===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:83300 SAFFIL ALUMINA FIBER
NIIN:00F056450
MSDS Number: CHPPH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ICI AMERICAS INC/CHEMICALS & POLYMERS DIV
Address:3411 SILVERSIDE ROAD
Box:15391
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19850-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:302-575-3000/800-253-8881 EXT 181
Emergency Phone Num:302-575-3000/800-822-8215
CAGE:70657
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ICI AMERICAS INC FILMS DIV
Address:NEW MURPHY RD AND CONCORD PIKE
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19897
Country:US
CAGE:70657
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:ALUMINUM OXIDE, BAUXITE, ALUMINA, DIALUMINUM TRIOXIDE
*98-2*
CAS:1344-28-1
RTECS #:BD1200000
Fraction by Wt: >95%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/CUM TOTAL DUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/CUM TOTAL DUST
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): >5,000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: MILDLY
IRRITATING. INHALATION: IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY DEVELOP.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: WASH OFF W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY
OF WATER & CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR 15 MINS. INGESTION: GIVE 1/2
GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
UNCONSCIOUS PE RSON. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE & PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DURING CLEANUP.
SWEEP UP & RECOVER/MIX MATERIAL W/A MOIST ABSORBENT & SHOVEL INTO A
CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. WASH RESIDUE W/WATER CONTAINING DETERGENT
& FLUSH TO A SEWER S ERVICED BY A WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:IF NEEDED, USE MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
FOR DUSTS, MISTS & FUMES WHOSE TLV IS GREATER THAN 0.05 MG/CUM.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURES.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS APRON, LOOSE FITTING CLOTHES
W/LONG SLEEVES, EYE WASH STATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>3632F
Spec Gravity:3.3
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE ODORLESS FIBERS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISCARDED PRODUCT ISN'T A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER
RCRA. DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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