Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: DERMATITIS.
INHALATION: NASAL DRYNESS, IRRITATION, OBSTRUCTION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, SNEEZING, SINUSITIS & COLDS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: DERMATITIS. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY
SENSITIZATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER TO REMOVE DUST PARTICLES. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: REMOVE, IF RASH OR PERSISTENT IRRITATION
OR DERMATITIS OCCURS, GET MEDIAL ADVICE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL C ASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER, SAND, CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER TO WET DOWN WOOD DUST TO REDUCE
IGNITION OR DISPERSION OF DUST INTO THE AIR. REMOVE BURNED OR WET
DUST TO OPEN AREA AFTER FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WOOD DUST IS STRONG TO SEVERE EXPLOSION
HAZARD IF DUST "CLOUD" CONTACTS AN IGNITION SOURCE. AUTOIGNITION
TEMP: VARIABLE (TYPICALLY 400-500F)
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACUUM SPILLS FOR RECOVERY DISPOSAL.
AVOID CREATING DUST CONDITIONS. PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION WHERE DUST
CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. PLACE RECOVERED WOOD DUST IN CONTAINER FOR
PROPER DISPOSAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID OPEN FLAME. AVOID EYE & SKIN
CONTACT. AVOID BREATHING OF WOOD DUST IN AIR.
Respiratory Protection:USE APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:ADEQUATE GENERAL & LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES
Work Hygienic Practices:CAREFUL BATHING & CLEAN CLOTHES ARE INDICATED
AFTER EXPOSURE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO WOOD DUST HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SOME OBSERVERS TO
BE ASSOICATED W/NASAL CANCER. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT
W/SKIN AND BREATHING OF WOOD DUST IN AIR.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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