*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:HIGH LEVELS...SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR WITH A
    FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET OR HOOD.  SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    WITH A FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET
    PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
    PREVENT CONTACT.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NOT REQUIRED.  AVOID
    REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM AZIDE
= Wt:.1
Ingred Name:HUMAN SOURCE MATERIALS
*  Hazards Identification  *
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CMS SURE-VUE RPR IS INTENDED FOR IN
    VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE ONLY.SODIUM AZIDE IS A STRONG SKIN & MUCOUS
    MEMBRANE IRRITANT AND POISON.  CONTACT MAY PRODUCE SKIN BURNS. 
    POISONING FROM INHALATION OR INGE STION MAY RESULT IN ANESTHETIC
    SYMPTOMS SUCH AS HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, FAINTNESS, SOMNOLENCE, AND
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS.  SERIOUS POISONINGS MAY BE FATAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IN CASE OF EXPOSURE, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. 
    IF INGESTED, GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. 
    IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
    A PHYSICIAN.  IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.  IF BREATHING
    BECOMES DIFFICULT, CALL A PHYSICIAN.  IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES,
    ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. 
    CALL A PHYSICIAN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:SAND, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CARBONATE, DRY
    CHEMICAL POWDER; DO NOT USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE
    CONDITIONS.  EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND
    PLACE IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER.  WASH AND DISINFECT SPILL SITE
    AFTER CLEAN-UP.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE 2-8 DEG C  THE POSITIVE AND
    NEGATIVE CONTROLS ARE PREPARED FROM HUMAN SOURCE MATERIALS AND
    FOUND TO BE NEGATIVE FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIV-1 AND HEPATITIS B
    SURFACE ANTIGEN(HBSAG) BY AN FDA APPROVE D METHOD.
Other Precautions:BECAUSE NO TEST METHOD CAN OFFER COMPLETE ASSURANCE
    THAT HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE III (HIV), HEPATITIS B VIRUS,
    OR OTHER INFECTIOUS AGENTS ARE ABSENT, THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE
    HANDLED AT BIOSAFET Y LEVEL 2 AS RECOMMENDED FOR ANY POTENTIAL
    INFECTIOUS HUMAN  SERUM OR BLOOD SPECIMENT AS OUTLINED BY  THE CDC.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES NAN3
Spec Gravity:1.8 NAN3
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACID CHLORIDES, NITROGEN OXIDES, AZIDE REACTS WITH MANY HEAVY METALS
    SUCH AS LEAD, COPPER, MERCURY, SILVER AND GOLD TO FORM EXPLOSIVE
    COMPOUNDS.COPPER AND LEAD AZIDES ARE MORE SENSITIVE THAN
    NITROGLYCERIN.  AZIDE REACTS W
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH METALS AND ACIDS. 
    EXPLODES WHEN HEATED.  MAY BE SHOCK SENSITIVE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF NITROGEN OXIDES.
*  Other Information  *
