UNIFRAX CORPORATION -- FIBERFRAX ROPES
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CLJCW
MSDS NAME: FIBERFRAX ROPES
Responsible Party
Name: UNIFRAX CORPORATION
Address: 2351 WHIRLPOOL ST.
City: NIAGARA FALLS NY 14305-2413
Info Phone: 800-322-2293(M-F;8 AM-4:30PM EST)
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: M0078
Preparer's Name: UNIFRAX HSEQ DEPARTMENT
Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: UNIFRAX CORPORATION
Address: 2351 WHIRLPOOL ST
City: NIAGARA FALLS NY 14305-2413
Phone: 800-322-2293(M-F;8-430EST)
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Ingredients
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Cas: 142844-00-6
Name: ALUMINOSILICATE FIBER (VITREOUS)
% low Wt: 80.
% high Wt: 85.
Other REC Limits: 0.5 FIBER/CC 8H TWA
OSHA PEL: NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH TLV: NONE ESTABLISHED
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Cas: 65997-17-3
Name: CONTINUOUS FILAMENT FIBERGLASS
% low Wt: 15.
% high Wt: 20.
Other REC Limits: NONE ESTABLISHED
OSHA PEL: 15 MG/M3,5 MG/M3 RES
ACGIH TLV: 1 FIBER/CC, 5 MG/M3
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Cas: 61788-77-0
Name: RAYON/CELLULOSE FIBER
% low Wt: 2.
% high Wt: 4.
Other REC Limits: NONE ESTABLISHED
OSHA PEL: 15 MG/M3,5 MG/M3 RES
ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST
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Health Hazards Data
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: YES
IARC: YES
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: WARNING! POSSIBLE CANCER HAZARD BY
INHALATION. MAY CAUSE SKIN, EYE, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. MAY BE
HARMFUL IF INHALED. HAZARD DEPENDS ON DURATION AND LEVEL OF EXPOSURE.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: TARGET ORGANS: SKIN, EYES, AND LUNGS. INHALATION:
IF INHALED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY, MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SCRATCHINESS OF THE NOSE OR THROAT, COUGH OR CHEST
DISCOMFORT. EYE CONTACT: SLIGHTLY TO MODERATELY IRRITATING. FIBERS MAY BE
ABRASIVE; PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE EYE.
SKIN CONTACT: SLIGHTLY TO (SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS (1994)
PREPARED BY NTP CLASSIFIED RESPIRABLE RCF & GLASSWOOL AS SUBSTANCES
REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGENS. IARC HAS CLASSIFIED CERAMIC FIBER,
FIBROUS GLASSWOOL & MINERAL WOOL (ROCKWOOD & SLAGWOOL) AS POSSIBLE
HUMAN CARCINOGENS (GROUP 2B) BASED ON SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF CARCINOGENICITY
IN (TRANSPORT INFO)
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE & CHRONIC (CONT):
MODERATELY IRRITATING. EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION, RASH
OR ITCHING. INGESTION: IF INGESTED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY, MAY CAUSE GI
DISTURBANCES . SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN. CHRONIC
EFFECTS: STUDIES TO DATE, INVOLVING OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED WORKERS, HAVE NOT
INDENTIFIED ANY INCREASED INCIDENCE OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE . LONG-TERM,
HIGH-DOSE EXPOSURE TO SPECIALLY-SIZED, RODENT RESPIRABLE FIBER HAS RESULTED
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIBROSIS, LUNG CANCER & MESOTHELIOMA IN RATS AND
HAMSTERS. SEE (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO & OTHE R INFO) SECTIONS FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING
DERMATITIS, ASTHMA OR CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE;
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ATOPIC (WITH A HISTORY OF ALLERGIES) MAY (NEUTRALIZING
AGENT)
First Aid: INHALATION: IF RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION OCCURS, RELOCATE
INDIVIDUAL TO A DUST FREE ENVIRONMENT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS. SEE (CONTROL MEASURES) SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO REDUCE
OR ELIMINATE EXPOSURE. EYE CONTACT: IF EYES BECOME IRRITATED, FLUSH
IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF LUKEWARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
EYELIDS SHOULD BE HELD AWAY FROM THE EYEBALL TO ENSURE THOROUGH RINSING. DO
NOT RUB EYES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT: IF
SKIN BECOMES IRRITATED, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. DO NOT RUB OR SCRATCH
EXPOSED SKIN. WASH AREA OF CONTACT (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO)
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: USE VACUUM SUCTION WITH HEPA FILTERS TO CLEAN UP
SPILLED MATERIAL. USE WET SWEEPING OR A DUST SUPPRESSANT WHERE SWEEPING IN
NECESSARY. WASTE DISPOSAL (CONT): REQUIREMENTS. UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIO
NS, IT IS THE WASTE GENERATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROPERLY CHARACTERIZE A
WASTE MATERIAL, TO DETERMINE IF IT IS A HAZARDOUS WASTE. EMPTY CONTAINERS:
PRODUCT PACKAGING MAY CONTAIN RESIDUE. DO NOT REUSE
Neutralizing Agent: N/P. MEDICAL COND AGGRAVATED BY EXPOS (CONT):
EXPERIENCE GREATER AMOUNTS OF SKIN & RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL: ALUMINOSILICATE FIBER IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A
HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS (40CFR261). CHECK LOCAL,
REGIONAL, STATE OR PROVINCIAL REGULATIONS FOR APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS F OR
DISPOSAL. ANY PROCESSING, USE, ALTERATION OR CHEMICAL ADDITIION TO THE
PRODUCT, AS PURCHASED, MAY ALTER THE DISPOSAL (SPILL RELEASE PROCEDURES)
Handling And Storage Precautions: HANDLE CERAMIC FIBER WITH CAUTION. MINIMIZE
AIRBORNE DUSTS BY AVOIDING UNNECESSARY DISTURBANCE OF MATERIALS. PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERTURED INCREASES RELATIVE FRIABILITY OF ALUMINOSILICATE
FI BERS. REMOVAL AND CLEAN UP OF AFTER SERVICE PRODUCT MAY RESULT IN EXPOSURE
TO A (OTHER PRECAUTIONS)
Other Precautions: HANDLING AND STORAGE PRECAUTIONS (CONT): MIXTURE OF
CRYSTALLINE PHASE SILICA AND VITREOUS ALUMINOSILICATE FIBER (SEE (OTHER
INFORMATION) SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS). DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCT'S USE, OTHE
R CONTAMINENTS MAY ALSO BE PRESENT. DURING REMOVAL, THE EXPOSED MATERIAL
SHOULD BE FREQUENTLY MISTED (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: NONE.
Autoignition Temp Text: NONE.
Extinguishing Media: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: SEE "EXTINGUISHING MEDIA" ABOVE. FIRFIGHTERS SHOULD
WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE. NFPA UNUSUAL HAZARDS: NONE. NFPA:
HEALTH - 1, FLAMMABILITY - 0, REACTIVITY - 0, SPECIAL HAZARDS - N/P.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: N.APP. UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: N.APP.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: WHEN ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS ARE
INSUFFICIENT, USE OF APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, PURSUANT TO
REQUIREMENTS OF OSHA 1910.134 & 29 CFR 1926.103, IS RECOMMENDED. OSHA HAS
NOT E STABLISHED A SPECIFIC PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL) FOR RCF.
EVALUATION OF WORKPLACE HAZARDS & IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE
REPSIRATORY (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO)
Ventilation: DUST SUPPRESSING CONTROL TECHNIQUES SUCH AS LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION, POINT OF GENERATION DUST COLLECTION, DOWN DRAFT WORK
(SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
Protective Gloves: WEAR (IMPERVIOUS - FP N) GLOVES AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN
IRRITATION.
Eye Protection: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR CHEMICAL GOGGLES (ANSI APPROVED - FP N)
TO (OTHER INFO)
Other Protective Equipment: WEAR HEAD COVERINGS AND FULL BODY CLOTHING AS
NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN IRRITATION. WASHABLE OR DISPOSABLE CLOTHING MAY BE
USED. IF POSSIBLE, DO NOT TAKE UNWASHED CLOTHING HOME. (WORK HYGENIC
PRACTICE)
Work Hygienic Practices: OTHER PROTECT EQUIP (CONT): IF POSSIBLE, DO NOT TAKE
UNWASHED CLOTHING HOME. WORK CLOTHES SHOULD BE WASHED SEPARATELY FROM OTHER
CLOTHING & WASHING MACHINE RINSED THOROUGHLY FOLLOWING USE. (OTHER INFO)
Supplemental Safety and Health: VENTILATION (CONT): STATIONS, EMISSION
CONTROLING TOOL DESIGNS, AND MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ARE EFFECTIVE MEANS
OF MINIMIZING AIRBORNE FIBER EMISSIONS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT
UNIFRAX CORPORATION PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP INFO LINE AT 1-800-322-2293 (SEE
(OTHER INFORMATION) SECTION).
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: N.APP.
Melt/Freeze Pt: =1760.C, ######F
Vapor Pres: N. APP.
Vapor Density: N. APP.
Spec Gravity: 2.73
PH: N. APP.
Solubility in Water: N. APP.
Appearance and Odor: WHITE, ODORLESS FIBROUS ROPE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N. APP.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE.
Materials To Avoid: SOLUBLE IN HYDROFLUORIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, AND
CONCENTRATED ALKALI.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: CONTACT NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER FOR
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION (FP N). FIRST AID (CONT): THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP
AND WATER. USING A SKIN CREAM OR LOTION AFTER WASHING MAY BE HELPFUL.
INGESTIO N: IF GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION OCCURE, RELOCATE INDIVIDUAL TO A
DUST FREE ENVIRONMENT. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. NOTES TO
PHYSICIANS: SKIN AND RESPIRATORY EFFECTS ARE THE RESULT OF MECHANICAL
IRRITATION; FIBER EXPOSURE DOES NOT RESULT IN ALLERGIC MANIFESTATIONS.
RESPIRATORY PROT (CONT): PROTECTION IS BEST PERFORMED ON A CASE BY CASE
BASIS, BY A QUALIFIED INDUSTRIAL HYGIENI ST. CONTACT NEHC FOR ADDITIONAL
INFO.
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Ecological Information
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Ecological: ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. DISTRIBUTION: NO
DATA AVAILABLE. CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. OTHER
PRECAUTIONS (CONT): MISTED WITH WATER TO MINIMIZE AIRBORN E DUST. A
SURFACTANT MAY BE ADDED TO THE WATER TO IMPROVE THE WETTING PROCESS. USE ONLY
ENOUGH WATER TO WET THE INSULATION. DO NOT ALLOW WATER TO ACCUMULATE ON
FLOORS. CLEAN UP: DUST SUPRESSING CLEAN ING METHODS SUCH AS WET SWEEPING OF
VACUUMING SHOULD BE USED TO CLEAN THE WORK AREA. IF VACUUMING IS USED, THE
VACUUM MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HEPA FILTER. COMPRESSED AIR OR DRY SWEEPING
SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR CLEANING. DUST (TRANSPORT INFO)
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Sara Title III Information: SARA SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: DELAYED
HAZARD. TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SARA
SECTION 313 (40 CFR 372): NONE. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO N
OTIFICATION & INVENTORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SARA 302 (40 CFR 355)
& SECTION /311/312 (40 CFR 370): NONE. FEDERAL REGS (CONT):
CONTAINS REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER & IS SUBJECT TO EPA TSCA SE CTION 5(E)
CONSENT ORDER & MAY BE SUBJECT TO TSCA SECTION 12(B) EXPORT NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS. MONITORING OF AIRBORNE WORKPLACE FIBER CONCENTRATIONS IS BEING
CONDUCTED UNDER CONSENT ORDER. CONTACT UNIFRAX CORP. FOR MORE INFO (STATE
REGS)
Federal Regulatory Information: CERCLA REGULATED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NONE.
CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 112 REGULATED HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: NONE. MOST RCF
PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THIS PRODUCT, ARE COMPOSED OF RCF WITH AN AVERAGE
DIAMETER GREATER THAN 1 MICRON & THEREFORE ARE NOT CONSIDERED CERCLA
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS. SEE 60 FR 30394 (JUNE 12,
1995). TSCA: ALL SUBSTANCES IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED, AS REQU IRED, ON THE
TSCA INVENTORY. REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A CAS
NUMBER;HOWEVER, IT IS A SIMPLE MIXTURE & NOT REQUIRED TO BE LISTED ON
TSCA INVENTORY. THE COMPONENTS OF RCF ARE LISTED ON THE INVENTORY. THIS
PRODUCT (SARA III)
State Regulatory Information: CALIFORNIA PROP 65: CERAMIC FIBERS (AIRBORNE
APRTICLES OF RESPIRABLE SIZE), CAS # 142844-00-6. GLASSWOOL FIBERS (AIRBORNE
PARTICLES OF RESPIRABLE SIZE), CAS# 65997-17-3. NEW JERSEY WORKER &
COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT: NO CHEMICALS LISTED. PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW
LAW: NO CHEMICALS LISTED. STATE REGS (CONT): INTERNATIONAL REGS:
CANADIAN W CATEGORIES: OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS. CANADIAN ENVIR ONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT (CEPA): ALL SUBSTANCES IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED, AS
REQUIRED, ON THE DOMES TIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL). CHEMICALS LISTED ON
NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST: NONE.
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Other Information
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Other Information: CHEMICAL NAME: VITREOUS ALUMINOSILICATE FIBERS. GRADE(S):
ROPE, HIGH DENSITY ROPE. PHYSICAL / CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (CONT):
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: N.APP. MOLECULAR FORMULA: AL2O3SIO2. EYE PROTEC TION
(CONT): PREVENT EYE CONTACT. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES UNLESS CHEMICAL
GOGGLES ARE ALSO WORN. DO NOT TOUCH EYES WITH CONTAMINATED BODY PARTS OR
MATERIALS. HAVE EYE WASHING FACILITIES READILY AVA ILABLE WHERE EYE CONTACT
CAN OCCUR. WORK HYGENIC PRACT (CONT): INFORM THE LAUNDERER OF THE PROPER
PROCEDURES. STORE WORK CLOTHES AND STREET CLOTHES SEPARATELY TO PREVENT
CONTAMINATION. CON TACT NEHC FOR ADDITIONAL INFO (FP N).
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: FIBERFRAX ROPES
Company: UNIFRAX CORPORATION
Street: 2351 WHIRLPOOL ST
City: NIAGARA FALLS NY
Zipcode: 14305-2413
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 08/15/2001
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: WARNING
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Moderate
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION, SCRATCHINESS OF THE NOSE OR THROAT, COUGH OR CHEST DISCOMFORT.
EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE SLIGHT TO MODERATE IRRITATION. FIBERS MAY BE ABRASIVE;
PR OLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE EYE. SKIN
CONTACT MAY CAUSE SLIGHT TO MODERATE IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION, RASH OR
ITCHING. INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCE S, NAUSEA,
VIMITING, OR ABDOMINAL PAIN. CHRONIC: CANCER HAZARD CERAMIC REFRACTORY
FIBERS MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER.
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