Product ID:ASBESTOS REINFORCED RUBBER GASKET, TBA 510
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:5330
NIIN:01-290-9602
MSDS Number: BLRRT

TBA INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS LTD

ROCHDALE
UK

Emergency Phone: (0706) 47422

Info Phone: (0706) 47422

Cage: TBAIN

TBA INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS LTD

40 ROCHDALE, OH 44133-3642 UK

Telephone: (0706) 47422

Cage: TBAIN

CHRYSOTILE (WHITE) ASBESTOS FIBRE REINFORCED

Fraction By Weight: 72%

INERT FILLERS

Fraction By Weight: 3%

RUBBER BINDER

Fraction By Weight: 20%

CURING AGENTS

Fraction By Weight: 5%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IN THE UK, EXPOSURE TO CRYSOTILE
ASBESTOS DUST SHOULD BE REDUCED TO THE MINIMUM REASONABLY PRACTICE
AND NOT EXCEED 0.5 F/ML (AS ASSESSED BY PERSONAL MEMBRANE FILTER
SAMPLING METHOD).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS ASBESTOS IN
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:THE DISEASE WHICH MAY ARISE FROM THE
INHALATION OF ASBESTOS DUST ARE ASBESTOSIS, LUNG CANCER AND
MESOTHELIOMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:THE EFFECTS OF ASBESTOS AND TOBACCO
ACT SYNERGISTICALLY SO THAT SMOKING GREATLY INCREASES THE HEALTH
RISK FOR AN ASBESTOS WORKER.

First Aid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER OR FOAM AS EXTINGUISHING AGENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID BREATHING FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL WILL BURN WITH DIFFICULTY.

Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED FOR NORMAL HANDLING (CUTTING
OPERATIONS) BUT USE APPROVED TYPE IF MATERIAL IS ABRADED OR BECOMES
FRIABLE.
Ventilation:IN HEAVY DUTY JOINT CUTTING OPERATIONS, LOCAL EXHAUST
EXTRACTION MAY BE DESIRABLE.
Protective Gloves:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Eye Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD HOUSEKEEPING IS IMPORTANT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THE DEBRIS RESULTING FROM GASKET CUTTING ETC SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO
ACCUMULATE BUT FREQUENTLY REMOVED BY DUSTLESS METHODS, PREFERABLY
BY MEANS OF A VACUUM CLEANER WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR USE AGA
INST ASBESTOS.

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK SHEET MATERIAL (SLIGHTLY RUBBERY SMELL).

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID BREATHING THE MATERIAL UNLESS DUST
EXTRACTION IS AVALIABLE OR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS WORN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MATERIAL WILL BURN WITH DIFFICULTY AND
IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES EMIT TOXIC RUBBER COMBUSTION PRODUCTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OFF-CUT MATERIALS AND OLD GASKETS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION FOR ASBESTOS
CONTAINING PRODUCTS.

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