*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: YES. MECHANICAL (GENERAL): YES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM AZIDE  (SARA III)
OSHA PEL:0.1 PPM(HN3), S, C
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TOXIC: WILL CAUSE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS
    AND FAINTING. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF SKIN AND EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGEST: INDUCE VOMITING IMMED BY GIVING TWO
    GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
    BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONS PERSON. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
    BREAT HING, GIVE ARTF RESP, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATHING
    IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. EYE: WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP BULK OF SPILL AND DISPOSE OF AS USUAL
    FOR WASTE POWDERS. MOP UP REMAINDER OF SPILL, FLUSH DOWN DRAIN WITH
    PLENTY OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:
*Handling and Storage  *
Other Precautions:DUE TO THE SODIUM AZIDE CONTENT OF THIS MEDIA, AVOID
    DISPOSING OF LIQUID OR POWDER THROUGH COPPER OR LEAD DRAINS. COPPER
    AND LEAD FORM EXPLOSIVE AZIDE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE ON BOILING
Appearance and Odor:LT. GREENISH BEIGE, HOMOGENEOUS, FREE-FLOWING
    POWDER W/PEPTONE ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
