*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL AND GENERAL VENTILATION NECESSARY TO KEEP AIR
    CONCENTRATION BELOW TLV .
Other Protective Equipment:IN CASE OF LARGE SPILL:WEAR SCBA,OTHER
Work Hygienic Practices:N/K 
Supplemental Safety and Health
ROUTES OF ENTRY:INHAL/SKIN/INGEST:.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:STD CHLAMYDIA DIRECT SPECIMEN TEST FIXATIVE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL)  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits: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:SYSTEMIC EFFECTS MAY BE MANIFESTED BY
    ABSORPTION THROUGH SKIN,INHALATION OR INGESTION.SYSTEMIC EFFECTS
    INCLUDE BLINDNESS,COMA,DEATH.SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS WILL VARY WITH
    DOSE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.SKIN:MAY CAUSE
    DRYNESS & IRRITATION.SKIN ABSORPTION/INGESTION/INHALATION:SYSTEMIC
    EFFECTS INCLUDE VOMITING,ABDOMINAL PAIN,VISUAL
    DISTURBANCES,SHORTNESS OF BREATH,DELIRIUM,UNC
    ONSCIOUSNESS,BLINDNESS,COMA OR DEATH.SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS WILL VARY
    WITH DOSE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K 
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES/SKIN:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
    SWALLOWED & CONSCIOUS,INDUCE VOMITING & NOTIFY PHYSICIAN.IF
    UNCONSCIOUS DO NOTINDUCE VOMITING.NOTIFY A
    PHYSICIAN.INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT BREATHING,GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,GIVE OXYGEN.NOTIFY
    SUPERVISOR & PHYSICIAN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:CC
Upper Limits:6.0%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE,HALON,WATER,ALCOHOL
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ELIM ALL IGNIT SOURCES.ABSORB ON PAPER.EVAP ON
    IRON PAN IN HOOD.BURN PAPER COMPOUND.WEAR PERSONAL PROT.WASTE
    MIXTURES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER DRAINS OR SEWERS.LARGE
    SPILL:SHUT DOWN SPARK PRODUC ING EQUIP,WEAR SCBA & OTHER PROT
    EQUIP.
Neutralizing Agent:N/K 
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:NO SPECIAL PROCEDURES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT,FLAME,OXIDIZERS OR ACIDS.AVOID
    INGESTION,INHALATION,SKIN & EYE CONTACT.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K 
Vapor Density:1.1,AIR=1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT,SPARKS,OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/ FEDERAL,STATE
    & LOCAL REGS .DISP OF WASTE RESIDUES ACCORDING TO CHEM WASTE
    GUIDELINES/REGS (APPROVED CHEM WASTE INCIN,SECURED CHEM LANDFILL OR
    APPROVED AQUEOUS  DISCHARGE TO MUNICIPAL OR ONSITE TREATMENT SYS.
