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

MSDS NAME:KAOWOOL
NIIN:01-074-7875
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLBLG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:THERMAL CERAMICS
Address:P.O. BOX 923 MS 300
City:AUGUSTA
State:GA
ZIP:30903
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-722-5681
Emergency Phone Num:0000000000
CAGE:0UHC8
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:THERMAL CERAMICS
Address:P.O. BOX 923 MS 300
Box:City:AUGUSTA
State:GA
ZIP:30903
Country:US
Phone:800-722-5681
CAGE:0UHC8

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

Name:REFACTORIES, FIBERS, ALUMINOSILICATE
CAS:1332-21-4
RTECS #:CI6475000
Minumum % Wt:95.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN	  IARC:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DUST AND RESPIRABLE FIBERS FROM THIS
    PRODUCT MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING CHRONIC LUNG CONDITIONS SUCH AS
    BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA AND ASTHMA. TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN,
    RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND LUNGS. UPPER RES PIRATORY PHYSICAL
    IRRITATION. IRRITATION AND INFLAMMATION TO THE EYES ON CONTACT AND
    TO THE SKIN ON PROLONGED CONTACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:RFC ALONG WITH FIBEROUS GLASSWOOL AND
    MINERAL WOOL AS POSSIABLE HUMAN CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE CONTACT: PHYSICAL IRRITATION AND
    INFLAMMATION. SKIN CONTACT: PHYSICAL IRRITATION AND RASH.
    INGESTION: MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY IRRITATION TO THE GASTROINTESTIONAL
    TRACT. INHALATION: IRRITATION OR SOREN ESS IN THROAT, NOSE AND
    RESPIRATORY TRACT.

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

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
    15 MINITUES. DO NOT RUB EYES. SKIN CONTACT: WASH AFFECTED AREA
    GENTLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. SKIN CREAM OR LOTION AFTER WASHING MAY
    BE HELPFUL . INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, DRINK PLENTY OF
    WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE AFFECTED PERSON TO CLEAN FRESH AIR.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST.

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

Extinguishing Media:NON COMBUSTIABLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    APPROPIATE IN THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL BUNKER GEAR INCLUDING POSITIVE
    PRESSURE SCBA.

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

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CREATING AIRBORNE DUST. FOLLOW ROUTINE
    HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES. VACCUM ONLY WITH HEPA FILTERED EQUIPMENT.
    IF SWEEPING IS NECESSARY USE A DUST SUPPRESSANT AND PLACE MATERIAL
    IN CONTAINERS. DO NOT  USE COMPRESSED AIR. PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR
    GLOVES AND APPROVED RESPIRATOE. AVOID CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES THAT
    COULD RESULT IN WATER POLLUTION.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:THIS PRODUCT IS STABLE UNDER ALL
    CONDITIONS OF STORAGE. STORE IN ORIGINAL FACTORY CONTAINER IN A DRY
    AREA. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. FOLLOW ALL MSDS/LABEL
    PRECAUTIONS.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF NEEDED USE APPROVED RESPIRATOR. SEE HARD COPY
    MSDS FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS.
Ventilation:YES
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:GOGGLES SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVED SHIRTS, PANTS AND HAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH EXPOSED CLOTHING SEPERATELY FROM OTHER
    CLOTHING AND RINSE WASHER THROUGHLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:>1760.C, ######F
M.P/F.P Text:>3200 F (1768C)
Spec Gravity:2.50-2.70
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE ODORLESS WOOL-LIKE FIBEROUS MATERIAL
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

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

HYDROFLURIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, STRONG ALKALIES.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:A STATISTICAL TREND WAS OBSERVED IN THE
    EXPOSED POPULATION BETWEEN THE DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO RFC AND A
    DECREASED IN SOME MEASURES OF PULMONARY FUNCTION.THESE OBSERVATIONS
    ARE CLINICALLY INSIGNIFICAN T.IN OTHER WORDS IF THESE OBSERVATIONS
    WERE MADE ON AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE THE RESULTS WOULD BE INTERPUTED
    AS BEING WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. PLEURAL PLAQUES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN
    A SMALL NUMBER OF EMPLOYE ES WHO HAD A LONG DURATION OF
    EMPLOYMENT.THER ARE SEVERAL OCCUPATIONAL AND NON-OCCUPATIONAL
    CAUSES FOR PLEURAL PLAQUE.IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT PLAQUES ARE NOT
    PRE-CANCER NOT ARE THEY ASSOCIATED WITH AN Y MEASURABLE EFFECT ON
    LUNG FUNCTION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:TO PREVENT WASTE FIBERS BECOMING AIRBORNE A
    COVERED CONTAINER OR PLASTIC BAGGING IS RECOMMENDED. COMPLY WITH
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. LANDFILL. CHEMICAL ADITIONS
    PROCESSING OR OTHERWISE A LTERING THIS MATERIAL MAY MAKE THE WASTE
    MANAGEMENT INFO PRESENTED IN THIS  MSDS INCOMPLETE, INACCUR ATE OR
    OTHERWISE INAPPROPIATE.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROP 65: CERMAIC FIBERS.

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

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