AN
    EXPLOSION HAZARD.FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:DISINFECT EXPOSED AREA ACCORDING TO
    ESTABLISHED PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MICROBIOLOGICAL HAZARDS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE APPLICABLE FOR THIS MATERIAL
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:MANUFACTURER DID NOT SPECIFY.
Other Precautions:OBSERVE ESTABLISHED PRECAUTIONS AGAINST
    MICROBIOLOGICAL HAZARDS THROUGHOUT ALL PROCEDURES. PRIOR TO
    DISCARDING,STERILIZE SPECIMEN CONTAINERS AND OTHER CONTAMINATED
    MATERIALS BY AUTOCLAVING.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:LATEX SUSPENSION
Appearance and Odor:MILK WHITE SUSPENSION.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METAL AZIDES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:UNCONTAMINATED/UNUSED LIQUID MATERIAL MAY BE
    FLUSHED DOWN SANITARY SEWER WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. ALL
    CONTAMINATED MATERIAL (TEST CARDS,SPECIMENS,ETC) MUST BE STERILIZED
    BY AUTOCLAVE BEFORE DISCAR DING.FOLLOW ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
