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

MSDS NAME:ACTINOLITE
NIIN:00N039465
MSDS Number: CDZKQ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 WEST 42ND ST 12TH FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Info Phone Num:615-366-2000
Emergency Phone Num:800-445-6737/212-789-3535
CAGE:DO501
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:OCCUPATIONAL HEA & SAFETY,FORD MOTOR CO
Address:900 PARKLANE TOWERS WEST
City:DEARBORNE
State:MI
ZIP:48126
Phone:800-959-3673
CAGE:DO501
Company:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12 THE FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Phone:212-789-3535
CAGE:0G9K0

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

Name:SPILL PROC:SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER W/SUBSTANCES KNOWN TO
    CAUSE CANCER AND/OR REPRODUCTIVE TOX. RQ = 1LB.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PREC:CNTNRS, EQUIP, & ASBESTOS-CONTAMD CLTHG,
    CONSIGNED FOR DISP, WHICH MAY PRODCE IN ANY REASONABLY (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 23:FORESEEABLE USE, HNDLG, STOR, PROCESSING,
    DISP/TRANSPORTATION AIRBORNE CONCS OF ASBESTOS FIBERS IN EXCESS(ING
    25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 24:OF EXPOS LIMS PRESCRIBED SHALL BE COLLECTED & DISP
    IN SEALED IMPERMEABLE BAGS/OTHER CLSD, IMPERMEABLE CNTNRS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:LUNG CANCER, CANCERS OF GI TRACT INCL ESOPHAGUS,
    STOM, COLON, & RECTUM, & ALSO CANCER OF LARYNX. (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8:MESOTHELIAL TUMORS ARE CHARACT BY BLOODY EFFUSION
    W/PAIN, DYSPNEA, COUGH, SWELL, WT LOSS, FATG, CHARACT (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9:STOOP, HYPONATREMIA, & DEATH DUE TO PULM
    INSUFFICIENCY/WASTING & INANITION. LATENT PERIOD FOR
    MESOTHELIOMA(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10:IS 3.5-40 YRS; FOR LUNG CANCER, 15-30 YRS. POSS
    INCIDENCE OF LUNG CANCER & PULM FIBROSIS IS INCR(POSSIBLY(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11:BY 15 FOLD) IN ASBESTOS-EXPOS CIGARETTE SMOKERS IN
    CONTRAST TO NON-ASBESTOS EXPOS, NON-SMOKERS. SOME (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12:STUDIES INDICATE LYMPHOSARCOMA & MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA,
    RENAL CANCER, & INCR INCIDENCE OF OVARIAN CANCER MAY(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13:BE ASSOC W/EXPOS TO ASBESTOS. IN ADDN, CANCERS OF
    LIVER & MAMMARY GLANDS HAVE BEEN RPTD IN RATS. SKIN: (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14:RPTD/PRLNGD CONT MAY CAUSE DERM & EFTS AS DETAILED
    IN ACUTE EXPOS. EYE:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE CONJ. (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15:INGEST:RPTD/PRLNGD INGEST OF ASBESTOS FIBERS MAY BE
    INVOLVED IN CANCERS OF BUCCAL CAVITY & PHARYNX, (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16:ESOPHAGUS, STOM, COLON, & RECTUM. INGEST OF
    ASBESTOS-CONTAMD RICE HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS CAUSE FOR HIGH (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17:INCIDENCE OF STOM CANCER IN JAPAN. TOX INFO:FOR MORE
    SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC:UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
    REMAINS (AT LST 15 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. IF VOMIT OCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20:PVNT ASPIRATION. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ASBESTOS, ACTINOLITE
CAS:77536-66-4
RTECS #:CI6476000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:2 FIBERS/CC
ACGIH TLV:2 FIBERS/CC

Name:SUPDAT:CHEST PAIN, DECREASED VITAL CAPACITY, TACHYPNEA,
    PERSISTANT DRY RALES, CYANOSIS, ANOREXIA, MALAISE, (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2:WEAKNESS, BACKACHE, WT LOSS, & CORROSIVE PULMONALE.
    IN SOME CASES CLUBBING OF FINGERS & TOES HAS BEEN RPTD.(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3:SECONDARY LUNG INFECTIONS MAY ALSO OCCUR. RADIOLOGIC
    STUDIES MAY SHOW DIFFUSE INCR IN LUNG DENSITY, PLEURAL(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4:PLAQUES, & PLEURAL CALCIFICATION, SPONT PLEURAL
    EFFUSION ASSOC W/FEVER & LEUKOCYTOSIS HAS OCCURRED IN (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5:ASBESTOS-EXPOS WORKERS AS EARLY AS 3-4 YRS AFTER
    INITIAL EXPOS. DEATH FROM ASBESTOSIS MAY BE DUE TO RESP/(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:CARD FAILURE. ASBESTOS WORKERS SHOW INCR IN PLEURAL &
    PRITONEAL MESOTHELIOMAS, BRONCHOGENIC CARCINOMA, (ING 8)
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:YES	 OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUST MAY BE IRRIT, PRDCG
    SEV COUGH & CHEST PAIN. STUDIES IN RATS INDICATE LUNG
    TUMORS/MESOTHELIOMAS HAVE OCCURRED W/EXPOS AS SHORT AS 1 DAY.
    SKIN:CONT MAY CAUSE IRRIT. ASBESTOS FIBERS MAY  PENETRATE & RSLT IN
    "ASBESTOS CORNS", DUE TO THICKENING OF SKIN AROUND IMPLANTED FIBER.
    THESE OCCUR ON (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ASBESTOS:IARC MONO, SUPP, VOL 7, PG 106,
    1987:GROUP 1. OSHA REGULATED CFR 29 1910.1001.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:HANDS & FOREARMS. CORNS DO NOT LEAD TO
    SKIN TUMORS & ARE OF MINOR HLTH SIGNIFICANCE. THEY DISAPPEAR ON
    REMOVAL OF FIBERS. EYE:DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS DUE TO
    MECH ACTION. INGEST:  MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT. CHRONIC: INHAL:
    RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE ASBESTOSIS, INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS OF
    LUNG TISS (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & @ REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
    & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG &
    SHOES IMMED.  WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF
    WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS(15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCASNLY
    LIFTING (ING 19)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM.
    LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. DO NOT SCATTER
    SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS WATER STREAMS.(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ADEQUATELY WET/MIX W/WATER TO FORM SLURRY.
    SEAL MATL IN LEAK-TIGHT CNTNR WHILE WET. LBL CNTNRS AS SPECIFIED IN
    29 CFR 1910.1001. WATER SPILL:CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER & TOX
    ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 198 6 (PROP 65) PROHIBITS CONTAM ANY KNOWN (ING
    22)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES.
    PRVNT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR.
Other Precautions:ASBESTOS SHALL BE HNDLD, MIXED, APPLIED, REMOVED,
    CUT, SCORED/OTHERWISE WORKED IN WET STATE SUFFICIENT TO PVNT
    EMISSION OF AIRBORNE FIBERS IN EXCESS OF EXPOS LIMITS. 29 VFR
    1910.1001(C)(2). ASBESTOS W ASTE, SCRAP DEBRIS, BAGS, (ING 23)

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPS. <2 FIBERS/CC:HALF MASK
    AIR PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTERS. <10 FIBERS/CC:FULL
    FACEPIECE AIR PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTERS. FOR MORE
    SPECIFIC RESPIRATORY PR OT CONT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST/PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET
    PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    APPROP PROT IMPRVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:DIKE-FIRE CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. USE AGENTS
    SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS
    VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND. EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:WHICH MAY DEVELOP F
    ULLY WITHIN 4-9 YEARS, BUT ONSET IS PROGRESSIVE EXERTIONAL DYSPNEA,
    FOLLOWED BY DRY COUGHING AND EXPECTORATION, (ING 2)

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

Spec Gravity:3.0-3.2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, GREEN TO GRAY FIBERS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACTINOLITE:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE:MAY BE ATTACKED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    TOXIC AND/OR HAZARDOUS GASES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING/DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT
    DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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