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IBI/SHELTON SCIENTIFIC
230 LONG HILL CROSS RD
SHELTON, CT
06484

MANUFACTURER'S NAME:                 IBI/SHELTON SCIENTIFIC
                            230 LONG HILL CROSS RD.
                            SHELTON, CT
                            06484

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE:     TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR
(800) 451-8346 INFORMATION
(800) 253-4942 or (203) 929-8999

DATE PREPARED: 7-7-00                 REVIEWED:

            IDENTIFICATION                    

PRODUCT #: IB05174                     NAME: PHENOL CHLOROFORM
CAS #: N/A BLEND                     SOLUTION
_____________________________TOXICITY HAZARDS______________________________
            OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV
PHENOL (CAS # 108-95-2)                 5 PPM         5PPM TWA
CHLOROFORM (CAS # 67-66-3)              50 PPM      10 PPM TWA
                            CEILING
ISOAMYL ALCOHOL    (CAS # 123-51-3)         100 PPM     100 PPM TWA
                HEALTH HAZARD DATA    ___________________

ACUTE EFFECTS
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
    WILL IRRITATE OR DAMAGE EYES, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
THE TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THIS MIXTURE HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
FIRST AID
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
________________________________PHYSICAL DATA______________________________

    LIGHT SENSITIVE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
CLEAR, LIGHT-YELLOW LIQUID.
_______________________FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA___________________

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.   
                _____REACTIVITY DATA__                    

STABILITY
    STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
    STRONG OXIDIZERS, ALUMINUM, BASES
    ACIDIC CHLORIDES AND ACIDIC ANHYDRIDES
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS
    HCL GAS, PHOSGENE GAS AND OXIDES OF CARBON.
                SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES                

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED
    WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND
HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.
DIKE AND ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL.
SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
        PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE        
   
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SAFETY SHOWERS, EYE WASH STATION.
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
POISON
CORROSIVE
    SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN
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