Product ID:SAFRANIN O
MSDS Date:11/22/1994
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F047880
MSDS Number: BZDNF

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SAFRANINE O

CAS: 477-73-6

RTECS: SG1623000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYES: MAY
CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION & BURNS. CHRONIC EXPOSURE-CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC
EXPOSURE-CONJUNCTIVITIS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. KEEP
WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS.
EYES: WASH W/W ATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: IF
VOMITING, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO HELP PREVENT ASPIRATION.
TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES. (SUPP)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. LARGER
FIRES: USE WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS W/O RISK. DON'T SCATTER
SPILLED MATERIAL W/HIGH PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE FOR LATER
DISPOSAL. (SEE SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T FLUSH MATERIAL
INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOESN'T IGNITE READILY.
AVOID CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS, EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS/OPEN
FLAME.
Other Precautions:AVOID REPEATED/PROLONGED CONTACT W/SUBSTANCE.

Respiratory Protection:CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE,
MUST BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPERATION & MUSTN'T EXCEED THE WORKING
LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR & MUST BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID CONT'D: ANTIDOTE-NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
& SUPPORTIVELY. SPECIAL FIRE CONT'D: WEAR SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
THAT IS OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.

Appearance and Odor:SOLID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ETHYLIDENE DIACETATE: STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: TOXIC & CORROSIVE FUMES OF
CHLORIDES & TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE/STORE IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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