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

MSDS NAME:QUIKRETE 500 1007
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJYFF
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:QUIKRETE COMPANIES
Address:2987 CLAIRMONT ROAD SUITE 500
City:ATLANTA
State:GA
ZIP:30329
Country:US
Info Phone Num:770-216-9580
Emergency Phone Num:770-216-9580
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:98-J
Preparer's Name:DUANE L SMITH
CAGE:QUTKB
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:QUIKRETE COMPANIES
Address:2987 CLAIRMONT ROAD SUITE 500
Box:City:ATLANTA
State:GA
ZIP:30329
Country:US
Phone:770-216-9580
CAGE:QUTKB

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

Name:QUARTZ; (SILICA SAND, CRYSTALLINE)
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
OSHA PEL:see Table Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3

Name:CEMENT, PORTLAND, CHEMICALS; (PORTLAND CEMENT)
CAS:65997-15-1
RTECS #:VV8770000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3

Name:LIME (CHEMICAL), SLAKED OR HYDRATED; (LIME)
CAS:1305-62-0
RTECS #:EW2800000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3

Name:SILICA; (AMORPHOUS SILICA (FROM FLY ASH)
CAS:7631-86-9
RTECS #:VV7565000
Code:F

Name:ALUMINA; (ALUMINA (FROM FLY ASH)
CAS:1344-28-1
RTECS #:BD1200000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3

Name:LIMESTONE; (LIMESTONE DUST)
CAS:1317-65-3
RTECS #:EV9580000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3

Name:CALCIUM SULFATE DIHYDRATE; (CALCIUM SULFATE) MFR ALTERNATE
    CAS #: 13997-24-5
CAS:10101-41-4
RTECS #:EW4150000

=====================  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:ACUTE: PROD BECOMES ALKALINE WHEN
    EXPOSED TO MOISTURE. EXPOS CAN DRY SKIN, CAUSE ALKALI BURNS & EFT
    MUC MEMS. DUST CAN IRRIT EYES & UPPER RESP SYS. TOX EFTS NOTED IN
    ANIMALS INCL, FOR ACUTE EXPOS, ALV EOLAR DMG W/PULM EDEMA. CHRONIC:
    DUST CAN CAUSE INFLAMM OF LINING TISS OF INTERIOR OF NOSE & INFLAMM
    OF CORNEA. HYPERSENS INDIVIDUALS MAY DEVELOP ALLERGIC DERM.
    RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA (QUARTZ)  CAN CAUSE SILICOSIS,
    FIBROSIS (SCARRING) OF LUNGS & POSSIBLY CANCER. THERE IS EVIDENCE
    THAT EFTS OF  EXPOS TO RESPIRABLE SILICA/DISEASE SILICOSIS IS
    ASSOCD W/INCR INCIDENCE OF SCLERODERMA, TUBERCULOSI S & KIDNEY
    DISORDERS. (EFTS OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ: IARC
    MONOGRAPHS VOLUME 68, PAGE 41, 1997: GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT
    ON CARCINOGENS, 1998: REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SIGNS & SYMPS OF EXPOS: SYMPS OF
    EXCESSIVE EXPOS TO DUST INCL SHORTNESS OF BRTH & REDUCED PULM
    FUNCTION. EXCESSIVE EXPOS TO SKIN & EYES ESP WHEN MIXED W/H*2O CAN
    CAUSE CAUSTIC BURNS AS SEV A S THIRD DEGREE. NTP: THE NTP PROGRAM,
    IN ITS 6TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCIN CONCLUDED THAT "SILICA, CRYSTALLINE
    (RESPIRABLE)" MAY REASONABLY BE ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCIN, BASED ON
    SUFFICIENT EVID IN EXPERIME NTAL ANIMALS & LIMITED EVID IN HUMANS.
    IARC: THE IARC CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS "SUFFICIENT EVID IN HUMANS
    FOR CARCIN OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA IN FORMS OF QUARTZ/CRISTOBALITE"
    FROM OCCUP SOURCES",  (SUPDA T)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH SENSITIVE SKIN AND
    WITH PULMONARY AND/OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
    LIMITED TO, ASTHMA AND BRONCHITIS, OR SUBJECT TO EYE IRRITATION,
    SHOULD BE PRECLUDED FROM EXPOSURE.

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

Eyes: IRRIGATE (FLOOD ) EYES IMMEDIATELY AND REPEATEDLY WITH
    CLEAN WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH EXPOSED SKIN AREAS
    WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION OR INFLAMMATION OCCURS SEEK
    PROMPT ME DICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION:  FOR GROSS INHALATION,
    REMOVE PERSON IMMEDIATELY TO FRESH AIR, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
    AS NEEDED. GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: CALL MD
    IMMEDIATELY .

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

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NON COMBUSTIBLE AND NOT EXPLOSIVE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:IF SPILLED, USE DUSTLESS METHODS (VACUUM) AND
    PLACE INTO CLOSABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL OR USE IF NOT
    CONTAMINATED OR WET. USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:WARN EMPLOYEES AND/OR CUSTOMERS OF THE
    HAZARDS AND REQUIRED OSHA PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF
    THIS PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:PRECAUTIONS MUST BE OBSERVED BECAUSE BURNS OCCUR WITH
    LITTLE WARNING -- LITTLE HEAT IS SENSED.

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

Respiratory Protection:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. IN DUSTY INVIRONMENTS, THE
    USE OF NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST CAN BE USED,	IF NECESSARY, TO CONTROL
    AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA . USE OF BARRIER CREAMS, BOOTS AND CLOTHING TO
    PROTECT THE SKIN FROM CONTACT IS RECOMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOWING WORK, WORKERS SHOULD SHOWER WITH SOAP
    AND WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: & THAT THERE IS "SUFFICIENT EVID IN EXPERIMENTAL
    ANIMALS FOR CARCIN OF QUARTZ/CRISTOBALITE." OVERALL IARC EVALUATION
    WAS THAT "CRYSTALLINE SILICA INHALED IN  FORM OF QUARTZ/CRISTOBALI
    TE FROM OCCUP SOURCES IS CARCIN TO HUMANS (GROUP 1)." IARC
    EVALUATION NOTED THAT "CARCIN WAS NOT (OTHER INFO)

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

Boiling Pt:>1482.2C, 2700.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:>1482.2C, ######F
Vapor Pres:NONE
Vapor Density:NONE
Spec Gravity:2.6 - 3.15
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:GRAY TO GRAY-BROWN COLORED POWDER. SOME PRODUCTS
    CONTAIN COARSE (OTHER INFO)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT OF SILICA WITH POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS FLUORINE,
    CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE, MANGANESE TRIOXIDE, OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE, MAY
    CAUSE FIRES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP DRY UNTIL USED TO PRESERVE PRODUCT
    UTILITY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SILICA WILL DISSOLVE IN HYDROFLUORIC
    ACID AND PRODUCE A CORROSIVE GAS-SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THE PACKAGING AND MATERIAL MAY BE LAND FILLED;
    HOWEVER,  MATERIALS SHOULD BE COVERED TO MINIMIZE GENERATION OF
    AIRBORNE DUST. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE
    UNDER RCRA OR CERCLA.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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