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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: VERMICULITE

PRODUCT USE:
INSULATING AGGREGATE, SOIL CONDITIONER, LOW DENSITY FILLER, ABSORBENT

[WHMIS CLASSIFICATION]: NOT APPLICABLE

MANUFACTURER'S NAME: THERM-O-ROCK EAST, INC.

STREET ADDRESS: 1 PINE STREET

CITY: NEW EAGLE

PROVINCE: PA

POSTAL CODE: 15067

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE: 724-258-3670

SUPPLIER'S NAME:

STREET ADDRESS:

CITY:

PROVINCE:

POSTAL CODE:

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE:
PHONE NUMBER: (724) 258-3670

DATE MSDS PREPARED: 4-30-2015

MSDS PREPARED BY: STANLEY R. SLAWEK

SECTION 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

GHS CLASSIFICATION: EYE IRRITANT, CATEGORY 2

GHS SYMBOL: EXCLAMATION MARK

SIGNAL WORD: WARNING

HAZARD STATEMENT: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION

PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:

WEAR EYE PROTECTION.

IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES,
IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.

IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

OTHER HAZARDS:
AVOID BREATHING DUST. EXPOSURE TO VERMICULITE CAUSES NO IDENTIFIED
SHORT- OR LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS, BUT NUISANCE DUST MAY CAUSE
MINOR RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.

SECTION 3 - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

HAZARDOUS        %           CAS NUMBER    LD 50 OF        LC 50 OF
INGREDIENTS                                INGREDIENT      INGREDIENT
(SPECIFIC)                                 (SPECIFY        (SPECIFY
                                           SPECIES AND     SPECIES)
                                           ROUTE)
VERMICULITE      >98          1318-00-9    NOT AVAILABLE   NOT AVAILABLE
(MAGNESIUM,
ALUMINUM IRON
SILICATE)
SILICA           APPROX. 1   14808-60-7    NOT AVAILABLE   NOT AVAILABLE

HAZARDOUS                        OSHA PEL         ACGIH TLV
INGREDIENTS                      (MG/M3)          (MG/M3)
(SPECIFIC)

VERMICULITE (MAGNESIUM,          10               1
ALUMINUM IRON SILICATE)

SILICA                           NOT AVAILABLE    .05

SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES

SKIN CONTACT:
WASH THOROUGHLY WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
IRRITATION DEVELOPS. REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER
THOROUGHLY BEFORE REUSE.

EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH WITH TEPID WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES HOLDING THE EYELIDS WIDE
OPEN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.

INHALATION:
REMOVE EXPOSED PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, OXYGEN
MAY BE ADMINISTERED. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
SHOULD BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

INGESTION:
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN IMPORTANT ROUTE OF ENTRY INTO THE BODY. IF LARGE
AMOUNTS OF THE PRODUCT ARE INGESTED, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

SECTION 5 - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

FLAMMABLE:
( ) YES
(X) NO

IF YES, UNDER WHICH CONDITIONS?:

MEANS OF EXTINCTION:
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.

FLASHPOINT (DEG. C) AND METHOD: NOT AVAILABLE

UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOLUME): NOT AVAILABLE
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOLUME): NOT AVAILABLE

AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C): NOT AVAILABLE

EXPLOSION DATA - SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: NOT AVAILABLE

EXPLOSION DATA - SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT AVAILABLE

HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NOT AVAILABLE

NFPA:
HEALTH       1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY   0
OTHER        NONE

SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

PICK UP RELEASED PRODUCT WITH APPROPRIATE IMPLEMENTS AND RETURN TO ORIGINAL
CONTAINER IF REUSABLE. IF NOT REUSABLE, PLACE IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS FOR
DISPOSAL. APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT CITED IN SECTION 8
SHOULD BE WORN DURING ALL CLEAN UP OPERATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE PRODUCT ITSELF
IS NON-HAZARDOUS, MATERIAL COLLECTED DURING CLEAN UP OPERATIONS MAY BE
CONTAMINATED AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS HAZARDOUS UNLESS SPECIFIC TESTING,
INCLUDING TCLP, SHOWS THE COLLECTED MATERIAL TO BE NON HAZARDOUS

SECTION 7 - HANDLING AND STORAGE

HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT:
APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT CITED IN SECTION 8 SHOULD BE WORN
DURING HANDLING. WET MOPPING OR VACUUMING WITH A UNIT THAT CONTAINS A HEPA
FILTER IS RECOMMENDED TO CLEAN UP ANY DUSTS THAT MAY BE GENERATED DURING
HANDLING AND PROCESSING. SEE ALSO SECTION 6. WASH HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY
BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING.

STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:
DO NOT STORE WITH OR NEAR INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS CITED IN SECTION 10.
STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE ELEMENTS.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES SHOULD BE EMPLOYED TO
PREVENT THE GENERATION AND ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS.

SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROL / PERSONAL PROTECTION

EXPOSURE LIMITS:
(X) ACGIH TLV
(X) OSHA PEL
( ) OTHER (SPECIFY)

SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS (SUCH AS VENTILATION, ENCLOSED PROCESS):
LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURES BELOW
THE LIMITS RECOMMENDED FOR NUISANCE PARTICULATES OF 10 MG/M^3 FOR TOTAL
PARTICULATES AND 3 MG/M^3 FOR RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES. DESIGN DETAILS
FOR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEMS MAY BE FOUND IN THE LATEST EDITION
OF "INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION: A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES" PUBLISHED
BY THE ACGIH COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, P.O. BOX 16153 LANSING,
MI 48910. THE NEED FOR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SHOULD BE EVALUATED BY A
PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST. LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEMS
SHOULD BE DESIGNED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
(X) GLOVES
(X) RESPIRATOR
(X) EYE
( ) FOOTWEAR
(X) CLOTHING
( ) OTHER

IF CHECKED, PLEASE SPECIFY TYPE:

GLOVES:
POLYMERIC GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE IRRITATION. PVC OR
SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ARE RECOMMENDED.

RESPIRATOR:
IF DUSTS OR PARTICULATES ARE GENERATED DURING HANDLING OR PROCESSING AND
EXPOSURES MAY EXCEED THE LIMITS CITED ABOVE, USE, AS A MINIMUM, A NIOSH
APPROVED1/2 FACE PIECE RESPIRATOR WITH CARTRIDGES APPROVED FOR PARTICULATE
MATTER WITH AN EXPOSURE LIMIT OF NOT LESS THAN 0.05 MG/M^3. IF EXPOSURES
MAY EXCEED 10 TIMES THE LIMIT CITED IN SECTION 2, CONSULT YOUR RESPIRATORY
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER OR A PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST FOR
SELECTION OF THE PROPER EQUIPMENT. THE EVALUATION OF THE NEED FOR
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE MADE BY A PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENIST.

EYE:
CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GOGGLES ARE RECOMMENDED WHERE THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF EYE CONTACT WITH THE PRODUCT. SAFETY GLASSES WITH
SIDE SHIELDS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ALL OTHER OPERATIONS.

CLOTHING:
A POLYMERIC COATED APRON OR OTHER BODY COVERING IS RECOMMENDED WHERE
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY IF REGULAR WORK CLOTHING BECOMING CONTAMINATED
WITH THE PRODUCT. ALL SOILED OR DIRTY CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND REUSE.

SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID

ODOR AND APPEARANCE: TAN FLAKES, GRANULES, OR POWDER.

ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): NONE

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: (BULK) 0.66-0.96 G/CC

VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/A

VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): N/A

EVAPORATION RATE: N/A

BOILING POINT (DEG. C): NOT DETERMINED

FREEZING POINT (DEG. C): N/A

PH: N/A

COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DISTRIBUTION: N/A

[SOLUBILITY IN WATER]: <1 %

SECTION 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

CHEMICAL STABILITY:
(X) YES
( ) NO

IF NO, UNDER WHICH CONDITIONS?:

INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES:
(X) YES
( ) NO

IF YES, WHICH ONES?:
DO NOT STORE WITH STRONG ACIDS, OR REDUCING AGENTS.

REACTIVITY AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS?:
PRODUCT WILL UNDERGO AN EXFOLIATION REACTION WITH A RESULTANT LARGE
INCREASE IN VOLUME AT APPROXIMATELY 300 DEG..

HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
NONE THAT ARE KNOWN. PRODUCT IS STABLE TO AT LEAST 2400 DEG. F.

SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE:
EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATIONS IF EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE
AMOUNT OF VERMICULITE. SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING DERMATITIS.
INHALATION FROM PROLONGED AND CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING
ASTHMATIC OR RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE:
PROLONGED INHALATION OF EXCESSIVE LEVELS VERMICULITE DUST MAY CAUSE A
SIMPLE PNEUMOCONIOTIC CONDITION, NOT NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A DECREMENT
IN LUNG FUNCTION. IN CASES OF LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS
OF DUST, COMPLICATED PNEUMOCONIOSIS WITH LUNG FUNCTION MAY OCCUR.

IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT: N/A

SKIN SENSITIZATION: N/A

RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: N/A

CARCINOGENICITY-IARC: N/A

CARCINOGENICITY - ACGIH: N/A

REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: N/A

TERATOGENICITY: N/A

EMBROTOXICITY: N/A

MUTAGENICITY: N/A

NAME OF SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS/EFFECTS: N/A

SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

AQUATIC TOXICITY:
IN VITRO ECOTOXICITY STUDIES CONDUCTED ON AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF THE PRODUCT
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND
FORESTRY IN 1998 INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT MOST PROBABLY IS NOT TOXIC TO
THE ENVIRONMENT. IN EACH OF THE ECOTOXICITY TESTS CITED BELOW, 50 GRAMS
OF THE PRODUCT WERE EXTRACTED WITH A LITER OF DISTILLED WATER. THE
RESULTING SOLUTION WAS USED TO DERIVE THE TOXICITY PARAMETERS. THE 48 HOUR
EC0 AND EC50 (DAPHNIA PULEX LETHALITY) WERE DETERMINED TO BE >50 MILLIGRAMS
OF EXTRACT PER LITER (MG/L). THE 72 HOUR EC0 AND EC50 (ALGAL, SELENASTRUM
CAPRICORNUTUM, GROWTH INHIBITION) WERE DETERMINED TO BE >50 MG/L. THE
72 HOUR EC0 AND EC50 (BACTERIAL, PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA, GROWTH INHIBITION)
WERE DETERMINED TO BE >50 MG/L. THE 48 HOUR EC0 AND EC50 (FROG, XENOPUS
LAEVIS, EMBRYO LETHALITY) WERE DETERMINED TO BE >50 MG/L.

SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

WASTE DISPOSAL:
AS PREPARED, PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED NON-HAZARDOUS. IT SHOULD BE DISPOSED
OF IN AND EPA APPROVED LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. IF USED OR WASTE PRODUCT IS DISPOSED OF TESTING,
INCLUDING TCLP, SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE HAZARD CHARACTERISTICS.
EMPTY CONTAINERS WILL CONTAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES. OBSERVE PROPER SAFETY AND
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS. DO NOT ALLOW EMPTY CONTAINERS OR PACKAGING TO BE
USED FOR ANY PURPOSE EXCEPT TO STORE AND SHIP ORIGINAL PRODUCT.

SECTION 14 - TRANSPORT INFORMATION

SPECIAL SHIPPING INFORMATION:
NOT CURRENTLY REGULATED UNDER DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS.

TDG: N/A

DOT: N/A

PIN: N/A

IMO: N/A

ICAO: N/A

SECTION 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION

WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: NOT CONTROLLED

OSHA: IRRITANT, LUNG HAZARD, SKIN HAZARD, EYE HAZARD.

SERA: ACUTE HAZARD.

TSC: NOT LISTED

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF
THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) AND THE SDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY CPR.

SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION

NOTICE:
THIS INFORMATION RELATES ONLY TO THE MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE
VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR
IN ANY PROCESS. ALL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION AND DATA PROVIDED ARE BELIEVED
TO BE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE, BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEE,
REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED. ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND/OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. USERS
SHOULD MAKE THEIR OWN INVESTIGATIONS AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE
INFORMATION OR PRODUCT FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NOTHING IN THIS
DOCUMENT IS INTENDED AS PERMISSION, INDUCEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION TO
VIOLATE ANY LAWS OR PRACTICE ANY INVENTION COVERED BY EXISTING PATENTS,
COPYRIGHTS OR INVENTIONS. THERM-O-ROCK EAST, INC. DOES NOT ACCEPT
LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR FROM THE USE OF THIS
INFORMATION.

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