Product ID:PYROPLAST POWDERS
MSDS Date:12/20/1984
FSC:6520
NIIN:00F010775
MSDS Number: BHTGS

Emergency Phone: (805) 487-9868

Info Phone: (805) 487-9868

Cage: 0G1H3

Telephone: (805) 487-9868

Cage: 0G1H3

POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE

CAS: 9011-14-7

RTECS: TR0400000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IT'S NOT KNOWN TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
HEALTH PROBLEMS. IT'S CONSIDERED AN INERT OR NUISANCE DUST. EYES:
KEEP DUST OUT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IT'S NOT KNOWN TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH
PROBLEMS. IT'S CONSIDERED AN INERT OR NUISANCE DUST. EYES: KEEP
DUST OUT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE IRRITATION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL HELP IF
DISCOMFORT PERSISTS. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 5 MINUTES, INCLUDING
UNDER EYELIDS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH
OUT W/WATER. CAL L DOCTOR.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:304C
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER STREAM CAN DISPERSE DUST IN AIR,
PRODUCING A FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD IF EXPOSED TO IGNITION SOURCES.
FIREFIGTHERS SHOULD WEAR SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POLYMER DUST IS COMBUSTIBLE. THE
EXPLOSIVE LIMITS OF THE POLYMER PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN AIR ARE
APPROXIMATELY THOSE OF COAL DUST.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD. KEEP
AIRBORNE PARTICULATE AT A MINIMUM WHEN CLEANING UP SPILLS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED TO PREVENT WATER ABSORPTION & CONTAMINATION.
Other Precautions:AVOID EXTINGUISHING METHODS WHICH GENERATE DUST
CLOUDS.

Respiratory Protection:NUISANCE DUST TYPE IF NEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT SHOULD
BE VENTILATED.
Protective Gloves:IF HOT PLASTIC IS HANDLED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity:1.185
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:FINE WHITE POWDER. FAINT ODOR IN BULK.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATING >300C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METHYLMETHACRYLATE & CO.

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN LANDFILL OR INCINERATED.
FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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