MSDS NAME:ZIRCON POWDER/FLOUR/SAND/FASSHELL TM/ZIRCON CS & ES
NIIN:00F036304
MSDS Number: BVRMB
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:RANSOM & RANDOLPH/DENTSPLY
Address:120 W WAYNE ST
City:MAUMEE
State:OH
ZIP:43537-2151
Country:US
Info Phone Num:419-893-9497
Emergency Phone Num:419-893-9497
CAGE:EO128
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:R AND R/DENTSPLY
Address:120 W WAYNE ST
Box:City:MAUMEE
State:OH
ZIP:43537-2151
Country:US
CAGE:49867
Company:RANSOM & RANDOLPH/DENTSPLY
Address:120 W WAYNE ST
City:MAUMEE
State:OH
ZIP:43537-2151
Country:US
Phone:419-893-9497
CAGE:EO128
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE
CRYSTALLINE SILICA MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURY. ACUTE/RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING SILICOSIS MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN HEAVY
EXPOSURE. SILICOSIS IS A FORM OF DISA BLING PULMONARY FIBROSIS
WHICH CAN BE PROGRESSIVE & MAY LEAD TO DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:COUGH, TIGHTNESS IN CHEST, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
IRRITATION, WHEEZING & SPUTUM PRODUCTION, LUNG SCARRING, HEART
ENLARGEMENT, HEART & PULMONARY FAILURE
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY/PULMONARY
DISEASE/CONDITION SUCH AS BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA & ASTHMA.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:IF SYMPTOMS OF DISCOMFORT/IRRITATION OCCUR DUE TO MATERIAL,
REMOVE AFFECTED PERSONS TO FRESH AIR. IF POWDER ENTERS EYES, FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CO2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID EYE & SKIN CONTACT. DON'T INHALE DUST.
WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST/MIST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
Spill Release Procedures:USE DUSTLESS METHODS (VACUUM) & PLACE INTO
CLOSABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL/FLUSH W/WATER. DON'T DRY SWEEP.
WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREAKAGE OF BAGGED
MATERIAL/SPILLS OF BULK MATERIAL. USE DUSTLESS SYSTEMS FOR
HANDLING, STORAGE & CLEAN UP SO THAT DUST DOESN'T EXCEED THE PEL.
Other Precautions:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION & DUST COLLECTION. DON'T
PERMIT DUST TO COLLECT ON WALLS, FLOORS & EQUIPMENT. MAINTAIN,
CLEAN & FIT TEST RESPIRATORS. MAINTAIN & TEST VENTILATION & DUST
COLLECTION EQUIPMENT. DON'T SMOKE.
Respiratory Protection:UP TO 5 X PEL: DUST RESPIRATOR. UP TO 10 X PEL:
FUME RESPIRATOR/SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR. UP TO 50 X PEL: HIGH
EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE. UP TO
500 X PEL: AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/PARTICULATE FILTER. (SUPP)
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF RESPIRABLE
DUST TO THE PEL. USE DUSTLESS SYSTEMS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS CLOTH, RUBBER/LEATHER
Eye Protection:SHIELD/SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:BOOTS, APRONS/CHEMICAL SUITS
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH/VACUUM CLOTHING WHICH HAS BECOME DUSTY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION CONT'D: >550 X PEL: SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARTUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND. ABRASIVE
BLASTING: SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR W/A FULL FACEPIECE NIOSH/MSHA
APPR OVED.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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