Product ID:DIAZINON MG8 (TECHNICAL)
MSDS Date:11/25/1985
FSC:6840
NIIN:00F024487
MSDS Number: BNXSN

CIBA-GEIGY CORP AGRICULTURAL DIV

410 SWING RD
GREENSBORO, NC 27419
US

Emergency Phone: (919) 292-7100

Info Phone: (800) 334-9481

Cage: 0267X

CIBA-GEIGY CORP, AGRICULTURAL DIV.

18300 GREENSBORO, NC 27419 US

Telephone: 800-888-8372 OR 800-334-9481

Cage: 8K340

DIAZINON

CAS: 333-41-5

RTECS: TF3325000

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/CUM (SKIN)

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE REGULATED (NUISANCE DUST)

OSHA PEL 15 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL (RAT) LD50: 720 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: POISONOUS/TOXIC.
INHALATION: TOXIC/HEADACHE/GIDDINESS/BLURRED
VISION/WEAK/NAUSEA/CRAMP/DIARRHEA/CHEST
DISCOMFORT/NERVOUSNESS/SWEATING/MIOSIS (PINPOINT
PUPIL)/TEARS/SALIVATION/UNCONTROLLABLE MUSCLE
TWITCH/CONVULSION/COMA/LOSS OF REFLEX & SPHINCTER CONTROL. EYE:
IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION/TOXIC ABSORPTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: POISONOUS/TOXIC. INHALATION:
TOXIC/HEADACHE/GIDDINESS/BLURRED
VISION/WEAK/NAUSEA/CRAMP/DIARRHEA/CHEST
DISCOMFORT/NERVOUSNESS/SWEATING/MIOSIS (PINPOINT
PUPIL)/TEARS/SALIVATION/UNCONTROLLABLE MUSCLE
TWITCH/CONVULSION/COMA/LOSS OF REFLEX & SPHINCTER CONTROL. EYE:
IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION/TOXIC ABSORPTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS BEING TREATED
W/MORPHINE/THEOPHYLLINE/AMINOPHYLLINE/PHENOTHIAZINE DRUGS & PERSONS
W/HEMOLYTIC ANEMIAS OR DEPRESSION OF CHOLINESTERASE

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH W/WATER. DON'T ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE W/CHEMICAL
AGENTS. SKIN: WEAR GLOVES WHILE DECONTAMINATING. WASH W/SOAP/WATER
INCLUDING HAIR/FINGERNAILS. DON'T ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE W/CHEMICAL
AGENTS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. APPLYCPR (AVOID
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH). INGESTION: GIVE WATER/INDUCE VOMITING IF
CONSCIOUS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION. (SEE SUP)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:185-200F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICALS, FOAM, CO2. USE ORGANIC CHEMICAL
FIREFIGHTING TECHNIQUES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL-FACE, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS & WATERPROOF CLOTHING (GLOVES, HOODS, SUITS, & RUBBER
BOOTS). EVACUATE AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. AUTOIGNITION
TEMPERATURE: 680F.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS CAN BE HANDLED ROUTINELY. WEAR
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. COVER W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL (SWEEPING
COMPOUND/LIME). SWEEP UP MATERIAL/PLACE IN APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL
WASTE CONTAINER. WASH AREA W/WATER CONTAINING STRONG DETERGENT.
SEAL/DISPOSE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. AVOID
INHALATION OF SMOKE/FUMES. KEEP ALL FOOD IN SEPARATE AREA AWAY FROM
STORAGE/USE LOCATION. USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:PREVENT EATING/DRINKING/TOBACCO USAGE/COSMETIC
APPLICATION IN AREAS OF MATERIAL EXPOSURE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN. STORE IN ACCORDANCE W/GOOD PESTICIDE HANDLING PRACTICE.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IS NOT AVAILABLE OR
EXPOSURE FOR LONG PERIODS TO EXCESSIVE DUST COULD OCCUR, WEAR AN
APPROVED DUST OR PESTICIDE RESPIRATOR.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WATERPROOF BOOTS, CLOTHING, & HAT
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER OR DISCARD CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
BEFORE REUSE. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY. FOLLOW GOOD INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICIAN NOTE: MONITOR SERUM/RBC CHOLINESTERASE. IF INGESTED/VOMITING
IS INADEQUATE, INDUCE VOMITING/LAVAGE STOMACH. GIVE 30 TO 50 G.
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL IN 3-4 OUNCES OF WATER. ATROPINE IS ANTIDOTAL
FOR ORGANIC PHOSPHATE POISONING & SHOULD BE GIVEN I.V. IN MULTIPLE
DOSES. GIVE 2-PAM IN SEVERE CASES WITHIN 36 HOURS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>392F
Vapor Pres:0.0002
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT TAN TO BROWN LIQUID W/SLIGHT SULFUR-LIKE
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, BASES, & TRACE AMOUNTS OF WATER
Hazardous Decomposition Products:VARIOUS ALIPHATIC
ORGANOPHOSPHATES/SUBSTITUTED PYRIMIDINES/HYDROGEN CYANIDE/S-TEPP &
DIAZOXON MAY FORM W/WATER CONTACT.

Waste Disposal Methods:DON'T ALLOW WASH WATER TO CONTAMINATE WATER
SUPPLIES. DON'T REUSE CONTAINER. DISPOSAL OF MATERIAL/WASH
WATER/SPILL RESIDUES & CONTAINERS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,
STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. NA 2783.

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