*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION IS SUFFICIENT.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER USE AND BEFORE
    EATING AND SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Product Identification  *
Kit Part:Y
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM AZIDE
Fraction by Wt: 0.1%
OSHA PEL:0.1 PPM, C
*  Hazards Identification  *
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THE CONTROL SERA HAVE BEEN PREPARED
    FROM HUMAN BLOOD THAT WAS NONREACTIVE WHEN TESTED FOR HEPATITIS B
    SURFACE ANTIGEN AND HIV ANTIBODY. HOWEVER, SINCE NO TEST METHOD CAN
    OFFER COMPLETE ASSURANCE, THES E CONTROLS AND ALL BLOOD SPECIMENS
    SHOULD BE HANDLED AS IF CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING DISEASE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:THIS PRODUCT IS A DIAGNOSTIC KIT. THE MFG.
    MAKES NO STATEMENT FOR SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE TO THE
    COMPONENTS OF THE KIT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. SKIN
    CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: NOT
    APPLICIABLE. INGESTION: AVOID SWALLOWING CONTENTS. CONTACT A
    PHYSICIAN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE STANDARD FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES DEPENDING ON
    SOURCE OF SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
    SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL AND PICK UP IN MOST EFFICIENT
    MANNER. DECONTAMINATE SPILL AREA WITH STRONG BLEACH SOLUTION OR
    OTHER GERMICIDAL PRODUCT.
Neutralizing Agent:
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:FOLLOW RECOMMENDED STORAGE AND GOOD
    LAB PROCEDURES. READ THE PACKAGE INSERT.
Other Precautions:
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:THREE PART DIAGNOSTIC TEST KIT. REFER TO PACKAGE
    INSERT.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REAGENTS IN TEST KIT CONTAIN SODIUM AZIDE WHICH MAY REACT W/LEAD OR
    COPPER PLUMBING TO FORM HIGHLY EXPLOS METAL AZIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:
Hazardous Decomposition Products:POISONOUS GAS IS PRODUCED IN FIRE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE MATERIAL IN SEALED CONTAINER & DISPOSE OF
    IN ACCORDANCE APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. AVOID
    DISPOSING MATERIAL DOWN DRAINS. IF OCCUR, FLUSH WITH LARGE VOLUME
    OF WATER TO PREVENT  AZIDE BUILDUP IN COPPER OR LEAD PLUMBING.
