Product ID:FORMALDEHYDE(HCHO)
MSDS Date:04/25/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00B070007
MSDS Number: BBBMP

GAIEY&LORD,INC.

GREENSBORO, NC 27420
US

Info Phone: 919379-4883 803378-4511

Cage: OO134

GAIEY&LORD,INC.

35528 GREENSBORO, NC 27420 US

Telephone: 919379-4883 803378-4511

Cage: OO134

FORMALDEHYDE (SARA III)

CAS: 50-00-0

RTECS: LP8925000

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1048

ACGIH TLV: C 0.3 PPM; A2; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE TO GASEOUS FORMALDEHYDE BY
INHALATION MAY RESULT IN SENSORY IRRITATION OF THE UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT AND EYES.SKIN CONTACT WITH FORMALDEHYDE MAY
RESULT IN IRRITATION AND ALLERGENIC DERMATITI S.
Effects of Overexposure:SAME AS HEALTH HAZARDS(ACUTE AND CHRONIC).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO COME IN
CONTACT W/FORMALDEHYDE MAY SUFFER RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION
REACTIONS INCLUDING ASTHMA AND BRONCHITIS.

First Aid:SHOULD RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE RESULT IN A HIGHLY IRRITATED
RESPIRATORY TRACT AND COUGHING,THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE
REMOVED FROM FORMALDEHYDE EXPOSURE AREAS AND BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATT ENTION.

Fire Fighting Procedures:NO SPECIAL CONCERN,USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN THIS MATERIAL IS INVOLVED
IN A FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE EXPECTED

Respiratory Protection:IF FORMALDEHYDE LEVELS EXCEED THE OSHA PEL WEAR
A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:INSURE THAT AREAS CONTAINING RESIN FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS ARE WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF
FORMALDEHYDE
Supplemental Safety and Health
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER(IARC) IN 1987
DETERMINED FORMALDEHYDE TO BE A 2(A) PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN.OSHA
HAS DETERMINED FORMALDEHYDE TO BE A POTENTIAL HUMAN CARCINOGEN.

Appearance and Odor:HAS PUNGENT ODOR AND CAN BE RECOGNIZED AT ELEVATED
LEVELS BY SENSORY IRRITATION

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE MATERIALS MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN A SANITARY
LANDFILL OR BY INCINERATION.

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