Product ID:EMIT & ADVANCE CALIBRATORS & CONTROLS
MSDS Date:09/16/1987
FSC:6550
NIIN:00N010894
MSDS Number: BHYTT

SYVA (A SYNTEX COMPANY)

PALO ALTO, CA 94303

Emergency Phone: 408-446-9966

Info Phone: 408-446-9966

Cage: HO623

SYVA CO, A SYNTEX CO

SAN JOSE, CA 95161-9013 US

Telephone: 408-239-2000

Cage: 61815

HUMAN SERUM OR URINE

Fraction By Weight: +99.9%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

DRUG OR DRUG METABOLITE

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

PRESERVATIVE (SODIUM AZIDE AND/OR THIMEROSAL OR OTHERS,SEE

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:N/K
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN DISEASE
TRANSMISSION EXISTS.NO ACUTE EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:IRRITATION SHOULD NOT OCCUR.EYE IS
POTENTIAL ROUTE OF ENTRY INTO THE BODY FOR INFECTIOUS
AGENTS.SKIN:IRRITATION SHOULD NOT OCCUR.ABRASIONS OR CUTS MAY
PROVIDE ROUTE OF ENTRY INTO BODY FOR INFECTI OUS
AGENTS.INGESTION/INHALATION:N/K (FPN/ORNL).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K

First Aid:EYES:WASH THOROUGHLY W/ COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES.CONTACT SUPERVISOR & MD.SKIN:WASH WELL W/ SOAP &
WATER.IF CUTS OR ABRASIONS ARE PRESENT CONTACT SUPERVISOR &
MD.INGESTION:SHOUL D NOT OCCUR W/ NORMAL USE.IF INGESTION
OCCURS,INDUCE VOMITING & CONTACT SUPERVISOR & MD.INHALATION:SHOULD
NOT OCCUR W/ NORMAL USE.IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENTAL
INHALATION,CONTACT SUPERVISOR & MD.

Flash Point:SOLID
Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:N/K

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP MATL USING DRY ABSORB MATL FOR LIQ OR
WET W/ WATER & ABSORB IF DRY (TO PREVENT DUST GENERATION).WEAR
PERSONAL PROT.HANDLE ENTRAINED SPILL MATLS PER LOCAL & FEDERAL
GUIDELINES/REGS FOR DISPOSA L OF INFECTIOUS WASTE.
Neutralizing Agent:N/K

Handling and Storage Precautions:TREAT AS CLASS II BIOHAZARD (CDC/NIH
GUIDELINES).CAUTION,CONTAINS NON-STERILE HUMAN SERUM/URINE.POTNTL
FOR HUMAN DISEASE TRANSMISSION EXISTS.
Other Precautions:STD MICROBIOLOGICAL PRATCICES FOR LEVEL II:LIMIT LAB
ACCESS.DECONTAM WORK SURF ONCE A DAY/AFTER SPILLS.DECONTAM
LIQUID/SOLID WASTES BEFORE DISP.USE MECH PIPETTING DEVICES;MOUTH
PIPETTING PROHIBITED.NO EATING,DRINKING,SMOKING,FOOD (SEE SUPP)

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL AND GENERAL VENTILATION NECESSARY TO KEEP AIR
CONCENTRATION BELOW LEVEL OF CONCERN .
Protective Gloves:LATEX
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROT CLOTHING IN EVENT OF
SPILLS (EYE PROT,LATEX GLOVES,LAB COAT/COVERALLS,RESP).WEAR LAB
COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING MATL/ANIMALS & BEFORE
LEAVING LAB.NO EATING,SMOKING,DRINKING,FOOD STORAGE,APPLYING
COSMETICS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PREC:STORAGE,COSMETIC APPLICATION.WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING
VIABLE MATL/ANIMALS & BEFORE LEAVING LAB.PERFORM PROCEDURES TO MIN
CREATION OF AEROSOLS.WEAR LAB COATS.ROUTES OF ENTRY:INHALATION/SKIN
/INGESTION ;EYE (MFR).

Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Vapor Density:SOLID
Spec Gravity:SOLID
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SOLID
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LYOPHILIZED POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SOLID

MAY CONTAIN SODIUM AZIDE.AVOID PROLONGED CONTACT W/ METALS
(LEAD,COPPER) AS EXPLOSIVE METAL AZIDES CAN BE FORMED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:REFRIGERATE TO RETAIN PRODUCT INTEGRITY.NO
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE EXPECTED UPON THERMAL DEGRADATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/ FEDERAL,STATE
& LOCAL REGULATIONS .DISP OF ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES/REGS FOR
INFECTIOUS MATLS (AUTOCLAVING,INCINERATION OR DISP TO SEWER).IF
SEWER IS USED,FLUSH SODIUM AZIDE CONTAINING MATLS W/ PLENTYOF
WATER.

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