Product ID:BIOBAG TYPE A 4361214
MSDS Date:11/07/1990
FSC:6640
NIIN:01-231-7244
MSDS Number: BVHJW

BECTON-DICKINSON MICROBIOLOGY SYSTEMS INC

250 SCHILLING CIR
COCKEYSVILLE, MD 21030
US

Emergency Phone: 410-785-6257

Info Phone: 410-785-6257

Cage: 05545

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO MICROBIOLOGY SYSTEMS DIV

HUNT VALLEY, MD 21030-1103 US

Telephone: 410-771-0101

Cage: 05545

HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HYDROCHLORIC ACID) (SARA III)

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

Fraction By Weight: 100% %

OSHA PEL C 5 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 5 PPM; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 15.4% %

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

POTASSIUM BOROHYDRIDE

CAS: 13762-51-1

RTECS: TS7525000

Fraction By Weight: 12.0%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT GIVEN FOR PRODUCT AS A WHOLE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WILL CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE
PERMANENT EYE INJURY. WILL CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE BURNING
SENSATION TO SKIN. INGESTION CAN CAUSE BURNING OF THROAT.
INHALATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, BURN ING OF RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE IRRITATION, SKIN IRRITATION, UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, BURNING OF THROAT, EYE INJURY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN AND/OR
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
PRODUCT.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS
OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. IN HALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POTASSIUM BOROHYDRRIDE WILL REACT WITH
WATER GENERATING HYDROGEN GAS. LIQUID CONTAINED IN AMPULE WILL NOT
BURN.

Spill Release Procedures:WEARING GLOVES ABSORB ANY LIQUID ONTO PAPER
TOWELS. PICKUP ALL OHTER CONTAMINATED MATERIAAL AND PLACE IN
BIOBAG. AUTOCLAVE ALL MATERIAL BEFORE DISCARDING. DISINFECT THE
EXPOSED AREA ACCORDING TO ESTAB LISHED PRECAUTIONS AGAINST
MICROBIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ESTABLISHED PRECAUTIONS
AGAINST MICROBIOLOGICAL HAZRDS THROUGHOUT ALL PROCEDURES.
Other Precautions:PRIOR TO DISCARDING STERILIZE SPECIMEN CONTAINERS AND
OTHER CONTAMINATED MATERIALS BY AUTOCLAVING. ALL USUAL PRECAUTIONS
ATTENDANT TO HANDLING HYDROGEN GAAS SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN
EMPLOYING THIS PROD UCT.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION TO
MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:LATEX
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS REQUIRED TO AVOID
SKIN CONTACT. AN EMERGENCY EYE WASH STATION AND SHOWER SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
POTASSIUM BOROHYDRIDE IS THE WATER-REACTIVE METAL HYDRIDE IN THIS
PRODUCT AND CONSTITUTES 12.0 % OF THE PELLET. PRODUCT CONSISIT OF
ONE ANAEROBIC GAS GENERATING UNIT CONTAINING: ONE AMPULE OF DILUTE
H CL, ONE GAS GENERATING PILL WITH 12 % POTASSIU BOROHYDRIDE,
DESICCANT, BIOBAG INCUBATION BAG TYPE A WITH CATALYST.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:NOT GIVEN
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:NOT GIVEN
Appearance and Odor:1 AMPULE OF DILUTE HCL, ONE PILL WITH 12% POTASSIUM
BOROHYDRIDE, METAL CATALYST

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALCOHOLS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN GAS

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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