Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE TO
AIRBORNE ASBESTOS FIBERS FROM SANDING, CUTTING, SCRAPPING, FILING,
ETC. MAY LEAD TO ASBESTOSIS AND MESOTHELIOMA. SMOKING COMBINED WITH
FIBER INHALATION GREATLY INCREA SES LUNG CANCER RISK.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:OVEREXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
OF ASBESTOS MAY LEAD TO ASBESTOSIS AND MESOTHELIOMA.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION OF AIRBORNE DUST CONTAINING ASBESTOS
FIBERS ON REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE OR CAN LEAD TO ASBESTOSIS /
MESOTHELIOMA; DUST MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE OR
PERSONS WHO SMOKE MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO DUST
CONTAINING ASBESTOS FIBERS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE:
PROMPTLY FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE LIFTING
EYELID. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: PROMPTLY FLUSH WITH SOAP AND
WATER. REM OVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS. INGESTION: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION AS REQUIRED.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS NOT FLAMMABLE ; USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE
TOXIC. USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN FIGHTING FIRES
INVOLVING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTION. VACUUM OR WET
CLEAN IF DUST IS INVOLVED. ANY VACUUM SYSTEM SHOULD BE EQUIPPED
WITH AN OUTLET "HEPA" FILTER TO PREVENT REINTRODUCING ASBESTOS
FIBERS TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE IN A MATTER TO MINIMIZE
FORMATION OR RETENTION OF AIRBORNE DUST. USE PROPER PERSONAL
PROTECTION FOR TASK AT HAND.
Other Precautions:AS MANUFACTURED, ENCAPSULATED ASBESTOS DOES NOT
PRESENT A HAZARD. HOWEVER, IF DUST IS GENERATED BY SANDING,
GRINDING, SCRAPPING OR OTHER ABRADING ACTIONS, ASBESTOS FIBERS MAY
BECOME AIRBORNE.
Respiratory Protection:EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE ASBESTOS SHALL NOT EXCEED
0.2 FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER OF AIR AS AN 8-HOUR TWA. USE NIOSH
APPROVED FULL FACEPIECE AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR EQUIPPED WITH HEPA
FILTER OR AIR SUPP LIED RESPIRATOR IN PRESSURE DEMAND MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED IN OPERATIONS WHERE DUST IS
GENERATED SUCH AS CUTTING, GRINDING, SCRAPPING, ETC.
Protective Gloves:SELECT TYPE REQUIRED FOR WORK BEING DONE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WORK CLOTHES OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBERS. AVOID CREATING DUST. CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE
HAZARD. AVOID BREATHING AIRBORNE ASBESTOS FIBERS.
HCC:T6
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:>900F,>482C
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:GASKET, F33 SOLID SINGLE OR COMPOSITON NONMETALLIC
MATERIAL; O.D. 6.625"
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AIRBORNE ASBESTOS DUST
Waste Disposal Methods:DUST SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANT I/A/W 40CFR61 SUBPART "M" PERTAINING TO ASBESTOS. USE
LANDFILLS APPROVED FOR ASBESTOS DISPOSAL. INDICATE IF ITEM UNDER
CONSIDERATION FOR DISPOSAL IS "FRIABLE OR NON-FRIABLE".
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