LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PHENOLIC RESIN MAY CAUSE SKIN
SENSITIZATION AND DERMATITIS. RESIDUAL PHENOL AND FORMALDEHYDE
VAPORS MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY AND EYE IRRITATION OR BURNING. PHENOL
MAY BURN, ANESTHETIZE OR BE ABSORBED THR OUGH SKIN CAUSING SYSTEMIC
POISONING. FORMALDEHYDE IS A SEVERE IRRITANT. PHENOL/FORMALDEHYDE
INGESTION (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE:GROUP 2A (IARC);
ANTICIPATED TO BE A CARCINOGEN (NTP), OSHA REGULATED.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MAY CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY INJURY.
SILICOSIS (MASSES OF FIBROUS TISSUE GROWTH IN LUNGS) CAN RESULT
FROM PROLONGED SILICA INHALATION, PROGRESSIVELY CAUSING SHORTNESS
OF BREATH, LIMITED CHEST EXP ANSION, COUGH, PAIN IN LUNGS, AND
EVENTUAL DEATH. FIBERS CAUSE MECHANICAL SKIN IRRITATION & POSSIBLE
RESP IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYE:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, CALL MD.
SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. COOL WATER RINSING HELPS REMOVE
FIBERS. INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
EQUIPMENT . EXOTHERM:DISSIPATE HEAT BY SPREADING MATL APART &
DOUSING W/WATER. CNTN EMISSIONS USING LOC EXHST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXOTHERMIC POLYMERIZATION MAY OCCUR.
Spill Release Procedures:PICK UP AND USE UNCONTAMINATED MATERIAL.
CONTAMINATED MATERIAL SHOULD BE PICKED UP AND DISPOSED OF PROPERLY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT OR BELOW 50F OR AS REQUIRED
BY MATERIAL SPECIFICATION TO PROLONG STORAGE LIFE.
Other Precautions:HAZARDOUS OR NUISACNE MATERIALS MAY BE RELEASED AS
DUSTS WHEN MACHINING CURED PRODUCTS.
Respiratory Protection:USUALLY NOT NEEDED, USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR IF TLV'S IS EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE,
HANDLE WITH CARE AND AVOID UNNECESSARY PERSONAL CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR PT#/TRADE NAME:/GLASS PREPEG.
Spec Gravity:1.78
Appearance and Odor:BLACK IMPREGNATED SHEETS/PHENOLIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:1-4 WT
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDZERS, STRONG ACIDS, STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO*X, PHENOL, FORMALDEHYDE, SILICA
DUST.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:EXOTHERMIC POLYMERIZATION CAN OCCUR
WITH RAPID OR EXCESSIVE HEAT. WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION TOX
EMISSIONS ARE RELD.
Waste Disposal Methods:THIS MATERIAL, IF DISCARDED, MAY BE CONSIDERED A
HAZARDOUS WASTE AS DEFINED IN 40 CFR 261 BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS AND BECAUSE OF ITS REACTIVITY. INCINERATE OR
LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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