Product ID:INSTA STAIN 3 STEP-SOLUTION 1/FIXATIVE
MSDS Date:10/01/1991
FSC:6520
NIIN:00F055810
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CGVST

S & K REAGENTS INC

619 E JEWELL AVENUE
DENVER, CO 80210-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 303-777-0731

Info Phone: 303-777-0731

Cage: SSKKR

S & K REAGENTS INC

DENVER, CO 80210-5000 US

Telephone: 303-777-0731

Cage: SSKKR

METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL), COLUMBIAN SPIRITS *98-1*

CAS: 67-56-1

RTECS: PC1400000

OSHA PEL 200 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 200 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: HARMFUL, CAN CAUSE
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION & ASPHYXIATION. INGESTION: HARMFUL, MAY
RESULT IN CNS DAMAGE. SKIN: MODERATE IRRITATION. EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:DROWSINESS, HEADACHE, IRRITATION, FATIGUE,
NAUSEA, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VOMITING, INEBRIATION, BLINDNESS, DRYNESS,
REDNESS, TEARING, BLURRED VISION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING.
SKIN: WASH W/MILD SOAP & WATER. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15
MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:52F
Extinguishing Media:SMALL: DRY CHEMICAL/CO2. LARGE: ALCOHOL TYPE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T USE ORDINARY FOAM. APPLICATION OF WATER
FOG/SPRAY WILL AID IN KEEPING FIRE-EXPOSED MATERIALS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE LIQUID. VAPORS ARE > THAN AIR &
TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND TO AN IGNITION SOURCE & FLASH BACK TO VAPOR
SOURCE.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. FLUSH W/LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER/ABSORB W/AN APPROPRIATE ABSORBENT. SMALL AMOUNTS
MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN THE SEWER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION
& FLAME. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:DON'T GET IN EYES, SKIN/CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING
VAPOR.

Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM.
Protective Gloves:RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:148.1F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-144F
Vapor Pres:96
Vapor Density:1.1
Spec Gravity:0.79
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1): 5.91
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID W/CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOURCES OF IGNITION, HEAT, SPARKS &
FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION: CO2/CO.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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