Product Hazard, Handling & Storage Codes
Product Hazard, Handling & Storage Codes
For most of the chemicals listed in this catalog we provide hazard, handling and storage codes as well as technical data. The information provided is believed to be current at the time of printing, but is provided without warranty of any kind. We do not warrant that chemicals listed without codes are necessarily hazard free or that all codes are listed for each chemical.
A typical catalog entry can be read as follows:
| 3,3’-Diaminobenzidine, tetrahydrchloride, Immunochemical grade | (DAB 4HCI) | 04001 | 5x50mg | 63.00 | [7411-496] | HMW7bg |
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| Chemical Name | Other Name(s) | Catalog Number | Unit Size | Unit Price | CAS Registry Number | Hazard, Storage & Handling Codes |
Hazard Codes
- A - Harmless-use normal precautions
- B - Corrosive
- C - Flammable liquid
- D - Flammable solid
- E - Combustible
- F - Organic peroxide
- G - Oxidizer
- H - Irritant
- I - Lachrymator
- J - Monomer
- K - Hygroscopic
- L - Pyrophoric
- M - Expected carcinogen
- N - Vesicant
- O - Skin sensitizer
- P - Posion (Ingestion)
- R - Poison (Absorption)
- S - Posion (Inhalation)
- T - Gas, inert
- U - Unknown
- V - Toxic (Ingestion)
- W - Toxic(Absorption)
- X - Toxic (Inhalation)
- Y - Special
International Icon / Equivalent Polysciences Code
C D E L
M P R S V W X
F G
I N D H
B
Handling Codes
- 2 - Exercise normal care in handling
- 3 - Gloves
- 4 - Gloves & chemical goggles
- 5 - Gloves & fume hood
- 6 - Gloves, chemical goggles & fume hood-no chemical mask
- 7 - Gloves, chemical goggles & chemical mask or hood
Storage Codes
- a - Protect from light
- b - Protect from moisture
- c - Handle under dry nitrogen
- d - Store at 4°C
- e - Store below 0°C
- f - Store below -20°C
- g - Store at room temperature
- h - Nuisance dust
- k - Stench
- m - Do not permit to freeze
- n - Allow to come to room temperature before opening
- p - Explosive when dry
- r - Store at -70°C
- s - Long term storage at 4°C
- w - Refrigerate on arrival; do not freeze
- x - Cold pack shipment
- y - Dry ice shipment