MSDS NAME:LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; LDPE
NIIN:00F046519
MSDS Number: BYNBT
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:V & A PROCESS CO INC.
Address:1230 COLORADO AVE.
City:LORAINE
State:OH
ZIP:44052-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:216-288-8137
Emergency Phone Num:216-288-8137
CAGE:3W822
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:V & A PROCESS CO INC.
Address:1230 COLORADO AVE.
City:LORAINE
State:OH
ZIP:44052-5000
Country:US
Phone:216-288-8137
CAGE:3W822
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:POLYETHYLENE, POLYETHYLENE RESIN (HOMOPOLYMER); POLYWAX
1000 (CARCINOGEN BY IARC GROUP 3) *95-4*
CAS:9002-88-4
RTECS #:TQ3325000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NUISANCE DUST CAN BE
CAUSED BY HANDLING & SOME OPERATIONS. FUMES MAY BE GENERATED IN
OPERATIONS USING HEATED POLYETHYLENE. SKIN: THE PELLETS CAN BE
ABRASIVE & MOLTEN/HEATED MATERIAL CAN CA USE SERIOUS BURNS TO
UNPROTECTED SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
GIVE CPR, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM/CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE W/FULL
FACEPIECE. WATER SPRAY SHOULD BE APPLIED FROM A FOGGING NOZZLE
SINCE POLYETHYLENE IS A SURFACE BURNING MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THE APPLICATION OF HIGH VELOCITY WATER
WILL SPREAD THE BURNING SURFACE LAYER. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 645F,
METHOD: PMCC.
Spill Release Procedures:NORMAL PROCEDURES. USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PRACTICES. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION & PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING. CONTAIN MATERIAL. TRANSFER TO SECURE CONTAINERS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Other Precautions:THE HANDLING OF PELLETS IN BOTH LOADING & UNLOADING
OPERATIONS AS WELL AS FABRICATION MAY CAUSE NUISANCE DUST TO BE
FORMED & NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION SHOULD BE
USED.
Respiratory Protection:WHERE EXPOSURE TO NUISANCE DUST CAN EXCEED
ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT. RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE SELECTED BASED ON THE FORM &
CONCENTRATION OF CONTAMINAN T IN AIR IAW/OSHA.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:HEAT PROTECTIVE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:219-239F
Spec Gravity:0.910-0.925
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:THREE/EIGHT INCHES WHITE TO OPAQUE SOLID PELLETS
W/NO ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY BURN/REACT VIOLENTLY W/FLUORINE-OXYGEN MIXTURES W/50-100% FLUORINE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON, CO, CO2, WATER & ORGANIC
VAPORS.
Waste Disposal Methods:ALL RECOVERED MATERIAL SHOULD BE PACKAGED,
LABELED, TRANSPORTED & DISPOSED/RECLAIMED IN CONFORMANCE
W/APPLICABLE LAWS & REGULATION IN CONFORMANCE W/GOOD ENGINEERING
PRACTICES. RECLAIM WHERE POSSIBLE.
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