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CANADA COLORS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED
80 SCARSDALE ROAD
DON MILLS, ONTARIO M3B 2R7
(416)-449-7750
PRODUCT : ACETAMINOPHEN (USP) CODE: 106480
SECTION 01: CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURER.....................AROPHARMA INC.
4569 BISMARK CRES.
MISSISSAUGA,
ONTARIO, ; L5R 1K1
N.AV.
PREPARED BY......................ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
PREPARATION DATE.................NOV 17/1999
PRODUCT NAME.....................ACETAMINOPHEN (USP)
PRODUCT CODE.....................106480
CHEMICAL FORMULA.................C8H9NO2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT.................151.16
CHEMICAL FAMILY..................ORGANIC
MATERIAL USE.....................DRUGS
SECTION 02: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS EXPOSURE LEVELS LD/50, ROUTE, SPECIES LC/50, ROUTE, SPECIES
NONE
SECTION 03: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY:
SKIN CONTACT...............N.AV.
SKIN ABSORPTION............N.AV.
EYE CONTACT................N.AV.
INHALATION.................N.AV.
INGESTION..................NAUSEA, VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE........SEE ABOVE
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE......N.AV.
INHALATION, CHRONIC........N.AV.
SECTION 04: FIRST AID MEASURES
INSTRUCTIONS:....................IN CASE OF INGESTION, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING DIFFICULTY OR DISCOMFORT
OCCURS AND PERSISTS, CONTACT A MEDICAL DOCTOR. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND RINSE WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. FLUSH EYES
WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE RINSING OF THE ENTIRE
SURFACE OF THE EYE AND LIDS WITH WATER. IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
SECTION 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
T.D.G. FLAM. CLASS...............NON FLAMMABLE
FLAMMABILITY
IF YES, UNDER WHICH
CONDITIONS?
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA..............CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES...............NO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
FLASH POINT (C), METHOD..........N.AV.
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SECTION 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE........N.AV.
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
EXPLOSION DATA
EXPLOSIVE POWER............N.AV.
RATE OF BURNING............N.AV.
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC............N.AV.
DISCHARGE
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT......N.AP.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS....N.AV.
SECTION 06: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
LEAK/SPILL.......................SWEEP OR SHOVEL MATERIAL INTO WASTE CONTAINER.
SECTION 07: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND..........AVOID CHRONIC INHALATION OF DUST. AVOID DUST CLOUD
EQUIPMENT FORMATION. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICES.
STORAGE NEEDS....................KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. NORMAL STORAGE
CONDITIONS
SECTION 08: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
GLOVES/ TYPE...............BUTYL RUBBER GLOVES.
RESPIRATORY/TYPE...........A NIOSH/MSHA JOINTLY APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN THE
ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS.
EYE/TYPE...................DUST GOGGLES
FOOTWEAR/TYPE..............DEPENDS ON OPERATION.
CLOTHING/TYPE..............NONE
OTHER/TYPE.................EYE BATH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS.............ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO AVOID CHRONIC INHALATION OF DUST.
SECTION 09: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE...................WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID
ODOUR............................NO ODOUR
ODOUR THRESHOLD..................N.AP.
VAPOUR PRESSURE (MMHG)...........N.AP.
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1)...........N.AP.
BY VOLUME
BY WEIGHT
EVAPORATION RATE.................N.AP.
BOILING POINT....................N.AV.
PH...............................N.AV.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER=1).......1.293
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (% W/W)......SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE.
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DIST....N.AV.
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
YES........................YES.
NO, WHICH CONDITIONS?
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SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
COMPATABILITY WITH OTHER
SUBSTANCES:
YES........................N.AV.
NO, WHICH ONES?............N.AV.
REACTIVITY CONDITIONS?...........N.AV.
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF............N.AV.
DECOMPOSITION
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
EXPOSURE LIMIT OF MATERIAL.......N.AV.
LC 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....N.AV.
ROUTE
LD 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....338 MG/KG. (ORAL-MOUSE)
ROUTE
CARCINOGENICITY OF MATERIAL......NOT LISTED BY IARC OR ACGIH
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.............N.AV.
IRRITANCY OF MATERIAL............SEE SECTION 03
SENSITIZING CAPABILITY OF........N.AV.
MATERIAL
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS............N.AV.
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL...................IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
TDG CLASSIFICATION...............NOT REGULATED
SPECIAL SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS....NONE
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
CPR COMPLIANCE...................THIS IS NOT A REGULATED PRODUCT. THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN
CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
CPR AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY
THE CPR.
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
