*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
    DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. EMERG EYE WASH AND
    DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES. WASH HANDS AFTER
    USING AND BEFORE EATING. DO NOT EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE IN THE WORK
    AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCON/CONVULSING PERS. GET IMMED MED ATTN. WASTE DISP METH: COMPLY
    W/ALL APPLIC FED, STATE, & LOC REGS ON SPILL REPORTING, WASTE
    HNDLG, & WAS TE DISP.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:LINDA CASTLE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:THREITOL, 1,4-DITHIO-, DL-; (DITHIOTHREITOL)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: IRRITATION, NAUSEA,
    HEADACHE, AND VOMITING. SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN ABSORPTION: MAY
    CAUSE IRRITATION AND SKIN RASH. INGESTION: IRRITATION, NAUSEA,
    HEADACHE, AND VOMITING. CHRONI C: NO DATA FOUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MIN, LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS OCCASNLY. CALL MD. SKIN: IMMED
    WASH W/SOAP & COPIOUS AMTS OF FLOWING WATER. CALL MD. DISCARD CLTHG
    & SHOES.  INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP.
    IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS,
    INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN
    (SUP DAT)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR
    POLYMER FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS:
    CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE, SULFUR OXIDES, HYDROGEN SULFIDE
    GAS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. CLEAN UP PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR
    SWEEP UP, PLACE IN BAG, & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING
    DUST. VENTILATE AREA & WAS H SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICK UP IS
    COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED AS THE
    MATERIAL CAN PICK UP MOISTURE. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED TO PROTECT
    PRODUCT QUALITY.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    MATERIALS. CLEAN UP PERSONNEL WILL REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
    A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE HYGROSCOPIC NEEDLES. STENCH.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES, OXIDIZING REAGENTS, REDUCING REAGENTS, ALKALI METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE AND
    CARBON DIOXIDE, SULFUR OXIDES, HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:THIS MATL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF
    SODIUM CARBONATE & SLAKED LIME (CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). SUBSTANCE
    SHOULD BE MIXED W/VERMICULITE & THEN W/DRY CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN
    PAPER & BURNED IN CHEM INCINERA TOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER &
    SCRUBBER. (SUP DAT)
