Control Measures 
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Contractor Summary 
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Ingredients 
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ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
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Percent by Wt: 2.5
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OSHA PEL: 2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
EPA Rpt Qty: 1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty: 1 LB
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Ingestion: YES
Effects of Exposure: INHALATION: RESPIRATORY IRRITANT. SKIN: SLIGHT IRRITATION.
  MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION TO SOME PEOPLE. REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
  DERMATITIS. EYES: MODERATE IRRITANT. INGESTION: IRRITATION OF TH E
  GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS,
  CONFUSION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS
First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM & AT REST. LOOSEN
  CLOTHING. GIVE OXYGEN/CPR IF NECESSARY. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER FOR
  SEVERAL MINS. EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF CLEAN WATER /SALINE
  WATER TO DRINK.OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL  CASES. MEDICAL ADVICE:
  SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT AS INDICATED. FOLLOWING INGESTION,ABSORBENTS SUCH AS
  ACTIVATED CHARCOAL MAY BE OF VALUE. GASTRIC LAVAGE MAY BE EFFECTIVE WHEN
  PERFORMED W/IN 4 HOURS OF ING ESTION.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. ENSURE PERSONAL
  PROTECTION. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. PREVENT ENTRY
  INTO DRAINS. ABSORB ONTO SAWDUST/OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. TRANSFER TO A
  SUI TABLE NON-FLAMMABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL/RECOVERY
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
  REGULATIONS.
Handling And Storage Precautions: BOTH POWDER & LIQUID COMPONENTS MUST BE
  PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED STERILE, IT MUST ONLY BE OPENED BY TRAINED OPERATING
  THEATRE  STAFF.
Other Precautions: AVOID EXPOSURE TO DUST & VAPORS. PROVIDE ADEQUATE
  COME INTO CONTACT WITH/BE ABSORBED BY THE BODY. WEAR EYE & HAND PROTECTI
  ON WHEN OPENING THE AMPOULE.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Flash Point Text: ABEL CLOSED CUP
Lower Limits: 2.1
Extinguishing Media: CO2, FOAM, DRY POWDER/BCF (BROMOCHLOROFLUOROCARBON) MEDIA
Fire Fighting Procedures: LIQUID IMMISCIBLE W/WATER. LIQUID FLOATS ON WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: LIQUID MAY POLYMERIZE ON HEATING. SEALED
  CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE EXPLOSIVELY IF HOT.
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Respiratory Protection: REQUIRED
Ventilation: ADEQUATE VENTILATION
Work Hygienic Practices: REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES BEFORE
  REUSE. WASH W/SOAP & WATER FOR SEVERAL MINS.
Supplemental Safety and Health: DON'T WEAR SOFT CONTACT LENSES IN THE WORKING
  AREA AS THEY MAY BE DAMAGED BY METHYL METHACRYLATE VAPOR.
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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Solubility in Water: SLIGHTLY-1.6%
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR COLORLESS FLAMMABLE LIQUID W/PUNGENT CHARACTERISTIC
  SLIGHTLY SWEET ODOR
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: HEATING, SUNLIGHT
Materials To Avoid: CATALYSTS, STRONG ACIDS, ALKALIS/OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: YES
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: SUSCEPTIBLE TO POLYMERIZATION INITIATED BY
  PROLONGED HEATING, THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST/EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT.
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Toxicological Information 
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Toxicological Information: EXPOSURE TO METHYL METHACRYLATE MONOMER MAY CAUSE
  IRRITATION, CNS EFFECTS & ALLERGIC SKIN REACTIONS (SENSITIZATION); IT MAY
  ALSO CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY TOXICITY, LUNG CONGESTION & HEART FAILURE.
  N,N-DIM ETHYL-PARA-TOLUIDINE MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. IT IS RAPIDLY ABSORBED
  THROUGH THE SKIN & MAY CAUSE A SYSTEMIC BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN,
  ESPECIALLY EVIDENT UNDER THE FINGER & TOE NAILS (CYANOSIS).
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Ecological Information 
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Ecological: NO DATA ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SURGICAL SIMPLEX
  BONE CEMENT PRODUCTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
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Transport Information: THE LIQUID COMPONENT OF SURGICAL SIMPLEX BONE CEMENTS
  ARE CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FOR SHIPPING UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL
  AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS. SHIPPING NAME: M ETHYL
  METHACRYLATE MONOMER, INHIBITED.HAZARD CLASS: FLAMABLE LIQUID. ID NUMBER:
  PRESENCE OF THE MONOMER IS NOTIFIED TO THE CARRI ER AT THE TIME OF SHIPMENT.
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Regulatory Information 
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State Regulatory Information: SURIGICAL SIMPLEX P RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT IS
  MANUFACTURED UNDER THE CONTROLS FOR MEDICINAL PRODUCTS. IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A
  PHARMACY MEDICINE. UPON ADOPTION OF THE EU MEDICAL DEVICES DIRECTIVE SURGICA
  L SIMPLEX P RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT WILLBE A CLASS IIB MEDICAL DEVICE.
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Other Information 
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Other Information: THIS INFORMATION IS FURNISHED W/O WARRANTY,
  EXPRESSED/IMPLIED EXCEPT THAT IT IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OF
  HOWMEDICA INTERNATIONAL INC. THE DATA ON THIS SHEET RELATE ONLY TO THE
  SPECIFIC MATERI ALS DESIGNATED HEREIN. HOWMEDICA INTERNATIONAL INC. ASSUMES
  NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE/RELIANCE UPON THESE DATA.
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HAZCOM Label 
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Company Name: HOWMEDICA  DIV OF PFIZER HOSPITAL PROD GROUP INC
Label Required IND: Y
Status Code: A
Origination Code: G
Hazard And Precautions: INHALATION: RESPIRATORY IRRITANT. SKIN: SLIGHT
  IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION TO SOME PEOPLE. REPEATED
  EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. EYES: MODERATE IRRITANT. INGESTION: IRRITATION
  OF TH E GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
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