Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION
OF THE NOSE & THROAT. SKIN/EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION DUE TO
ABRASIVE ACTION OF THE DUST.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: THOROUGHLY WASH AREA
W/MILD SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.
INGESTION: DILUTE W/A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER, INDUCE VOMITING.
OBTAIN MEDICAL AT TENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:INERT POWDER, DRY SAND/LIMESTONE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FOR POWDER FIRE CONFINED TO A SMALL AREA, USE
A REPIRATOR APPROVED FOR TOXIC DUST & FUMES. LARGE: USE SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST MAY PRESENT A FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD
UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS. IGNITION TEMP: 1112F.
Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA &
CLEAN UP USING METHODS SUCH AS VACUUMING W/APPROPRIATE FILTER TO
PREVENT AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS WHICH EXCEED THE PEL/TLV. IF AIRBORNE
DUST IS GENERATED, USE AN APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED, WHENEVER
POSSIBLE. USE CLEAN UP METHODS WHICH MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION SUCH
AS VACUUMING/WET CLEAN UP.
Other Precautions:USE AN APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF
AIRBORNE DUST CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THE APPROPRIATE PEL/TLV. DON'T
SHAKE CLOTHING/OTHER ITEMS TO REMOVE DUST. USE A VACUUM CLEANER.
AVOID DUST INHALATIO N & DIRECT SKIN CONTACT. DON'T INGEST.
Respiratory Protection:USE AN APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF
AIRBORNE DUST CONCENTRATIN EXCEEDS THE APPROPRIATE PEL/TLV.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO LIMIT PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO LEVELS WHICH
DON'T EXCEED THE TLV.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. MAY BE SOLD AS SCRAP FOR RECLAIM/RETURNED TO THE
PRODUCER.
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