*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF MERDCURY SPILLAGE AND PEL IS EXCEEDED.
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE NIOSH-NESA CERTIFIED.
Ventilation:FOR MERCURY TO KEEP CONCENTRATIONS UNDER PEL. LOCAL
    MECHANICAL EXHAUST.
Other Protective Equipment:TIGHTLY WOVEN(I.E. TYVEK) WORK CLOTHING
    FITTING CLOSELY ABOUT NECK, WRISTS AND ANKLES SHOULD BE WORN.
    CLOTHING SHOULD BE REMOVED AND WASHED FREQUENTLY.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO FOOD, FOOD STUFF, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHOULD
    BE PRESENT IN MERCURY AREA. NO SMOKING OR EATING IN MERCURY AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:MERCURY IN GLASS THERMOMETER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:MERCURY
OSHA PEL:see Table Z-2
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: SKIN, EYES, RESPIRATORY
    SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, KIDNEYS, LIVER. ACUTE: INHALATION
    OF HIGH LEVELS OF MERCURY CAN LEAD TO SEVERE RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION, BREATHING DIFFICULTIES WHI CH CAN BE FATAL IF
    RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IS SEVERE. DAMAGE TO THE TARGET ORGANS CAN
    OCCUR. THESE SYMPTOMS MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME OR ALL
    SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC POISONING. CHRONIC: EXPOSURE TO LO W LEVELS OF
    MERCURY VAPOR MAY RESULT IN GUM & MOUTH INFLAMMATION, GINGIVITIS,
    IRRITABILITY, TREMORS, DEPRESSION, PERSONALITY CHANGES &
    NERVOUSNESS, STOMATITIS. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE CAN RESU
    LT IN DAMAGE TO THE TARGET ORGANS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MERCURY IS NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY
    THE NTP, IARC OR OSHA. MERCURY IS A CUMULATIVE POISON THAT
    CONCENTRATES IN THE BRAIN, KIDNEYS & LIVER. IT IS VERY HAZARDOUS
    WHEN SPILLED OR HEATED.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: CHEST PAIN, COUGHING. INGESTION:
    SALIVATION AND METALLIC TASTE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH
    AS TUBERCULOSIS, KIDNEY DISEASE, LIVER DISEASE AND ALCOHOLISM OR
    ARE IN POOR PHYSICAL CONDITION SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM CONTINUOUS
    ASSIGNMENT WHERE MERCURY IS PRESENT.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION-REMOVE PERSON FROM SOURCE OF EXPOSURE TO FRESH
    AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.  EYES-OCCASIONAL ACCIDENTAL CONTACT WITH
    EYES IS US UALLY HARMLESS IF WASHED OUT IMMEDIATELY. HOLD UPPER &
    MIN. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN-WASH EXPOSED AREA THOROUGHLY WITH
    SOAP & WATER . CAN PENETRATE UNDAMAGED SKIN WITH SUBSEQUENT
    ABSORPTION BY CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. INGESTION-ACCIDENTAL SWALLOWING
    OR INGESTION OF MERCURY IS USUALLY HARMLESS. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING. CONSULT A PHYSICIA N.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AT HIGH TEMPERATURES MERCURY VAPORIZES RAPIDLY
    TO FORM HIGHLY TOXIC, ODORLESS, COLORLESS FUMES. USE AIR LINE OR
    SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPRARATUSES WITH FULL FACE PIECES
    OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSUR E MODE ONLY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MERCURY IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE, FLAMMABLE, OR
    EXPLOSIVE, BUT WILL EVAPORATE WHEN HEATED CREATING TOXIC FUMES
    WHICH ARE BOTH ODORLESS AND COLORLESS. WILL COMBINE WITH OTHER
    COMPOUNDS(I.E. AMMONIA) TO CREAT E UNSTABLE COMPOUNDS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IF PEL
    IS EXCEEDED AND PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CLEAN UP SPILLS
    IMMEDIATELY WITH VACUUM EQUIPMENT THAT HAS A FILTERED EXHAUST. DO
    NOT DRY SWEEP. DECONTAMINATE  WITH A MERCURY DECONTAMINANT. KEEP
    COLLECTED MERCURY IN A SEALED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID SKIN
    CONTACT WITH MERCURY. WASH CONTACTED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE AND STORE THERMOMETER WITH
    PROPER CARE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:Z2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:DEPENDS ON TEMP AND PRESS
Appearance and Odor:SILVER METALLIC LIQUID, MOBILE AND ODORLESS
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HALOGENS, NITRIC ACID, AMMONIA GAS, ALUMINUM, ACETYLENE AND ACCTYLENO
    PRODUCTS, BORON PHOSPHODIADINE, CHLORINE, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, METHYL
    AZIDE, SODIUM CARBIDE, OLEUM, SULFURIC ACID. MERCURY WILL READILY
    FORM ANALGAMS WITH G
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT AND HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MERCURY VAPORS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:THERMOMETER CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 0.5 CC OF
    MERCURY. HAZARDOUS ONLY IF BROKEN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:REMOVE MERCURY AND MATERIALS THAT HAVE COME IN
    CONTACT WITH MERCURY TO PROPER DISPOSAL AREA. MERCURY IS
    RECYCLABLE. DO NOT PUT INRO GARBAGE, FLUSH TO SEWER, OR INCINERATE.
    DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WIT H ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT DISPOSE IN LANDFILL.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
    SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY, METAL. DOT LABEL: NONE. DOT HAZARD CLASS:
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): 1 POUND. THE
    REQUIRES THAT A RELEASE EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAT THE REPORTABLE
    QUANTITY FOR THIS SUBSTANCE BE IMM EDIATELY REPORTED TO THE LOCAL
    EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
    COMMISSION.
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS SUBSTANCE IS ALSO REPORTABLE UNDER
State Regulatory Information:
