Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: DIGESTIVE TRACT IRRITATION.
EYES: IRRITATION, BURNING & ABRASIONS OF THE CORNEA. SKIN: DRYNESS,
ITCHING, RASHES, BURNS, ABRASION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: DERMATITIS & SENSITIZATION. INHALATION:
IRREVERSIBLE FIBROSIS OF THE LUNGS (SILICOSIS). RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION & DAMAGE TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: RINSE W/WATER, THEN WASH W/SOAP & WATER. DON'T RUB
UNTIL SKIN IS FREE OF MATERIAL. EYES: RINSE W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINS. DON'T RUB EYES. INGESTION: GIVE ONE OR TWO
GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. NOTE
TO PHYSICIAN: MUCOUSAL INJURY FOLLOWING INGESTION MAY
CONTRAINDICATE INDUCTION OF VOMITING FOR TREATMENT OF INGESTION.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Spill Release Procedures:KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. WEAR PERSONAL
PROTECTION. COLLECT SPILLED POWDER BY DUSTLESS METHODS & PLACE IN
CONTAINERS. DIKE SPILL OF MIXED MATERIAL W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL &
SHOVEL INTO WASTE CONTAINE RS. WET MATERIAL MAY BE SLIPPERY.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA OFF GROUND.
MINIMIZE GENERATION OF DUSTS. INGREDIENTS ARE STONGLY ALKALINE WHEN
MIXED W/WATER.
Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN & EYE CONTACT. AVOID BREATHING DUSTS.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST WHEN
EXPOSURE LIMITS AE EXCEEDED
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO KEEP BELOW APPLICABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL TIGHT GOGGLES, FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY GLASSES, EYEWASH STATION
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ALL INGREDIENTS HAVE EXTREMELY HIGH MELTING & BOILING POINTS.
Waste Disposal Methods:REUSE POWDER OR MIXED MATERIAL IF
UNCONTAMINATED. DISCARDED PRODUCT & HARDENED MORTAR ARE
NON-HAZARDOUS WASTES UNDER RCRA. DISPOSE OF NONHAZARDOUS WASTE IN
ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGULAT IONS.
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