===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:CARBON BLACK, N-907 STAINLESS
NIIN:00N088398
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHTLD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:CANCARB LTD
Address:1702 BRIER PARK CRESCENT NW
Box:310
City:MEDICINEHAT, ALBERTA, CANADA
Info Phone Num:403-527-1121
Emergency Phone Num:403-527-1121
CAGE:JO712
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:CANCARB LTD
Address:1702 BRIER PARK CRESCENT NW
Box:310
City:MEDICINEHAT, ALBERTA, CANADA
Phone:403-527-1121
CAGE:JO712
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:CARBON BLACK (NON ACTIVATED, MINERAL ORIGIN) (CONTAINING
ING 2)
CAS:1333-86-4
RTECS #:FF5800000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:3.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:3.5 MG/M3
Name:POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH)
Fraction by Wt: <0.1%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:SUPP DATA:CAN RSLT IN FIRE/EXPLO. CARBON BLACK MIXED
W/FATTY OILS/SODIUM CAN UNDERGO SPONT HEATING. MAY REACT (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 3:VIOLENTLY W/NITRIC ACID.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:STUDY DESIGN & METHODOLOGY, LACK OF APPROP
CONTROLS FOR CIGARETTE SMOKING & OTHER CONFOUNDING (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 5:FACTORS SUCH AS CONCURRENT EXPOS TO CARBON MONOXIDE,
COAL OIL & PETRO VAPS. MOREOVER, REVIEW OF THESE (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 6:STUDIES INDICATES THAT WORK ENVIRON CONCS OF CARBON
BLACK WERE CONSIDERABLY GREATER THAN CURRENT OCCUP (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7:EXPOS STDS. ANIMAL:IN NON-ADSORBED FORM, SOME
POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8:CARCINS IN ANIMAL STUDIES. NO CORRELATING CARCIN EFT,
HOWEVER, HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN HUMANS DUE TO EXPOS TO(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 9:CARBON BLACK. CHRONIC INFLAMM, LUNG FIBROSIS & LUNG
TUMORS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN SOME RATS EXPTLY EXPOS, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10:FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, TO EXCESSIVE CONCS OF
CARBON BLACK & SEVERAL OTHER INSOL FINE DUST PARTICLES. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11:MANY RESEARCHERS CONDUCTING RAT INHAL STUDIES
BELIEVE THAT THESE EFTS MOST LIKELY RSLT FROM MASSIVE ACCUM(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12:OF SM DUST PARTICLES IN LUNG WHICH OVERWHELM NATURAL
LUNG CLEARANCE MECHANISMS, KNOWN AS "LUNG OVERLOAD" (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 13:PHENOMENON, RATHER THAN FROM SPECIFIC CHEMICAL
EFFECT OF DUST PARTICLES IN LUNG.
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:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:INHAL OF ACUTE CONCS MAY
CAUSE TEMPORARY DISCOMFORT TO NOSE & RESP TRACT. INGEST/SKIN:NO
CONSEQUENCES. EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRIT AT HIGH DUST LEVELS. TARGET
ORGANS:LUNGS & RESP SYS. CHRONIC:HUMA N:EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF
WORKERS INCARBON BLACK PRDCG INDUSTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA & WESTERN
EUROPE(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARBON BLACK:IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 65, PG
149, 1996:GROUP 2B.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SHOW NO EVID OF CLINICALLY
SIGNIFICANT, ADVERSE HLTH EFTS DUE TO OCCUP EXPOS TO CARBON BLACK.
EARLY STUDIES IN FORMER USSR & EASTERN EUROPE RPT RESP DISEASES
AMONG WORKERS EXPOS TO CARBON BLA CK, INCL:BRONCH, PNEUMOCONIOSIS,
EMPHYSEMA & RHINITIS. THESE STUDIES ARE OF QUESTIONABLE VALIDITY,
DUE TO INADEQ (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE.
SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER FOR HYGIENIC PURPOSES. EYES:RINSE W/WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER MIST OR NOZZLE JET TO COOL BELOW IGNITION
POINT &/OR EXCLUDE AIR BY PURGING W/CO*2 OR OTHER INERT GAS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP. BE
AWARE OF POSS ASPHY HAZ. HAVE AIR SUPPLY AVAIL. SODIUM (NA) IONS IN
CARBON BLACK SUPPORT COMBUSTION AT(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABILITY:IGNITION IN AIR ABOVE 315C.
HAZARDOUS GASES/VAPORS PRODUCED IN FIRE ARE CARBON MONOXIDE &
CARBON DIOXIDE.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM UP POWDER, OR SPRAY W/WATER FOG & SWEEP
INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER. DO NOT SWEEP DRY TO AVOID TLV. WEAR
APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR DUST LEVELS OBTAINED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CHECK FOR ADEQUATE OXYGEN LEVELS &
ELEVATED LEVELS OF CO BEFORE ENTERING CLOSED VESSELS OR CONFINED
SPACES.
Other Precautions:SHELF LIFE: INDEFINITE IF STORED UNDER COVER IN
ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED DUST MASK FOR EXTENDED EXPOS;
NIOSH APPRVD DUST PROT RESP WHEN CARBON BLACK DUST EXCEEDS LIMIT OF
3.5 MG/M3 TO 17.5 MG/M3; NIOSH APPRVD FULL FACE/POWERED AIR
RESP/SUPPLIED AIR/SCBA WHEN LEVELS EXCEED 17 MG/M3.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT VENTILATION, IN VOLUME & PATTERN, TO MAINTAIN
EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR FOOTWEAR ARE NOT
REQD.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH EXPOSED SKIN DAILY W/MILD SOAP/DETERGENT.
WASH EXPOSED CLOTHING DAILY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:EXTREME SLOW RATE, FIRES PERSIST ONLY W/DULL RED GLOW
UNDER SURF. DUE TO THERMAL INSULATION PROPERTIES OF CARBON, FIRES
MAY CONTINUE UNDETECTED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. AVOID APPL
YING DIRECT FLAME/SPKS INTO CARBON BLACK. MATLS TO
AVOID:W/OXIDIZING AGENT (I.E., CHLORATES, BROMATES & NITRATES)(ING
3)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Spec Gravity:1.7-1.9
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, DARK GREY PELLETS OR POWDER; NO ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPAT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS. CARBON BLACK CAN REACT W/OXIDIZING AGENTS.
FINELY DIVIDED CARBON INTIMATELY MIXED (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:PRODUCT IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
CARBON BLACK CAN IGNITE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE
CARBON MONOXIDE & CARBON DIOXIDE.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS. SPILLED CARBON BLACK IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE.
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document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
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particular situation.
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