*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:GENERALLY NOT REQUIRED.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOODS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR HANDLING METHANOLIC
    SOLUTIONS.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
    INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WELL AFTER HANDLING, ESPIECIALLY BEFORE
    EATING OR SMOKING. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
    NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS. CONTAINER HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY.
    EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN RESIDUAL LIQUID AND VAPOR. FOLLOW PRECAUT
    REPLACEMENT.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:P.B.
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL)  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:CRYSTAL VIOLET
Fraction by Wt: 2% W/V
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:METHANOL IS A CUMULATIVE POISON AND
    CAUSES CNS DEPRESSION, HEADACHE, INTOXICATION, DILATION OF THE
    PUPILS, CONVULSIONS, NAUSEA, AND DI ZZINESS. UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND
    DEATH MAY RESULT. METHANOL INTOXICATION MAY PRODUCE VISUAL
    DISTURBANCES AND BLINDNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
    LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:CNS DISTURBANCES, DIZZINESS, PHOTOPHOBIA,
    HEADACHE, STUPOR, COMA, AND DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:IMPAIRED KIDNEY AND LIVER FUNCTION
    MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOLS. PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN,
    AND RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE AGGRAVATED. METHANOL HAS
    SHOWN GENETIC TOXICITY IN ANIMALS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MINUTES AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND FLUSH WITH WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IF IRRITAT ION PERSISTS. IN CASE OF INGESTION DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING IF PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS OR EXTREMELY DROWSY. OTHERWISE
    ADMINISTER 2 GLASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TCC
Lower Limits:6
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL. WATER IS
    INEFFECTIVE AGAINST ALCOHOL FIRE BUT MAY BE USED TO COOL ADJACENT
    CONTAINRS
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
    FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE
    AND METHANOL.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. VENTILATE AREA. ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES.
    ABSORB IN INERT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN APPROPIATE DISPOSAL CONTAINER
    AND COVER. WASH RESIDUE  WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AWAY FROM
    IGNITION SOURCES. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
    PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:ISOLATE FROM OXIDIZERS, CHEMICALS CAPABLE OF
    SPONTANEOUS HEATING, MATERIALS REACTING WITH AIR OR MOISTURE TO
    LIBERATE HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES AND EXPLOSIVES. KEEP OUT OF DIRECT
    SUN AND AWAY FROM HEAT.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F5
Spec Gravity:0.8
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1 (METHANOL = 1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:OPAQUE PURPLE SOLUTION. CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF
    METHANOL.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
    OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE CAN FORM ON INCOMPLETE
    COMBUSTION.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:ALL RECOVERED MATERIAL SHOULD BE PACKAGED,
    LABELED, TRANSPORTED, AND DISPOSED OR RECLAIMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND IN
    CONFORMANCE WITH GOOD  ENGINEERING PRACTICES.
