| Common Name: | INDUSTRIAL CAN LINER (ALL ITEMS) |
| Manufacturer: | PITT PLASTICS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 3/1/2007 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 4DE23, 4DE24, 4DE25, 5BB54 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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PITT PLASTICS INC.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET: 01
ISSUED DATE: 3/1/2007
REV. DATE: 3/1/2007
REV. NUMBER: NC
APPROVED BY: DIRECTOR OF QUALITY
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET: POLYETHYLENE CAN LINERS
(EXCLUDING POST CONSUMER REGRIND PRODUCTS)
| SECTION 1 CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT NAME: INDUSTRIAL CAN LINER (ALL ITEMS)
CHEMICAL NAME: POLYETHYLENE OR ETHYLENE-OLEFIN COPOLYMER.
CHEMICAL FAMILY: ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: INDUSTRIAL CAN LINERS.
CONTACT ADDRESS:
PITT PLASTICS, INC.
1400 ATKINSON AVENUE
PITTSBURG, KS 66762
(800) 620-0366
TELEPHONE NUMBERS (8AM-5PM M-F):
FOR GENERAL PRODUCT INFORMATION, CALL: (620) 230-5731
FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL INFORMATION, CALL: (620) 230-5741
| SECTION 2 COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED IN 29 CFR 1910.1200
| SECTION 3 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
EYE CONTACT: FILM IN CONTACT WITH EYE MAY CAUSE SURFACE IRRITATION.
SKIN CONTACT:
NEGLIGIBLE HAZARD AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
(-18 TO +38 DEGREE C.; 0 TO 100 DEGREES F.)
INHALATION:
NEGLIGIBLE HAZARD AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
(-18 TO +38 DEGREE C.; 0 TO 100 DEGREES F.) VAPORS AND/OR AEROSOLS WHICH
MAY BE FORMED AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY BE IRRITATING TO EYES AND
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
INGESTION: MINIMAL TOXICITY.
| SECTION 4 FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYE CONTACT:
THIS PRODUCT IS AN INERT SOLID. IF IN EYE, REMOVE AS ONE WOULD ANY FOREIGN
OBJECT.
SKIN CONTACT:
FOR HOT PRODUCT, IMMEDIATELY IMMERSE IN OR FLUSH THE AFFECTED AREA WITH
LARGE AMOUNTS OF COLD WATER TO DISSIPATE HEAT. COVER WITH CLEAN COTTON
SHEETING OR GAUZE AND GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO ATTEMPT SHOULD BE
MADE TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM SKIN OR TO REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, AS
THE DAMAGED FLESH CAN BE EASILY TORN.
INHALATION:
IN CASE OF ADVERSE EXPOSURE TO VAPORS AND/OR AEROSOLS FORMED AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES, IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE AFFECTED VICTIM FROM EXPOSURE.
ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING IS STOPPED. KEEP AT REST.
CALL FOR PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED.
| SECTION 5 FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLASH POINT: 649 DEG F.
METHOD: ASTM E136
NOTE: ESTIMATED MINIMUM
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
NOTE: NOT APPLICABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMP.: 649 DEG F.
NOTE: ESTIMATED MINIMUM
GENERAL HAZARD:
SOLID MATERIAL, MAY BURN AT OR ABOVE THE FLASHPOINT.
IF THERMALLY DECOMPOSED, FLAMMABLE/TOXIC GASES MAY BE RELEASED.
TOXIC GASES WILL FORM UPON COMBUSTION.
FIRE FIGHTING:
RESPIRATORY AND EYE PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL.
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS:
UNDER OXYGEN LEAN CONDITIONS, CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) AND IRRITATING SMOKE MAY
BE PRODUCED.
| SECTION 6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
LAND SPILL:
RECOVER SPILLED MATERIAL AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLE OR
DISPOSAL. CONSULT AN EXPERT ON DISPOSAL OF RECOVERED MATERIAL AND ENSURE
CONFORMITY TO LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.
WATER SPILL:
RECOVER THE SPILLED MATERIAL AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLE
OR DISPOSAL.
| SECTION 7 STORAGE AND HANDLING | |
STORAGE TEMPERATURE:
DEG F: AMBIENT
LOADING/UNLOADING TEMPERATURE:
DEG F: AMBIENT
STORAGE/TRANSPORT PRESSURE:
MMHg: ATMOSPHERIC
LOADING/UNLOADING VISCOSITY:
CST: SOLID
STORAGE AND HANDLING:
KEEP CASES CLOSED. HANDLE AND OPEN CASES WITH CARE. STORE IN A COOL, WELL
VENTILATED PLACE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT HANDLE OR STORE
NEAR AN OPEN FLAME, HEAT OR IGNITION. PROTECT MATERIAL FROM DIRECT
SUNLIGHT.
| SECTION 8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
NEGLIGIBLE HAZARD AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
(-18 TO +38 DEGREE C.; 0 TO 100 DEGREES F.)
PERSONAL PROTECTION:
NEGLIGIBLE HAZARD AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
(-18 TO +38 DEGREE C.; 0 TO 100 DEGREES F.)
WORKPLACE EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
NEGLIGIBLE HAZARD AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
(-18 TO +38 DEGREE C.; 0 TO 100 DEGREES F.)
| SECTION 9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
SPECIFIC GRAVITY AT DEG. F: 0.920 - 0.970
VAPOR PRESSURE, MMHg AT DEG. F.: NOT APPLICABLE
SOLUBILITY IN WATER, WT. % AT DEG. F.: INSOLUBLE
VISCOSITY OF LIQUID, CST AT DEG. F.: NOT APPLICABLE
SP. GRAV. OF VAPOR, AT 1 ATM (AIR = 1): NOT APPLICABLE
FREEZING/MELTING POINT, DEG. F.: SEE NOTES IN SECTION 16
EVAPORATION RATE, n-Bu ACETATE = 1: NOT APPLICABLE
BOILING POINT, DEG. F.: NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID INSTABILITY:
TEMPERATURES OVER 650 F. (343 C.) WILL LEAD TO RESIN DEGRADATION AND
DECOMPOSITION.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
MATERIALS AND CONDITIONS TO AVOID INCOMPATIBILITY:
FLUORINE
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: FLAMMABLE HYDROCARBONS
| SECTION 11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
PLEASE REFER TO SECTION 3 FOR AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL HEALTH
EFFECTS.
PRODUCT SAFETY ASSURANCE SAFETY REGULATIONS
DISPOSAL OF PRODUCT ABIDE LOCAL AND STATE LAWS
POLYETHYLENE PRODUCT DISPOSAL IN CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS REGULATED IN
LAND FILLS AND INCINERATION THE "CONEG" HEAVY METAL LEGISLATION
DYES AND COLOR CONCENTRATES USED WITH CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS REGULATED IN
POLYETHYLENE PRODUCT DISPOSALS AND THE "CONEG" HEAVY METAL LEGISLATION
LAND-FILLS AND INCINERATION.
NO OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES CONTAINS NO CLASS I OR CLASS II
OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES STATED
IN THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS
OF 1990
NO HEALTH HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS IN PROVISIONS OF SARA TITLE III,
POLYETHYLENE MATERIAL SECTIONS 311 & 312.
REAUTHORIZATION ACT
* THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN
CHLORINATED POLY ETHYLENE AND/OR
LATEX.
| SECTION 12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
NO SPECIFIC ECOLOGICAL DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT. PLEASE REFER TO
SECTION 6 FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ACCIDENTAL RELEASES AND SECTION 15 FOR
REGULATORY REPORTING INFORMATION.
| SECTION 13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
PLEASE REFER TO SECTIONS 5, 6 AND 15 FOR DISPOSAL AND REGULATORY
INFORMATION.
| SECTION 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT):
PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE REGULATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION'S OFFICE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY, 49CFR, SEC. 173.197
REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE FOR SOLID HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT IS TO BE TRANSPORTED
FROM A HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN A WHEELED CART OR OTHER BULK OUTER PACKAGING
(BOP), APPLIES.
ALL OTHER PRODUCTS ARE NOT DOT REGULATED.
| SECTION 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
TSCA: THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
CERCLA:
IF THIS PRODUCT IS ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED, IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY SPECIAL
REPORTING UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT. WE RECOMMEND YOU CONTACT LOCAL
AUTHORITIES TO DETERMINE IF THERE MAY BE OTHER LOCAL REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
SARA TITLE III:
SILICA ENCAPSULATED IN THIS POLYMER IS NOT EXPECTED TO POSE A HEALTH HAZARD
WHEN USED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
| SECTION 16 OTHER INFORMATION | |
FOR POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMER
CAS NO.: 9002-88-4
ETHYLENE/BUTENE COPOLYMER:
CAS NO.: 25087-34-7 OR
ETHYLENE/HEXENE COPOLYMER GRADES:
CAS NO.: 25213-02-9
MELTING POINT RANGES:
HDPE: 265 TO 280 DEG F. (129 TO 137.5 DEG C)
LLDPE: 240 TO 265 DEG F. (115 TO 129 DEG C)
KEEP FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION. DO NOT STORE NEAR HEAT, FLAME, OR STRONG
OXIDANTS. PRODUCT MAY ALSO CONTAIN VARYING LEVELS OF ADDITIVES, SUCH AS
SLIP AND ANTIBLOCKING AGENTS (TALC OR SILICA), ANTIOXIDANTS, STABILIZERS,
AND CORROSION INHIBITORS. CERTAIN GRADES MAY CONTAIN CRISTOBALITE, A FORM
OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA, AS AN ADDITIVE THAT IS ENCAPSULATED IN THE POLYMER.
INHALED CRYSTALLINE SILICA IN AN OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN
CLASSIFIED AS A GROUP 1 HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR
RESEARCH ON CANCER. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURERS OF RESINS HAVE ASSESSED THE
POTENTIAL FOR RELEASE OF SILICA TO THE AIR WHEN THIS POLYMER IS HANDLED AND
HAS DETERMINED THAT SILICA ENCAPSULATED IN THIS POLYMER IS NOT EXPECTED TO
POSE A HEALTH HAZARD WHEN PROCESSED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
HAZARD RATING SYSTEMS:
THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PEOPLE TRAINED IN: NATIONAL PAINT & COATINGS
ASSOCIATION'S (NPCA) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (HMIS)
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA 704) IDENTIFICATION OF THE FIRE
HAZARDS OF MATERIALS
HEALTH FLAMMABILITY REACTIVITY:
NPCA-HMIS NFPA 704
HEALTH 1 1
FLAMMABILITY 1 1
REACTIVITY 0 0
KEY:
4 = SEVERE
3 = SERIOUS
2 = MODERATE
1 = SLIGHT
0 = MINIMAL
CAUTION:
HMIS RATINGS ARE BASED ON A 0-4 RATING SCALE WITH 1 REPRESENTING MINIMAL
HAZARDS OR RISKS, AND 4 REPRESENTING SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS OR RISKS.
RECOMMENDED HMIS RATINGS SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THE ABSENCE OF A FULLY
IMPLEMENTED HMIS HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM.
THIS INFORMATION RELATES TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE
VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN
ANY PROCESS. SUCH INFORMATION IS TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF,
ACCURATE AND RELIABLE AS OF THE DATE COMPILED. HOWEVER, NO REPRESENTATION,
WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE IS MADE AS TO ITS ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR
COMPLETENESS.
IT IS THE USERS RESPONSIBILITY TO SATISFY HIMSELF AS TO THE SUITABILITY AND
COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION FOR HIS OWN PARTICULAR USE. WE DO NOT
ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR FROM THE USE OF THIS
INFORMATION NOR DO WE OFFER WARRANTY AGAINST PATENT INFRINGEMENT.
REVISION: NC
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REVISION DATE: 3/1/2007
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