MALLINCKRODT -- HEPTANE -- 6810-00N082217 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HEPTANE
MSDS Date:02/17/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082217
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-859-9318
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151; 202-483-7616
CAGE:ZA916
=== 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:MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC
Address:2703 WAGNER PLACE
Box:M
City:MARYLAND HEIGHTS
State:MO
ZIP:63043
Country:US
Phone:314-770-7800
CAGE:ZA916

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

Ingred Name:HEPTANE; (N-HEPTANE)
CAS:142-82-5
RTECS #:MI7700000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:500 PPM
ACGIH TLV:400 PPM;500 STEL

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE W/ADEQUATE VENT. AVOID
    BREATHING VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS OF CONTAM AT ITS
    SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO GEN WORK AREA. (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT, "INDUSTRIAL VENT, A
    MANUAL OF REC PRACTICES", MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
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:INHALATION:INHALATION OF VAPORS
    IRRITATES RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY PRODUCE LIGHT HEADEDNESS,
    DIZZINESS, MUSCLE INCOORDINATION, LOSS OF APPETITE AND NAUSEA.
    HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS CAN PRODUCE CENTRA L NERVOUS SYSTEM
    DEPRESSION, NARCOSIS AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INGESTION:MAY PRODUCE
    ABDOMINAL PAIN, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:NAUS. ASPIR INTO LUNGS CAN PRDCE SEV
    LUNG DMG. OTHER SYMPS EXPECTED TO PARALLEL TO INHAL. SKIN
    CONTACT:MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT, REDNESS, PAIN. EYE CONT:VAPS MAY
    IRRIT. SPLASHES MAY PRDCE REDNESS , PAIN. CHRONIC:RPTD/PRLNG SKIN
    CONTACTMAY DEFAT SKIN & PRODUCE IRRITATION & DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
    FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL MD. INGEST:ASPIR HAZ. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT. GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER/MILK IF AVAIL. CALL MD IMMED. NEVER
    GIVE AN YTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERS.SKIN:REMOVE ANY
    CONTAM CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & WATER FOR AT LST
    15 MINS. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYES:WASH
    W/PLENTY(SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:25.0F,-3.9C
Lower Limits:1.05%
Upper Limits:6.7%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . WATER MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE LIQUID. ABOVE FLASH POINT,
    VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES ARE EXPLOSIVE W/IN FLAMMABLE LIMITS NOTED.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF
    IGNIT. CLEAN-UP PERS REQ PROT CLTHG & NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT FROM
    VAPS. CONTAIN & RECOVER LIQ WHEN POSS. COLLECT AS HAZ WASTE &
    ATOMIZE IN SUITABLE RCRA  APPRVD COMBUST CHAMBER/ABSORB W/ (SUPP
    DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN
    COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTED LOCATION, AWAY FROM ANY AREA WHERE FIRE HAZ
    MAY BE ACUTE. OUTSIDE/DETACHED STOR IS PREF.
Other Precautions:SEPARATE FROM OXIDIZING MATLS. CNTNRS SHOULD BE
    BONDED & GROUNDED FOR TRANSFERS TO AVOID STATIC SPKS. STOR & USE
    AREAS SHOULD BE NO SMOKING AREAS. USE NON-SPARKING TYPE TOOLS &
    EQUIP. HARMFUL IF SWALL OWED/INHALED. KEEP AWAY FROM (SUPP DATA)

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

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED A NIOSH APPRVD FULL FACEPIECE
    CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP MAY BE WORN, IN GEN, UP TO MAX USE CONC
    SPECIFIED BY RESP SUPPLIER. ALTERNATIVELY, A NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED
    AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESP  OR AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS
    BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GENRLY PREF (ING 3)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG, INCL BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/
    (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS, LIFTING LOWER & UPPER LIDS
    OCCAS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SPILL PROC:VERMICULITE, DRY SAND,
    EARTH/SIMILAR MATL FOR DISP AS HAZ WASTE IN RCRA APPRVD FACILITY.
    DO	NOT FLUSH TO SEWER! OTHER PROT EQUIP:COVERALLS, AS APPROP, TO
    PVNT SKIN CONT. OTHER PREC:HEAT, SPKS & FLAME. (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:209F,98C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-132F,-91C
Vapor Pres:40 @ 20C
Vapor Density:3.5
Spec Gravity:0.683
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; MILD GASOLINE-LIKE ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE &
    STORAGE. HEAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INSTABILITY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE & CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
    FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF CONTAINER & UNUSED CONTENTS I/A/W
    FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

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