Product ID:ROCKITE CEMENT
MSDS Date:08/12/1988
FSC:5680
NIIN:00B080006
MSDS Number: BGSWV

Emergency Phone: 216-451-6573

Info Phone: 216-451-6573

Cage: 16700

Cage: 16700

PORTLAND CEMENT

CAS: 65997-15-1

RTECS: VV8770000

Fraction By Weight: 1.8%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYES-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
SKIN-MAY DEVELOP SUFFICIENT HEAT TO CAUSE BURNS IF A LARGE
MASS,SUCH AS A CAST OF AN ARM OR LEG IS KEPT IN CONTACT WITH SKIN
WHILE HARDENING. INHALATION-DUST IS CONSID ERED A NUISANCE DUST.
CHRONIC: NONE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CARCINOGENIC.

First Aid:EYES-FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MIN. SKIN-REMOVE FROM SKIN BY
WASHING. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES,SEE PHYSICIAN. GYPSUM CEMENT
HARDENS WHEN WETTED AND IF INGESTED,MAY RESULT IN OBSTRUCTION. SEE
PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NOT COMBUSTIBLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP. AVOID CREATING EXCESSIVE DUST.
SLURRY MAY PLUG DRAINS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DEW POINT CONDITIONS OR OTHER
CONDITIONS CAUSING PRESENCE OF LIQUID WATER DURING STORAGE WILL
HARDEN GYPSUM CEMENT.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED NUISANCE DUST RESPIRATOR IF ABOVE
TLV.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IF ABOVE TLV.
Protective Gloves:YES-IF DUST OR SLURRY IS AGGRAVATING.
Eye Protection:DUST GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:THE USE OF GOGGLES/GLASSES IS OPTIONAL BUT
MAY BE USED IF THE DUST IS ANNOYING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:145OC
Spec Gravity:2.7 (H2O=1)
Solubility in Water:0.2
Appearance and Odor:WHITE,OFF-WHITE,GRAY OR PIGMENTED POWDER,LOW ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ABOVE 1450C-SO2 AND CAO

Waste Disposal Methods:IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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