===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:DELTA-MAID ROCK WOOL BLOWING FIBRE
NIIN:00N079006
MSDS Number: CGGSV
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ROCK WOOL MFG CO
Address:203 NORTH 7TH ST
Box:506
City:LEEDS
State:AL
ZIP:35094-0506
Country:US
Info Phone Num:205-699-3132
Emergency Phone Num:205-699-6124
Preparer's Name:WJ BRAYMAN
CAGE:15270
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ROCK WOOL MFG CO
Address:500 THORTON AVE
Box:506
City:LEEDS
State:AL
ZIP:35094
Country:US
CAGE:15270
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:FIBERGLASS (FIBROUS GLASS); (MINERAL WOOL FIBER) %: 97-99.9
CAS:65997-17-3
Fraction by Wt: <99.9%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 RESP DUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 (<7MICRONS)
Name:UREA EXTENDED PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE RESIN CURED; (PHENOLIC
CURED RESIN) %: 0.001-0.9
CAS:25104-55-6
Fraction by Wt: <0.9%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON %: 0.01-0.5
CAS:50854-94-9
Fraction by Wt: <0.5%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:SUP DAT: THERE REMAIN MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT EFTS OF OTHER
CARCIN EXPOS IN WORK PLACE, OTHER JOBS WHICH WORKER (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4: MIGHT HAVE HELD, & CIGARETTE SMOKING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:HYGIENE PRACTICES: RINSE WASHER AFTER USE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: THE RELEASE OF MINERAL FIBERS
DURING NORM HNDLG MAY CAUSE SHORT TERM IRRIT TO NOSE &/THROAT.
SKIN: MAY CAUSE TRANSITORY MECH DERM. SKIN ABSORPTION DOES NOT
OCCUR. EYE: DIRECT CONT WILL CAUSE ME CH IRRIT. INGEST: UNLIKELY TO
OCCUR. CHRONIC: ABSENCE OF DISEASE IN VAST MAJORITY OF WORKERS
EXPOSED (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MINERAL WOOL FIBER: IARC MONOGRAPHS,
VOLUME 43, PAGE 152, 1988: GROUP 2B.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TO MINERAL WOOL FIBER DURING THE LAST
50 YRS SUGGESTS THAT MINERAL WOOL FIBER PRODS POSE LITTLE, IF ANY,
HLTH RISK TO HUMANS. HOWEVER, A RECENT RPT OF SLIGHT EXCESS OF
CANCER IN INSULATION F ACTORY WORKERS WITH 30/MORE YRS SINCE FIRST
EXPOS TO MINERAL WOOL FIBER MFG ENVIRON MERITS FURTHER STUDY. (SUP
DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING UPPER RESPIRATORY AND
LUNG DISEASES MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY DUST. THE PRODUCT IS A
MECHANICAL IRRITANT FOR SKIN, EYES, THROAT, AND UPPER RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. DRINK WATER TO CLEAR THROAT &
BLOW NOSE TO EVACUATE FIBERS. SKIN: FREQUENT WASHING OF SKIN
W/WATER TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED FIBERS WILL MINIMIZE IRRIT. IF IRRIT
PERSISTS CONS ULT MD. TREAT AS MECHANICAL IRRITANT. EYES: FLUSH
W/FLOWING WATER UNTIL IRRITATION STOPS (FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN). IF
SYMPTOMS PERSIST, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGEST: CALL MD
IMMEDIATELY .
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:INCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS.
RESIN WILL PYROLYZE AT SUSTAINED TEMPERATURES ABOVE 500F.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:NORMAL CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES. AVOID CREATING
DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP MATERIALS UNDER COVER, DRY AND
MINIMIZE THE GENERATION OF DUST.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE A MASK DESIGNED FOR NUISANCE TYPE DUSTS SUCH
AS NIOSH APPROVED 3M MODEL 9900, MODEL 8710, OR ITS EQUIVALENT.
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT NATURAL OR MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO
MAINTAIN AIRBORNE DUST CONCENTRATION BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE
SHOWER . WEAR LONG-SLEEVED, LOOSE-FITTING CLTHG, & HEAD COVERING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WORK CLOTHES SEPARATELY FROM OTHER CLTHG
TO PVNT POSS MINERAL WOOL FIBER MIGRATION TO OTHER CLOTHES. (ING 6)
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR: CAST; NO APPRECIABLE ODOR. HAZ DECOMP PROD: NITROGEN,
CARBON PARTICULATES & WATER. EFTS OF OVEREXP: THIS RPT MUST BE
CAREFULLY BALANCED AGAINST LGE BODY OF SCIENTIFIC INFO INVOLVING
HUMAN & ANIMAL STUDIES WHERE NO INCR RISK OFDISEASE IS SUGGESTED.
IN ALL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (WORK PLACE) STUDIES, (ING 4)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>2000F,>109
Spec Gravity:VARIABLE
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BROWN W/YELLOWISH CAST TO A MEDIUM
GREEN-BLACK W/MIXED YELLOWISH (SUP DAT
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BINDER (RESIN) BURNS/DECOMPOSES IN A
FIRE CAUSING ACRID SMOKE. DECOMP PRODS ARE OXIDES OF CARBON, OXIDES
OF (SUP DAT)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:MINERAL WOOL FIBER PRODUCTS ARE GENERALLY
CLASSIFIED AS A NONHAZARDOUS WASTE & DISPOSAL MAY BE IN A LANDFILL
FOR NONCRITICAL MATERIALS. LOCAL REGULATIONS SHOULD BE CONSULTED.
DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOCAL, S TATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS .
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