Product ID:POLYETHYLENE HIGH DENSITY 25055N, 63782
MSDS Date:07/18/1986
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F010440
MSDS Number: BHSLZ

Emergency Phone: (517) 636-4400

Info Phone: (517) 636-4400

Cage: 96717

Telephone: 800-258-2436

Cage: 96717

ETHYLENE PROPYLENE COPOLYMER

CAS: 9010-79-1

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SOLID OR DUST MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION OR CORNEAL INJURY DUE TO MECHANICAL ACTION. SKIN:
NON-IRRITATING/INJURY ONLY. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE CHOKING & VERY LOW
TOXICITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: SOLID OR DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR
CORNEAL INJURY DUE TO MECHANICAL ACTION. SKIN:
NON-IRRITATION/INJURY ONLY. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE CHOKING & VERY LOW
TOXICITY.

First Aid:EYES: IRRIGATE W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTS. SKIN: WASH OFF
IN FLOWING WATER. INGESTION: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ANTICIPATED BY THIS
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE INCIDENTAL TO PROPER INDUSTRIAL HANDLING.

Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, FOAM, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHNG
APPARATUS IN ANY CLOSED SPACE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DENSE SMOKE EMITTED WHEN BURNED W/O
SUFFICIENT OXYGEN. ACCUMULATION OF FINE DUST PARTICLES COULD POSE
AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & DISCARD.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRACTICE REASONABLE CARE & CAUTION IN
HANDLING.
Other Precautions:WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:NO RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE NEEDED.
Ventilation:GOOD MECHANICAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE REASONABLE CARE/CAUTION IN HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity:0.91-0.97
Solubility in Water:NIL
Appearance and Odor:TRANSLUCENT WHITE, SOLID PELLETS OR GRANULES W/NO
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:COMBUSTIBLE GASES WHEN EXPOSED TO
TEMPERATURES >572F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTIBLE GASES

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN LANDFILL OR BURN IN AN ADEQUATE
INCINERATOR IN ACCORDANCE W/APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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