Glutaraldehyde Solution

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FIRST AID
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EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/H*2O & CONTINUE WASHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN W/OUT DELAY, PERFERABLY FROM AN OPTHAMOLOGIST. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/H*2O & CONTINUE WASHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IF IRRIT PERSISSTS, GET MED ATTN. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMD LEATHER ARTICLES SUCH AS SHOES/BELTS. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, OXYGEN MAY BE GIVEN BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. (ING 5)

Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE AN PRE-EXISTING DERMATITIS. INHALATION OF GLUTARALDEHYDE VAPORS MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, AND INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC PULMONARY DISEASE.

Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:VAP ARE IRRIT TO THE RESP TRACT. MAY CAUSE STINGING SENSATIONS IN THE NOSE & THROAT, DISCHARGE/POSS, BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE, COUGHING, CHEST DISCOMFORT & TIGHTNESS, DFCLY W/BRTHG, SYMPS OF BRONCHITIS/ASTHMA, HDCH. INGEST:MAY CAUSE IRRIT/CHEM BURNS OF THE MOUTH, THROAT/ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH, W/DISCOMFORT (SUPDAT)

Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.

Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: EYES:SOLN CNTCT W/EYES CAUSES DMG, INCL POSS CORNEAL INJURY. VAP OF GLUTARALDEHYDE MAY CAUSE STINGING SENSATIONS IN THE EYE, W/EXCESS TEAR PRODUCTION, BLINKING, & SLIGHT EXCESS REDNESS OF THE CONJUNCTIVA. SKIN:CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRIT/DM G. RPTD EXPOS CAN RSLT IN SENSIT/ALLERGIC CNTCT DERM. INHAL: (EFTS OF OVEREXP)

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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO