Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HEALTH HAZARDS ARE BASED ON WOOD DUST.
EYES: MECHANICAL IRRITATION. SKIN: ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS IN
SENSITIZED INDIVIDUALS. IRRITATION RESULTING IN ERTHEMA.
INHALATION: NASAL BLOCKAGE. RESPIRATOR Y SENSITIZATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: HIVES. INHALATION: DRYNESS OF NOSE, DRY
COUGH, & HEADACHES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:WOOD DUST MAY AGGRAVATE
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS OR ALLERGIES.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER. SKIN: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF RASH,
IRRITATION OR DERMATITIS PERSISTS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR.OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, SAND
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DEPENDING MOISTURE CONTENT OR PARTICLE
DIAMETER, WOOD DUST MAY EXPLODE. AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION OF 40
GM/CUM OF AIR IS USED AS LEL OF WOOD DUSTS.
Spill Release Procedures:WOOD DUST MAY BE VACUUMED OR SHOVELED FOR
RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL. AVOID DUSTY CONDITIONS & PROVIDE GOOD
VENTILATION. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR & GOGGLES WHERE
VENTILATION ISN'T POSSIBLE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTILATED, COOL, DRY
PLACE AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME.
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST, MECHANICAL (GENERAL)
Protective Gloves:CLOTH, CANVAS OR LEATHER
Eye Protection:GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:OUTER GARMENTS MAY BE DESIRABLE IN EXTREMELY
DUSTY AREAS.
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW GOOD HYGIENIC & HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CLEAN UP AREAS WHERE DUST SETTLES TO AVOID EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF
THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. MINIMIZE BLOWDONW OR OTHER PRACTICIES
WHICH GENERATE HIGH AIRBORNE DUST CONCENTRATIONS.
Waste Disposal Methods:IF DISPOSED IN PURCHASED FORM, INCINERATION
PREFERRED. DRY LAND DISPOSAL ACCEPTABLE IN MOST STATES. IT'S THE
USER'S RESPONSIBLITITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER PRODUCT MEETS RCRA
CRITERIA FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE . IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
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