OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC -- DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE  -- 6505-00F037775
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
MSDS Date:04/24/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F037775
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 WEST 42ND, 12TH FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10123-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:212-967-1100/800-445-MSDS
Emergency Phone Num:615-292-1180/212-789-3535
CAGE:DO501
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEA & SAFETY,FORD MOTOR CO
Address:900 PARKLANE TOWERS WEST
City:DEARBORNE
State:MI
ZIP:48126
Phone:800-959-3673
CAGE:DO501
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12 THE FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Phone:212-789-3535
CAGE:0G9K0

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

Ingred Name:DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
CAS:147-24-0
RTECS #:KR7000000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 500 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION/SKIN: SENSITIZATION. EYES:
    SENSITIZATION, ALLERGIC & IRRITATING CONJUNCTIVAL REACTIONS.
    INGESTION: URTICARIA, TACHYCARDIA, HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA,
    THROMBOCYTOPENIA, ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK, DEATH BY C ARDIOPULMONARY
    ARREST. PRODUCT MAY CROSS THE PLACENTA. ALCOHOL MAY ENHANCE THE
    TOXIC EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:THICKENING OF BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS/EPIGASTRIC
    DISTRESS/DISTURBED
    COORDINATION/DIZZINESS/SLEEPINESS/SEDATION/DRYNESS OF
    MOUTH-NOSE-THROAT/TIGHTNESS OF CHEST/WHEEZING/NASAL STUFFINESS/DRUG
    RASH/PHOTOSEN SITIVITY/EXCESSIVE
    PERSPIRATION/BLURREDVISION/DIPLOPIA/TINNITUS/ACUTE
    LABYRINTHITIS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA (SUPP)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INCREASED INTRAOCULAR
    PRESSURE/STENOSING PEPTIC ULCER/PYLORODUODENAL
    OBSTRUCTION/SYMPTOMATIC PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY/BLADDER-NECK
    OBSTRUCTION/HYPERTENSION/HYPERTHYROIDISM/CARDIOVASCULAR
    DISEASE/ASTHMA.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. KEEP
    WARM & QUIET. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    WATER/NORMAL  SALINE FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: REMOVE BY
    EMESIS/GASTRIC LAVAGE IF CONSCIOUS & NOT CONVULSIVE IF EXTENSIVE
    VOMITING HASN'T OCCURED. KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS DURING VOMITING TO
    PREVENT ASPIRATION.(SUPP)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY, STANDARD
    FOAM. LARGE: WATER SPRAY/FOG, STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM AREA SAFELY. AVOID
    BREATHING VAPORS & DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND. WEAR SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
    OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST-AIR MIXTURES MAY IGNITE/EXPLODE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DON'T TOUCH MATERIAL. STOP LEAK SAFELY. SMALL:
    TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR
    LATER DISPOSAL. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM AREA. LARGE: DIKE FAR AHEAD
    FOR LATER DISPOSAL.  EVACUATE & ISOLATE HAZARD AREA, DENY ENTRY.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. PROTECT FROM EXPOSURE TO
    AIR/LIGHT.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE & MUST NOT EXCEED
    WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/PROCESS ENCLOSURE SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES & FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING,
    EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID CONT'D: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING IF UNCONSCIOUS. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
    CASES. SIGNS/SYMPTOMS CONT'D: CONSTIPATION/ANOREXIA/URINARY
    FREQUENCY-DIFFIC ULTY-RETENTION/PALPITATIONS/EXTRA
    SYSTOLES/HYPOTENSION/AGRANULOCYTOSIS/EXCITATION/NERVOUSNESS/TREMOR/
    EUPHORIA/NEURITIS.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:331-338F
pH:5.5
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER W/BITTER TASTE W/NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AIR, LIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN & CARBON,
    TOXIC & CORROSIVE FUMES OF CHLORIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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