MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- DIMETHYLGLYOXIME -- 6810-01-082-5414 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DIMETHYLGLYOXIME
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-082-5414
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:800-582-2537
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:D6488
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829
Company Name:PHOENIX INDUSTRIES INC
Address:1519 CHAMBERLAYNE PARKWAY
Box:City:RICHMOND
State:VA
ZIP:23222
Country:US
Phone:804-264-5183/FAX: 264-5535
Contract Num:SP0450-99-M-NC78
CAGE:0YED2

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

Ingred
    Name:DIMETHYLGLYOXIME;DIACETYLDIOXIME;2,3-DIISONITROSOBUTANE;2,3-BU
    TANEDIONEDIOXIME;CAS #95454
CAS:95-45-4
RTECS #:EK2975000
Minumum % Wt:90.
Maxumum % Wt:100.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ESTIMATED LETHAL DOSE 1 OZ (29GRAMS)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:TREATED AS NUISANCE DUST.MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT.INGEST:SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF THIS MATL HAVE
    NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.ESTIMATED LEATHL DOSE
    1OZ(29GM).SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS,P AIN.EYE:MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT,REDNESS,PAIN.CHRONIC:NO INFO FOUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:DIMETHYLGLYOXIME:CARCINOGENIC BY
    NTP/IARC=NO.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:COUGHING,SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH.SKIN:REDNESS,PAIN.EYE:REDNESS,PAIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFO FOUND.

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

First Aid:IINHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR.GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATHING
    DIFFICULTY.INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED AS DIRECTED BY MED
    PERSONNEL.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.GET MED
    ATTN.SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENT Y OF H2O @LEAST 15MINS.REMVOE CONTAM
    CLOTH/SHOES.IRRIT DVLPS GET MED ATTN.EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
    H2O @LEAST 15MINS,LIFT EYELIDS.IRRIT PERSIST GET MED ATTN.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY,DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
    FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS WITH MOST ORG SOLIDS FIRE POSSIBLE
    @ELEV TEMPS OR BY CONTACT W/IGN SOURCE.NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN
    EXPLO HAZ.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL IGN SOURCES.VENTI AREA.WEAR APPROP
    PPE AS SPECIFIED IN MSDS.CLEANUP SPILLS IN MANNER THAT DOESNT
    DISPERSE DUST INTO AIR.USE NON-SPARK TOOLS/EQPMT.REDUCE AIRBORNE
    DUST.PREVENT SCATTERING BY	MOISTENING W/WATER.PICK UP SPILL FOR
    RECOVERY OR DISPO & PLACE IN CLOSED CNTNR.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR,STORE IN
    COOL DRY VENTI AREA.PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG.ISOLATE FROM ANY
    SOURCE OF HEAT OR IGN.ISOLATE FROM OXIDIZING MATLS.CNTNRS OF MATL
    MAY BE HAZ WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY  RETAIN PRODUCT
    RESIDUES(DUST,SOLIDS);OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS & PRECAUT LISTED FOR
    PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:WARNING!HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF
    SKIN,EYES,AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. STORAGE CODE:ORANGE(GEN STORAGE).

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURES TO THE
    DUST OR MIST IS APPARENT, A HALF-FACE DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE
    WORN.  FOR EMERGENCIES OR INSTANCES WHERE THE EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE
    NOT KNOWN, USE A FULL-F ACE POSITIVE-PRESSURE, AIR SUPPLIED
    RESPIRATOR. WARNING: AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO NOT PROTECT
    WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
Ventilation:SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHAU RECOMMENDED T KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPO
    AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.LOC EXHAU VENTI GEN PREFER--CAN CNTRL CONTAM
    EMISSIONS @SOURCE,PREVENT(SUPPLEMENT)
Protective Gloves:WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.MAINTAIN EYE
    WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH FACILITES IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAM CLOTH BEF REUSE.THOROUGHLY CLEAN
    SHOES BEF REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENTI CONTD:DISPERSION INTO GEN WORK AREA.REFER:ACGIH DOC "INDUST
    VENTI,AMNAUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES".

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

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=240.C, 464.F
Solubility in Water:PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE-OFF WHITE POWDER.ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:@21C: 0

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS,STRONG ACIDS & REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT,FLAMES, GNITION SOURCES AND
    INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON  MONOXIDE,
    CARBON DIOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NO LD50/LC50 INFO FOUND RELATING TO NORMAL
    ROUTES OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPO.INVESTIGATED AS A MUTAGEN.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP/APPROV WASTE DISPO
    FACILITY.PROCESSING/USE/CONTAM OF PROD MAY CHANGE WSTE MANAGEMENT
    OPTIONS.STATE/LOC DISPO REGS MAY DIFFER F ROM FED DISPO REGS.DISP
    OF CNTNR & UNUSED CONTENTS IAW FED/STATE/LOC REQMTS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:DIMETHYLGLYOXIME:TSCA. NO SARA 302/313.
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA NO. RCRA NO.

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