Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: BURNING & IRRITATION. SKINL:
IRRITATION & DERMATITIS. INHALATION: DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, BLURRED
VISION & UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INGESTION: NAUSEA & VOMITING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA IS A SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: BURNING & IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION &
DERMATITIS. INHALATION: DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, BLURRED VISION &
UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INGESTION: NAUSEA & VOMITING.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:105F
Lower Limits:0.7%
Upper Limits:6%
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, CO2, FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING
SELF-CONTAINED RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT OPERATED IN A POSITIVE MODE.
DON'T USE DIRECT WATER STREAMS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRESSURE INCREASES IN OVER-HEATED,
TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS. VAPORS ARE VOLATILE/>AIR & WILL COLLECT
IN LOW LYING AREAS. DON'T WELD.
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. USE
ABSORBENT MATERIAL TO SOAK UP SPILL. SHOVEL & SWEEP INTO CONTAINER
FOR DISPOSAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID SKIN CONTACT & INHALATION OF
VAPORS. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED & OUT OF
DIRECT SUNLIGHT. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. EMPTY CONTAINERS WILL
RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES. DON'T CUT, PRESSURIZE, WELD OR EXPOSE TO
OPEN FLAMES OF OTHER IGNITION SOURCE. DON'T USE CONTACT LENSES WHEN
HANDLING PROD UCT.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN CONFINED OR
POORLY VENTILATED AREAS
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL/MECHANICAL EXHAUST TO CONTROL TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS APRON, BOOTS & FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUHGLY AFTER USING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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