| Common Name: | PERLITE, EXPANDED, ENSORB SUPER ABSORBENT |
| Manufacturer: | ENPAC |
| SDS Revision Date: | 9/22/2014 |
| SDS Format: | ANSI-OSHA |
| Item Number(s): | 6FJF6, 6FJF7 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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ENPAC, LLC
| SECTION 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: PERLITE, EXPANDED, ENSORB SUPER ABSORBENT
PRODUCT CLASS: AMORPHOUS SODIUM POTASSIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE
PRODUCT USE: INDUSTRIAL
ENPAC, LLC
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PREPARATION DATE OF SDS: SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
| SECTION 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
ROUTE OF ENTRY:
SKIN CONTACT: REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
SKIN ABSORPTION: N/A
EYE CONTACT: MAY IRRITATE OR INJURE EYES, MECHANICALLY
INHALATION:
UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITANT:
MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. LONG-TERM INHALATION OF
RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA CAN CAUSE DISABLING LUNG DISEASE (SILICOSIS).
INGESTION: LD50 NOT ESTABLISHED, PRESUMED OVER 2000 MG/KG
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
THE FINE PARTICLE SIZE PRODUCTS REPRESENT INHALATION HAZARDS THAT CAN
READILY BE CONTROLLED WITH APPROPRIATE DUST PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. AVOID
PROCESSES THAT GENERATE UNNECESSARY DUST.
WHMIS SYMBOLS: D2 - MATERIALS CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
SEE ABOVE REGARDING LONG TERM EXPOSURE:
SKIN IRRITATION, SILICOSIS AND EYE IRRITATION
| SECTION 3 - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION/COMPONENTS: EXPANDED PERLITE POWDER OR GRANULES,
CAS#: 93763-70-3
HAZARDOUS CAS# % ACGIH NIOSH, OSHA
INGREDIENTS TLV, MG/CU.M. MG/CU.M PEL, MG/CU.M
QUARTZ 14808-60-7 <0.1 0.025 0.05 0.1
(RESPIRABLE) (RESPIRABLE) (RESPIRABLE)
LD50: NOT AVAILABLE
LC50: NOT AVAILABLE
| SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
SKIN CONTACT: WASH OFF WITH SOAP AND WATER
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH EYES WITH GENEROUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES.
INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF VICTIM IS NOT BREATHING OR
UNCOMFORTABLE.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF VICTIM IS NOT BREATHING
OR UNCOMFORTABLE.
| SECTION 5 - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLAMMABLE: NO
MEANS OF EXTINCTION:
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.
FLASHPOINT (DEG. C) AND METHOD (OC OR CC): N/A
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOLUME): N/A
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOLUME): N/A
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C): N/A
EXPLOSION DATA - SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: N/A
EXPLOSION DATA - SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE:
HIGH AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF DUSTS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EXPLOSIONS.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: N/A
NFPA:
HEALTH *(REFER TO MSDS)
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
OTHER NONE
HMIS RATINGS:
HEALTH *(SEE MSDS)
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
PERSONAL PROTECTION E
| SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURES:
NORMAL CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID CAUSING DUST TO
BECOME AIRBORNE. VACUUM CLEANING SYSTEMS ARE RECOMMENDED. WETTING SPILLED
MATERIAL WITH WATER MAY CONTROL DUST AND MAKE CLEAN UP EASIER.
| SECTION 7 - HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: AVOID CREATING UNNECESSARY DUST.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:
STORE WITH OTHER DUSTY MATERIALS, AWAY FROM PRODUCTS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED
BY DUST.
| SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROL/PERSONAL PROTECTION COMMENTS | |
EXPOSURE LIMITS:
ACGIH TLV:
10 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST
3 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE DUST
OSHA PEL:
15 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST
5 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE DUST
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
GENERAL:
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING RULES APPLY LOCAL EXHAUST FROM WORK STATIONS USING THIS
MATERIAL
RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PLASTIC OR RUBBER GLOVES IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS
RESPIRATOR:
NIOSH/OSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR ADEQUATE FOR CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS
ENCOUNTERED.
EYE PROTECTION RECOMMENDED
DISPOSABLE FOOTWEAR FOR FREQUENT HANDLING OF THIS MATERIAL
COVERALLS FOR FREQUENT HANDLING OF THIS MATERIAL
| SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID POWDER OR GRANULES
ODOR AND APPEARANCE: WHITE TO OFF WHITE POWDER OR GRANULES WITH NO ODOR
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): N/A
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.35
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): N/A
VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): N/A
EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
BOILING POINT (DEG. C): N/A
FREEZING POINT (DEG. C): N/A
PH: 6.5 - 7.5, AS 10% SLURRY IN DISTILLED WATER
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DISTRIBUTION: N/A
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NEGLIGIBLE
VISUAL DETECTION METHOD ONLY
| SECTION 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
CHEMICALLY STABLE?: YES
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES?
YES: HYDROFLUORIC ACID (HF)
REACTIVITY, AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS?:
TOXIC SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE GAS WILL RESULT WITH CONTACT WITH HYDROFLUORIC
ACID.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: SEE ABOVE
| SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE:
SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF EYE CONTACT
(IRRITANT), OR IN CASE OF INHALATION (IRRITANT).
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE:
IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT: POTENTIAL IRRITANT FOR SKIN SENSITIZATION,
RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION:
UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITANT:
MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. LONG-TERM INHALATION OF
RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA CAN CAUSE DISABLING LUNG DISEASE (SILICOSIS)
CARCINOGENICITY:
THESE PRODUCTS CONTAIN LESS THAN 0.1% CRYSTALLINE SILICA, AND LOW
PERCENTAGES OF PARTICLES OF RESPIRABLE SIZE, HENCE PRESENT VERY LOW RISK.
IARC: NOT REVIEWED
ACGIH: PNOS (PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED), NOT CARCINOGENIC
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE
TERATOGENICITY: NOT ESTABLISHED
EMBRYOTOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE
MUTAGENICITY:
AMES: NOT AVAILABLE
| SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
AQUATIC TOXICITY:
LOW HAZARD FOR USUAL INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL HANDLING. APPROVED FOR USE IN
SOILS.
| SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 14 - TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
SPECIAL SHIPPING INFORMATION:
DOT: NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
IMO: NON-HAZARDOUS
ICAO: NON-HAZARDOUS
| SECTION 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: D2B (TOXIC)
OSHA:
LABEL AS REQUIRED BY HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.1200 (F) AND
APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TSCA: INCLUDED AS A NATURALLY OCCURRING MATERIAL
CANADA DSL: INCLUDED OR EXEMPT
| SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION | |
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF
THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY CPR.
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AS OF
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND
STATE LAWS. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
INFORMATION IS INTENDED OR GIVEN. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO
COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.