Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NO INJURY FROM SILICA DUST
SHOULD OCCUR DURING REASONABLE USE. IF USE CREATES RESPIRABLE
PARTICLES, SOME RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS INJURY MAY OCCUR, MUCOUS
MEMBRANE IRRITATION. EYES/SKIN: IRRITA TION. INGESTION: INTESTINAL
TRACT IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CRYSTALLINE SILICA IS A SUSPECTED HUMAN
CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: NO INJURY FROM SILICA DUST SHOULD
OCCUR DURING REASONABLE USE. IF USE CREATES RESPIRABLE PARTICLES,
SOME RESPIRATORY SYSTEM INJURY MAY OCCUR, MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITATION. EYES/SKIN: IRRITAT ION. INGESTION: INTESTINAL TRACT
IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ALLERGIC CONDITIONS
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:250F
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, SAND
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CANS MAY RUPTURE WHEN HEATED & BURST CO2
& SILICONE DIOXIDE.
Respiratory Protection:USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF
>TLV. USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN SPRAYING MORE THAN ONE
HALF CAN CONTINUOUSLY OR MORE THAN 1 CAN CONSECUTIVELY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:BUTYL
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE & PANTS
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE. DON'T SMOKE WHILE USING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Vapor Pres:60 PSIG
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1): >1
Solubility in Water:<1%
Appearance and Odor:RED PASTE W/SLIGHT ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN
FLAME, TEMPERATURES >120F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SILICONE DIOXIDE, CO2
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN LANDFILL AS SYNTHETIC RUBBER SCRAP IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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