*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:FOR NORMAL LABORATORY USE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
    NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. IF REQUIRED, WORK
    IN A FUME HOOD. DO NOT USE IN CONFINED AREA.
Ventilation:EXHAUST VENTILATION SUFFICIENT TO KEEP AIRBORNE
    CONCENTRATIONS BELOW RESPECTIVE TLV'S.
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING AS NECESSARY TO
    PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. AN EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND SHOWER SHOULD BE
    AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
    BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:GRAMS BIOLOGICAL STAIN KIT
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ETHYL ALCOHOL (ETHANOL)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:WATER
Fraction by Wt: 7.0% %
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL)  (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: 3.6% %
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE  (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: 1.9% %
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:INGESTION MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS,
    DROWSINESS, DECREASED REACTION, EUPHORIA, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    STAGGERING GAIT AND COMA. INHALATION MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS,
    DROWSINESS, NAUSEA AND VOMITING, INABILITY TO CONCE NTRATE AND
    IRRITATION OF THE THROAT. SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND
    DEFATTING. EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
    CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
    CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, DECREASED REACTION,
    EUPHORIA, NAUSEA, VOMITING, STAGGERING GAIT, COMA, INABILITY TO
    CONCENTRATE, THROAT IRRITATION, SKIN IRRITATION, DEFATTING,
    BLINDNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
    WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSIST, GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INH ALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF OCCURS,
    KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TCC
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER
    SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. COOL TANKS AND
    CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS FORMED FROM THIS PRODUCT MAY
    TRAVEL OR BE MOVED BY AIR CURRENTS AND IGNITED BY PILOTS LIGHTS,
    OTHER FLAMES, SMOKING, SPARKS, HEATERS, OTHER IGNITIONS
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL. REMOVE
    ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION (FLAME, SPARK SOURCES, HOT SURFACES).
    VENTILATE AREA. FLUSH WITH WATER IF ALLOWABLE OR ABSORB WITH
    VERMICULITE, PAPER, EARTH OR OTH ER ABSORBENT. COLLECT FOR
    DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM ANY FIRE HAZARD. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO
    NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR
    CONTACT LENSEES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. FOR LABORATORY USE
    ONLY. NO FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
    CHILDREN.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F3
Vapor Density:> 1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:4.1  (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, MOBILE LIQUID, MILD
    CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONCENTRATED NITRIC OR SULFURIC ACID, CONTACT WITH ACETYL CHLORIDE AND
    STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FIRE, IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
    LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
