Product ID:CERITA MASKING WAX 361-B
MSDS Date:03/01/1990
FSC:7930
NIIN:00N022511
MSDS Number: BLPBL

Emergency Phone: 914-698-8500

Info Phone: 914-698-8500

Cage: IO120

Telephone: 914-698-8500

Cage: IO120

NON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF WAX FUMES MAY
CAUSE EYE, NOSE AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: A BURN FROM MOLTEN WAX SHOULD BE TREATED AS A THERMAL
BURN. HOT LIQ WAX TENDS TO CLING TO FLESH ESPECIALLY AFTER
SOLIDIFYING, IT SHOULD BE COOLED AS QUICKLY AS POSS USING, FOR
EXAMPLE, TAP WATER . INGEST: CALL MD IMMED . INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP). CALL MD . EYE:IMMED FLUSH
W/POTABLE H*2O FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINS, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD .

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:500F,260C
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, FOG OR CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WHEN WATER IS USED, APPLY USING SPRAY OR FOG
NOZZLE. WAX IS A SURFACE BURNING MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:IF HOT LIQUID, ATTEMPT TO CONFINE SPILL AND
LET THE WAX SOLIDIFY. ONCE SOLID, WAX MAY BE RECOVERED AS ANY OTHER
MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME, BOILERS
AND STRONG OXIDANTS SUCH AS LIQUID CHLORINE, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE,
ETC.
Other Precautions:IF THIS MATERIAL IS PURCHASED AS A POWDER OR IS TO BE
SUBDIVIDED TO OR COLLECTED AS A POWDER REFER TO ANSI/NFPA PAMPHLET
NO. 654, "FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSION PREVENTION-CHEMICAL, DYE,
PHARMACEUTICAL, PLA STICS INDUSTRIES 1982".

Respiratory Protection:NORMALLY NOT NEEDED, BUT WHEN HANDLING FINELY
DIVIDED WAX, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IS SUGGESTED.
AVOID BREATHING HOT WAX VAPORS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: ADEQUATE TO CAPTURE WAX DUST AND/OR WAX
FUMES.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT WHEN (SUPP DATA)
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WHEN HANDLING HOT LIQUID WAX, FACE & HAND
PROTECTION SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROT GLOVES: WORKING WITH HOT LIQUID WAX.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:175F,79C
Vapor Pres:NONE
Spec Gravity:0.93
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BROWN SLAB HAVING SLIGHT PETROLEUM ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS . SUGGEST BURNING IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR BURY
IN AN APPROVED LAND FILL.

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