Product ID:8755-39 RPR TEST KIT 115
MSDS Date:04/08/1994
FSC:6550
NIIN:01-335-4604
MSDS Number: BNWFK

Emergency Phone: 410-771-0100, 410-584-8987

Info Phone: 410-771-0100

Preparer: DALE M. OREM.

Cage: 05545

Telephone: 410-771-0101

Cage: 05545

"NOT HAZARDOUS"

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NO HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL AS DEFINED BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD.
HOWEVER, IN EVENT OF A SPILL OR ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS MAT4RIAL,
GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE SHOULD BE PRA CTICED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SUPPLIER DID NOT ADDRESS THIS FIELD.
Effects of Overexposure:NOT KNOWN TO BE HAZARDOUS. NO INFORMATION GIVEN
ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY
SUPPLIER

First Aid:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER. USE STANDARD FIRST
AID PRACTICE. CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OR A PHYSICIAN ABOUT THE
MICROBIOLOGICAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTACT WITH INADVERTANT
CONTACT W ITH THIS PRODUCT SUCH AS A SPILL ETC.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN. IF PRODUCT BECOMES
INVOLVED IN FIRE SITUATION, EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING
MATERIAL SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:DISINFECT THE EXPOSED AREA ACCORDING TO
ESTABLISHED PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MICROBIOLOGICAL HAZARDS.
Neutralizing Agent:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ESTABLISHED PRECAUTIONS
AGAINST MICROBIOLOGICAL HAZARDS THROUGHOUT ALL PROCEDURES.
Other Precautions:PRIOR TO DISCARDING, STERILIZE SPECIMEN CONTAINERS
AND OTHER CONTAMINATED MATERIALS BY AUTOCLAVING.

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT USEAGE.
Ventilation:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT USEAGE.
Protective Gloves:LATEXM GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT USEAGE.
Work Hygienic Practices:SUPPLIER DID NOT ADDRESS THIS FIELD. HMIS:
OBSERVE GOOD MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS RECEIVED FROM NAVY (FOCAL POINT N). NAVY IDENTIFIED NSN.

HCC:N1
pH:UNKNON
Appearance and Odor:ANTIGEN SUSPENSION IN DISTILLED WATER - CLEAR
SOLUTION WITH GRAY-BLACK SEDIMENT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:UNCONTAMINATED AND UNUSED LIQUID MATERIAL: FLUSH
DOWN ANY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. ALL
CONTAMINATED MATERIAL (TESTCARDS, SPECIMEN, ETC.) MUST BE
STERILIZED BEFORE DISCARDI NG. I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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