Product ID:COMPRESSED ASBESTOS RUBBER GASKET
MSDS Date:05/08/1989
FSC:5330
NIIN:00-641-6385
MSDS Number: BJQDV

KLINGER RICHARD INC

2350 CAMPBELL RD
SIDNEY, OH 45365-9501
US

Emergency Phone: 513-498-1181

Info Phone: 513-498-1181

Preparer: PHIL CORNOCK

Cage: 9U500

KLINGER RICHARD INC

SIDNEY, OH 45365-9501 US

Telephone: 937-498-1181

Cage: 9U500

ASBESTOS, CHRYSOTILE

CAS: 12001-29-5

RTECS: CI6478500

Fraction By Weight: 70-90% %

OSHA PEL 0.2 FIBERS/CC

ACGIH TLV: 2 FIBERS/CC; A1;9192

STYRENE POLYMER WITH 1,3-BUTADIENE

CAS: 9003-55-8

RTECS: WL6478000

Fraction By Weight: 8-15% %

CARBON BLACK

CAS: 1333-86-4

RTECS: FF5800000

Fraction By Weight: < 2% %

OSHA PEL 3.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 3.5 MG/M3; 9192

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

CAS: 13463-67-7

RTECS: XR2275000

Fraction By Weight: < 2% %

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HEALTH HAZARDS RESULT FROM THE RELEASE
OF ASBESTOS FIBERS FROM THE MATRIX. INHALTION OF FREE ASBESTOS
FIBERS MAY RESULT IN CHRONIC CONDITIONS LIKE PLEURAL PLAQUE,
ASBESTOSIS, LUNG CANCER, MESOTHELIOMA . INGESTION OF ASBESTOS IS
WEAKLY LINKED TO GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER. RESIDUES FROM RUBBER
CURING MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ASBESTOS IS REGULATED AS A HUMAN
CARCINOGEN. HEALTH HAZARD EXISTS WHEN FIBERS ARE RELEASED FROM
RUBBER MATRIX.
Effects of Overexposure:DIFFICULTY BREATHING, CHEST PAIN, COUGHING,
FINGER CLUBBING, UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, CONTACT
DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA MAY BE
AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS FIBERS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. SKIN CONTACT: FREQUENT WASHING WITH WATER WILL
MINIMIZE IRRITATION AND DETER TRANSITORY CHEMICAL OR MECHANICAL
DERMATITIS. E YE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. CALL A
PHYSICIAN IF DISCOMFORT OCCURS. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Lower Limits:NONFLAMMABLE
Upper Limits:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY POWDER OR FOAM. USE
EXTINGUISHING AGENTS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SCBA FOR PROTECTION
AGAINST TOXIC DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN GROUND, CLOUDS OF RUBBER PARTICLES
FINER THAN 340 UM MAY PRODUCE A WEAK EXPLOSION.

Spill Release Procedures:TREAT DUST AS FREE ASBESTOS. DO NOT DRY SWEEP
OR USE COMPRESSED AIR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:IN NORMAL HANDLING OF SHEET AND CUT
GASKETS, NO SIGNIFICANT RELEASE OF ASBESTOS OCCURS. WHERE DUST
PRODUCING ACTIVITIES LIKE (SEE OTHER PRECAUTIONS)
Other Precautions:WIRE BRUSHING DURING GASKET REMOVAL, DRILLING,
GRINDING, SAWING OR SANDING OCCUR, LOCAL VENTILATION, RESPIRATORS,
HEPA VACUUMS AND/OR WET METHODS MUST BE USED TO ENSURE THAT
RELEASED FIBERS ARE CONTAI NED.

Respiratory Protection:IF AIRBORNE FIBER CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THE PEL,
USE NIOSH APPROVED HEPA DUST RESPIRATOR OR FOLLOW RECOMMENDATIONS
IN TABLE I OF ASBESTOS STANDARD.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE LEVELS EXCEED PEL.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED FOR SENSITIVE SKIN.
Eye Protection:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:EXPOSURE TO ANY INHALABLE MATERIAL SHOULD BE
MINIMIZED BY ADEQUATE, EFFECTIVE CONTAINMENT AND PERSONAL
CLEANLINESS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WHEN COMBINED WITH SMOKING, THE RISK OF ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASES
INCREASES UP TO 25 TIMES.

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.75-1.95G/CC
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COMPOSITE MATERIAL, BLACK & WHITE SHEETS OF VARYING
THICKNESS, SLIGHT SOLVENT O
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 %

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, STRONG ACIDS AND BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND
SMALL AMOUNTS OF NITROGEN OXIDES, AROMATIC AND ALIPHATIC
HYDROCARBONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:APPROVED LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES.

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