Sevoflurane

PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION    -- SEVOFLURANE, SEVOFRANE; ARGON                
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MSDS Safety Information 
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FSC: 6830
MSDS Date: 04/01/1991
MSDS Num: CJJNX
LIIN: 00N091250
Product ID: SEVOFLURANE, SEVOFRANE; ARGON
MFN: 01
Responsible Party
Cage: 16827
Name: PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION
Address: 10800 PFLUMM ROAD
City: LENEXA KS 66215
Info Phone Number: 913-469-5400
Emergency Phone Number: 913-469-5400
Proprietary Ind: Y
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary 
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Cage: 16827
Name: PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION
Address: 10800 PFLUMM ROAD
City: SHAWNEE KS 66215
Phone: 913-649-5400
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Item Description Information 
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Ingredients 
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Name: *** PROPRIETARY  ***
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DEATH.
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT LISTED IN NTP OR IARC; NOT REGULATED AS A
  CARCINOGEN BY OSHA.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
First Aid: SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS
  OF TEPID POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
  CLOTHING. IF REDNESS OR IRRITATION RESULTS, SEEK MEDICAL AT TENTION.
  INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON FROM EXPOSURE. INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY (FP
  N).
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN OXYGEN
  CONCENTRATION ABOVE 19.5% BY VOLUME. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WILL REQUIRE NIOSH
  APPROVED SCBA IF OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IS BELOW 19.5% BY VOLUME.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
  REGULATIONS (FP N). VENT TO ATMOSPHERE IN AN OPEN AREA.
Handling And Storage Precautions: CYLINDERS SHOULD NOT BE DROPPED. KEEP
  PROPERLY SECURED OR PROTECTED TO PREVENT CYLINDERS FROM BEING KNOCKED OVER.
  MATERIAL CAN BE STORED OUTSIDE. TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE KEPT BELOW 125F.
Other Precautions: CYLINDERS SHOULD BE STORED UPRIGHT WITH VALVE CAP IN PLACE.
  CYLINDERS MUST NOT BE RECHARGED UNLESS BY OR WITH CONSENT OF PURITAN-BENNETT
  CORPORATION.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Flash Point Text: NOT AVAILABLE
Lower Limits: NOT AVAIL
Upper Limits: NOT AVAIL
Extinguishing Media: MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE (FP N). MIXTURE IS
  NON-FLAMMABLE; WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
  (FP N). KEEP CYLINDERS COOL WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: EXCESSIVE PRESSURE CAN BUILD UP DUE TO HEAT.
  CYLINDERS MAY EXPLODE IF PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES FAIL TO RELIEVE PRESSURE.
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Control Measures 
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Respiratory Protection: EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WILL REQUIRE A NIOSH APPROVED
  SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IS BELOW 19.5% BY
  VOLUME.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO
  MAINTAIN OXYGEN CONCENTRATION ABOVE 19.5% BY VOLUME.
Protective Gloves: COTTON, LEATHER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
  SAFETY SHOES WHEN HANDLING CYLINDERS.
Supplemental Safety and Health: PHYSICAL DATA: VAP DENS: 0.967 (APPROX)
  (AIR=1).
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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B.P. Text: NOT AVAILABLE
Vapor Pres: NOT AVAILABLE
Vapor Density: SUPP DATA
Evaporation Rate & Reference: GAS
Solubility in Water: SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS & ODORLESS GAS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Materials To Avoid: NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR.
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Other Information 
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Other Information: ADDNL INFO: PLEASE REFER TO CGA BULLETIN SB-2 "OXYGEN
  DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES", AND CGA PAMPHLETS P-1 "SAFE HANDLING OF COMPRESSED
  GASES IN CONTAINERS", P-9 "THE INERT GASES, ARGON, NITROGEN AND HELIUM" , AND
  P-14 "ACCIDENT PREVENTION IN OXYGEN-RICH AND OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES".
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HAZCOM Label 
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Product ID: SEVOFLURANE, SEVOFRANE; ARGON
Cage: 16827
Company Name: PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION
Street: 10800 PFLUMM ROAD
City: SHAWNEE KS
Zipcode: 66215
Health Emergency Phone: 913-469-5400
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 04/28/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: WARNING
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: None
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE:	HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DEATH. 
  CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER (FP N).
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