MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
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======================= SECTION V -- REACTIVITY DATA ================================
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID
KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID)
STRONG OXIDIZERS AND ACIDS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS
BY FIRE - CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, ALDEHYDES, NITROGEN.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
WILL NOT OCCUR.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
UNCONTROLLED REACTION WITH EPOXY RESIN.==================== SECTION VI -- HEALTH HAZARD DATA ==============================
ROUTES OF ENTRY
INHALATION: YES SKIN: NO INGESTION: NO
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND REDUCED PULMONARY FUNCTION.
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC)
ACUTE -- NO SYMPTOMS
CHRONIC -- EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF DUST MAY RESULT IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS SILICOSIS, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, ETC. THE IARC HAS EVALUATED IN VOL. 42 (MONOGRAPHS) THAT THERE IS "SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THE CARCINOGENICITY OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST TO EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS" AND " LIMITED EVIDENCE" WITH RESPECT TO HUMANS.
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP?
NO IARC MONOGRAPHS? YES OSHA REGULATED? NO*LEVEL 2A GROUPING
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
LUNG DISORDERS AND PERSONS SUBJECT TO EYE IRRITATION.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
EYES
: FLUSH WITH WATER, HOLDING LIDS OPEN, FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. CALL PHYSICIAN FOR ADVICE IF IRRITATIONDEVELOPS OR PERSISTS.
INHALATION
: MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AREA IF EFFECTS OCCUR. IF NEEDED, GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATIONTO IMPROVE BREATHING. CONSULT PHYSICIAN.
===========================SECTION VII -- CONTROL MEASURES===========================
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFY TYPE)
ADEQUATE EXHAUST VENTILATION AND/OR NIOSH APPROVED SILICA DUST RESPIRATOR.
VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST -
TO MEET PEL REQUIREMENTS.MECHANICAL - ADEQUATE TO MEET PEL REQUIREMENTS.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
RECOMMENDEDEYE PROTECTION:
RECOMMENDEDOTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
AS APPROPRIATE FOR A SPECIFIC APPLICATION. AN EYE WASH STATION OR AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF CLEAN WATER MUST BE AVAILABLE AT WORK AREA.WORK/HYGENIC PRACTICES:
AVOID CREATING AND BREATHING DUST.================ SECTION VIII -- PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE ================
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
COLLECT INTO APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL AS AN INERT, NON-METALLIC MINERAL.WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
DISPOSE WASTE MATERIAL IN A SANITARY LAND FILL OR AS REGULATED BY LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING:
AVOID CREATION OF RESPIRABLE DUST. TAKE PRECAUTION AGAINST BAG BREAKAGE.OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
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