SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- BENZOCAINE  -- 6505-00N082130
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BENZOCAINE
MSDS Date:03/22/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N082130
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000;800-414-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:BENZOIC ACID, P-AMINO-, ETHYL ESTER; (BENZOCAINE)
CAS:94-09-7
RTECS #:DG2450000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: CYANOSIS, FALL OF BLOOD PRESS, TINNITUS,
    AGRANULOCYTOSIS, MUSC TREMORS, CONVLS, COMA, IRREGULAR & WEAK (ING
    3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: BRTHG, CARD STANDSTILL & BRONCH SPASM. ORAL DOSES OF
    150-300 MG PRDCED CYANOSIS IN 4 ADULTS W/IN 4 HRS. (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: INGEST OF LOZENGE CONTAINING BENZOCAINE &
    TYROTHRICIN RSLTD IN IMMED ACUTE & INCREASING RESP DISTRESS & (ING
    5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: DEATH W/IN 20 MIN IN 24-YR-OLD MAN. CHRONIC:
    INHAL:NO DATA AVAIL. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD CONTACT MAY CAUSE (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: ECZEMATOUS CNTCT DERM, SENSIT & OTHER EFTS AS IN
    ACUTE EXPOS. EYES/INGEST:NO DATA AVAIL. TOXICITY: TARGET (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: EFTS: SENSITIZER-SKIN. METHEMOGLOBIN FORMER.
    POISONING MAY AFFECT HEART, BLOOD & CNS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS
    (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:REMOVE(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: BY EMESIS. MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESS & AIRWAY. GIVE
    OXYGEN IF RESPIRATION IS DEPRESSED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT IN(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: UNCON PERSON. GET MED ATTN IMMED. OXYGEN MUST BE
    ADMIN BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. FOLLOWING ANTIDOTE HAS BEEN(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: RECOMD. HOWEVER, DECISION AS TO WHETHER SEVERITY OF
    POIS REQS ADMIN OF ANY ANTIDOTE & ACTUAL DOSE REQD (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: SHOULD BE MADE BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. (WHEN
    METHEMOGLOBIN CONC IS OVER 25-40% OR IN PRESENCE OF SYMPS.) (ING
    13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: GIVE METHYLENE BLUE, 1% SOLN, 0.1 ML/KG IV OVER
    10-MIN PERIOD. CYANOSIS MAY DISAPPEAR W/IN MINUTES OR (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: PERSIST LONGER DEPENDING ON DEGREE OF
    METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. IV ADMIN OF THERAPEUTIC DOSES OF METHYLENE
    BLUE(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: MAY CAUSE RISE IN BLOOD PRESS, NAUS & DIZZ. LARGER
    DOSES (>500 MG) CAUSE VOMIT, DIARR, CHEST PAIN, (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: MENTAL CONFUSN, CYANOSIS & SWEATING. HEMOLYTIC
    ANEMIA HAS ALSO OCCURRED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER ADMIN. THESE(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: EFTS ARE TEMPORARY & FATALITIES HAVE NOT BEEN
    REPORTED. IF METHYLENE BLUE IS NOT AVAIL, GIVE ASCORBIC (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: ACID, 1 G SLOWLY IV. W/OUT TREATMENT,
    METHEMOGLOBINEMIA LEVELS OF 20-30% REVERT TO NORM W/IN 3 DAYS. (ING
    19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED
    MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP
    & MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: VAP CANISTER (CHIN-STYLE OR FRONT- OR BACK-MOUNTED
    CANISTER) W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR
    OTHER POSITIVE PRESS MODE W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET OR (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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:NO DATA AVAIL. MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT. SKIN: DIRECT CNTCT MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/ITCH, ERYTHEMA,
    EXOCORIATION, URTICARIA, EDEMA, VESICULATION, OOZING, TINNITUS &
    CYANOSIS FROM METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. OTHE R POSS METHEMOGLOBINEMIA
    SYMPS MAY INCLCHILLS, NAUS, VOMIT, DIZZ, HDCH, LETHARGY, STUPOR,
    FALL OF (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BLOOD PRESS, MUSC TREMORS, CONVLS,
    COMA, IRREGULAR & WEAK BRTHG, CARD STANDSTILL & BRONCH SPASM.
    SENSIT MAY OCCUR IN SUSCEPTIBLE PERS. ABSORPTION MAY OCCUR THRU
    INFLAMED/BROKEN SKIN. APPLICA TN OF BENZOCAINE-CONTAINING OINTMENT
    TOINFANT W/WEEPING DIAPER-RASH CAUSED IMMED CYANOSIS. EYE:NO DATA
    AVAIL. (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPS, PERFORM
    ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED
    AREA W/ SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID
    OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH
    IMMED W/LARGE AMTS OF WATER OR NORM SALINE, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER
    (ING 8)

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

Flash Point:>200F,>93C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
    FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID
    BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUPATIONAL SPILL: NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
    INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR
    1910.106. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:SUBSTANCES W/LOW ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY, WHICH MAY BE
    IGNITED BY ELECTROSTATIC SPARKS, SHOULD BE STORED IN CONTAINERS
    WHICH MEET THE BONDING AND GROUNDING GUIDELINES SPECIFIED IN NFPA
    77-1983, RECOMMENDE D PRACTICE ON STATIC ELECTRICITY.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECOMD BASED ON INFO IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOXICITY & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN
    ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE
    BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUN D IN WORK PLACE, SPECIFIC (ING 20)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION.
    VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN
    CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE: FORM OF EXPLO CHLOROAMINE. MALEIC
    ANHYDRIDE, NITROSYL PERCHLORATE: EXPLO RXN. TRI-ISO-BUTYL ALUMINUM:
    VIOLENT RXN. ESTERS: NITRATES:POSS EXPLO RXN. EFTS OF OVEREXP:  MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT. INGEST: METHEMOGLOBINEMIA MAY CAUSE CHILLS, NAUS,
    VOMIT, HDCH, DIZZ, LETHARGY, STUPOR, (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:590F,310C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>190F,>88C
Solubility in Water:0.04%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS TO WHITE, SMALL RHOMBOHEDRA
    CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:<1.0

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BENZOCAINE: OXIDIZERS (STRONG): FIRE & EXPLO HAZ. AMINES:
    ACROLEIN:EXOTHERMIC POLYM. CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS
    WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA  HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D001.

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