LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- PCR REACTION BUFFER, 10X Y02028, 10342 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6550 MSDS Date: 08/26/1998 MSDS Num: CJVBX LIIN: 00N092830 Product ID: PCR REACTION BUFFER, 10X Y02028, 10342 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: TO400 Name: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Address: 25 EXECUTIVE WAY City: FEDERICK MD 21704 Info Phone Number: 800-828-6686 Emergency Phone Number: 301-431-8585 Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: YO2028 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: TO400 Name: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Address: 25 EXECUTIVE WAY City: FEDERICK MD 21704 Phone: 800-828-6686 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Name: NON HAZARDOUS Percent by Wt: 97. ----------------------------- Cas: 1185-53-1 Name: TRIS CHLORIDE Percent by Wt: 3. ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO Skin: YES Ingestion: NO Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYE. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR REDDENING. INHALATION: NONE EXPECTED. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND/OR VOMITING. OTHER/SYSTEMIC EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS. First Aid: EYES: FLUSH W/H*2O IN EYEWASH FOR @ LEAST 15 MIN, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. REMOVE CONT LENSES, CLEAN BEFORE RE-USE. OBTAIN MED EVALUATION FOR ALL EXPOS. SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & H*2O. OBTAIN MED ATT N UNLESS EFTS ARE MILD & TEMPORARY. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHS, WASH BEFORE RE-USE. INHAL: REMOVE PERS TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MED ATTN UNLESS EFTS ARE MILD & TEMPORARY. INGEST: GIVE PLENTY OF H*2O, IF CONCIOU S. IF VOMIT OCCURS NATURALLY, WASH MOUTH OUT BE PREPARED TO INDUCE VOMIT UPON MD'S ADVICE. OBTAIN EMER MED ATTN. NOTE TO ATTENDING MD: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. NO KNOWN SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. (SUPDAT) ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: (NOTE THAT ACCIDENTAL RELS MAY BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS & OTHER REGULATORY MANDATES. CHECK & COMPLY W/APPLIC LAWS & REGULATIONS.) PERS PROT EQUIP FOR SPILL CNDTNS: GLOVES SHOULD BE USED AS MIN HAND PROTECTION. SAFETY GLASSES SHOULD BE MIN EYE PROT. NO SPECIAL BODY PROT SHOULD BE NECESSARY, ALTHOUGH LAB JACKETS, COATS/OTHER CLEAN TEXTILE BODY COVERING SHOULD ALWAYS (SUPDAT) Waste Disposal Methods: EPA WASTE NUMBER (RCRA HAZARD CLASS): NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN D, F, K, P, OR U WASTE TABLES OF US EPA RCRA, 40 CFR PART 261. OTHER WASTE CLASSIFICATIONS: NOT APPLIC. TREATMENT & DISP: DOUBLE CHECK FOR COMPLIANCE W/APPLIC LOCAL, STATE & FED REGS PRIOR TO DISP. NOTE THAT TREATMENT & DISP ACTIVITIE S MAY BE SUBJECT TO LAWS & (OTHER INFO) Handling And Storage Precautions: (STORAGE OF SOME MATERIALS IS REGULATED; IT IS THE PURCHASER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT STORAGE COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.) STORAGE TEMPERATURE: AMBIENT (15-35 C). STORAGE PRESURE: ATMOSPHERIC. STORAGE AND HANDLING PROCEDURES: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY SEALED. Other Precautions: SPECIAL STORAGE CONSIDERATIONS: NONE KNOWN. AVOID EYE AND SKIN CONTACT. AVOID INGESTION. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: USE MEANS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONCOMBUSTIBLE. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR CANISTERS/CARTRIDGES: NO RESPIRATORY PROTECTION WILL BE NEEDED FOR MOST OPERATIONS. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN (FP N). Ventilation: USE OF A LABORATORY EXHAUST HOOD SHOULD PROVIDE EXPOSURE CONTROL. Protective Gloves: LATEX GLOVES. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). Work Hygienic Practices: WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE. HAND WASHING IS RECOMMENDED AFTER WORKING WITH THIS PRODUCT. DISCARD ANY CONTAMINATED LEATHER OR POROUS MATERIALS. Supplemental Safety and Health: FIRST AID PROC: BE PREPARED FOR EMER TOX INTERVENTION. SPILL PROC: BE WORN AS THE MIN PROT FOR USING CHEM/BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. NO SPECIAL PROT SHOULD BE NEC, ALTHOUGH LAB JACKETS, COATS/OTHER CLEAN TEXT ILE BODY COVERING SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORN AS MIN PROT FOR USING CHEMS/BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. SEE SECTION 8 FOR (OTHER INFO) ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Appearance and Odor: SOLUTION, AND/OR SUSPENSION; NO ODOR. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE KNOWN. Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS. Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE KNOWN. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR. ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: ACUTE EXPOSURE: EYES/DERMAL/INHAL/ORAL: HAZARDS NOT THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. SENSITIZATION: HAZARDS NOT THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. MAY PRESENT HEALTH HAZARD. CHRONIC: SYSTEMIC EFTS: HAZARDS NOT TH OROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. TARGET ORGANS: NONE KNOWN. MUTAGENICITY/REPRODUCTIVE HAZARD/CARCINOGENCITY: HAZARD NOT THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: NO INFORMATION FOUND. ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT AND PARTITIONING: EXPECTED TO BE MOBILE IN THE ENVIRONMENT DUE TO HIGH WATER SOLUBILITY. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE (DEGRADATION, TRA NSFORMATION, AND PERSISTENCE): NO INFORMATION FOUND. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: TRANSPORTATION AGENCY: DOT SHIPPING DESIGNATION: CHEMICALS, N.O.S. HAZARD CLASS: NOT REGULATED. UN#/PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE. REQUIRED LABEL DESCRIPTION: NONE. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Federal Regulatory Information: OSHA: NOT A "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" UNDER US OSHA HAZCOM REGULATION (29 CFR PART 1910.1200). TSCA: MAY BE USED ONLY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES IN SMALL QUANTITIES BY, OR UNDER THE DIRECT SUPER VISION OF, TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH 40 CFR SECTION 720.36. State Regulatory Information: US CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: CANADIAN REGULATIONS: WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION )CPR SECTION (33)) THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CONTROLLED PRO DUCTS REGULATIONS, AND THE MSDS. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: SUPDAT: RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROTECTIVE MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.) SPILL CLEANUP: ABSORB SPILL. COMMON ABSORBENT MATERIALS EFFECTIVE. DEPOSIT IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS FOR REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: AVOID EYE AND SKIN CONTACT. AVOID CONTAMINATING CLOTHING. WASTE DISP METH: REGULATIONS THAT MAY INCLUDE BEFORE-FACT PERMITTING AS WELL AS REPORTING REQUIREMENT. IT IS THE PURCHASER'S RE SPONSIBILITY TO COMPLY. NFPA 704M RATING: FIRE: 0, HEALTH: 1, REACTIVE: 0, SPECIAL: 0. ADDITIONAL NFPA INFORMATION: RATINGS NOT REVIEWED BY NFPA. ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: PCR REACTION BUFFER, 10X Y02028, 10342 Cage: TO400 Assigned IND: Y Company Name: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Street: 25 EXECUTIVE WAY City: FEDERICK MD Zipcode: 21704 Health Emergency Phone: 301-431-8585 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 11/30/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Slight Contact Hazard: Moderate Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYE. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR REDDENING. INHALATION: NONE EXPECTED. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND/OR VOMITING. OTHER/SYSTEMIC EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN. CHRON IC: MAY PRESENT SENSITIZATION HAZARD. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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