FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- PYRIDINE  -- 6810-00N015225
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PYRIDINE
MSDS Date:06/25/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N015225
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ING 12:EXPLO LIM IS 1.8%. NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD TYPE C
    SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE- (SEE ING
    14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE OR W/FULL FACEPIECE,
    HELMET, HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE WITH (SEE ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:ESCAPE PROVISION, OR USE EQUIVALENT RESPIRATOR.
    FIREFIGHTING:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE (SEE ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE.
    VENT:ODOR DETECTION AS SUBSTITUTE FOR NORMAL MONITORING METHODS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:MAY ADD FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD TO GOGGLES . WEAR
    FACESHIELD (8 INCH MINIMUM). DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:PYRIDINE  (SARA III)
CAS:110-86-1
RTECS #:UR8400000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:5 PPM; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:EXPLO HAZ. AVOID CNTCT W/OR STOR W/INCOMPATIBLE
    MATLS. LD50-LC50 MIX:LD50:(DRM,RBT)1121 MG/KG. EFTS(SEE ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:OF OVEREXP:MAY BE ABSORBED THRU INTACT SKIN TO CAUSE
    SYSTEMIC EFTS OF HDCH, DIZZ, DROW. EFTS ARE (SEE ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:TRANSIENT. CHRONIC:PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE
    DERM/PHOTOSENSIT IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED PERSONS. EYE:IRRITANT.(SEE
    ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:ACUTE:VAP/MIST IS IRRIT TO EYES/LIDS. EFTS ARE
    TRANSIENT. DIRECT APPLICATION OF LIQ TO EYES OF RBTS HAS(SEE ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:CAUSED CORNEAL CLOUDING, SCARRING OF CONJUNCTIVA,
    PERM STROMAL OPALESCENCE, SUBEPITHELIAL (SEE ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:VASCULARIZATION. CHRONIC:CONJUNCT MAY OCCUR.
    INGEST:NARCOTIC. ACUTE:MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN, VOMIT, DIARR.(SEE ING
    8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:IF SUFFICIENT AMTS ARE INGESTED, CNS DEPRESS W/DIZZ,
    DROWSINESS & UNCON OCCUR. FIRST AID PROC:GIVE 2-4 (SEE ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO
    BACK OF THROAT. GET MD IMMED. SPILL PROC:IN HAZ (SEE ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:AREA. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA
    & DENY ENTRY. WHEN MATL NOT INVOLVED IN FIRES: (SEE ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:KEEP OPEN FLAMES/OTHER IGNIT SOURCES AWAY. DO NOT
    ALLOW MATL TO CONTAMINATE SEWERS/WATER SOURCES. (SEE ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:KNOCK DOWN VAPORS W/WATER SPRAY. RESP PROT:>250PPM
    INCLDG IDLH LEVEL 3600PPM (0.36%). NOTE:LOWER (SEE ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORL,RAT)891 MG/KG; (SEE INGRED 2)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:IRRITANT/NARCOTIC. 3600
    PPM IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH. LOW VAPOR/MIST CONCS CAUSE IRRIT
    TO NOSE & RESP TRACT. HIGH VAPOR/MIST CONC CAUSE NARCOSIS
    W/DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, HDCH & POSS UN CON. MAY CAUSE PHOTOSENSIT.
    EFFECTS ARETRANSIENT. CHRONIC:EXPOS TO 6-12 PPM HAS CAUSED HDCH,
    (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:VERTIGO, NERVOUSNESS, SLEEPLESSNESS,
    NAUSEA & VOMIT. IN SOME CASES ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT, BACK PAIN &
    URINARY FREQUENCY W/O EVID OF LIVER OR KIDNEY DMG HAS BEEN
    OBSERVED. ACUTE:SKIN:IRRITANT/S ENSITIZER/NARCOTIC. CNTCT W/LIQ MAY
    CAUSE REDNESS, IRRIT & PHOTOSENSIT IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED
    INDIVIDUALS. (SEE INGRED 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. KEEP WARM/AT REST. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD
    CLTHG/SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG
    AMTS OF WATER U NTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS ( 15-20 MIN). GET MD
    IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, LIFTING LIDS UNTIL NO
    EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15 MIN). GET MD. INGEST:IF
    CONSCIOUS, IMMED (SEE ING 8)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:68.0F,20.0C
Lower Limits:1.8%
Upper Limits:12.4%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FLAMM LIQ. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL
    PROT EQUIP . USE FLOODING QTYS OF WATER AS FOG & TO COOL ALL CNTNRS
    INVOLVED IN FIRE. APPLY (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT,
    FLAME OR OXIDIZERS. SEVERE EXPLO HAZ IN FORM OF VAP WHEN EXPOSED TO
    FLAME, SPARKS. VAP FORMS EXPLO MIXT (SEE SUPP DATA)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. PROVIDE VENT & WEAR
    RESP PROT. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SMALL:TAKE UP
    W/SAND/OTHER INERT ABSORBENT MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER
    DISPOSAL. CLOSE CNTNRS TIGHTLY & LA BEL FLAMM. NO SMOKING,
    FLAMES/FLARES (SEE ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:EXPOS LIM TO 250PPM:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD CHEM
    CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE & FULL FACEPIECE; GAS MASK
    W/CHIN-STYLE, FRONT/BACK-MOUNTED ORG VAP CANISTER; SUPPLIED-AIR
    RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET,  HOOD. SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE.(SEE
    ING 12)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHST VENT TO MEET PERMISSIBLE EXPOS LIM
    REQUIREMENTS. EQUIP MUST BE EXPLO-PROOF. DO NOT USE (SEE ING 16)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS:NITRILE, RUBBER, PVC PLASTIC.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES, (SEE ING 17)
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:WATER TO MATL FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSS.
    APPLICATION OF SOLID STREAMS OF WATER MAY SPREAD FIRE. EXPLO
    HAZ:W/AIR ABOVE 68F. VAPS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL
    CONSIDERABLE DIST ANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNIT/FLASH BACK. CNDTNS
    (STAB):OUTDOORS/IN SEWERS. RUN-OFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE OR (SEE
    INGRED 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:F5
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:239F,115C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-44F,-42C
Vapor Pres:18 @ 20C
Spec Gravity:0.98
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID W/SHARP, PENETRATING, NAUSEATING
    ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIOLENTLY W/OXIDANTS. CONTACT W/STRONG ACIDS MAY CAUSE VIOLENT
    SPATTERING.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BE IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS OR FLAMES.
    CNTNR MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE. VAP EXPLO HAZ INDOORS, (SEE SUPP
    DATA)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION PRODUCTS ESTIMATED TO
    INCLUDE TOXIC & HAZARDOUS VAPORS OF CO & NO*X.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS .

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