SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. FIBER 2025 SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: CL-22-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: FIBER 2025 COMMON NAME(S): GLASS FABRIC
ROUTE OF ENTRY: THIS MATERIAL MAY ENTER THE BODY THROUGH INHALATION OF NUISANCE DUST. TARGET ORGANS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM INHALATION: SORE, RASPY THROAT SKIN CONTACT: REDNESS AND POSSIBLE RASH; ITCHING EYE CONTACT: ITCHING AND REDNESS INGESTION: N/A NFPA: HEALTH 1 FIRE 0 REACTIVITY 0 HMIS III: H 1* F 0 PH 0 GHS SIGNAL WORD: WARNING GHS CLASSIFICATIONS: HEALTH, RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION, 1 SKIN HEALTH, SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION, 2 HEALTH, SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION, 2 B HEALTH, SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE, 3 GHS PHRASES: H317: MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION H315: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION H320: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION H335: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION GHS PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: P264: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. P333+313: IF SKIN IRRITATION OR A RASH OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. P337: IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: P337+313: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION
INGREDIENTS: FIBROUS GLASS (CAS 65997-17-3) EXPOSURE LIMITS: OSHA PEL: 15 MG/M3 (TOTAL), 5 MG/M3 (RESPIRABLE). ACGIH TLV: 1 F/CC
INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF CONDITION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: RINSE WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF COOL WATER. IF RASH OR ITCHING PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: RINSE WITH WATER. DO NOT RUB EYES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: NOT APPLICABLE.
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): >250 C BY TOC FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL: N/A UEL: N/A EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY CHEMICAL SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF FIBER COATING MAY PRODUCE AN IRRITATING MIXTURE OF SMOKE AND FUMES. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE
MATERIAL IS A SOLID IN ROLL FORM. IF ACCIDENTLY RELEASED, REWIND MATERIAL BACK ONTO ROLL.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS: USE ADEQUATE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: STORE IN DRY PLACE. USE MAY BE AT TEMPERATURE EXTREMES BASED ON PRODUCT DATA, BUT STORAGE SHOULD BE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST; DUST COLLECTION PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIP: HMIS PP, B SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES SAFETY GLASSES; COTTON GLOVES; LONG SLEEVE CLOTHING WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING.
APPEARANCE: LIGHT TAN FABRIC PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID SPEC GRAV. / DENSITY: 2.5 BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A PH: N/A ODOR: NO ODOR SOLUBILITY: NEGLIGIBLE FREEZING/MELTING PT.: >1000 DEG. F VAPOR DENSITY: N/A
STABILITY: MATERIAL IS STABLE. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN. MATERIALS TO AVOID: STRONG-OXIDIZING AGENTS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
DIRECT CONTACT WITH FIBERGLASS MATERIALS OR EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE FIBERGLASS DUST MAY IRRITATE THE SKIN, EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. FIBERGLASS CAN CAUSE ITCHING DUE TO MECHANICAL IRRITATION FROM THE FIBERS. THIS IS NOT AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE MATERIAL. BREATHING FIBERS MAY IRRITATE THE AIRWAYS RESULTING IN COUGHING AND A SCRATCHY THROAT. SOME PEOPLE ARE SENSITIVE TO THE FIBERS, WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT.
NO KNOWN HAZARDS EXCEPT FOR AIRBORNE FIBERS CAUSED BY NUISANCE DUST. 10 MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER FOR FIBER DIAMETERS LESS THAN 7 MICRONS.
INCINERATION PREFERRED IN A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL APPROVED FACILITY.
NONE SPECIAL REQUIRED.
COMPONENT (CAS/PERC) CODES NONE KNOWN NONE KNOWN
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. MSDS NUMBER: INS-06-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16 ICEROCK SAFETY DATA SHEET
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: ICEROCK COMMON NAME(S): MINERAL WOOL
GHS CLASSIFICATION: CARCINOGENICITY: CATEGORY 2 LABEL ELEMENTS: SIGNAL WORD: WARNING HAZARD STATEMENTS: SUSPECTED OF CAUSING CANCER. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: PREVENTION: OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED. RESPONSE: IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. STORAGE: STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT.
CHEMICAL NATURE: MINERAL FIBER PRODUCT HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS: CHEMICAL NAME CAS-NO. CONCENTRATION (%) MINERAL WOOL FIBRES 65997-17-3 >=50 - <70% NON-DURABLE GLASS WOOL FIBER >=5 - <10%
INHALATION: IF UNCONSCIOUS PLACE IN RECOVERY POSITION AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE CONTACT: REMOVE CONTACT LENSES. PROTECT UNHARMED EYE. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONSULT A SPECIALIST. INGESTION: KEEP RESPIRATORY TRACT CLEAR. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN. PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS: DO NOT LEAVE THE VICTIM UNATTENDED.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NO HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS ARE KNOWN SPECIFIC EXTINGUISHING METHODS: STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR CHEMICAL FIRES. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS: WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR FIRE FIGHTING IF NECESSARY.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: AVOID DUST FORMATION. METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: PICK UP AND ARRANGE DISPOSAL WITHOUT CREATING DUST. SWEEP UP AND SHOVEL. KEEP IN SUITABLE, CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.
ADVICE ON SAFE HANDLING: FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION SEE SECTION 8. SMOKING, EATING AND DRINKING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN THE APPLICATION AREA. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE: KEEP IN A DRY, COOL PLACE.
COMPONENTS WITH WORKPLACE CONTROL PARAMETERS: COMPONENTS CAS-NO. FORM OF PERMISSIBLE BASIS UPDATE EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION MINERAL WOOL FIBRES 65997-17-3 TWA 1 FIBRE/CM3 ACGIH (2010-03-01) NON-DURABLE GLASS 65997-17-3 TWA 1 FIBRE/CM3 ACGIH WOOL FIBER (2010-03-01) *ANY OSHA PELS WITH ISSUE DATE 1989: VACATED BY COURT OF APPEALS IN 1992. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NO PERSONAL RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NORMALLY REQUIRED. HAND PROTECTION: REMARKS: FOR PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT USE PROTECTIVE GLOVES. EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: IF USED AND STORED AS DIRECTED, NO SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY. HYGIENE MEASURES: HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE. WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANDLING MUST BE AVAILABLE AT THE WORK PLACE.
APPEARANCE: FIBRES COLOR: BROWN ODOR: ODORLESS ODOR THRESHOLD: NO DATA AVAILABLE PH: NOT APPLICABLE MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT: >1,150 DEG. C BOILING POINT/BOILING RANGE: NOT APPLICABLE FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE EVAPORATION RATE: NOT APPLICABLE FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NO DATA AVAILABLE UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT: NOT APPLICABLE LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT: NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE RELATIVE VAPOR DENSITY: NOT APPLICABLE RELATIVE DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE SOLUBILITY(IES): WATER SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE SOLUBILITY IN OTHER SOLVENTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE PARTITION COEFFICIENT N-OCTANOL/WATER: NO DATA AVAILABLE AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: NO DATA AVAILABLE VISCOSITY: VISCOSITY, DYNAMIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
REACTIVITY: NO DECOMPOSITION IF STORED AND APPLIED AS DIRECTED. CHEMICAL STABILITY: FORMALDEHYDE MAY BE RELEASED BY PARTIAL HYDROLYSIS OF THE UREA FORMALDEHYDE POLYMER, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS OR POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS. NO HAZARDS TO BE SPECIALLY MENTIONED. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NO DATA AVAILABLE
ACUTE TOXICITY: PRODUCT: ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY: ACUTE TOXICITY ESTIMATE: >5,000 MG/KG METHOD: CALCULATION METHOD SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE CARCINOGENICITY: IARC: NO COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT PRESENT AT LEVELS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.1% IS IDENTIFIED AS PROBABLE, POSSIBLE OR CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC. OSHA: NO COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT PRESENT AT LEVELS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.1% IS MAINTAINED IN THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200) AND SECTIONS 1910.1001-1052. NTP: NO COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT PRESENT AT LEVELS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.1% IS IDENTIFIED AS A KNOWN OR ANTICIPATED CARCINOGEN BY NTP. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE ASPIRATION TOXICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE FURTHER INFORMATION: PRODUCT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
ECOTOXICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO DATA AVAILABLE MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO DATA AVAILABLE RESULTS OF PBT AND VPVB ASSESSMENT: NO DATA AVAILABLE OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: PRODUCT: ADDITIONAL ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AN APPROVED WASTE HANDLING SITE FOR RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL. PACKAGING THAT CANNOT BE REUSED AFTER CLEANING MUST BE DISPOSED OR RECYCLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
OSHA HAZARDS: CARCINOGEN EPCRA - EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT: CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY: COMPONENTS CAS-NO. COMPONENT RQ (LBS) CALCULATED PRODUCT RQ (LBS) FORMALDEHYDE 50-00-0 100 * *: CALCULATED RQ EXCEEDS REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UPPER LIMIT. SARA 304 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES REPORTABLE QUANTITY: COMPONENTS CAS-NO. COMPONENT RQ (LBS) CALCULATED PRODUCT RQ (LBS) FORMALDEHYDE 50-00-0 100 * *: CALCULATED RQ EXCEEDS REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UPPER LIMIT. SARA 302: SARA 302: NO CHEMICALS IN THIS MATERIAL ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SARA TITLE III, SECTION 302. SARA 313: SARA 313: THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICAL COMPONENTS WITH KNOWN CAS NUMBERS THAT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD (DE MINIMIS) REPORTING LEVELS ESTABLISHED BY SARA TITLE III, SECTION 313. US STATE REGULATIONS: MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT TO KNOW: FORMALDEHYDE 50-00-0 0 - 0.1% PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT TO KNOW: MINERAL WOOL FIBRES 65997-17-3 50 - 70% UREA, POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE 9011-05-6 10 - 20% NON-DURABLE GLASS WOOL FIBER 65997-17-3 5 - 10% FORMALDEHYDE 50-00-0 0 - 0.1% NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO KNOW: MINERAL WOOL FIBRES 65997-17-3 50 - 70% UREA, POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE 9011-05-6 10 - 20% NON-DURABLE GLASS WOOL FIBER 65997-17-3 5 - 10% CALIFORNIA PROP 65: WARNING! THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. MINERAL WOOL FIBRES 65997-17-3 FORMALDEHYDE 50-00-0 THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING INVENTORIES: TSCA: ON TSCA INVENTORY DSL: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE CANADIAN DSL.
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. NEEDLE MAT SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: INS-23-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: NEEDLE MAT COMMON NAME(S): INSULATION MAT
ROUTE OF ENTRY: THIS MATERIAL MAY ENTER THE BODY THROUGH INHALATION OF NUISANCE DUST. TARGET ORGANS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM INHALATION: SORE, RASPY THROAT SKIN CONTACT: REDNESS AND POSSIBLE RASH; ITCHING EYE CONTACT: ITCHING AND REDNESS INGESTION: N/A NFPA: HEALTH 1 FIRE 0 REACTIVITY 0 HMIS III: H 1 F 0 PH 0 GHS SIGNAL WORD: WARNING GHS CLASSIFICATIONS: HEALTH, SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION, 2 HEALTH, SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION, 2 B HEALTH, SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE, 3 HEALTH, RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION, 1 SKIN GHS PHRASES: H315: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION H320: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION H335: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION H317: MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION GHS PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: P103: READ LABEL BEFORE USE. P264: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. P333+313: IF SKIN IRRITATION OR A RASH OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. P337: IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: 337+313: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
INGREDIENTS: FIBROUS GLASS (CAS 65997-17-3): OSHA PEL: 15 MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER OF AIR (TOTAL) 5 MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER OF AIR (RESPIRABLE) ACGIH TLV: 1 FIBER PER CUBIC CENTIMETER OF AIR
INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF CONDITION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: RINSE WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF COOL WATER. IF RASH OR ITCHING PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: RINSE WITH WATER. DO NOT RUB EYES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: NOT APPLICABLE.
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): >250 C BY TOC FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL: N/A UEL: N/A EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY CHEMICAL SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF FIBER COATING MAY PRODUCE AN IRRITATING MIXTURE OF SMOKE AND FUMES. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE
MATERIAL IS A SOLID IN ROLL FORM. IF ACCIDENTLY RELEASED, REWIND MATERIAL BACK ONTO ROLL.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS: USE ADEQUATE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: STORE IN DRY PLACE. USE MAY BE AT TEMPERATURE EXTREMES BASED ON PRODUCT DATA, BUT STORAGE SHOULD BE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST; DUST COLLECTION PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIP: HMIS PP, B SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES SAFETY GLASSES; COTTON GLOVES; LONG SLEEVE CLOTHING WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING.
APPEARANCE: FIBROUS MATTING PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID SPEC GRAV./DENSITY: 2.5 BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A PH: N/A ODOR: NO ODOR SOLUBILITY: NEGLIGIBLE FREEZING/MELTING PT.: 700+ DEG. C (1292 + DEG. F) VAPOR DENSITY: N/A
STABILITY: MATERIAL IS STABLE. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN. MATERIALS TO AVOID: STRONG-OXIDIZING AGENTS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
OSHA CLASSIFIES FIBROUS GLASS AS A NUISANCE DUST. MANY STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF FIBROUS GLASS INHALATION. ALTHOUGH INCONCLUSIVE, SOME RESEARCH INDICATED MANUFACTURING EMPLOYEES FIRST EMPLOYED MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO IN FACTORIES THAT MANUFACTURED GLASS WOOL AND MINERAL WOOL HAVE INCREASED RATES OF LUNG CANCER, COMPARED TO CERTAIN OTHER REFERENCE POPULATIONS. FURTHER STUDY IS PLANNED TO IDENTIFY THOSE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED INCREASED RATE. SIMILAR FINDINGS WERE NOT REPORTED REGARDING EMPLOYEES IN TEXTILE FIBER MANUFACTURING PLANTS. ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE NOT DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASED RATE OF LUNG CANCER WHEN THE ANIMALS BREATHED LARGE QUANTITIES OF GLASS FIBERS. ARTIFICIAL IMPLANTATION OR INJECTION OF FINE GLASS FIBERS INTO THE CHEST, ABDOMINAL CAVITY OR TRACHEA OF LABORATORY ANIMALS HAS PRODUCED CANCER.
NO KNOWN HAZARDS EXCEPT FOR AIRBORNE FIBERS CAUSED BY NUISANCE DUST. 10 MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER FOR FIBER DIAMETERS LESS THAN 7 MICRONS.
INCINERATION PREFERRED IN A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL APPROVED FACILITY.
NONE SPECIAL REQUIRED.
COMPONENT (CAS/PERC) CODES NONE KNOWN
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. BLACK NOMEX THREAD SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: THRD-08-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: BLACK NOMEX THREAD COMMON NAME(S): NOMEX ARAMID FIRE RETARDANT THREAD, NOMEX SEWING THREAD
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: THE HAZARDS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ASSOCIATED MAINLY WITH ITS PROCESSING. DUST MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN AIR. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST CAN IRRITATE EYES, NOSE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND CAUSE COUGHING AND SNEEZING. PROCESSING META-ARAMID PRODUCTS CAN RELEASE DIMETHYL ACETAMIDE (DMAC). HAZARDS RELATED TO DMAC INCLUDE: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION (AFTER OFTEN REPEATED EXPOSURE). MAY BE HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN (AFTER OFTEN REPEATED EXPOSURE). LIVER AND KIDNEY INJURIES MAY OCCUR. PROCESSING PARA-ARAMID PRODUCTS CAN RELEASE RESPIRABLE DUST AND RESPIRABLE FIBRE PARTICULATE. PROLONGED INHALATION OF RESPIRABLE DUST AND RESPIRABLE FIBRE PARTICULATE AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE. CONTINUAL RUBBING OF FIBRE PARTICULATES AND DUST ON THE SKIN CAN CAUSE A TRANSITORY, MILD IRRITATION WITH REDNESS OR ITCHING. POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: CARCINOGENICITY: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS MATERIAL AT CONCENTRATIONS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1% ARE LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA, AS A CARCINOGEN.
COMPONENT CAS-NO. CONCENTRATION META-ARAMID FIBER OR META-ARAMID FIBER 100% BLENDED WITH PARA-ARAMID, ANTISTATIC OR OTHER SYNTHETIC FIBERS EXPOSURE LIMITS MAY BE APPLICABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING: META-ARAMID 25765-47-3 PARA-ARAMID 26125-61-1 SYNTHETIC FIBRES N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE 127-19-5
GENERAL ADVICE: NO HAZARDS, WHICH REQUIRE SPECIAL FIRST AID MEASURES. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF IRRITATION OCCURS, FLUSH AREA THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: >300 DEG. C (>572 DEG. F) FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD: HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS FORMED UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR FIRE FIGHTING IF NECESSARY.
NOTE: REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES AND HANDLING (PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN-UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN-UP. SAFEGUARDS (PERSONNEL): NONE. SPILL CLEANUP: AVOID DUST FORMATION. CLEAN UP DUSTS AND FIBRES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERED VACUUM EQUIPMENT, OR BY WET CLEANING. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES: DO NOT LET PRODUCT ENTER DRAINS.
HANDLING (PERSONNEL): AVOID DUST FORMATION. DO NOT TOUCH MOVING THREADLINES. ENTANGLEMENT WITH THIS FIBRE CAN SEVERELY CUT OR EVEN SEVER FINGERS. AVOID BREATHING DUST OR VAPOR. STORAGE: KEEP AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. RECIRCULATED AIR SHOULD BE FILTERED TO REMOVE RESPIRABLE DUST. PROVIDE FOR APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION AND DUST COLLECTION AT MACHINERY. STATIC CHARGES CAN CAUSE EXPLOSIONS IN SOLVENT AND DUST LADEN ATMOSPHERES. PROVIDE GROUNDING OF EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT STATIC BUILD-UP. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: WHEN WORKERS ARE FACING CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE EXPOSURE LIMIT THEY MUST USE APPROPRIATE CERTIFIED RESPIRATORS. EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUES: META-ARAMID: AEL * (DUPONT): 10 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA TOTAL DUST. AEL * (DUPONT): 5 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA RESPIRABLE DUST. PARA-ARAMID: AEL * (DUPONT): 2 FIBERS/CM3 8 & 12 HR. TWA RESPIRABLE FIBERS. AEL * (DUPONT): 5 MG/M3 8 & 12 HR. TWA NON-FIBROUS PARTICULATE AND/OR NONRESPIRABLE FIBRES. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: PEL (OSHA): 10 PPM 35 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA SKIN DESIGNATION APPLIES. SKIN DESIGNATION APPLIES. TLV (ACGIH): 10 PPM TWA AEL * (DUPONT): 10 PPM 8 & 12 HR TWA SKIN * AEL IS DUPONT'S ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE LIMIT. WHERE GOVERNMENTALLY IMPOSED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS, WHICH ARE LOWER THAN, THE AEL ARE IN EFFECT, SUCH LIMITS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE.
FORM: NONWOVEN FABRIC, WOVEN FABRIC, FIBRES, YARN COLOR: BLACK, PIGMENTED ODOR: NONE MELTING POINT/RANGE: N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.38 WATER SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: TEMPERATURE >200 DEG. C (>392 DEG. F). HEATING CAN RELEASE HAZARDOUS GASES. INCOMPATIBILITY: STRONG ACIDS AND STRONG BASES DECOMPOSITION: DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: >300 DEG. C (>572 DEG. F). HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS CARBON MONOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX), HYDROGEN CYANIDE (HYDROCYANIC ACID).
SKIN SENSITIZATION: DID NOT CAUSE SENSITIZATION ON LABORATORY ANIMALS. NEGATIVE IN HUMAN PATCH TEST. META-ARAMID: ORAL ALD: >11,000 MG/KG, RAT INHALATION ALC: >238 MG/M3, RAT LUNG EFFECTS SKIN IRRITATION: NON-IRRITANT CARCINOGENICITY: DID NOT SHOW CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS. PARA-ARAMID: ORAL ALD: >7,500 MG/KG, RAT SKIN IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT, NO SKIN IRRITATION NON-IRRITANT EYE IRRITATION: NON-IRRITANT REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY: INHALATION, RAT LUNG EFFECTS CARCINOGENICITY: ANIMAL TESTING DID NOT SHOW ANY CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS. MUTAGENICITY: TESTS ON BACTERIAL OR MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURES DID NOT SHOW MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: DERMAL LD50: 2,240 - 9,600 MG/KG, ANIMALS (UNSPECIFIED SPECIES) ORAL LD50: 3,000 - 6,000 MG/KG, RAT INHALATION 1 H LC50: 8.81 MG/L FEMALE, RAT VALUE APPLICABLE ONLY IF RESPIRABLE PARTICLES ARE FORMED. INHALATION 4 H LC50: 2.2 MG/L FEMALE, RAT SKIN IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT MILD SKIN IRRITATION EYE IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT IRRITANT REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY: DERMAL: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, LIVER EFFECTS, SKIN EFFECTS ORAL: PATHOLOGIC CHANGES, STOMACH, TESTES, LIVER, KIDNEY, ABNORMAL DECREASE IN NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS (ANAEMIA) INHALATION: KIDNEY EFFECTS, LIVER EFFECTS, RETINAL DAMAGE CARCINOGENICITY: DID NOT SHOW CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS. MUTAGENICITY: DID NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN CULTURED BACTERIAL CELLS. DID NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN CULTURED MAMMALIAN CELLS. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THIS SUBSTANCE DOES NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN ANIMALS. TOXICITY TO REPRODUCTION: ANIMAL TESTING SHOWED NO REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY. TERATOGENICITY: ANIMAL TESTING SHOWED EFFECTS ON EMBRYO-FOETAL DEVELOPMENT AT LEVELS EQUAL TO OR ABOVE THOSE CAUSING MATERNAL TOXICITY.
AQUATIC TOXICITY: PARA-ARAMID: THIS PRODUCT HAS NO KNOWN ECO-TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: 96 H LC50: FATHEAD MINNOW 1,500 MG/L
WASTE DISPOSAL: CAN BE LANDFILLED OR INCINERATED, WHEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT FLUSH INTO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.
NONE SPECIAL REQUIRED.
TSCA STATUS: PRODUCT IS AN ARTICLE AS DEFINED AT 40CFR720.3(C) AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS. SARA 313 REGULATED CHEMICAL(S): SARA 313: THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICAL COMPONENTS WITH KNOWN CAS NUMBERS THAT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD (DE MINIMIS) REPORTING LEVELS ESTABLISHED BY SARA TITLE III, SECTION 313. CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: CHEMICALS KNOWN TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR ANY OTHER HARM: NONE KNOWN
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. WHITE NOMEX THREAD SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: THRD-01-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: WHITE NOMEX THREAD COMMON NAME(S): NOMEX ARAMID FIRE RETARDANT THREAD, NOMEX SEWING THREAD
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: THE HAZARDS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ASSOCIATED MAINLY WITH ITS PROCESSING. DUST MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN AIR. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST CAN IRRITATE EYES, NOSE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND CAUSE COUGHING AND SNEEZING. PROCESSING META-ARAMID PRODUCTS CAN RELEASE DIMETHYL ACETAMIDE (DMAC). HAZARDS RELATED TO DMAC INCLUDE: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION (AFTER OFTEN REPEATED EXPOSURE). MAY BE HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN (AFTER OFTEN REPEATED EXPOSURE). LIVER AND KIDNEY INJURIES MAY OCCUR. PROCESSING PARA-ARAMID PRODUCTS CAN RELEASE RESPIRABLE DUST AND RESPIRABLE FIBRE PARTICULATE. PROLONGED INHALATION OF RESPIRABLE DUST AND RESPIRABLE FIBRE PARTICULATE AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE. CONTINUAL RUBBING OF FIBRE PARTICULATES AND DUST ON THE SKIN CAN CAUSE A TRANSITORY, MILD IRRITATION WITH REDNESS OR ITCHING. POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: CARCINOGENICITY: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS MATERIAL AT CONCENTRATIONS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1% ARE LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA, AS A CARCINOGEN.
COMPONENT CAS-NO. CONCENTRATION META-ARAMID FIBER OR META-ARAMID FIBER 100% BLENDED WITH PARA-ARAMID, ANTISTATIC OR OTHER SYNTHETIC FIBERS EXPOSURE LIMITS MAY BE APPLICABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING: META-ARAMID 25765-47-3 PARA-ARAMID 26125-61-1 SYNTHETIC FIBRES N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE 127-19-5
GENERAL ADVICE: NO HAZARDS, WHICH REQUIRE SPECIAL FIRST AID MEASURES. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF IRRITATION OCCURS, FLUSH AREA THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: >300 DEG. C (>572 DEG. F) FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD: HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS FORMED UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR FIRE FIGHTING IF NECESSARY.
NOTE: REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES AND HANDLING (PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN-UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN-UP. SAFEGUARDS (PERSONNEL): NONE. SPILL CLEANUP: AVOID DUST FORMATION. CLEAN UP DUSTS AND FIBRES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERED VACUUM EQUIPMENT, OR BY WET CLEANING. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES: DO NOT LET PRODUCT ENTER DRAINS.
HANDLING (PERSONNEL): AVOID DUST FORMATION. DO NOT TOUCH MOVING THREADLINES. ENTANGLEMENT WITH THIS FIBRE CAN SEVERELY CUT OR EVEN SEVER FINGERS. AVOID BREATHING DUST OR VAPOR. STORAGE: KEEP AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. RECIRCULATED AIR SHOULD BE FILTERED TO REMOVE RESPIRABLE DUST. PROVIDE FOR APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION AND DUST COLLECTION AT MACHINERY. STATIC CHARGES CAN CAUSE EXPLOSIONS IN SOLVENT AND DUST LADEN ATMOSPHERES. PROVIDE GROUNDING OF EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT STATIC BUILD-UP. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: WHEN WORKERS ARE FACING CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE EXPOSURE LIMIT THEY MUST USE APPROPRIATE CERTIFIED RESPIRATORS. EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUES: META-ARAMID: AEL * (DUPONT): 10 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA TOTAL DUST. AEL * (DUPONT): 5 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA RESPIRABLE DUST. PARA-ARAMID: AEL * (DUPONT): 2 FIBERS/CM3 8 & 12 HR. TWA RESPIRABLE FIBERS. AEL * (DUPONT): 5 MG/M3 8 & 12 HR. TWA NON-FIBROUS PARTICULATE AND/OR NONRESPIRABLE FIBRES. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: PEL (OSHA): 10 PPM 35 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA SKIN DESIGNATION APPLIES. SKIN DESIGNATION APPLIES. TLV (ACGIH): 10 PPM TWA AEL * (DUPONT): 10 PPM 8 & 12 HR TWA SKIN * AEL IS DUPONT'S ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE LIMIT. WHERE GOVERNMENTALLY IMPOSED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS, WHICH ARE LOWER THAN, THE AEL ARE IN EFFECT, SUCH LIMITS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE.
FORM: NONWOVEN FABRIC, WOVEN FABRIC, FIBRES, YARN COLOR: WHITE, PIGMENTED ODOR: NONE MELTING POINT/RANGE: N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.38 WATER SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: TEMPERATURE >200 DEG. C (>392 DEG. F). HEATING CAN RELEASE HAZARDOUS GASES. INCOMPATIBILITY: STRONG ACIDS AND STRONG BASES DECOMPOSITION: DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: >300 DEG. C (>572 DEG. F). HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS CARBON MONOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX), HYDROGEN CYANIDE (HYDROCYANIC ACID).
SKIN SENSITIZATION: DID NOT CAUSE SENSITIZATION ON LABORATORY ANIMALS. NEGATIVE IN HUMAN PATCH TEST. META-ARAMID: ORAL ALD: >11,000 MG/KG, RAT INHALATION ALC: >238 MG/M3, RAT LUNG EFFECTS SKIN IRRITATION: NON-IRRITANT CARCINOGENICITY: DID NOT SHOW CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS. PARA-ARAMID: ORAL ALD: >7,500 MG/KG, RAT SKIN IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT, NO SKIN IRRITATION NON-IRRITANT EYE IRRITATION: NON-IRRITANT REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY: INHALATION, RAT LUNG EFFECTS CARCINOGENICITY: ANIMAL TESTING DID NOT SHOW ANY CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS. MUTAGENICITY: TESTS ON BACTERIAL OR MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURES DID NOT SHOW MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: DERMAL LD50: 2,240 - 9,600 MG/KG, ANIMALS (UNSPECIFIED SPECIES) ORAL LD50: 3,000 - 6,000 MG/KG, RAT INHALATION 1 H LC50: 8.81 MG/L FEMALE, RAT VALUE APPLICABLE ONLY IF RESPIRABLE PARTICLES ARE FORMED. INHALATION 4 H LC50: 2.2 MG/L FEMALE, RAT SKIN IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT MILD SKIN IRRITATION EYE IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT IRRITANT REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY: DERMAL: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, LIVER EFFECTS, SKIN EFFECTS ORAL: PATHOLOGIC CHANGES, STOMACH, TESTES, LIVER, KIDNEY, ABNORMAL DECREASE IN NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS (ANAEMIA) INHALATION: KIDNEY EFFECTS, LIVER EFFECTS, RETINAL DAMAGE CARCINOGENICITY: DID NOT SHOW CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS. MUTAGENICITY: DID NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN CULTURED BACTERIAL CELLS. DID NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN CULTURED MAMMALIAN CELLS. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THIS SUBSTANCE DOES NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN ANIMALS. TOXICITY TO REPRODUCTION: ANIMAL TESTING SHOWED NO REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY. TERATOGENICITY: ANIMAL TESTING SHOWED EFFECTS ON EMBRYO-FOETAL DEVELOPMENT AT LEVELS EQUAL TO OR ABOVE THOSE CAUSING MATERNAL TOXICITY.
AQUATIC TOXICITY: PARA-ARAMID: THIS PRODUCT HAS NO KNOWN ECO-TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: 96 H LC50: FATHEAD MINNOW 1,500 MG/L
WASTE DISPOSAL: CAN BE LANDFILLED OR INCINERATED, WHEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT FLUSH INTO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.
NONE SPECIAL REQUIRED.
TSCA STATUS: PRODUCT IS AN ARTICLE AS DEFINED AT 40CFR720.3(C) AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS. SARA 313 REGULATED CHEMICAL(S): SARA 313: THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICAL COMPONENTS WITH KNOWN CAS NUMBERS THAT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD (DE MINIMIS) REPORTING LEVELS ESTABLISHED BY SARA TITLE III, SECTION 313. CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: CHEMICALS KNOWN TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR ANY OTHER HARM: NONE KNOWN
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. YELLOW NOMEX THREAD SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: THRD-10-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: YELLOW NOMEX THREAD COMMON NAME(S): NOMEX ARAMID FIRE RETARDANT THREAD, NOMEX SEWING THREAD
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: THE HAZARDS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ASSOCIATED MAINLY WITH ITS PROCESSING. DUST MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN AIR. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST CAN IRRITATE EYES, NOSE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND CAUSE COUGHING AND SNEEZING. PROCESSING META-ARAMID PRODUCTS CAN RELEASE DIMETHYL ACETAMIDE (DMAC). HAZARDS RELATED TO DMAC INCLUDE: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION (AFTER OFTEN REPEATED EXPOSURE). MAY BE HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN (AFTER OFTEN REPEATED EXPOSURE). LIVER AND KIDNEY INJURIES MAY OCCUR. PROCESSING PARA-ARAMID PRODUCTS CAN RELEASE RESPIRABLE DUST AND RESPIRABLE FIBRE PARTICULATE. PROLONGED INHALATION OF RESPIRABLE DUST AND RESPIRABLE FIBRE PARTICULATE AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE. CONTINUAL RUBBING OF FIBRE PARTICULATES AND DUST ON THE SKIN CAN CAUSE A TRANSITORY, MILD IRRITATION WITH REDNESS OR ITCHING. POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: CARCINOGENICITY: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS MATERIAL AT CONCENTRATIONS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1% ARE LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA, AS A CARCINOGEN.
COMPONENT CAS-NO. CONCENTRATION META-ARAMID FIBER OR META-ARAMID FIBER 100% BLENDED WITH PARA-ARAMID, ANTISTATIC OR OTHER SYNTHETIC FIBERS EXPOSURE LIMITS MAY BE APPLICABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING: META-ARAMID 25765-47-3 PARA-ARAMID 26125-61-1 SYNTHETIC FIBRES N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE 127-19-5
GENERAL ADVICE: NO HAZARDS, WHICH REQUIRE SPECIAL FIRST AID MEASURES. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF IRRITATION OCCURS, FLUSH AREA THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: >300 DEG. C (>572 DEG. F) FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD: HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS FORMED UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR FIRE FIGHTING IF NECESSARY.
NOTE: REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES AND HANDLING (PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN-UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN-UP. SAFEGUARDS (PERSONNEL): NONE. SPILL CLEANUP: AVOID DUST FORMATION. CLEAN UP DUSTS AND FIBRES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERED VACUUM EQUIPMENT, OR BY WET CLEANING. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES: DO NOT LET PRODUCT ENTER DRAINS.
HANDLING (PERSONNEL): AVOID DUST FORMATION. DO NOT TOUCH MOVING THREADLINES. ENTANGLEMENT WITH THIS FIBRE CAN SEVERELY CUT OR EVEN SEVER FINGERS. AVOID BREATHING DUST OR VAPOR. STORAGE: KEEP AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. RECIRCULATED AIR SHOULD BE FILTERED TO REMOVE RESPIRABLE DUST. PROVIDE FOR APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION AND DUST COLLECTION AT MACHINERY. STATIC CHARGES CAN CAUSE EXPLOSIONS IN SOLVENT AND DUST LADEN ATMOSPHERES. PROVIDE GROUNDING OF EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT STATIC BUILD-UP. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: WHEN WORKERS ARE FACING CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE EXPOSURE LIMIT THEY MUST USE APPROPRIATE CERTIFIED RESPIRATORS. EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUES: META-ARAMID: AEL * (DUPONT): 10 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA TOTAL DUST. AEL * (DUPONT): 5 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA RESPIRABLE DUST. PARA-ARAMID: AEL * (DUPONT): 2 FIBERS/CM3 8 & 12 HR. TWA RESPIRABLE FIBERS. AEL * (DUPONT): 5 MG/M3 8 & 12 HR. TWA NON-FIBROUS PARTICULATE AND/OR NONRESPIRABLE FIBRES. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: PEL (OSHA): 10 PPM 35 MG/M3 8 HR. TWA SKIN DESIGNATION APPLIES. SKIN DESIGNATION APPLIES. TLV (ACGIH): 10 PPM TWA AEL * (DUPONT): 10 PPM 8 & 12 HR TWA SKIN * AEL IS DUPONT'S ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE LIMIT. WHERE GOVERNMENTALLY IMPOSED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS, WHICH ARE LOWER THAN, THE AEL ARE IN EFFECT, SUCH LIMITS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE.
FORM: NONWOVEN FABRIC, WOVEN FABRIC, FIBRES, YARN COLOR: YELLOW, PIGMENTED ODOR: NONE MELTING POINT/RANGE: N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.38 WATER SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: TEMPERATURE >200 DEG. C (>392 DEG. F). HEATING CAN RELEASE HAZARDOUS GASES. INCOMPATIBILITY: STRONG ACIDS AND STRONG BASES DECOMPOSITION: DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: >300 DEG. C (>572 DEG. F). HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS CARBON MONOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX), HYDROGEN CYANIDE (HYDROCYANIC ACID).
SKIN SENSITIZATION: DID NOT CAUSE SENSITIZATION ON LABORATORY ANIMALS. NEGATIVE IN HUMAN PATCH TEST. META-ARAMID: ORAL ALD: >11,000 MG/KG, RAT INHALATION ALC: >238 MG/M3, RAT LUNG EFFECTS SKIN IRRITATION: NON-IRRITANT CARCINOGENICITY: DID NOT SHOW CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS. PARA-ARAMID: ORAL ALD: >7,500 MG/KG, RAT SKIN IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT, NO SKIN IRRITATION NON-IRRITANT EYE IRRITATION: NON-IRRITANT REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY: INHALATION, RAT LUNG EFFECTS CARCINOGENICITY: ANIMAL TESTING DID NOT SHOW ANY CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS. MUTAGENICITY: TESTS ON BACTERIAL OR MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURES DID NOT SHOW MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: DERMAL LD50: 2,240 - 9,600 MG/KG, ANIMALS (UNSPECIFIED SPECIES) ORAL LD50: 3,000 - 6,000 MG/KG, RAT INHALATION 1 H LC50: 8.81 MG/L FEMALE, RAT VALUE APPLICABLE ONLY IF RESPIRABLE PARTICLES ARE FORMED. INHALATION 4 H LC50: 2.2 MG/L FEMALE, RAT SKIN IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT MILD SKIN IRRITATION EYE IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT IRRITANT REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY: DERMAL: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, LIVER EFFECTS, SKIN EFFECTS ORAL: PATHOLOGIC CHANGES, STOMACH, TESTES, LIVER, KIDNEY, ABNORMAL DECREASE IN NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS (ANAEMIA) INHALATION: KIDNEY EFFECTS, LIVER EFFECTS, RETINAL DAMAGE CARCINOGENICITY: DID NOT SHOW CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS. MUTAGENICITY: DID NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN CULTURED BACTERIAL CELLS. DID NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN CULTURED MAMMALIAN CELLS. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THIS SUBSTANCE DOES NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE IN ANIMALS. TOXICITY TO REPRODUCTION: ANIMAL TESTING SHOWED NO REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY. TERATOGENICITY: ANIMAL TESTING SHOWED EFFECTS ON EMBRYO-FOETAL DEVELOPMENT AT LEVELS EQUAL TO OR ABOVE THOSE CAUSING MATERNAL TOXICITY.
AQUATIC TOXICITY: PARA-ARAMID: THIS PRODUCT HAS NO KNOWN ECO-TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS. N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE: 96 H LC50: FATHEAD MINNOW: 1,500 MG/L
WASTE DISPOSAL: CAN BE LANDFILLED OR INCINERATED, WHEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT FLUSH INTO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.
NONE SPECIAL REQUIRED.
TSCA STATUS: PRODUCT IS AN ARTICLE AS DEFINED AT 40CFR720.3(C) AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS. SARA 313 REGULATED CHEMICAL(S): SARA 313: THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICAL COMPONENTS WITH KNOWN CAS NUMBERS THAT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD (DE MINIMIS) REPORTING LEVELS ESTABLISHED BY SARA TITLE III, SECTION 313. CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: CHEMICALS KNOWN TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR ANY OTHER HARM: NONE KNOWN
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. PTFE COATED FIBERGLASS DRAW CORD SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: ROP-02-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: PTFE COATED FIBERGLASS DRAW CORD COMMON NAME(S): PTFE COATED GLASS DRAW CORD
HAZARD CLASSIFICATION: NA SIGNAL WORD: N/A HAZARD STATEMENT: N/A PICTOGRAMS: N/A PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT: INHALATION OF THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS, ARISING FROM HIGH TEMPERATURE OR FIRE, IS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. CONTAMINATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS MUST BE AVOIDED. POTENTIAL HAZARDS: SKIN: CUTTING OR ABRADING MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE SMALL AMOUNTS OF GLASS FIBER PARTICULATES, WHICH MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. EYES: NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF ENTRY. INHALATION: INHALATION OF FUMES FROM BURNING OR HEATING ABOVE 300 C CAN CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER. INGESTION: NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF ENTRY. INGESTION CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IRRITATION.
INGREDIENT NAME CAS # WEIGHT % POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE) 9002-84-0 10-20% GLASS FIBER 65997-17-3 80-90% VARIOUS HIGH TEMPERATURE PIGMENT 0-3%
SKIN: NOT NORMALLY CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS, IF IRRITATION OCCURS WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER, IF IRRITATION PERSISTS CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. EYES: NOT NORMALLY CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS, IF IRRITATION OCCURS FLUSH WITH WATER, IF IRRITATION PERSISTS CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: N/A FOR MATERIAL AS SUPPLIED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND USED AS INTENDED. PROCESSING AT HIGH TEMPERATURE MAY GENERATE FUMES, WHICH CAN CAUSE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SEVERE. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY A PHYSICIAN. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS: POLYMER FLU FEVER. INHALATION OF THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS, ARISING FROM HIGH TEMPERATURE OR FIRE WILL CAUSE FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS. SYMPTOMS MAY BE DELAYED SEVERAL HOURS.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO PRIMARY SOURCE OF FIRE. SPECIFIC HAZARDS DURING FIRE-FIGHTING: MATERIAL IS INCOMBUSTIBLE BUT IF OTHER FUEL IS PRESENT DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS WILL BURN AT ABOUT 1250F, PRODUCING TOXIC AND CORROSIVE GASEOUS PRODUCTS. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE SUIT. WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES DURING CLEANING UP WORK AFTER A FIRE.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: N/A SOLID MATERIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: N/A SOLID MATERIAL METHODS & MATERIALS FOR CLEANUP: COLLECT WITH HANDS, BROOM, SHOVEL, AND/OR VACUUM.
STORE AND HANDLE USING GOOD WAREHOUSE PRACTICES. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: NA PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: USE APPROPRIATE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN THE PRESENCE OF DUST OR DECOMPOSITION FUMES EYE AND FACE: USE OF SAFETY GLASSES IS RECOMMENDED HANDS, ARM, AND BODY: MATERIAL IS SMALL IN DIAMETER YET RELATIVELY STRONG, AND CAN PRODUCE CUTS, PARTICULARLY IF BEING REWOUND OR TRANSFERRED AT A HIGH SPEED. EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: INGREDIENT NAME ACGIH TLV MG/M3 OSHA PEL MG/M3 POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PNOC) PARTICULATES NOT 15 (TOTAL DUST) 10 (INHALABLE FRACTION) OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED 5 (RESPIRABLE FRACTION) 3 (RESPIRABLE FRACTION) FIBROUS GLASS DUST 15 (TOTAL DUST) 5 (INHALABLE FRACTION) 5 (RESPIRABLE DUST) 3 (PNOC) HYGIENE MEASURES: WASH HANDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING, DO NOT CONTAMINATE TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
APPEARANCE: BRAIDED CORD OF VARIOUS COLORS UPPER / LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: N/A ODOR: NONE VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A ODOR THRESHOLD: N/A VAPOR DENSITY: N/A PH: N/A RELATIVE DENSITY: N/A MELTING POINT / FREEZING POINT: N/A SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE INITIAL BOILING POINT & BOILING RANGE: N/A FLASH POINT: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: 300 C VISCOSITY: N/A
REACTIVITY: STABLE AT NORMAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE INCOMPATIBILITIES: STRONG OXIDIZERS, ACIDS, AND BASES. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE GASEOUS PRODUCTS. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR
IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) EFFECTS: NO ACUTE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. DELAYED EFFECTS: NO DELAYED OR CHRONIC EFFECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. OTHER DATA: NA
N/A
WASTE DISPOSAL: MATERIAL AS SUPPLIED IS NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCORDING TO RCRA. LANDFILL ACCORDING TO CURRENT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS, OR INCINERATE IN A HIGH-TEMPERATURE INCINERATOR DESIGNED TO BURN FLUORIDE-CONTAINING MATERIALS. PROCESSING, USE OR CONTAMINATION MAY MAKE THIS INFORMATION INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE.
US DOT HAZARD CLASS: NA US DOT ID NUMBER: NA
TSCA STATUS: EACH INGREDIENT IS ON THE INVENTORY NRS STATUS (CANADA): EACH INGREDIENT IS ON THE DSL SARA TITLE III: HAZARD CATEGORIES: ACUTE HEALTH: YES CHRONIC HEALTH: NO FIRE: NO PRESSURE HAZARD: NO REACTIVITY: NO REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: SEC. 313: NONE SEC. 302: NONE
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. PTFE COATED FIBERGLASS SEWING THREAD SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: THRD-09-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: PTFE COATED FIBERGLASS SEWING THREAD COMMON NAME(S): PTFE COATED SEWING THREAD
ROUTE OF ENTRY: THIS MATERIAL MAY ENTER THE BODY THROUGH INHALATION OF NUISANCE DUST. TARGET ORGANS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM INHALATION: SORE, RASPY THROAT SKIN CONTACT: REDNESS AND POSSIBLE RASH; ITCHING EYE CONTACT: ITCHING AND REDNESS INGESTION: N/A NFPA: HEALTH 1 FIRE 0 REACTIVITY 0 HMIS III: H 1 F 0 PH 0 GHS SIGNAL WORD: WARNING GHS CLASSIFICATIONS: HEALTH, RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION, 1 SKIN GHS PHRASES: H317: MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION GHS PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: P264: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
INGREDIENTS: FIBROUS GLASS (CAS 65997-17-3): EXPOSURE LIMITS: OSHA PEL: 15 MG/M3 (TOTAL), 5 MG/M3 (RESPIRABLE). ACGIH TLV: 1 F/CC POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (CAS 9002-84-0):
INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF CONDITION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: RINSE WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF COOL WATER. IF RASH OR ITCHING PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: RINSE WITH WATER. DO NOT RUB EYES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: NOT APPLICABLE.
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): >250 DEG. C BY TOC FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL: N/A UEL: N/A EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY CHEMICAL SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF FIBER COATING MAY PRODUCE AN IRRITATING MIXTURE OF SMOKE AND FUMES. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE
MATERIAL IS A SOLID IN ROLL FORM. IF ACCIDENTLY RELEASED, REWIND MATERIAL BACK ONTO ROLL.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS: USE ADEQUATE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: STORE IN DRY PLACE. USE MAY BE AT TEMPERATURE EXTREMES BASED ON PRODUCT DATA, BUT STORAGE SHOULD BE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST; DUST COLLECTION PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIP: HMIS PP, A | SAFETY GLASSES SAFETY GLASSES; COTTON GLOVES; LONG SLEEVE CLOTHING WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING.
APPEARANCE: TAN THREAD PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID SPEC GRAV. /DENSITY: 2.1 BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A PH: N/A ODOR: NO ODOR SOLUBILITY: NEGLIGIBLE FREEZING/MELTING PT.: >1000 F VAPOR DENSITY: N/A
STABILITY: MATERIAL IS STABLE. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN. MATERIALS TO AVOID: STRONG-OXIDIZING AGENTS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN FLUORIDE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
DIRECT CONTACT WITH FIBERGLASS MATERIALS OR EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE FIBERGLASS DUST MAY IRRITATE THE SKIN, EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. FIBERGLASS CAN CAUSE ITCHING DUE TO MECHANICAL IRRITATION FROM THE FIBERS. THIS IS NOT AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE MATERIAL. BREATHING FIBERS MAY IRRITATE THE AIRWAYS RESULTING IN COUGHING AND A SCRATCHY THROAT. SOME PEOPLE ARE SENSITIVE TO THE FIBERS, WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT.
NO KNOWN HAZARDS EXCEPT FOR AIRBORNE FIBERS CAUSED BY NUISANCE DUST. 10 MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER FOR FIBER DIAMETERS LESS THAN 7 MICRONS.
INCINERATION PREFERRED IN A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL APPROVED FACILITY.
NONE SPECIAL REQUIRED.
COMPONENT (CAS/PERC) CODES *POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (9002840 N/A%) PA, TSCA PA = PA RIGHT-TO-KNOW LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TSCA = TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. GRAY SILICONE SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: CL-08-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: GRAY SILICONE COMMON NAME(S): SILICONE COATED GLASS FABRIC
ROUTE OF ENTRY: THIS MATERIAL MAY ENTER THE BODY THROUGH INHALATION OF NUISANCE DUST. TARGET ORGANS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM INHALATION: SORE, RASPY THROAT SKIN CONTACT: REDNESS AND POSSIBLE RASH; ITCHING EYE CONTACT: ITCHING AND REDNESS INGESTION: N/A NFPA: HEALTH 1 FIRE 0 REACTIVITY 0 HMIS III: H 1 F 0 PH 0 GHS SIGNAL WORD: WARNING GHS CLASSIFICATIONS: HEALTH, SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION, 3 HEALTH, SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE, 3 GHS PHRASES: H316: CAUSES MILD SKIN IRRITATION H335: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION GHS PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: P264: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
INGREDIENTS: FIBROUS GLASS (CAS 65997-17-3): EXPOSURE LIMITS: OSHA PEL: 15 MG/M3 (TOTAL), 5 MG/M3 (RESPIRABLE). ACGIH TLV: 1 F/CC COMPOUNDED SILICONE COATING:
INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF CONDITION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: RINSE WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF COOL WATER. IF RASH OR ITCHING PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: RINSE WITH WATER. DO NOT RUB EYES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: NOT APPLICABLE.
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): >250 C BY TOC FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL: N/A UEL: N/A EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY CHEMICAL SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF FIBER COATING MAY PRODUCE AN IRRITATING MIXTURE OF SMOKE AND FUMES. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE
MATERIAL IS A SOLID IN ROLL FORM. IF ACCIDENTLY RELEASED, REWIND MATERIAL BACK ONTO ROLL.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS: USE ADEQUATE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: STORE IN DRY PLACE. USE MAY BE AT TEMPERATURE EXTREMES BASED ON PRODUCT DATA, BUT STORAGE SHOULD BE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST; DUST COLLECTION PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIP: HMIS PP, A | SAFETY GLASSES SAFETY GLASSES; COTTON GLOVES; LONG SLEEVE CLOTHING WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING.
APPEARANCE: SILVER-GRAY RUBBER COATING PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID SPEC GRAV. /DENSITY: 2.4 BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A PH: N/A ODOR: NO ODOR SOLUBILITY: NEGLIGIBLE FREEZING/MELTING PT.: >1000 DEG. F VAPOR DENSITY: N/A
STABILITY: MATERIAL IS STABLE. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN. MATERIALS TO AVOID: STRONG-OXIDIZING AGENTS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
DIRECT CONTACT WITH FIBERGLASS MATERIALS OR EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE FIBERGLASS DUST MAY IRRITATE THE SKIN, EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. FIBERGLASS CAN CAUSE ITCHING DUE TO MECHANICAL IRRITATION FROM THE FIBERS. THIS IS NOT AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE MATERIAL. BREATHING FIBERS MAY IRRITATE THE AIRWAYS RESULTING IN COUGHING AND A SCRATCHY THROAT. SOME PEOPLE ARE SENSITIVE TO THE FIBERS, WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT.
NO KNOWN HAZARDS EXCEPT FOR AIRBORNE FIBERS CAUSED BY NUISANCE DUST. 10 MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER FOR FIBER DIAMETERS LESS THAN 7 MICRONS.
INCINERATION PREFERRED IN A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL APPROVED FACILITY.
NONE SPECIAL REQUIRED.
COMPONENT (CAS/PERC) CODES NONE KNOWN
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. STAINLESS STEEL ANCHOR (HOOK) SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: FAS-04-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET (HOOK) LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: STAINLESS STEEL ANCHOR COMMON NAME(S): STAINLESS STEEL TYPE 301,302, 303, 304, 305, 308, 309, 310, 314, 321, 347, 415, F6NM, 1.4306, 153MA(TM), 253MA(R*), 353MA(R*), AND 2304 - ANCHORS, HOOKS, RINGS & WASHERS
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: P281: WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED P302: IF ON SKIN, WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND RUNNING WATER P304: IF INHALED, MOVE INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS P305: IF IN EYES, FLUSH EYES AT LEAST 15 MINUTES; SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS HAZARD STATEMENTS: N/A
CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE NUMBER: N/A HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS WEIGHT % OSHA-PEL ACGIH-TLV OTHER STAINLESS STEEL ALLOY: CHROMIUM (Cr) 10 TO 27 FUME 0.5 MG/M3 0.05 MG/M3 DUST/MIST 1.0 MG/M3 0.5 MG/M3 NICKEL (Ni) 0.0 TO 35 FUME (SOLUBLE) 1.0 MG/M3 0.1 MG/M3 DUST 1.0 MG/M3 1.0 MG/M3 MANGANESE (Mn) 0.0 TO 15 FUME 5.0 MG/M3 C* 1.0 MG/M3 DUST 5.0 MG/M3 C* 5.0 MG/M3 C* COPPER 0.0 TO 4.0 0.1 MG/M3 0.2 MG/M3 TUNGSTEN 0.0 TO 4.0 NONE 5.0 MG/M3 MOLYBDENUM 0.0 TO 4.0 15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 ALUMINUM 0.0 TO 2.0 NONE 10 MG/M3 SILICON 0.0 TO 5.0 NONE 10 MG/M3 COBALT 0.0 TO 5.0 0.1 MG/M3 0.05 MG/M3 NONHAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS: SIZING <1 NONE ESTABLISHED IRON (Fe) DUST 48 TO 89 NONE FUMES (AS IRON OXIDE) 10 MG/M3 5.0 MG/M3 C* = CEILING LIMIT
INHALATION: MOVE INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. SKIN CONTACT: WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND RUNNING WATER. TO AVOID FURTHER IRRITATION DO NOT RUB OR SCRATCH IRRITATED AREAS. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH FLOWING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INGESTION: N. A. (NOT APPLICABLE)
EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT: WATER, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: IN A SUSTAINED FIRE, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL-FACE PIECE AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN.
ACTION TO TAKE FOR SPILLS ( USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT/PPE): FOR SOLID PRODUCT, NOT APPLICABLE. FOR DUSTS AND FIBERS GENERATED DURING FABRICATION, VACUUM AND CONTAINERIZE.
HANDLING: SEE SECTION 8. STORAGE: NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY. DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS AS A SOLID NONHAZARDOUS WASTE.
VENTILATION: GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED, AS NECESSARY, TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURES BELOW PEL'S OR TLV'S. ADEQUATE VENTILATION MUST BE PROVIDED AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A PROPERLY FITTED NIOSH/MHSA APPROVED DISPOSABLE DUST RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE USED WHEN: HIGH DUST LEVELS ARE ENCOUNTERED; THE LEVEL OF CHROMIUM/NICKEL/MANGANESE DUST OR GLASS FIBERS IN THE AIR EXCEEDS THE OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS; OR IF IRRITATION OCCURS. USE AN AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IN CONFINED SPACES. USE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AIR MONITORING TO INSURE THAT TLV OR PEL VALUES ARE NOT EXCEEDED. USE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR COMPANY'S RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM AND OSHA REGULATIONS UNDER 29 CFR 1910.134. EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES, GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELDS SHOULD BE WORN. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: WEAR LOOSE FITTING, LONG SLEEVED SHIRT THAT COVERS TO THE BASE OF THE NECK, AND LONG PANTS. WEAR GLOVES WHEN HANDLING PRODUCT. WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES: HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICES: AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO DUSTS AND FIBERS REMOVE FIBERS FROM SKIN AFTER EXPOSURE BE CAREFUL NOT TO RUB OR SCRATCH IRRITATED AREAS. RUBBING OR SCRATCHING MAY FORCE THE FIBERS INTO THE SKIN. THE FIBERS SHOULD BE WASHED OFF. USE OF BARRIER CREAMS CAN, IN SOME INSTANCES, BE HELPFUL. USE VACUUM EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE FIBERS AND DUSTS FROM CLOTHING. COMPRESSED AIR SHOULD NEVER BE USED. ALWAYS WASH WORK CLOTHES SEPARATELY AND WIPE OUT THE WASHER/SINK IN ORDER TO PREVENT LOOSE GLASS FIBERS FROM GETTING ON OTHER CLOTHES. KEEP THE WORK AREA CLEAN OF ANY DUSTS AND FIBERS GENERATED DURING FABRICATION. USE VACUUM EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN UP DUSTS AND FIBERS. AVOID SWEEPING OR USING COMPRESSED AIR AS THESE TECHNIQUES RESUSPEND DUSTS AND FIBERS INTO THE AIR. HAVE ACCESS TO SAFETY SHOWERS AND EYE WASH FOUNTAINS. FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY. KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN'S REACH. EXPOSURE LIMITS (TLVS): N/A
MELTING POINT (SOFTENING): NM (NOT MEASURED) BOILING POINT (DEG. C): N/A (NOT APPLICABLE) SPECIFIC GRAVITY (BARE GLASS): NM PERCENT VOLATILE: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): N/A VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/A EVAPORATIVE RATE (ETHYL ETHER = 1): N/A SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NOT SOLUBLE APPEARANCE AND ODOR: METALLIC APPEARING ACCESSORIES WITH NO ODOR. PH: N/A RELATIVE DENSITY: N/A UPPER/LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPOSURE LIMITS: N/A FREEZING POINT: N/A FLASH POINT: N/A PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): N/A AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/A DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: N/A VISCOSITY: N/A
STABILITY (CONDITIONS TO AVOID): PRODUCT IS STABLE. STABILIZERS: N/A INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): NONE KNOWN. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: SEE SECTION 11. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR. FLASH POINT (DEG. F): N/A (NOT APPLICABLE) AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. F): N/A FLAMMABILITY LIMITS (%): LEL: N/A UEL: N/A
PRIMARY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT. HEALTH HAZARDS (INCLUDING ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE): ACUTE: NOTE: STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS IN THEIR USUAL PHYSICAL STATE DO NOT POSE ANY HEALTH HAZARDS. HOWEVER, WHEN SUBJECTED TO WELDING, BURNING, GRINDING, CUTTING, ABRASIVE BLASTING, HEAT TREATMENT, PICKLING, OR SIMILAR OPERATIONS, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FUMES OR DUSTS MAY BE EMITTED. DESPITE THE FACT THAT WELDING, BURNING, ETC. OF STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS IN THIS CATEGORY MAY PRODUCE FUMES CONTAINING MANGANESE, CHROMIUM, NICKEL AND COPPER, THE AIR CONCENTRATIONS GENERATED OF THESE COMPONENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY LOW. IRON (Fe): SUBJECTING IRON AND ALLOYS CONTAINING IRON TO HIGH TEMPERATURES (SUCH AS WELDING) WILL CAUSE THE FORMATION OF IRON OXIDE. LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO IRON OXIDE FUMES OR DUSTS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A BENIGN LUNG CONDITION KNOWN AS SIDEROSIS, WHICH IS OBSERVABLE AS AN X-RAY CHANGE. NO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF LUNG FUNCTION HAS BEEN LINKED TO SIDEROSIS. MANGANESE (Mn): Mn INTOXICATION IS USUALLY DUE TO THE OXIDE OR SALTS OF Mn; ELEMENTAL Mn EXHIBITS VERY LOW TOXICITY. THE DUSTS AND FUMES CAN ACT AS MINOR IRRITANTS TO THE EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. BOTH ACUTE AND CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS), BUT SYMPTOMS ARE MORE LIKELY OCCUR AFTER AT LEAST ONE OR TWO YEARS OF PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURES. EARLY SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE WEAKNESS IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES, SLEEPINESS, SALIVATION, NERVOUSNESS AND APATHY. IN MORE ADVANCED STAGES, SEVERE MUSCULAR INCOORDINATION, IMPAIRED SPEECH, SPASTIC WALKING, MASK-LIKE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHING MAY OCCUR. MANGANESE FUMES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO RESULT IN METAL FUME FEVER, A FLU-LIKE SYNDROME WITH SYMPTOMS SUCH AS DIZZINESS, CHILLS, FEVER, HEADACHE AND NAUSEA. AN INCREASED INCIDENCE OF PNEUMONIA, BRONCHITIS AND PNEUMONITIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOME WORKER POPULATIONS EXPOSED TO MANGANESE. ANIMAL STUDIES INDICATE EXPOSURE MAY INCREASE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTION. CHROMIUM (Cr): THE TOXICITY AND HEALTH HAZARDS OF CHROMIUM ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON ITS OXIDATION STATE. THE ELEMENTAL (AS IN THE METALS), DIVALENT AND TRIVALENT FORMS ARE OF VERY LOW TOXICITY. THE HEXAVALE NT FORM (SUCH AS OCCURS IN CHROMATES AND CHROMIC ACIDS) IS VERY TOXIC AND CAN PRODUCE BOTH ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS. ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE SKIN MAY INCLUDE ULCERATIONS, IRRITATIVE DERMATITIS AND ALLERGIC SKIN REACTIONS. ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE BRONCHOSPASMS, EDEMA, HYPERSECRETION, BRONCHITIS, IRRITATION, ALLERGIC ASTHMATIC REACTIONS, AND, ULCERATION AND PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM. RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING AND WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NASAL ITCH. EYE IRRITATION OR INFLAMMATION CAN ALSO BE PRODUCED. EXPOSURE TO SOME HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF LUNG CANCER. NICKEL (Ni): Ni FUMES AND DUST ARE RESPIRATORY IRRITANTS AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE PNEUMONITIS. SKIN CONTACT WITH NICKEL AND ITS COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC DERMATITIS. THE RESULTING SKIN RASH IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "NICKEL ITCH". NI AND ITS COMPOUNDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE EYE IRRITATION, PARTICULARLY ON THE INNER SURFACES OF THE EYELIDS (I.E. THE CONJUNCTIVA). ANIMAL AND/OR EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDIES HAVE LINKED NICKEL AND CERTAIN NICKEL COMPOUNDS TO AN INCREASED INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE LUNGS AND NASAL PASSAGES. COPPER (Cu): INHALATION OF COPPER FUME MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYES AND THROAT AND A FLU-LIKE ILLNESS CALLED METAL FUME FEVER. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF METAL FUME FEVER INCLUDE FEVER, MUSCLE ACHES, NAUSEA, CHILLS, DRY THROAT, COUGH AND WEAKNESS. CU FUME MAY ALSO PRODUCE A METALLIC OR SWEET TASTE. REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO CU FUME MAY CAUSE DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN OR HAIR. ALUMINUM (Al): THERE ARE NO REPORTED KNOWN HEALTH EFFECTS. ALUMINUM IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE NUISANCE DUST CATEGORY. SILICON (Si): SILICON MAY PRODUCE X-RAY CHANGES IN THE LUNGS. THERE HAS BEEN NO KNOWN DISABILITY REPORTED FROM THE X-RAY CHANGES. TUNGSTEN (W): THERE HAS BEEN SOME REPORTED EVIDENCE OF PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT SUCH AS A COUGH. MOLYBDENUM (Mo): MOLYBDENUM HAS CAUSED, IN ANIMAL STUDIES, IRRITATION OF THE NOSE AND THROAT, WEIGHT LOSS AND DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL POISONING. COBALT (Co): COBALT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE ASTHMA. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS AND SENSITIZATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. CHRONIC: SEE CARCINOGENICITY SECTION BELOW. CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO CHROMIUM (Cr)/ NICKEL (Ni)/MANGANESE (Mn) FUMES OR DUST MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, LUNG FIBROSIS OR PNEUMONIOSIS. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS AND LIVER AS WELL AS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. CARCINOGENICITY: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS LISTED AS CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH IARC NTP OSHA CHROMIUM (Cr)/ NONE KNOWN NICKEL (Ni)** *** DUSTS AND FUMES CONTAINING CHROMIUM (Cr) OR NICKEL (Ni) SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CARCINOGENS. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF CHRONIC RESPIRATORY OR SKIN CONDITIONS THAT ARE AGGRAVATED BY MECHANICAL IRRITANTS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FOR WORSENING THEIR CONDITION FROM EXPOSURE DURING USE OF THE PRODUCT.
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DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. STAINLESS STEEL SAFETY WIRE SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: SSLW304-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: STAINLESS STEEL SAFETY WIRE COMMON NAME(S): STAINLESS STEEL TYPE 302/304 ASTM A 580, 305 AND 316 - SHEET, FOIL, ROD, WIRE, PELLETS, TARGET & SCREEN
GHS CLASSIFICATION (29 CFR 1910.1200): NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS GHS LABEL ELEMENTS: SIGNAL WORD: N/A HAZARD STATEMENTS: N/A PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: N/A
INGREDIENT CAS# % EC# IRON 7439-89-6 BALANCE 231-096-4 CHROMIUM 7440-47-3 <1-20 231-157-5 NICKEL 7440-02-0 <1-14 231-111-4 TUNGSTEN 7440-33-7 <0.1-10 231-143-9 MOLYBDENUM 7439-98-7 <0.1-10 231-107-2 MANGANESE 7439-96-5 <0.1-2 231-105-1 SILICON 7440-21-3 <0.1-1 231-130-8
GENERAL MEASURES: UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND USE, EXPOSURE TO SOLID FORMS OF THIS MATERIAL PRESENT FEW HEALTH HAZARDS. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS SUCH AS GRINDING, MELTING OR WELDING MAY PRODUCE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DUST OR FUMES WHICH CAN BE INHALED OR COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SKIN OR EYES. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, KEEP WARM AND QUIET, GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH WITH WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, BRUSH MATERIAL OFF SKIN, WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH LUKEWARM WATER, INCLUDING UNDER UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS, FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SEE SECTION 11 FOR MORE INFORMATION. INDICATION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT: NO OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL AND TYPE OF FIRE. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE MATERIAL: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT PRESENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS AS SHIPPED. SMALL CHIPS, FINE TURNINGS AND DUST FROM PROCESSING MAY BE IGNITABLE. MAY EMIT METAL OXIDE FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS: FULL FACE, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN NECESSARY.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8. AVOID DUST FORMATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. AVOID BREATHING DUST OR FUME. METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: SWEEP OR SCOOP UP. PLACE IN A CLOSED CONTAINER FOR FURTHER HANDLING AND DISPOSAL. SCRAP CAN BE COLLECTED FOR RECYCLING. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT ALLOW TO ENTER DRAINS OR TO BE RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: AVOID CREATING DUST. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IF DUSTS ARE CREATED. SEE SECTION 8 FOR INFORMATION ON PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE: STORE IN A SEALED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA. SEE SECTION 10 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
EXPOSURE LIMITS OSHA/PEL ACGIH/TLV IRON NO EXPOSURE LIMIT NO EXPOSURE LIMIT ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED CHROMIUM 1 MG/M3 0.5 MG/M3 NICKEL 1 MG/M3 1.5 MG/M3 TUNGSTEN 5 MG/M3 5 MG/M3 MOLYBDENUM 15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 (INSOLUBLE COMPOUNDS, (INSOLUBLE COMPOUNDS, TOTAL DUST) INHALABLE) MANGANESE 5 MG/M3 0.2 MG/M3 SILICON 5 MG/M3 5 MG/M3 (RESPIRABLE) ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURES BELOW OCCUPATIONAL LIMITS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE THE USE OF LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE DUST AND FUME TO MEET ESTABLISHED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS. USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND SANITATION PRACTICES. DO NOT USE TOBACCO OR FOOD IN WORK AREA. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING. DO NOT BLOW DUST OFF CLOTHING OR SKIN WITH COMPRESSED AIR. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: IF PERMISSIBLE LEVELS ARE EXCEEDED, USE NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR. EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES SKIN PROTECTION: NOT NORMALLY NEEDED. WEAR IMPERMEABLE GLOVES, PROTECTIVE WORK CLOTHING AS NECESSARY.
APPEARANCE: FORM: SOLID IN VARIOUS FORMS COLOR: SILVER-GRAY METALLIC ODOR: ODORLESS ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT DETERMINED PH: N/A MELTING POINT: 743 DEG. F - 790 DEG. (1370 DEG. C - 1455 DEG. C) BOILING POINT: NO DATA FLASH POINT: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A FLAMMABILITY: NO DATA UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: NO DATA LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: NO DATA VAPOR PRESSURE: NO DATA VAPOR DENSITY: N/A RELATIVE DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY): 8 G/CC SOLUBILITY IN H2O: INSOLUBLE PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NOT DETERMINED AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA VISCOSITY: N/A
REACTIVITY: NO DATA CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NO DATA CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AVOID CREATING OR ACCUMULATING FINES OR DUSTS. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: ACIDS HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: METAL OXIDE FUME.
LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION, SKIN, EYES. PRODUCT AS SHIPPED DOES NOT PRESENT AN INHALATION HAZARD; HOWEVER SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS MAY CREATE DUSTS OR FUMES WHICH COULD BE INHALED. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: FINES/DUSTS MAY IRRITATE SKIN AND EYES. ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS: IRON: IRRITATING TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, IRON COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE PULMONARY FIBROSIS IF DUSTS ARE INHALED. INHALATION OF LARGE AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE IRON PNEUMOCONIOSIS. CHRONIC INHALATION OF FINELY DIVIDED POWDER MAY CAUSE CHRONIC IRON POISONING AND PATHOLOGICAL DEPOSITION OF IRON IN THE BODY TISSUE. INGESTION MAY CAUSE VOMITING, DIARRHEA, PINK URINE, BLACK STOOL, AND LIVER DAMAGE. IRON COMPOUNDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS. CHROMIUM: ALTHOUGH MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS, THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CHROMIUM METAL, Cr(0), IS NOT WELL STUDIED. DUE TO INSOLUBILITY MOST ELEMENTS IN THEIR METALLIC STATE ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARDS. NICKEL: THE MOST COMMON HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECT OF METALLIC NICKEL IN HUMANS IS AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION IN THOSE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO NICKEL. ALTHOUGH NICKEL COMPOUNDS ARE KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGENS, THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE RELATIVELY INSOLUBLE METALLIC NICKEL IS LESS LIKELY TO PRESENT A CARCINOGENIC HAZARD THAN ARE THE NICKEL COMPOUNDS THAT TEND TO RELEASE PROPORTIONATELY MORE NICKEL ION. TUNGSTEN: NO DATA MOLYBDENUM: NO DATA MANGANESE: CHRONIC INHALATION EXPOSURE OF HUMANS TO HIGH LEVELS OF MANGANESE MAY RESULT IN A SYNDROME CALLED MANGANISM WHICH TYPICALLY BEGINS WITH FEELINGS OF WEAKNESS AND LETHARGY AND PROGRESSES TO OTHER SYMPTOMS SUCH AS GAIT DISTURBANCES, CLUMSINESS, TREMORS, SPEECH DISTURBANCES, A MASK-LIKE FACIAL EXPRESSION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES. MANGANESE IS AN ESSENTIAL MICRONUTRIENT IN HUMANS. SILICON: INHALATION OR CONTACT WITH SILICON DUSTS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. THERE IS NO AVAILABLE DATA TO SHOW ANY TOXIC EFFECTS FOR ELEMENTAL SILICON. ACUTE TOXICITY: NO DATA CARCINOGENICITY: NICKEL: NTP: R - REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE A HUMAN CARCINOGEN IARC: 2B - POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUBSTANCE ARE NOT FULLY KNOWN.
ECOTOXICITY: NO DATA PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO DATA BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO DATA MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO DATA OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: PRODUCT: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. PACKAGING: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
DOT/ADR/IATA/IMDG REGULATIONS: NOT REGULATED UN NUMBER: N/A UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: N/A TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS: N/A PACKING GROUP: N/A MARINE POLLUTANT: NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: N/A
TSCA LISTED: ALL COMPONENTS ARE LISTED. REGULATION (EC) NO 1272/2008 (CLP): N/A CANADA WHMLS CLASSIFICATION (CPR, SOR/88-66): N/A HMIS RATINGS: HEALTH 0 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 NFPA RATINGS: HEALTH 0 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT: A CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT HAS NOT BEEN CARRIED OUT.
DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WE EXTEND NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR THE USER'S INTENDED PURPOSES OR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS USE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSE(S). UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. STAINLESS STEEL WASHER SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS NUMBER: FAS-07-SP REVISION DATE: 5-25-16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNITHERM INTERNATIONAL INC. 711 JONES STREET LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: FOR EMERGENCY INVOLVING SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT CALL CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300, DAY OR NIGHT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT NAME: STAINLESS STEEL WASHER COMMON NAME(S): STAINLESS STEEL TYPE 301,302, 303, 304, 305, 308, 309, 310, 314, 321, 347, 415, F6NM, 1.4306, 153MA(TM), 253MA(R*), 353MA(R*), AND 2304 - ANCHORS, HOOKS, RINGS & WASHERS
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: P281: WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED P302: IF ON SKIN, WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND RUNNING WATER P304: IF INHALED, MOVE INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS P305: IF IN EYES, FLUSH EYES AT LEAST 15 MINUTES; SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS HAZARD STATEMENTS: N/A
CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE NUMBER: N/A HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS WEIGHT % OSHA-PEL ACGIH-TLV OTHER STAINLESS STEEL ALLOY: CHROMIUM (Cr) 10 TO 27 FUME 0.5 MG/M3 0.05 MG/M3 DUST/MIST 1.0 MG/M3 0.5 MG/M3 NICKEL (Ni) 0.0 TO 35 FUME (SOLUBLE) 1.0 MG/M3 0.1 MG/M3 DUST 1.0 MG/M3 1.0 MG/M3 MANGANESE (Mn) 0.0 TO 15 FUME 5.0 MG/M3 C* 1.0 MG/M3 DUST 5.0 MG/M3 C* 5.0 MG/M3 C* COPPER 0.0 TO 4.0 0.1 MG/M3 0.2 MG/M3 TUNGSTEN 0.0 TO 4.0 NONE 5.0 MG/M3 MOLYBDENUM 0.0 TO 4.0 15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 ALUMINUM 0.0 TO 2.0 NONE 10 MG/M3 SILICON 0.0 TO 5.0 NONE 10 MG/M3 COBALT 0.0 TO 5.0 0.1 MG/M3 0.05 MG/M3 NONHAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS: SIZING <1 NONE ESTABLISHED IRON (Fe) DUST 48 TO 89 NONE FUMES (AS IRON OXIDE) 10 MG/M3 5.0 MG/M3 C* = CEILING LIMIT
INHALATION: MOVE INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. SKIN CONTACT: WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND RUNNING WATER. TO AVOID FURTHER IRRITATION DO NOT RUB OR SCRATCH IRRITATED AREAS. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH FLOWING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INGESTION: N. A. (NOT APPLICABLE)
EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT: WATER, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: IN A SUSTAINED FIRE, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL-FACE PIECE AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN.
ACTION TO TAKE FOR SPILLS (USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT/PPE): FOR SOLID PRODUCT, NOT APPLICABLE. FOR DUSTS AND FIBERS GENERATED DURING FABRICATION, VACUUM AND CONTAINERIZE.
HANDLING: SEE SECTION 8. STORAGE: NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY. DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS AS A SOLID NONHAZARDOUS WASTE.
VENTILATION: GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED, AS NECESSARY, TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURES BELOW PEL'S OR TLV'S. ADEQUATE VENTILATION MUST BE PROVIDED AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A PROPERLY FITTED NIOSH/MHSA APPROVED DISPOSABLE DUST RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE USED WHEN: HIGH DUST LEVELS ARE ENCOUNTERED; THE LEVEL OF CHROMIUM/NICKEL/MANGANESE DUST OR GLASS FIBERS IN THE AIR EXCEEDS THE OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS; OR IF IRRITATION OCCURS. USE AN AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IN CONFINED SPACES. USE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AIR MONITORING TO INSURE THAT TLV OR PEL VALUES ARE NOT EXCEEDED. USE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR COMPANY'S RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM AND OSHA REGULATIONS UNDER 29 CFR 1910.134. EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES, GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELDS SHOULD BE WORN. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: WEAR LOOSE FITTING, LONG SLEEVED SHIRT THAT COVERS TO THE BASE OF THE NECK, AND LONG PANTS. WEAR GLOVES WHEN HANDLING PRODUCT. WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES: HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICES: AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO DUSTS AND FIBERS REMOVE FIBERS FROM SKIN AFTER EXPOSURE BE CAREFUL NOT TO RUB OR SCRATCH IRRITATED AREAS. RUBBING OR SCRATCHING MAY FORCE THE FIBERS INTO THE SKIN. THE FIBERS SHOULD BE WASHED OFF. USE OF BARRIER CREAMS CAN, IN SOME INSTANCES, BE HELPFUL. USE VACUUM EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE FIBERS AND DUSTS FROM CLOTHING. COMPRESSED AIR SHOULD NEVER BE USED. ALWAYS WASH WORK CLOTHES SEPARATELY AND WIPE OUT THE WASHER/SINK IN ORDER TO PREVENT LOOSE GLASS FIBERS FROM GETTING ON OTHER CLOTHES. KEEP THE WORK AREA CLEAN OF ANY DUSTS AND FIBERS GENERATED DURING FABRICATION. USE VACUUM EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN UP DUSTS AND FIBERS. AVOID SWEEPING OR USING COMPRESSED AIR AS THESE TECHNIQUES RESUSPEND DUSTS AND FIBERS INTO THE AIR. HAVE ACCESS TO SAFETY SHOWERS AND EYE WASH FOUNTAINS. FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY. KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN'S REACH. EXPOSURE LIMITS (TLVS): N/A
MELTING POINT (SOFTENING): NM (NOT MEASURED) BOILING POINT (DEG. C): N/A (NOT APPLICABLE) SPECIFIC GRAVITY (BARE GLASS): NM PERCENT VOLATILE: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): N/A VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/A EVAPORATIVE RATE (ETHYL ETHER = 1): N/A SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NOT SOLUBLE APPEARANCE AND ODOR: METALLIC APPEARING ACCESSORIES WITH NO ODOR. PH: N/A RELATIVE DENSITY: N/A UPPER/LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPOSURE LIMITS: N/A FREEZING POINT: N/A FLASH POINT: N/A PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): N/A AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/A DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: N/A VISCOSITY: N/A
STABILITY (CONDITIONS TO AVOID): PRODUCT IS STABLE. STABILIZERS: N/A INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): NONE KNOWN. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: SEE SECTION 11. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR. FLASH POINT (DEG. F): N/A (NOT APPLICABLE) AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. F): N/A FLAMMABILITY LIMITS (%): LEL: N/A UEL: N/A
PRIMARY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT. HEALTH HAZARDS (INCLUDING ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE): ACUTE: NOTE: STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS IN THEIR USUAL PHYSICAL STATE DO NOT POSE ANY HEALTH HAZARDS. HOWEVER, WHEN SUBJECTED TO WELDING, BURNING, GRINDING, CUTTING, ABRASIVE BLASTING, HEAT TREATMENT, PICKLING, OR SIMILAR OPERATIONS, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FUMES OR DUSTS MAY BE EMITTED. DESPITE THE FACT THAT WELDING, BURNING, ETC. OF STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS IN THIS CATEGORY MAY PRODUCE FUMES CONTAINING MANGANESE, CHROMIUM, NICKEL AND COPPER, THE AIR CONCENTRATIONS GENERATED OF THESE COMPONENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY LOW. IRON (Fe): SUBJECTING IRON AND ALLOYS CONTAINING IRON TO HIGH TEMPERATURES (SUCH AS WELDING) WILL CAUSE THE FORMATION OF IRON OXIDE. LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO IRON OXIDE FUMES OR DUSTS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A BENIGN LUNG CONDITION KNOWN AS SIDEROSIS, WHICH IS OBSERVABLE AS AN X-RAY CHANGE. NO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF LUNG FUNCTION HAS BEEN LINKED TO SIDEROSIS. MANGANESE (Mn): Mn INTOXICATION IS USUALLY DUE TO THE OXIDE OR SALTS OF Mn; ELEMENTAL Mn EXHIBITS VERY LOW TOXICITY. THE DUSTS AND FUMES CAN ACT AS MINOR IRRITANTS TO THE EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. BOTH ACUTE AND CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS), BUT SYMPTOMS ARE MORE LIKELY OCCUR AFTER AT LEAST ONE OR TWO YEARS OF PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURES. EARLY SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE WEAKNESS IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES, SLEEPINESS, SALIVATION, NERVOUSNESS AND APATHY. IN MORE ADVANCED STAGES, SEVERE MUSCULAR INCOORDINATION, IMPAIRED SPEECH, SPASTIC WALKING, MASK-LIKE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHING MAY OCCUR. MANGANESE FUMES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO RESULT IN METAL FUME FEVER, A FLU-LIKE SYNDROME WITH SYMPTOMS SUCH AS DIZZINESS, CHILLS, FEVER, HEADACHE AND NAUSEA. AN INCREASED INCIDENCE OF PNEUMONIA, BRONCHITIS AND PNEUMONITIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOME WORKER POPULATIONS EXPOSED TO MANGANESE. ANIMAL STUDIES INDICATE EXPOSURE MAY INCREASE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTION. CHROMIUM (Cr): THE TOXICITY AND HEALTH HAZARDS OF CHROMIUM ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON ITS OXIDATION STATE. THE ELEMENTAL (AS IN THE METALS), DIVALENT AND TRIVALENT FORMS ARE OF VERY LOW TOXICITY. THE HEXAVALE NT FORM (SUCH AS OCCURS IN CHROMATES AND CHROMIC ACIDS) IS VERY TOXIC AND CAN PRODUCE BOTH ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS. ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE SKIN MAY INCLUDE ULCERATIONS, IRRITATIVE DERMATITIS AND ALLERGIC SKIN REACTIONS. ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE BRONCHOSPASMS, EDEMA, HYPERSECRETION, BRONCHITIS, IRRITATION, ALLERGIC ASTHMATIC REACTIONS, AND, ULCERATION AND PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM. RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING AND WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NASAL ITCH. EYE IRRITATION OR INFLAMMATION CAN ALSO BE PRODUCED. EXPOSURE TO SOME HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF LUNG CANCER. NICKEL (Ni): Ni FUMES AND DUST ARE RESPIRATORY IRRITANTS AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE PNEUMONITIS. SKIN CONTACT WITH NICKEL AND ITS COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC DERMATITIS. THE RESULTING SKIN RASH IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "NICKEL ITCH". NI AND ITS COMPOUNDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE EYE IRRITATION, PARTICULARLY ON THE INNER SURFACES OF THE EYELIDS (I.E. THE CONJUNCTIVA). ANIMAL AND/OR EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDIES HAVE LINKED NICKEL AND CERTAIN NICKEL COMPOUNDS TO AN INCREASED INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE LUNGS AND NASAL PASSAGES. COPPER (Cu): INHALATION OF COPPER FUME MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYES AND THROAT AND A FLU-LIKE ILLNESS CALLED METAL FUME FEVER. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF METAL FUME FEVER INCLUDE FEVER, MUSCLE ACHES, NAUSEA, CHILLS, DRY THROAT, COUGH AND WEAKNESS. Cu FUME MAY ALSO PRODUCE A METALLIC OR SWEET TASTE. REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO CU FUME MAY CAUSE DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN OR HAIR. ALUMINUM (Al): THERE ARE NO REPORTED KNOWN HEALTH EFFECTS. ALUMINUM IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE NUISANCE DUST CATEGORY. SILICON (Si): SILICON MAY PRODUCE X-RAY CHANGES IN THE LUNGS. THERE HAS BEEN NO KNOWN DISABILITY REPORTED FROM THE X-RAY CHANGES. TUNGSTEN (W): THERE HAS BEEN SOME REPORTED EVIDENCE OF PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT SUCH AS A COUGH. MOLYBDENUM (Mo): MOLYBDENUM HAS CAUSED, IN ANIMAL STUDIES, IRRITATION OF THE NOSE AND THROAT, WEIGHT LOSS AND DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL POISONING. COBALT (Co): COBALT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE ASTHMA. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS AND SENSITIZATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. CHRONIC: SEE CARCINOGENICITY SECTION BELOW. CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO CHROMIUM (Cr)/ NICKEL (Ni)/MANGANESE (Mn) FUMES OR DUST MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, LUNG FIBROSIS OR PNEUMONIOSIS. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS AND LIVER AS WELL AS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. CARCINOGENICITY: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS LISTED AS CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH IARC NTP OSHA CHROMIUM (Cr)/ NONE KNOWN NICKEL (Ni)** *** DUSTS AND FUMES CONTAINING CHROMIUM (Cr) OR NICKEL (Ni) SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CARCINOGENS. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF CHRONIC RESPIRATORY OR SKIN CONDITIONS THAT ARE AGGRAVATED BY MECHANICAL IRRITANTS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FOR WORSENING THEIR CONDITION FROM EXPOSURE DURING USE OF THE PRODUCT.
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