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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND OF THE COMPANY
PRODUCT NAME: P77 White
CHEMICAL NAME: Unsaturated Polyester Resin Blend
MANUFACTURER: CASS POLYMERS OF MICHIGAN, INC.
815 WEST SHEPHERD STREET
CHARLOTTE MI 48813 USA
INFORMATION PHONE: (248) 588-2270
EMERGENCY PHONE: (703) 527-3887(Call Collect)
2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Hazardous Materials Information System (United States)
Health 2*
Flammability 2
Physical Hazard 1
Hazard Codes: *=Chronic Hazard 0=Minimal Hazard, 1=Slight Hazard, 2=Moderate Hazard, 3=Serious Hazard, 4=Severe Hazard
Material Composition
Component CAS.NO EINECS/ELINCS No. Percent
Polyester Resin 28472-89-1 Polymer 30% - 40%
Vinyl Toluene 25013-15-4 246-562-2 15% - 20%
Magnesium Silicate 14807-96-6 238-877-9 40% - 50%
Titanium Dioxide 13463-67-7 236-675-5 5% - 10%
m-Tolyl Diethanolamine 91-99-6 Not Available 0.5% - 1%
Methyl Alcohol鈥? 67-56-1 200-659-6 0.5% - 1%
*Chronic Health Risk-See section 8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
鈥?
SARA 313 listed material. See Section 15-Regulatory Information.
3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
EC Classification(s): Xn; F
Risk Phrase(s): R10;R20; R36/37/38
(See section 15 鈥? REGULATORY INFORMATION for complete text of risk phrases).
Classification system:
The classification is in line with current EC lists. It is expanded, however, by information from technical literature and by
information furnished by supplier companies.
Emergency Overview:
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID
Harmful if swallowed - can enter lungs and cause damage
May undergo hazardous polymerization.
Route(s) of Entry:
Inhalation, skin and eye contact.
Acute Exposure:
INHALATION: Harmful if inhaled. Effects from exposure may include headaches, fatigue, nausea, sensation of drunkeness,
central nervous system depression and pulmonary edema.
Skin:
Harmful if absorbed through skin. Contact causes skin irritation. Prolonged or repeated skin contact can result in defatting
and drying of the skin.
Eyes:
Harmful to eyes. Direct contact with this material causes eye irritation. Symptoms may include stinging, tearing, redness
and swelling.
Ingestion:
Harmful if swallowed. Single dose oral toxicity is low. Swallowing small amounts during normal handling is not
likely to cause harmful effects; swallowing large amounts may be harmful. Effects from exposure through ingestion may
include gastrointestinal disturbances, pain and discomfort. Effects of exposure by ingestion may also include those indicated
by the inhalation route. Material is harmful or fatal if liquid is aspirated into the lungs.
Chronic Exposure:
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Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause damage to the central nervous system and may result in permanent
brain damage. Symptoms include: loss of memory, loss of judgement, loss of coordination, effects on hearing and respiratory
tract damage. Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause liver and kidney damage.
Carcinogenicity:
This material contains Styrene (9% by mass) which is listed by the International Agency for Research (IARC) on Cancer as a
group 2B cancer causing agent (possibly carcinogenic to humans).
4. FIRST AID MEASURES
Eye Contact:
Immediately flush eyes with large quantities of clean water for at least 15 minutes. Get immediate medical attention.
Skin Contact:
Wash skin with soap and water. Remove contaminated clothing. Get medical attention if irritation develops or persists.
Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.
Ingestion:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. ASPIRATION HAZARD: this material may enter the lungs during vomiting. Immediately
give the victim one or two glasses of water or milk to drink. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Inhalation:
Remove victim to fresh air. Keep warm and quiet. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give
oxygen by trained personnel. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
5. FIRE FIGHTING PRECAUTIONS
General Hazards:
FLAMMABLE LIQUID: This material's flash point is less than 100掳F (38掳C).
Fire Fighting Extinguishing Media:
Use carbon dioxide, foam, dry chemical or water fog to extinguish fire.
Fire Fighting Equipment:
Wear self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and full fire-fighting protective clothing.
Thoroughly decontaminate all protective equipment after use.
Fire Fighting Instructions:
Evacuate all persons from the fire area to an explosion-protected location. Move non-burning material, as feasible, to a safe
location as soon as possible. Fire fighters should be protected from potential explosion hazard while extinguishing the blaze.
Containers of this material may build up pressure if exposed to heat (fire). Use water spray to cool fire-exposed containers. DO
NOT extinguish a fire resulting from a large flow of this flammable liquid until the flow of liquid is effectively shut off. This
precaution will help prevent the accumulation of an explosive vapor-air mixture after the initial fire is extinguished. Use water
spray to disperse vapors if a spill or leak has not ignited. See Section 13 for disposal considerations.
Fire and Explosion Hazards:
FLAMMABLE LIQUID. Vapors can form an explosive mixture with air. Vapor can travel to a source of ignition (spark or
flame) and flash back. This material may polymerize (react) when its container is exposed to heat (as during a fire). This
polymerization increases pressure inside a closed container and may result in the violent rupture of the
container.
Hazardous Combustion Products:
Combustion may produce carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and irritating or toxic vapors and gases.
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
For Small Spills:
Absorb spill with inert material (e.g., dry sand or earth), then place in a chemical waste container. Use non-sparking (non-
metallic) tools to clean up spill. Remove all sources of ignition. NO SMOKING.
For Large Spills (drums or larger):
Eliminate all ignition sources (flares, flames including pilot lights, electrical sparks). NO SMOKING.
Persons not wearing protective equipment (see Section 8) should be excluded from the area of the spill until clean-up has been
completed. Stop spill at source. Prevent spilled material from contaminating soil or entering drains, sewers, streams or other
bodies of water. Prevent spilled material from spreading. Immediately notify authorities of any reportable spill as may be
required pursuant to regulations. See Section 15 for applicable CERCLA reportable quantities. Scrape or pump spilled
product to clean containers for recovery. Absorb unrecoverable product. Transfer contaminated absorbent, soil and other waste
materials to waste containers for disposal.
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE
Handling Information:
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Avoid inhalation and contact with eyes, skin, and clothing. Wash hands thoroughly after handling and before eating or
drinking. Remove and wash contaminated clothing before reuse. Use with adequate ventilation. Ground and bond
containers when transferring the material to prevent static electricity sparks which could ignite the vapor. Use spark-proof
tools and explosion-proof equipment. Consult your supplier of promoters and catalysts for additional instructions on proper
mixing and usage. Empty containers may retain product residue (liquid and/or vapor). Do not pressurize, cut, weld, braze,
solder, drill, grind, or expose these containers to heat, flame, sparks, static electricity, or other sources of ignition as the
container may explode and may cause injury or death. Empty drums should be completely drained and properly bunged.
Empty drums should be promptly returned to a drum reconditioner or properly disposed.
Storage Information:
Keep away from ignition sources: flames, pilot lights, electrical sparks, and sparking tools. NO SMOKING. Do not store in
direct sunlight. Store separate from oxidizing materials, peroxides, and metal salts. Keep container closed when not in use.
To ensure maximum stability and maintain optimum resin properties, resins should be stored in closed containers at
temperatures below 75掳F (25掳C). Copper or copper containing alloys should be avoided as containers.
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Hazardous Component Control Parameters 鈥?
Component CAS. No. EINECS Percent Exposure Limits Source
242 mg/m3 TWA ACGIH
Vinyl Toluene 25013-15-4 246-562-2 15% - 20% 100 ppm STEL ACGIH
100 ppm or 480 mg/m3 8 hr TWA OSHA PEL
Engineering Controls:
Local ventilation may be required during certain operations to maintain concentrations below recommended exposure limits.
Use explosion-proof ventilation equipment.
Eye Protection:
Wear 1) safety glasses with side shields and a faceshield or 2) goggles and a faceshield. Facilities storing or utilizing this
material should be equipped with an eyewash station and safety shower.
Skin Protection:
Wear chemical resistant gloves such as polyvinyl alcohol or Viton庐. If splashing is likely, wear impervious clothing and boots
to prevent repeated or prolonged skin contact. Consult your supplier of personal protective equipment for additional
instructions on proper usage. The selection of a specific glove for a particular application and duration of use in a workplace
should also take into account all requisite workplace factors such as, but not limited to: Other chemicals which may be
handled, physical requirements (cut/puncture protection, dexterity, thermal protection), as well as the
instructions/specifications provided by the glove supplier.
Respiratory Protection:
A NIOSH/MSHA approved air purifying respirator with organic vapor cartridge or canister may be necessary under certain
circumstances where airborne concentrations are expected to exceed exposure limits. A respiratory protection program that
meets OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.134 and ANSI Z88.2 requirements must be followed whenever workplace conditions warrant a
respirator's use. Protection provided by air purifying respirators is limited. Use a positive pressure airsupplied respirator if 1)
there is any potential for an uncontrolled release, 2) exposure levels are not known, or 3) during other circumstances where air
purifying respirators may not provide adequate protection.
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance : Thixotropic Paste
Color : White
Odor : Pungent Odor
Specific gravity : 1.57 鈥? 1.59
Vapor pressure : 1.1 (mm Hg) at 68掳F (20 掳C) Vinyl Toluene
Boiling point/range : Not Determined
Freezing point/range : Not Determined
Water solubility : Components are Not Readily Soluble in Water
pH : Not Determined
Flash point : 127掳 F (53 掳 C)
Auto-ignition temp. : 914潞 F (490潞 C)
Flammability-LFL : 1.1 % in air Vinyl Toluene
Flammability-UFL : 5.2 % in air Vinyl Toluene
Volatile Organic Compounds: 16% by mass (252 g/liter)- Vinyl Toluene
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Stability:
Stable at normal temperatures and storage conditions.
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Incompatibility:
Avoid contact with strong acids, oxidizing agents (peroxides), metal salts and polymerization catalysts.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
Thermal decomposition may produce various hydrocarbons and irritating, acrid vapors.
Hazardous Polymerization:
Product will undergo hazardous polymerization at temperatures above 150 F (65 C). Hazardous polymerization will occur if
contaminated with peroxides, metal salts and polymerization catalysts.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ingredient Name CAS No. % Test Result Route Species
m-Tolyldiethanolamine 91-99-6 0.5% - 1% LD50 0.8 鈥? 3.1 g/kg Oral Rat
3,000 mg/m3
LD50 Inhalation Mouse
Vinyl Toluene 25013-15-4 15% - 20% LD50 4000 g/kg Oral Rat
LD50 4500 mg/kg Dermal Rabbit
-No Further Information Available-
Acute Eye Toxicity:
Vinyl toluene: (rabbit), undiluted, slight conjunctival irritation, no corneal injury.
Acute Skin Toxicity:
Vinyl toluene monomer: dermal LD50 (rabbit), 4,500 mg / kg.
Acute Inhalation Toxicity:
Vinyl toluene monomer: inhalation LC50 (mouse), 3,000 mg / cu m. Human subjects noted ocular and upper respiratory tract
irritation at a 400 ppm vinyl toluene concentration; strong objectionable odor at 300 ppm; and strong, tolerable odor at 200
ppm. At 50 ppm, the odor was detectable, but there was no irritation of the mucous membranes. The odor was reported to be
undetechtable at less than 10 ppm.
Acute Oral Toxicity:
Vinyl toluene: oral LD50 (rat), 4,000 mg / kg; (mouse), 3.16 g / kg.
Subchronic:
Vinyl toluene exhibited a central nervous system (CNS) depressant effect during exposure of mice, rats, guinea pigs
and rabbits by various routes (oral, inhalation and skin). During repeated exposure for 1 month, vinyl toluene had some effect
on the CNS of mice, and during chronic inhalation at 0.03 mg/L it caused a reduction in weight of mice and symptoms of
intoxication in the offspring of guinea pigs. Vinyl toluene inhalation (1250 ppm, 7-8 hr/day for 92 - 100 days) increases
kidney and liver weights and causes fatty degeneration of these organs in rats, guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys. Exposure to
600 ppm did not cause any microscopic or macroscopic organ changes. A 12 week inhalation administration of 300 ppm vinyl
toluene causes slight increases in secondary lysosomes in the rat liver.
Chronic/Carcinogenicity:
This material does not contain 0.1% or more of any chemical listed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer
(IARC), the National Toxicology Program (NTP), or regulated by the United States Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) as a carcinogen. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified vinyl toluene
in Group 3, not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH) has adopted the listing of Vinyl Toluene as "A4-Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen." There is
inadequate data on which to classify the agent in terms of its carcinogenicity in humans and/or animals.
Sensitization:
No information is available.
Teratology:
Subchronic inhalation of 6 ppm (29 mg/cu m) vinyl toluene by guinea pigs for 4 months produced teratogenic effects.
Reproduction:
No information is available.
Mutagenicity:
Vinyl toluene was tested for potential to induce chromosome aberrations and sister chromatid exchange in
phytohemagglutinin-stimulated human lymphocytes cultured for 48 hours (aberration analysis) or 72 hour (sister chromatid
exchange analysis). The treatments were carried out 24 hour (aberrations) or 48 hour (sister chromatid exchange) before
harvest. The toxicity of vinyl toluene was similar to that of styrene. Chromosome aberrations were observed in cells treated
with 0.33 to 4.00 mmolar vinyl toluene. Like styrene, vinyl toluene is converted in vitro to reactive metabolites, presumably
epoxides.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Persistence/degradability:
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This material contains components that show little or no evidence of biodegradability. Great Caution should be taken to
prevent release to the environment. See Section 13 for further information.
Ecotoxicity Data:
Chemical Name CAS No. % Test Concentration Result Species
-No data available-
Individual components of this mixture have been independently tested by the raw material suppliers and any known results have been
presented above. The results for the individual components may not be representative of the ecological toxicity of this finished
product. This finished product has not been tested to determine individual toxicological/ecological limits Great Caution should be
taken to prevent release to the environment. See Section 13 for further information.
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Disposal
Preferred method of disposal includes incineration under controlled conditions in accordance with all local and national laws
and regulations. The generation of waste should be avoided or minimized wherever possible. Untreated material is not
suitable for disposal. Waste, even small quantities, should never be poured down drains, sewers or water courses. Waste
must be disposed of in accordance with federal, state and local environmental control regulations
Contaminated packaging
Empty containers can only be disposed of when the remaining product adhering to the container walls has been removed.
Hazard warning labels should be removed from the container walls.
European waste catalogue No:
07 02 99 wastes not otherwise specified
14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION
U.S. DOT
Ground Shipment:
Proper Shipping Name: Not Regulated
Hazard Class: NA
ID Number: NA
Packing Group: NA
IATA
Proper Shipping Name: RESIN SOLUTION
Hazard Class: 3
ID Number: UN1866
Packing Group: III
ERG Number: 127
IMDG
Proper Shipping Name: RESIN SOLUTION
Hazard Class: 3
ID Number: UN1866
Packing Group: III
ERG Number: 127
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA):
This material is classified as a hazardous chemical under the criteria of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200.
SARA Title III: Section 304 - CERCLA:
Reportable Quantities have NOT been established for any of this material's components.
SARA Title III: Section 311/312 - Hazard Communication Standard (HCS):
This material is classified as an IMMEDIATE HEALTH HAZARD, DELAYED HEALTH HAZARD, and
FLAMMABILITY HAZARD under the US Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (Section 311/312).
SARA Title III: Section 313 Toxic Chemical List (TCL):
This product does not contain Section 313 Reportable Ingredients.
TSCA Section 8(b) - Inventory Status:
All components of this material are listed on the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) inventory.
TSCA Section 12(b) - Export Notification:
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This material does not contain any components that are subject to the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 12(b)
Export Notification requirements.
Canadian Inventory Status:
This material contains components that are listed on the Canadian Domestic Substances List (DSL) and on the Canadian Non-
Domestic Substances List (NDSL).
Canadian WHMIS:
This material is classified by the Canadian Workplace Hazardous Material Information System as: B3 (combustible liquid),
D2A (materials causing other toxic effects, very toxic material), and D2B (materials causing other toxic effects, toxic
material).
European Inventory Status (EINECS):
The polymer portion of this product is manufactured from reactants which are listed on EINECS and meets the EINECS `
definition of an exempt polymer.
California Proposition 65:
This product is not known to contain any chemicals listed by the State of California (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986) to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.
Additional Canadian Regulatory Information:
The following chemicals are listed on the WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List: Vinyl Toluene (CAS# 25013-15-4)
Classification according to EC-regulations:
The product has been classified and labelled in accordance with EC Directives.
Code letter and hazard designation of product:
Xn F
Harmful Flammable
Hazard-determining components of labelling:
Vinyl Toluene
Risk phrases:
R10 Flammable.
R20 Harmful by inhalation.
R36/37/38 Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.
Safety phrases:
S9 Keep container in a well-ventilated place.
S23 Do not breathe fumes/aerosol.
S26 In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice.
S36/37 Wear suitable protective clothing and gloves.
S43 In case of fire, use sand, carbon dioxide or powdered extinguishing agent. Never use water.
S60 This material and its container must be disposed of as hazardous waste.
CHIP 3
CHIP3 Regulations have been applied and meets all requirements.
16. OTHER INFORMATION
No Other Information
To the best of our knowledge, the information contained herein is accurate. Final determination of the suitability of any material is the
sole responsibility of the users. All materials may present unknown hazards and should be used with caution. Although certain hazards
are described herein, we cannot guarantee that these are the only hazards which exist.
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