Product ID:ETHAFOAM 220 ANTI-STATIC PLANK POLYETHYLENE
MSDS Date:03/20/1988
FSC:9330
NIIN:01-185-2487
MSDS Number: BLMWS

DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A.

CHEMICAL AND METALS DEPARTMENT
MIDLAND, MI 48674
US

Emergency Phone: 517-636-4400

Info Phone: 517-636-4400

Cage: 96717

DOW CHEMICAL CO

MIDLAND, MI 48674 US

Telephone: 800-258-2436

Cage: 96717

WAX/POLYETHYLENE FOAM

CAS: 8002-74-2

RTECS: RV0350000

Fraction By Weight: 84- 100%

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (SARA III)

CAS: 75-71-8

RTECS: PA8200000

Fraction By Weight: 0 - 3%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DICHLOROTETRAFLUOROETHANE (SARA III)

CAS: 76-14-2

RTECS: KI1101000

Fraction By Weight: 0 - 11%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

ETHOXYLATED ALKYL AMINE/ANTI-STATIC ADDITIVE

CAS: 61791-44-4

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-EYE:SOLID/DUST MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION/CORNEAL INJURY.SKIN:NON-IRRITATING.MECHANICAL INJURY
ONLY.INHALATION:DUST/VAPORS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.INGESTION:MAY CAUSE CHOKING.C HRONIC-NONE
Effects of Overexposure:DUST MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION/CORNEAL INJURY.
MECHANICAL INJURY OF SKIN ONLY.DUST/VAPORS (AT HIGH TEMPERATURES)
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION MAY
CAUSE CHOKING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE SKIN, OR RESPIRATORY
TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.CONSULT A
PHYSICIAN.EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES
HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN.MECHANICAL EFFECTS ONLY.SKIN/INGESTION:NO
ADVERSE EFFECTS ANTICIPATED.N OTE TO PHYSICIAN:NO SPECIFIC
ANTIDOTE.SUPPORTIVE CARE.TREATMENT BASED ON JUDGMENT OF THE
PHYSICIAN IN RESPONSE TO REACTIONS OF THE PATIENT.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OPERATED IN POSITIVE
PRESSURE. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH H2O
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DENSE SMOKE

Spill Release Procedures:PICK UP AND HANDLE AS ANY OTHER INERT
MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN A COOL AREA AWAY FROM
EXCESSIVE HEAT,FLAME/SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:LARGE QUANTITIES OF THIS PRODUCT CAN CAUSE CORROSION
OF HEATERS AND EVENTUALLY CREATE HOLES IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER
LEADING TO THE RELEASE OF COMBUSTION GASES AND CARBON MONOXIDE.
THIS PRODUCT IS CO MBUSTIBLE AND CAN BURN RAPIDLY.

Respiratory Protection:NO RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE NEEDED.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION. LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION MAY BE
NECESSARY FOR SOME OPERATIONS SUCH AS HOT-WIRE CUTTING.
Protective Gloves:NOT NEEDED.RUBBER/PLASTIC MAY BE USED.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY SHOWER, WORK
CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:0.02 - 0.06
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CELLULAR SOLID PLASTIC FOAM WITH NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:FIRE AND TEMPERATURES ABOVE 625F(329C)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER TOXIC
SUBSTANCES

Waste Disposal Methods:REUSE OR BURY IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL. DISPOSAL
MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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