Product ID:KONTACT APTT REAGENT (500 DETERMINATIONS),(
MSDS Date:08/10/1992
FSC:6550
NIIN:00N038522
MSDS Number: BRFBQ

PACIFIC HEMOSTASIS

2493 PORTOLA RD
VENTURA, CA 93003
US

Emergency Phone: 805-644-0848

Info Phone: 805-644-0848

Cage: FO220

PACIFIC HEMOSTASIS

HIALEAH, FL 33010-2427 US

Telephone: 305-885-0131

Cage: FO220

SODIUM AZIDE

CAS: 26628-22-8

RTECS: VY8050000

OSHA PEL 0.3 MG/M3, C

ACGIH TLV: 0.29 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE/CHRONIC: CAN CAUSE SKIN
IRRITATION. NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS IF INHALED AT EXTREMELY HIGH
LEVELS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, BLURRED
VISION, LOWERED BLOOD PRESSURE, SLOW PULSE & RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION IF IT COMES INTO PROLONGED CONTACT
WITH MOIST SKIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED.

First Aid:INGEST: INDUCE VOMTIING BY GIVING WATER AND P-AMINO
PROPIOPHENONE. INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, APPLY ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. SKIN/EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MIN. CONTACT PHYSI CIAN IN INSTANCES OF ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL OR SODA ASH. DO NOT USE WATER.
SODIUM METAL CAN REACT WITH WATER TO FORM HYDROGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION THIS COMPOUND
EMITS TOXIC FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLOSION HAZARD BY HEAT OR SHOCK.
EXPLOSIVE METAL AZIDES FORM WITH COPPER OR LEAD.

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER SPILT THROMBOSCREEN CACL*2, SOLUTION
OR ABSORB ON AN INERT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN A NON-METAL CONTAINER.
RINSE AREA WITH WATER. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SODIUM AZIDE CAN REACT WITH COPPER AND
LEAD PLUMBING, SODIUM HYDROXIDE CAN BE USED AS A CLEANING AGENT.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Protective Gloves:LABORATORY-GRADE LATEX.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR TRADE NAME/PART NO: 0224006 10-0315-GEN. BOILING PT: 662F, 350C
(DECOMPOSES).

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Vapor Density:2.2
Spec Gravity:1.85
Solubility in Water:42%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR POWDER IN A RAW FORM; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
HYDRAZOIC ACID, PB, AG, HG, CU, CS*2, BR*2, HNO*3, BENZYL CHLORIDE AND
KOH.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR SHOCK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SODIUM AZIDE DECOMPOSES TO SODIUM
METAL & CAN EMIT HYDRAZOIC ACID, WHICH IS A HIGHLY TOXIC FUME, AT
TEMP AT & >350C.

Waste Disposal Methods:SML QTYS OF RECONSTITUTION FLUID MAY BE POURED
INTO A DRAIN OR SEWER & FLUSHED W/LRG QTYS OF WATER. DISPOSE OF
I/A/W ALL LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGS. ALL OF ABOVE PERTAINS TO
CACL*2 SOLN ONLY WHICH CN TNS SODIUM AZIDE AS A PRESERVATIVE.

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