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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: RAPID SET MMP OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT CODE: 143010055 RECOMMENDED USE: INDUSTRIAL USE RECOMMENDED RESTRICTIONS: WORKERS (AND YOUR CUSTOMERS OR USERS IN THE CASE OF RESALE) SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF RESPIRABLE DUST. APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN THE PROPER USE AND HANDLING OF THIS MATERIAL SHOULD BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. MANUFACTURER/IMPORTER/SUPPLIER/DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION: COMPANY NAME: CTS CEMENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION ADDRESS: 11065 KNOTT AVE SUITE A CYPRESS, CA 90630 UNITED STATES TELEPHONE: 1-800-929-3030 E-MAIL: INFO@CTSCEMENT.COM CONTACT PERSON: SAFETY OFFICER EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-929-3030 (8 AM - 5 PM)
PHYSICAL HAZARDS: RISK OF DUST EXPLOSION HEALTH HAZARDS: SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2 SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1 CARCINOGENICITY: CATEGORY 1A SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY, SINGLE EXPOSURE: CATEGORY 3: RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY, REPEATED EXPOSURE: CATEGORY 2: LUNGS OSHA DEFINED HAZARDS: NO INGREDIENTS OF THIS PRODUCT PRESENT AT LEVELS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.1% IS IDENTIFIED AS A CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN BY OSHA. LABEL ELEMENTS: PICTOGRAM(S): CORROSION HEALTH HAZARD EXCLAMATION MARK SIGNAL WORD: DANGER HAZARD STATEMENT: CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH CAN CAUSE CANCER. CAN FORM EXPLOSIVE DUST AIR MIXTURES. AVOID CREATING DUST. CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. AVOID INHALATION OF DUST. AVOID INGESTION. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES, AND CLOTHING. H318 H315 PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT: PREVENTION: OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. WASH THOROUGHLY WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING. USE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION. P280 P264 RESPONSE: IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER/DOCTOR. IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR): WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. CALL A POISON CENTER/DOCTOR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. P305 P351 P338 P310 P303 P352 P362 P364 STORAGE: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN DRY LOCATION. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL/REGIONAL/NATIONAL /INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. HAZARD(S) NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NONE KNOWN.
MIXTURES: CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION % CALCIUM SULFOALUMINATE CEMENT 960375-09-1 20-40 SILICA SAND, QUARTZ 14808-60-7 60-80 IRON OXIDE 1309-37-1 0.1-2 PROPRIETARY MINERAL FILLER 0.01-1 VINYL ACETATE - ETHYLENE COPOLYMER 108-05-4 0.01-1 COMPOSITION COMMENTS: ALL CONCENTRATIONS ARE IN PERCENT BY WEIGHT UNLESS INGREDIENT IS A GAS. GAS CONCENTRATIONS ARE IN PERCENT BY VOLUME.
INHALATION: IF DUST FROM THE MATERIAL IS INHALED, REMOVE THE AFFECTED PERSON IMMEDIATELY TO FRESH AIR. RINSE NOSE AND MOUTH WITH WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP OR PERSIST. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. EYE CONTACT: DO NOT RUB EYES. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: IMMEDIATELY RINSE MOUTH AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS TOLD TO BY A POISON CONTROL CENTER OR DOCTOR. CALL AN AMBULANCE AND TAKE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS OCCUR. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE STINGING, TEARING, REDNESS, SWELLING, AND BLURRED VISION. PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE INCLUDING BLINDNESS COULD RESULT. UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. COUGHING. DISCOMFORT IN THE CHEST. SHORTNESS OF BREATH. WHEEZING. SKIN IRRITATION. INDICATION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORTIVE MEASURES AND TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. KEEP VICTIM UNDER OBSERVATION. SYMPTOMS MAY BE DELAYED. NO KNOWN SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. GENERAL INFORMATION: IF UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE). ENSURE THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED, AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. SHOW THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET TO THE DOCTOR IN ATTENDANCE. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER SPRAY. FOAM. DRY CHEMICAL POWDER. CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2). NOTE: PRODUCT ITSELF IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE. ONLY THE PACKAGING MATERIALS CAN CATCH FIRE. THE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS NORMALLY USED ARE SUFFICIENT. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DO NOT USE WATER JET AS AN EXTINGUISHER, AS THIS WILL SPREAD THE FIRE. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HARMFUL VAPORS. EVOLUTION OF FUMES/FOG. THE SUBSTANCES/GROUPS OF SUBSTANCES MENTIONED CAN BE RELEASED IN CASE OF FIRE. PRODUCT IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE OR EXPLOSIVE. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MUST BE WORN IN CASE OF FIRE. FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT/INSTRUCTIONS: MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. SPECIFIC METHODS: USE STANDARD FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES AND CONSIDER THE HAZARDS OF OTHER INVOLVED MATERIALS. THE DEGREE OF RISK IS GOVERNED BY THE BURNING SUBSTANCE AND THE FIRE CONDITIONS. DISPOSE OF FIRE DEBRIS AND CONTAMINATED EXTINGUISHING WATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH OFFICIAL REGULATIONS. GENERAL FIRE HAZARDS: NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS NOTED.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: AVOID DUST FORMATION. AVOID INHALATION OF DUST. AVOID SKIN CONTACT. KEEP UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL AWAY. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF SPILL/LEAK. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING DURING CLEAN-UP. USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF THERE IS A RISK OF EXPOSURE TO DUST/FUME AT LEVELS EXCEEDING THE EXPOSURE LIMITS. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE ADVISED IF SIGNIFICANT SPILLAGES CANNOT BE CONTAINED. FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION, SEE SECTION 8 OF THE SDS. METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: STOP THE FLOW OF MATERIAL, IF THIS IS WITHOUT RISK. IF SWEEPING OF A CONTAMINATED AREA IS NECESSARY USE A DUST SUPPRESSANT AGENT WHICH DOES NOT REACT WITH THE PRODUCT. COLLECT DUST USING A VACUUM CLEANER. MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION AND ACCUMULATION. PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWER, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS. FOLLOWING PRODUCT RECOVERY, FLUSH AREA WITH WATER. FOR WASTE DISPOSAL, SEE SECTION 13 OF THE SDS. FOR SMALL AMOUNTS: PICK UP WITH SUITABLE APPLIANCE AND DISPOSE OF. FOR LARGE AMOUNTS: PICK UP WITH SUITABLE APPLIANCE AND DISPOSE OF. PACK IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: AVOID DISCHARGE INTO DRAINS OR WATER COURSES.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION AT PLACES WHERE DUST IS FORMED. MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION AND ACCUMULATION. THE CEMENT CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCT REACTS ALKALINE WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WATER OR HUMIDITY. THIS MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES. THE HUMIDITY OF THE SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES IS ENOUGH FOR THIS REACTION. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET THIS MATERIAL IN CONTACT WITH EYES. AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE. WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES. TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGES. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: STORE IN ORIGINAL TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN DRY LOCATION. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS (SEE SECTION 10 OF THE SDS). KEEP AWAY FROM METALS, ACIDS, BASES, OXIDANTS, AND FOOD AND ANIMAL FEEDS. KEEP AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES, HEAT OR FLAME. PROTECT FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. DUST EXPLOSION CLASS: ST1
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: US. OSHA TABLE Z-1 LIMITS FOR AIR CONTAMINANTS (29 CFR 1910.1000): COMPONENTS TYPE VALUE FORM US. OSHA TABLE Z-3 (29 CFR 1910.1000): COMPONENTS TYPE VALUE FORM PROPRIETARY MINERAL FILLER TWA 5 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE FRACTION TWA 10 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST OCCURS IN NATURE AS LIMESTONE, CHALK, MARBLE, DOLOMITE, ARAGONITE, CALCITE, & OYSTER SHELLS DUSTS, NON-SPECIFIC TWA 3 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE AMORPHOUS SILICA; SILICA TWA 0.8 MG/M3 DIOXIDE (CAS 61790-53-2) SILIA, QUARTZ TWA 0.3 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST (CAS 14808-60-7) 0.1 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE 2.4 MPPCF RESPIRABLE US. ACGIH THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES: COMPONENTS TYPE VALUE FORM PROPRIETARY MINERAL FILLER TWA 5 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE FRACTION DUSTS, NON-SPECIFIC TWA 3 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE FRACTION SILICA, QUARTZ TWA 0.025 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE FRACTION (CAS 14808-60-7) US. NIOSH: POCKET GUIDE TO CHEMICAL HAZARDS COMPONENTS TYPE VALUE FORM AMORPHOUS SILICA; SILICA REL 6 MG/M3 DIOXIDE (CAS 61790-53-2) TWA 6 MG/M3 SILICA, QUARTZ TWA 0.05 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE DUST (CAS 14808-60-7) BIOLOGICAL LIMIT VALUES: NO BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE LIMITS NOTED FOR THE INGREDIENT(S). EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO NUISANCE DUST (TOTAL AND RESPIRABLE) SHOULD BE MONITORED AND CONTROLLED. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION (TYPICALLY 10 AIR CHANGES PER HOUR) SHOULD BE USED. VENTILATION RATES SHOULD BE MATCHED TO CONDITIONS. IF APPLICABLE, USE PROCESS ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION, OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS. IF EXPOSURE LIMITS HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED, MAINTAIN AIRBORNE LEVELS TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO EFFECTIVELY REMOVE AND PREVENT BUILDUP OF ANY DUSTS OR FUMES THAT MAY BE GENERATED DURING HANDLING OR THERMAL PROCESSING. IF ENGINEERING MEASURES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST PARTICULATES BELOW THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT (OEL), SUITABLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MUST BE WORN. EYE WASH FACILITIES AND EMERGENCY SHOWER MUST BE AVAILABLE WHEN HANDLING THIS PRODUCT. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE/FACE PROTECTION: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR SAFETY GOGGLES UNLESS FULL FACE RESPIRATOR IS IN USE. SKIN PROTECTION: HAND PROTECTION: WEAR APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. OTHER: WEAR APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING. USE OF AN IMPERVIOUS APRON IS RECOMMENDED. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF THERE IS A RISK OF EXPOSURE TO DUST/FUME AT LEVELS EXCEEDING THE EXPOSURE LIMITS. THERMAL HAZARDS: WEAR APPROPRIATE THERMAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, WHEN NECESSARY. GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS: WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE. ALWAYS OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE MEASURES, SUCH AS WASHING AFTER HANDLING THE MATERIAL AND BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, AND/OR SMOKING. ROUTINELY WASH WORK CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS. OBSERVE ANY MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS.
APPEARANCE: PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID FORM: POWDER COLOR: TAN ODOR: LOW ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE PH: 11 - 12 WHEN WET MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE INITIAL BOILING POINT AND BOILING RANGE: NOT APPLICABLE FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE EVAPORATION RATE: NOT APPLICABLE FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NOT COMBUSTIBLE UPPER/LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: FLAMMABILITY LIMIT - LOWER (%): NOT APPLICABLE FLAMMABILITY LIMIT - UPPER (%): NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR DENSITY: NOT APPLICABLE RELATIVE DENSITY: 2.7 - 3.1 @ 20 DEG. C SOLUBILITY(IES): SOLUBILITY (WATER): NOT AVAILABLE PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NO APPLICABLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT APPLICABLE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: 2460 DEG. F (1350 DEG. C) VISCOSITY: NOT APPLICABLE OTHER INFORMATION: BULK DENSITY: 60 LB/FT3 PARTITION COEFFICIENT (OIL/WATER): NOT APPLICABLE VOC (WEIGHT %): 0 G/L WHEN MIXED WITH WATER
REACTIVITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE AND NON-REACTIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, STORAGE, AND TRANSPORT. CORROSION TO METALS: NO CORROSIVE EFFECT ON METAL CHEMICAL STABILITY: MATERIAL IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NO DANGEROUS REACTION KNOWN UNDER CONDITIONS OF NORMAL USE. STRONG BASES ARE FORMED ON THE ADDITION OF WATER CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AVOID TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING THE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE. CONTACT WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. AVOID DISPERSAL OF DUST IN THE AIR (I.E., CLEARING DUST SURFACES WITH COMPRESSED AIR). AVOID HUMIDITY. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: POWERFUL OXIDIZERS, ACIDS, BASES. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON OXIDES, SULFUR OXIDES, SILICIUM OXIDE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NO HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS IF STORED AND HANDLED AS PRESCRIBED/INDICATED THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: NO DECOMPOSITION IF STORED AND HANDLED AS PRESCRIBED/INDICATED
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION: MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE BY INHALATION. INHALATION OF DUSTS MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. PROLONGED INHALATION MAY BE HARMFUL. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. INGESTION: SWALLOWING MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE STINGING, TEARING, REDNESS, SWELLING, AND BLURRED VISION. UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. COUGHING. DISCOMFORT IN THE CHEST. SHORTNESS OF BREATH. WHEEZING. SKIN IRRITATION. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: ACUTE TOXICITY: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. COMPONENTS SPECIES TEST RESULTS SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: MAY CAUSE SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE. RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE SKIN SENSITIZATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE TO INDICATE PRODUCT OR ANY COMPONENTS PRESENT AT GREATER THAN 0.1% ARE MUTAGENIC OR GENOTOXIC. CARCINOGENICITY: IN 1997, IARC (THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER) CONCLUDED THAT CRYSTALLINE SILICA INHALED FROM OCCUPATIONAL SOURCES CAN CAUSE LUNG CANCER IN HUMANS. HOWEVER IN MAKING THE OVERALL EVALUATION, IARC NOTED THAT "CARCINOGENICITY WAS NOT DETECTED IN ALL INDUSTRIAL CIRCUMSTANCES STUDIED. CARCINOGENICITY MAY BE DEPENDENT ON INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRYSTALLINE SILICA OR ON EXTERNAL FACTORS AFFECTING ITS BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ITS POLYMORPHS." (IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE EVALUATION OF THE CARCINOGENIC RISKS OF CHEMICALS TO HUMANS, SILICA, SILICATES DUST AND ORGANIC FIBRES, 1997, VOL. 68, IARC, LYON, FRANCE.) IN JUNE 2003, SCOEL (THE EU SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS) CONCLUDED THAT THE MAIN EFFECT IN HUMANS OF THE INHALATION OF RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST IS SILICOSIS. "THERE IS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO CONCLUDE THAT THE RELATIVE RISK OF LUNG CANCER IS INCREASED IN PERSONS WITH SILICOSIS (AND, APPARENTLY, NOT IN EMPLOYEES WITHOUT SILICOSIS EXPOSED TO SILICA DUST IN QUARRIES AND IN THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY). THEREFORE, PREVENTING THE ONSET OF SILICOSIS WILL ALSO REDUCE THE CANCER RISK..." (SCOEL SUM DOC 94-FINAL, JUNE 2003) ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART, WORKER PROTECTION AGAINST SILICOSIS CAN BE CONSISTENTLY ASSURED BY RESPECTING THE EXISTING REGULATORY OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE DUST AND RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA SHOULD BE MONITORED AND CONTROLLED. IARC MONOGRAPHS. OVERALL EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENICITY: AMORPHOUS SILICA; SILICA DIOXIDE (CAS 61790-53-2): 3: NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS TO CARCINOGENICITY TO HUMANS SILICA, QUARTZ (CAS 14808-60-7): 1: CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS NTP REPORT ON CARCINOGENS: SILICA, QUARTZ (CAS 14808-60-7): KNOWN TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN OSHA SPECIFICALLY: NOT LISTED REGULATED SUBSTANCES (29 CFR 1910.1001-1050): REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - REPEATED EXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS (LUNGS) THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. ASPIRATION HAZARD: DUE TO THE PHYSICAL FORM OF THE PRODUCT IT IS NOT AN ASPIRATION HAZARD. CHRONIC EFFECTS: PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE LUNG INJURY. MAY CAUSE SKIN DISORDERS IF CONTACT IS REPEATED OR PROLONGED.
ECOTOXICITY: BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THE PRODUCT IS NOT ACUTELY HARMFUL TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: INHERENTLY BIODEGRADABLE. THE SOLUBLE FRACTION CAN BE REMOVED BY MECHANICAL MEANS IN SUITABLE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. THE POLYMER COMPONENT OF THE PRODUCT IS POORLY BIODEGRADABLE BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: DISCHARGE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT MUST BE AVOIDED MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO DATA AVAILABLE OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: DO NOT DISCHARGE PRODUCT INTO THE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT CONTROL. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED. THE STATEMENTS ON ECOTOXICITY HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM THE PROPERTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS.
DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: COLLECT AND RECLAIM OR DISPOSE IN SEALED CONTAINERS AT LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SITE. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL/REGIONAL/NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT DISCHARGE INTO DRAINS/SURFACE WATERS/ GROUNDWATER. LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. HAZARDOUS WASTE CODE: THE WASTE CODE SHOULD BE ASSIGNED IN DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE USER, THE PRODUCER AND THE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY. WASTE FROM RESIDUES/UNUSED PRODUCTS: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. EMPTY CONTAINERS OR LINERS MAY RETAIN SOME PRODUCT RESIDUES. THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN A SAFE MANNER (SEE: DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS). CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AN APPROVED WASTE HANDLING SITE FOR RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL. SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS MAY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE, FOLLOW LABEL WARNINGS EVEN AFTER CONTAINER IS EMPTIED.
USDOT: NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. IATA: NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. IMDG: NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO ANNEX II OF MARPOL 73/78 AND THE IBC CODE: NOT APPLICABLE
US FEDERAL REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT IS A "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" AS DEFINED BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200. TSCA SECTION 12(B) EXPORT NOTIFICATION (40 CFR 707, SUBPT. D): NOT REGULATED OSHA SPECIFICALLY REGULATED SUBSTANCES (29 CFR 1910.1001-1050): NOT LISTED CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST (40 CFR 302.4): NOT LISTED SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA) HAZARD CATEGORIES: IMMEDIATE HAZARD: YES DELAYED HAZARD: YES FIRE HAZARD: NO PRESSURE HAZARD: NO REACTIVITY HAZARD: NO SARA 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: NOT LISTED SARA 311/312 HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL: ACUTE SARA 313 (TRI REPORTING): NOT REGULATED OTHER FEDERAL REGULATIONS: CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) SECTION 112 HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS) LIST: NOT REGULATED CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) SECTION 112(R) ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION (40 CFR 68.130): NOT REGULATED SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA): NOT REGULATED US. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: US - CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 - CARCINOGENS LISTED SUBSTANCE & REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY (CRT) WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES: COUNTRY(S) OR REGION INVENTORY NAME ON INVENTORY (YES/NO)* UNITED STATES & TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) YES PUERTO RICO INVENTORY *A "YES" INDICATES THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH THE INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING COUNTRY(S). A "NO" INDICATES THAT ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS OF THE PRODUCT ARE NOT LISTED OR EXEMPT FROM LISTING ON THE INVENTORY ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING COUNTRY(S).
PREPARATION OF LAST REVISION ISSUE DATE: 27 JULY 2016 REVISION DATE: 22 AUGUST 2016 VERSION #: 01 HMIS(R*) RATINGS: HEALTH 3* FLAMMABILITY 0 PHYSICAL HAZARD 0 DISCLAIMER: CTS CEMENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION CANNOT ANTICIPATE ALL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THIS INFORMATION AND ITS PRODUCT, OR THE PRODUCTS OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS IN COMBINATION WITH ITS PRODUCT, MAY BE USED. IT IS THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE SAFE CONDITIONS FOR HANDLING, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF THE PRODUCT, AND TO ASSUME LIABILITY FOR LOSS, INJURY, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE DUE TO IMPROPER USE. THE INFORMATION IN THE SHEET WAS WRITTEN BASED ON THE BEST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. MMP ISSUE DATE: 26 JULY 2015 SDS US |