SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY -- R2020 RNASEZAP ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= MSDS Date: 01/28/1998 MSDS Num: CJGYH Product ID: R2020 RNASEZAP MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 21076 Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY Box: 14508 City: ST LOUIS MO 63178 Info Phone Number: 800-325-3010 Emergency Phone Number: 314-771-5765 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 21076 Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY Box: 14508 City: ST LOUIS MO 63178 Phone: 1-314-771-5765 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Name: TRADE SECRET ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Effects of Exposure: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION/SKIN ABSORPTION. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN. MAY CAUSE BURNING SENSATION. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: IRRITATION, BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA & VOMITING. First Aid: EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES/SKIN W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA, WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND/VERMICULITE & PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. Waste Disposal Methods: DISSOLVE/MIX THE MATERIAL W/A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT & BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. Other Precautions: DON'T BREATHE VAPOR. DON'T GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ONCLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER/APPROPRIATE FOAM Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR. Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD. Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD Other Protective Equipment: SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING Work Hygienic Practices: REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES BEFORE REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: FIRE CONDITIONS, HEAT Materials To Avoid: METALS, ACIDS Hazardous Decomposition Products: SODIUM/SODIUM OXIDES Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL & TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= State Regulatory Information: EUROPEAN INFORMATION: CAUTION: SUBSTANCE NOT YET FULLY TESTED. IRRITANT S26 IN CASE OF CONTACT W/EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY W/PLENTY OF WATER & SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. S27 TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. S36/37/39 WEAR SUITABLE PR OTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES & EYE/FACE PROTECTION. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE & SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING/FROM CONTACT W/THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE S IDE OF INVOICE/PACKING SLIP FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE. ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: R2020 RNASEZAP Cage: 21076 Company Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY PO Box: 14508 City: ST LOUIS MO Zipcode: 63178 Health Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 06/29/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: G ======================================================= 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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