Product ID:ACCESS TROPONIN I DILUENT, CATALOG NO. 33326
MSDS Date:11/18/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKMFL

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HUMAN SERUM

SODIUM AZIDE, NAN3

CAS: 26628-22-8

RTECS: VY8050000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SODIUM AZIDE: LD50: 27 MG/KG (RAT ORAL)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HANDLE AS IF CAPABLE OF SPREADING
INFECTIOUS DISEASE: POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIAL IF SKIN IS
PENETRATED AND/OR MUCUS MEMBRANES ARE EXPOSED. SODIUM AZIDE MAY
REACT WITH LEAD AND COPPER PLUMBING TO FORM HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE METAL
AZIDES. SODIUM AZIDE IS A HIGHLY POISONOUS AGENT. MAY CAUSE EYE,
SKIN AND TISSUE IRRITATION IF SPLASHED, SPILLED ON THE BODY OR
INGESTED. MAY BE FATAL IF INGESTED OR IN JECTED IN QUANTITIES
ABOVE THOSE FOUND IN THE REAGENT.CAUTION! THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS
NON-STERILE HUMAN SERUM.THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN DISEASE
TRANSMISSION EXISTS. HANDLE AS A BIOHAZARD, CLASSII (CDC/N IH
GUIDELINES).
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE: HEADACHE,
RESPIRATORY CONGESTION AND EYE IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT MAY RESULT
IN DERMATITIS.

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINS. ENSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS
WITH FINGERS WHILE FLUSHING EYES WITH WATER. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE
CONTAMIN ATED CLOTHING. WASH AND RINSE AFFECTED AREA(S) THOROUGHLY
WITH SOAP AND WATER. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTIONS.
SWALLOWING: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
INHALATION: RE MOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR.

Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL OR ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT FLAMMABLE EXCEPT PACKAGING MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLS SHOULD BE TREATED AS POTENTIALLY
INFECTIOUS MATL AND COVERED WITH ABSORBENT MATL, FOLLOWED BY AN
APPLICATION OF APPROP DISINFECTANT. PLACE ABSORBENT AND OTHER
SOLIDS IN A SUITABLE WASTE CONTAI NER. BROKEN GLASS SHOULD BE
TREATED AS "SHARPS". USE UNIV PRECAUTIONS AND GOOD CLINICAL LAB
PRACTICES. AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE MATL BY WEARING APPROP
PPE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING PRECAUTIONS: FOLLOW PROPER
LAB SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING CHEMICALS AND BIOLOGICALS. WEAR
GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. AVOID SPLASHING OR GENERATION OF
AEROSOLS. STORING: STORE AT 2- 10 DEG C.
Other Precautions:COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NOT FLAMMABLE EXCEPT PACKAGING
MATERIALS. REACTIVITY: NOT APPLICABLE. REFER TO ASSAY MANUAL FOR
PRODUCT INSERT FOR ADDITIONAL PRODUCT INFORMATION. REFER TO
CHEMICAL SPECIFIC M SDS FOR ADDITIONAL DATA.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THE
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:NORMAL LABORATORY VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE UNLESS AEROSOLS
ARE GENERATED. IF AEROSOLS ARE GENERATED, CONSULT WITH YOUR SAFETY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. WASH HANDS
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD WITH GLASSES OR
GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT OR GOWN TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
EYEWASH MEETING ANSI DESIGNED CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT, FOLLOW UNIVERSAL
PRECAUTIONS FOR POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATLS ACCORDING TO THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
(NIH) GUIDELINES AND OSHA REGS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL USED IN THE PREP OF THIS PROD HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND
NON-REACTIVE FOR HEPATITS B SURFACE ANTIGEN, ANTIBODIES TO
HEPATITIS C VIRUS, AND HIV-1 AND HIV-2. BECAUSE NO TEST CAN OFFER
COMPLETE ASSU RANCE THAT INFECTIOUS AGENTS ARE ABSENT, HANDLE
MATERIALS AS IF THEY ARE CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.

pH:DILUENT: 5 TO 9
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID IN GLASS VIALS. NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE, AND FED. REGS. CONTACT YOUR SAFETY AND ENV HEALTH OFFICER
FOR DISPOSAL PROCEDURES.

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