===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:ALL PURPOSE SAND
NIIN:00N091179
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHYH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:WR BONSAL CO
Box:241148
City:CHARLOTTE
State:NC
ZIP:28224-1148
Country:US
Info Phone Num:704-525-1621
Emergency Phone Num:704-525-1621
Preparer's Name:FRIEDRICH GOEMAN
CAGE:IO064
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:WR BONSAL CO
Box:241148
City:CHARLOTTE
State:NC
ZIP:28224-1148
Country:US
Phone:704-525-1621
CAGE:IO064
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
OSHA PEL:see Table Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SYMPTOMS OF EXPOS ARE DYSPENA-CAUSED
BY MANY LUNG SCARS THAT DEVELOP FROM SILICA DUST - PAIN IN CHEST,
DECREASED VITAL CAPACITY & COUGH. SKIN: WEAR APPROP WORK CLTHG TO
MINIMIZE SKIN CNTCT & SKIN ABRA SION. EYE CNTCT: SILICA SAND DUST
MAY BE AN IRRITANT TO THOSE SENSITIVE TO SUCH EXPOS. INHAL:HLTH
HAZS CAN OCCUR FROM EXCESSIVE INHAL OF SILICA DUST, OTHERWISE
NONTOXIC. PRLNGD OVEREXP TO CRYSTALLINE FREE SILICA DUST ABOVE TLV
SPECIFIED MAY CAUSE SCARRING OF LUNGS W/COUGH & SHORTNESS OF
BREATH. DELAYED LUNG INJURY, SILICOSIS MAY RSLT FROM BRTHG FREE
SILICA. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ: IARC
MONOGRAPHS, VOL 68, 1997:GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON
CARCINOGENS, 1998:REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: SILICOSIS IS A FORM OF DISABLING,
PROGRESSIVE & SOMETIMES FATAL PULM FIBROSIS CHARACTERIZED BY THE
PRESENCE OF TYPICAL NODULATION IN THE LUNGS. (REFERENCE: H.E.W.
PUBLICATION #NIOSH 75-120) .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC LUNG SCARRING LEADS TO
PROGRESSIVE MASSIVE FIBROSIS THAT IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RISK IF IMPAIRED HEALTH DUE TO COMBINATION OF
SMOKING & SILICA DUST EXPOSURE.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:GENERAL: IF KNOWN ACUTE EXPOSURE OR INCIDENT OCCURS,
IMMEDIATELY CALL A PHYSICIAN OR NEAREST MEDICAL FACILITY. INHAL:
FOR ACUTE EXPOSURE IMMEDIATELY REMOVE PERSON FROM CONTAMINATED
AREA. FOR EXTREME R ESPIRATORY DISTRESS ADMINISTER OXYGEN. SKIN:
REMOVE AFFECTED CLOTHING & WASH SKIN AREA EXPOSED. INGEST: WHILE
INGESTION IS UNLIKELY, IF SUCH INCIDENT OCCURS REFER PERSON TO A
PHYSICIAN. EYES: SAND MAY BE IRRITATING TO EYES OF SENSITIVE OR
ALLERGIC PERSONNEL. IN CASE OF EXTREME DISTRESS WASH EYES CAREFULLY
& GENTLY W/WARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES & SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:NO FL PT, OC/CC
Lower Limits:NOT FLAM
Upper Limits:NOT FLAM
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO THE
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . NO FIRE OR EXPLOSIVE DANGER. MATERIAL IS NOT
COMBUSTIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:CLEANUP WITH DUSTLESS METHOD (USE VACUUM OR
WET SWEEPING). PROVIDE VENTILATION.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE DUSTLESS SYSTEM OF STORAGE AND
HANDLING. KEEP AREA WELL VENTILATED. USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
TECHNIQUES.
Other Precautions:USE DUSTLESS SYS FOR HNDLG, STOR & CLEAN UP SO
AIRBORNE DUST DOES NOT EXCEED PEL. USE ADEQ VENT & DUST COLLECTION.
PRACTICE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. DO NOT PERMIT DUST TO COLLECT ON WALLS,
FLOORS, SILL, LED GES, MACHINERY OR EQUIP. MAINTAIN, CLEAN & TEST
RESPS IA/W OSHA REGS. MAINTAIN & TEST VENT & DUST (E COLOGICAL
INFO)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:ANSI Z88.2 - 1980 SPECIFICATIONS OR OSHA STD
#1910.134.ONLY NIOSH APPRVD EQUIP SHOULD BE USED. MINIMUM RESP
PROT REQD ABOVE X ("X" INDICATES PERMISSIBLE EXPOS AS DEFINED
BELOW): PARTICULATE CONC 5X M G/M3 OR LESS: ANY DUST RESP. 10X
MG/M3 OR LESS: ANY DUST RESP, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE OR QUARTER-MASK
RESP. ANY FUME RESP OR HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE (SUPDAT)
Ventilation:LOC EXHST AS APPROP; MECH (GEN) AS APPROP. ENGINEERING CTLS
(EG MECH EXHST) SHOULD BE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO ENSURE EMPLOYEE
EXPOS TO RESPIRABLE (SARA III INFO)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . NIOSH
APPRVD PARTICULATE FILTER RESP. AIR-SUPPLIED HOODS FOR BLASTERS.
WHEN CONDUCTING ABRASIVE BLASTING:PROT GLOVES:LEATHER OR EQUIVALENT
TO (SARA III INFO)
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING TECHNIQUES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESP PROT: FILTER RESP. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP. ANY SCBA. 50X MG/M3 OR
LESS: HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY
SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET OR HOOD. ANY SCBA W
/FULL FACEPIECE. 500X MG/M3 OR LESS: POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP
W/HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:=2230.C, 4046.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=1710.C, ######F
Spec Gravity:2.65 (H*2O=1)
pH:6.0-7.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO TAN COLOR; ODORLESS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS W/HYDROFLUORIC ACID TO GENERATE VOLATILE, CORROSIVE GAS, SIF*4
(SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE) MAY BE ATTACKED BY STRONG ALKALIS. WILL
COMBINE CHEMICALLY W/METALLIC OXIDES UPON HEATING AT HIGH TEMPS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SIO*2 (QUARTZ): WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH
TEMPS, MAY CHANGE CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE TO FORM TRIDYMITE (ABOVE
670C) OR CRYSTOBALITE (ABOVE 1740C) WHICH HAVE GREATER HEALTH HAZS
THAN QUARTZ.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:NIOSH-REGISTRY OF TOX EFTS OF CHEM SUBSTANCES
1982-VOL 3: 1.INHAL:TCLO: 16MPPCF/8 HR/17.9 YRS. LCLO: 300
MGS/CUM/10 YRS. 2. IV RAT: LDLO:90 MG/KG. 3. AQ TOX RATING: TLM
96:OVER 1000 PPM. 4. TUMOR DATA : LISTING OF DATA FOR RATS,
HAMSTERS. ACGIH, 1985-86, PG 39, "NOTICE OF INTENDED CHANGES": 1.
TLV-TWA: 0.10 MG/CU METER-RESPIRABLE DUST. TLV-TWA 10 MG/CU
METER-TOTAL DUST. DANGEROUS PROPERTIES OF INDU S MATLS, FOURTH ED,
S&X PG 1093: 1. TOX HAZ RATING:ACUTE. LOC INHAL:2. ACUTE SYSTEMIC:
0. CHRONIC LOC: INHAL 1. CHRONIC SYSTEMIC: INHAL 1. 2.TOX: "FROM
POINT OF VIEW OF NUMBER OF MEN EXPOS & CASES OF DISABILITY
PRDCED,(SARA TITLE III)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:OTHER PRECS: COLLECTION EQUIP. WASH CLTHG WHICH BECOMES
DUSTY; DO NOT BEAT DUST FROM CLTHG. MFR RECOMS SMKNG BE PROHIBITED
IN ALL AREAS WHERE RESPS MUST BE USED. WARN EMPLOYEES (&
CUSTOMERS-USERS IN C ASE OF RESALE) BY POSTING & OTHER MEANS OF HAZ
& OSHA PRECS TO BE USED. PROVIDE EMPLOYEE TRAINING ABOUT OSHA
PRECS. SUPDAT: TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN
PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS OR CONTINU OUS-FLOW MODE. >500X MG/M3
OR FOR EMER & ESCAPE FROM UNKNOWN CONCS: SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN PRESS DEMAND OR OTHER POS PRESS MODE. COMBINATION RESP
WHICH INCLS TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
(SARA III INFO)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR
SOLID WASTE.
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION (TRUCK LOAD): ITEM 90220
100J CLASS 50 + 35. UFC (RAIL) SAND UNGROUND (NOI): ITEM 47460
CLASS 13 (BULK). CLASS 17 1/2 (GAGGED). STANDARD COMMODITY CODE
(UNGROUND SILICA SAND): 1 4-413-10. DOT CLASSIFICATION: NON
FLAMMABLE SOLID (NOT LISTED IN 49 CFR 172.101).
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:ECOLOGICAL INFO: PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POS
PRESS OR CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE & AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN
PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POS PRESS MODE. VENT: SILICA & RESPIRABLE
DUST DOES NOT EXCEED THE PEL. OTHE R PROT EQUIP: PVNT CUTS &
ABRASIONS. EYE PROT: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS . OTHER:
HEARING PROTECTORS WHENEVER ABRASIVE BLASTING OPERATION GENERATES
EXCESS NOISE LEVELS. SAND BLASTERS REQ SP EC PROT EQUIP & SFTY
PRECS. TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: SILICA IS CHIEF CAUSE OF PULM DUST
DISEASE. PRLNGD INHAL OF DUST CONTAINING FREE SILICA MAY RSLT IN
DEVELOPMENT OF DISABLING PULM FIBROSIS KNOWN AS SILI COSIS. INDUS
HYGIENE (FED REGULATORY)
Federal Regulatory Information:SARA III INFO: & TOXICOLOGY, F.A. PATTY,
VOL 1, PG 121 & VOL 2B, PG 3016: 1. SILICOSIS ADULT DISEASE
(PNEUMOCONIOSIS) OF LUNGS RSLTG FROM OVEREXP TO FREE SIO*2 DUST,
USUALLY BEGINS INSIDUOUSLY W/SYMPS OF COUGH, DYSPNEA, WHEEZ & RPTD
NON-SPECIFIC CHEST DISEASES. OSHA HAZ COMMUNICATION RULE 29 CFR
1910.1200, 1915.99, 1917.28, 1918.90, 1926.59, 1928.21. 1: RIGHT TO
KNOW LAWS & REGS. ASTM STD E 1132-8 6: 1. STD PRACTICE FOR HEALTH
REQS RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL EXPOS TO QUARTZ DUST. ABOVE MENTIONED
DA TA IS INCOMPLETE ABSTRACT OF COMPLETE INFO DISCLOSED IN SOURCE
DOCUMENTS.
State Regulatory Information:OTHER INFO: APPLICATION OF THIS LIMIT ARE
TO BE DETERMINED FROM FRACTIONS PASSING SIZE-SELECTOR (10 MICRONS
OR SMALLER). OSHA STANDARD - SEE 29 CFR, 1910.1000 (Z-3 TABLE) FOR
MINERAL DUSTS. SPECIFICAL LY "SILICA": CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ
(RESPIRABLE). PROPOSED ACGIH 8-HR. TWA - 50 MICROGRAMS RESPIRABLE
FREE SLICA PER CUBIC METER OF AIR (UG/M3)
======================= Other Information =======================
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