SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. CANTEX(R*) PVC PIPE SAFETY DATA SHEET REVISION DATE: 5/16/2016
COMMON NAME: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) TYPE 1 PIPE/CONDUIT/FITTINGS/ACCESSORIES CHEMICAL NAME: NOT APPLICABLE. FORMULATION. SEE SECTION 3 FORMULA: MIXTURE / FORMULATION PRODUCT CAS NO.: MIXTURE. SEE SECTION 3 RECOMMENDED USE: PVC PIPE FOR ELECTRICAL WIRE AND CABLE SUPPLIER CANTEX INC. CANTEX INC. ADDRESS 301 COMMERCE ST., SUITE 2700 2101 SOUTHEAST 1ST STREET CITY, STATE, ZIP FORT WORTH, TX 76102 PO BOX 340 - MINERAL WELLS, TX 76068 PHONE 817-215-7000 940-325-3344
ALL INGREDIENTS INSERTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE ANY HAZARDS IN HANDLING OR IN USE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND OF 40 CFR 372. EXCLAMATION MARK HAZARD STATEMENT: PVC MATERIALS IN PIPE FORM ARE INERT AND SHOULD NOT CONSTITUTE ANY HAZARD IN NORMAL USE OR HANDLING. WHEN EXPOSED TO FIRE, IT MAY EMIT FUMES AND THESE COULD CAUSE IRRITATION TO EYES AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. CLASSIFICATION OF MIXTURE: EYE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IRRITATION SIGNAL WORD: WARNING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT: AVOID BREATHING FUMES/GASES WHEN PRODUCT IS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
BOILING POINT: N/A APPEARANCE & ODOR: RIGID / NO ODOR MELTING POINT: N/A % VOLATILE BY WEIGHT: N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1): 1.4 - 1.6 GMS/CC PH: N/A SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE PARTICLE SIZE: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE (MM=Hg): N/A VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): N/A
IF IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN, OR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM PERSISTS, REMOVE THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL FROM THE INCIDENT AREA. PROVIDE PROTECTION PRIOR RE-ENTRY.
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE TO SOLID PRODUCTS IGNITION TEMPERATURE: ABOVE 734 DEG. F (390 DEG. C) FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR (% BY VOLUME): LOWER: N/A UPPER: N/A EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER, FOAM, AND DRY CHEMICALS SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: PVC GIVES OFF THICK SMOKE AND TOXIC GASSES AND FUMES SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE WHEN BURNING. FIREFIGHTERS MUST WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: COMBUSTION PRODUCTS ARE HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC IN NATURE. THICK SMOKE MAY OBSCURE VISION. PVC PIPE AND CONDUIT WILL NOT BURN UNLESS SUPPORTED BY OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: NONE ESTABLISHED EFFORTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, EXPOSURE TO PVC PIPE MATERIALS POSES NO SIGNIFICANT RISK TO HEALTH. DURING FIRE, TOXIC FUMES SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER GASSES ARE GIVEN OFF, WHICH ARE INJURIOUS TO ALL SENSITIVE SKIN AREAS AND THE BREATHING FUNCTION. SKIN IRRITATION AND COUGHING MAY RESULT.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: NOT APPLICABLE TO PVC IN PIPE FORM. IN PELLETIZED, MACHINED SHAVINGS, OR OFF-CUT FORM, SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION: VENTILATION: MECHANICAL (GENERAL) IN AREAS OF THERMAL PROCESSING. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NON-TOXIC NUISANCE DUST MASK MAY BE ADVISED IN PRESENCE OF HEAVY SAW DUSTING. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION IN AREAS INVOLVING MOLTEN PVC.
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: THE INSTALLATION OF PVC CONDUIT IT MAY REQUIRE PRIMERS AND SOLVENT CEMENTS. THE END USER MUST COMPLY WITH ALL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRIMER AND SOLVENT CEMENT MANUFACTURERS. AVOID CONTINUED OR PROLONGED BREATHING FUMES EMITTED BY THESE PRODUCTS.
STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
NO TOXICOLOGICAL DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FINISHED PRODUCT.
PVC IS INERT. NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
LANDFILL. PVC IS AN INERT PLASTIC MATERIAL. NO SPECIAL DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ARE NECESSARY OTHER THAN COMPLYING WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: N/A HAZARD CLASS: NON-HAZARDOUS SHIPPING LABEL: NONE REQUIRED UN/NA HAZARD NUMBER: NONE REQUIRED
N/A
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 STATEMENT - NO CHEMICALS USED TO MANUFACTURE CANTEX INC. PRODUCTS ARE REPORTABLE UNDER THIS LAW. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: THE DATA CONTAINED HEREIN ARE BASED ON INFORMATION THAT CANTEX BELIEVES TO BE TRUE AND ACCURATE, BUT NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY IS MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCURACY OF SUCH DATA OR ITS SUITABILITY FOR A GIVEN SITUATION. THE INFORMATION UTILIZED IN THIS DOCUMENT WAS COLLECTED FROM OTHER SDS'S WITH SIMILAR PRODUCTS. |