=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:FIBERFRAX TAPE
NIIN:00N011634
MSDS Number: CDZJL
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:CARBORUNDUM CO
Box:808
City:NIAGARA FALLS
State:NY
ZIP:14302
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-278-2183
Emergency Phone Num:800-321-8642;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO706
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:CARBORUNDUM CO
Box:808
City:NIAGARA FALLS
State:NY
ZIP:14302
Country:US
Phone:716-278-2183
CAGE:HO706
Company:UNIFRAX CORPORATION
Address:2351 WHIRLPOOL ST
Box:City:NIAGARA FALLS
State:NY
ZIP:14305-2413
Country:US
Phone:800-322-2293(M-F;8-430EST)
CAGE:61158

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:OTHER PREC:MAY UNDERGO PARTIAL CONVERSION TO CRISTOBALITE,
    FORM OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA. RXN OCCURS @ FURNACE (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12:LINING HOT FACE. AS CONSEQUENCE, MATL BECOMES MORE
    FRIABLE; SPEC CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13:GENERATION OF AIRBORNE DUST. AMT OF CRISTOBALITE
    PRESENT WILL DEPEND ON TEMP & LENGTH IN SERVICE. (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14:INSULATION SURF SHOULD LIGHTLY SPRAYED W/WATER
    BEFORE REMOVAL TO SUPPRESS AIRBONRE DUST. AS WATER EVAP (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15:DURING REMOVAL, ADDNL WATER SHOULD BE SPRAYED ON
    SURF AS NEEDED. ONLY ENOUGH WATER SHOULD BE SPRAYED TO (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16:SUPPRESS DUST SO THAT WATER DOES NOT RUN ONTO FLOOR
    OF WORK AREA. TO AID WETTING PROCESS, SURFACTANT CAN(ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17:BE USED. AFTER RCF REMOVAL IS COMPLETED,
    DUST-SUPPRESSING CLEANING METH, SUCH AS WET SWEEPING OR (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18:VACUUMING, SHOULD BE USED TO CLEAN WORK AREA. IF DRY
    VACUUMING IS USED, VACUUM MUST BE EQUIPPED W/HEPA (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19:FILTER. AIR BLOWING/DRY SWEEPING SHOULD NOT BE USED.
    DUST-SUPPRESSING COMPONENTS CAN BE USED TO CLEAN UP (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20:LIGHT DUST. CONT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN UNLESS
    CHEM GOGG ARE ALSO USED & CARE IS TAKEN NOT TO TOUCH (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21:EYES W/CONTAMD BODY PARTS OR MATERIALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT:/POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP EQUIPPED W/HEPA
    FILTER CARTRIDGES. CONT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:HYGIENE PRACT:SEPARATELY FROM OTHER CLTHG. RINSE WASHING
    MACHINE THORO AFTER USE. IF CLTHG IS TO BE LAUNDERED BY(ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 24:SOMEONE ELSE, INFORM OF PROPER PROC. WORK CLOTHES &
    STREET CLOTHES SHOULD BE KEPT SEPARATE TO PVNT CONTAM.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ALUMINOSILICATE (VITREOUS)
Fraction by Wt: 75-85%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:VISCOSE RAYON
CAS:61788-77-0
Fraction by Wt: 15-25%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPDAT:IF SYMPS SUCH AS SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGH,
    WHEEZING/CHEST PAIN DEVELOP, SEEK MED ATTN. IF VICTIM (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3:EXPERIENCES CONTINUED BRTHG DFCLTYS, ADMINISTER OXYG
    UNTIL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE RENDERED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC:EXPOSURE DURING CLEAN UP OF SPILLED MATERIAL AND
    MUST BE FOLLOWED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:WASTE DISP METH:DESIGNATED AS HAZ ACCORDING TO ST REGS.
    SUBSTANCE COULD ALSO BECOME HAZ WASTE IF IT IS MIXED W/OR(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:COMES IN CONT W/HAZ WASTE. CHECK 40 CFR 261 TO DETERM
    WHETHER IT IS HAZ WASTE. IF IT IS HAZ WASTE, REGS @ (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:40 CFR 262, 263, 264, 268 & 270 APPLY. CHEM ADDNS,
    PROCESSING/OTHERWISE ALTERING MATL MAY MAKE WASTE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8:MANAGEMENT INFO PRESENTED IN MSDS INCOMPLETE,
    INACCURATE/OTHERWISE INAPPROP. TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9:TREATMENT, & DISP OF WASTE MATL MUST BE CONDUCTED IN
    COMPLIANCE W/ALL APPLIC FED, ST & LOC REGS, & IN SUCH(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10:A MANNER AS TO ASSURE NO DISCHARGE TO A SOURCE OF
    DRINKING WATER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INGEST:GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURB,
    IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DIARRHEA.
    SKIN:SLIGHTLY TO MODERATELY IRRITATING, INFLAMMATION AND RASH.
    EYE:SLIGHTLY TO MODERATELY IRRITATING.  ABRASIVE ACTION MAY DAMAGE
    TO OUTER SURFACE OF EYE. INHAL:RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
    EPIDEMIOLOGY: (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DECR IN SOME MEASURES OF PULMONARY
    FUNCTION. THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE CLINICALLY INSIGNIFICANT. PLEURAL
    PLAQUES (THICKENING ALONG CHEST WALL) HAVE BEEN OSBERVED. TOX:RATS
    DEVELOPED PROGRESSIVE  LUNG DAMAGE (INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS) &
    CANCERS OF LUNG & OF PLEURA. FOR MORE SPECIFIC HLTH HAZARDS CONT
    NECH .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS MAY
    BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE, SPECIFICALLY, BRONCHIAL HYPER-ACTIVITY &
    CHRONIC BRONCHIAL OR LUNG DISEASE.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INGEST:PREFERRED METH OF ELIM IS THRU NATRL GI ELIM.
    INDUCTION OF VOMIT IS NOT REC, AS THIS MAY CAUSE ASPIR OF FIBER
    INTO LUNGS. DRINK EXTRA WATER. GET MED ATTN IF GI SYMPS DEVELOP,
    FOR EXAMPLE, IRRIT , NAUS, VOMIT, ABDOM PAIN & DIARR. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH AREA OF CONT THORO W/SOAP & WATER. DO NOT
    RUB/SCRATCH EXPOSED SKIN. USING SKIN CREAM/LOTION AFTER WASHING MAY
    BE HELPFUL. (SUPDAT)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:USE VACUUM SUCTION W/HEPA FILTERS TO CLEAN UP
    SPILLED MATL. USE WET SWEEPING/DUST SUPPRESSANT WHERE SWEEPING IS
    NEC. AVOID CLEAN UP PROC THAT MAY RSLT IN WATER POLLUTION. PERSONAL
    SFTY, HNDLG & EXPOS  REC DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE IN MSDS APPLY TO (ING
    5)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:CERAMIC FIBER SHOULD BE HNDLD
    W/CAUTION. EMPTY CNTNRS:PRODUCT PACKAGING MAY CONTAIN PRODUCT
    RESIDUE. DO NOT REUSE.
Other Precautions:IN PARTICULAR, WHEN HNDLG REFRACTOR CERAMIC FIBER IN
    ANY APPLIC, SPEC CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID UNNEC CUTTING &
    TEARING OF MATL TO MINIMIZE GENERATION OF AIRBORNE DUST. PROD WHICH
    HAS BEEN IN S ERVICE @ ELEVATED TEMPS(>1800F) (ING 12)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPRVD RESPS:DISPOSABLE DUST RESP.
    HALF-FACE, AIR-PURIFYING RESP EQUIPPED W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY
    PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTER CARTRIDGES. FULL FACE, AIR-PURIFYING
    RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE	AIR (HEPA) FILTER CARTRIDGES
    (ING 23)
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . HATS
    & FULL BODY COVERING TO PVNT SKIN IRRIT AS NECESSARY.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASHABLE/DISPOSABLE CLTHG MAY BE USED. DO NOT
    TAKE UNWASH WORK CLTHG HOME. WORK CLOTHES SHOULD BE WASHED (ING 24)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT PERSISTS. EYE:FLUSH IMMED W/LG
    AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. EYELIDS SHOULD BE HELD AWAY FROM
    EYEBALL TO ENSURE THOROUGH RINSING. DO NOT RUB EYES. GET MED ATTN 
    IF IRRIT PERSISTS. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SOME PEOPLE MAY BE
    SENSITIVE TO FIBER INDUCED IRRIT OF RESP TRACT.(ING 3)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SOLUBLE IN HYDROFLUORIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID AND CONCENTRATED ALKALI.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:SUBSTANCE, WHEN DISCARDED/DISPOSED OF, IF NOT
    SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS HAZ WASTE IN FED REGS; HOWEVER IT COULD BE
    CHARACT HAZ IF IT IS CONSIDERED TOX, CORR, IGNITABLE/REACTIVE
    ACCORDING TO FED DEFINITIO NS (40 CFR 261). ADDNLY, IT COULD BE
    (ING 6)

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