Product ID:RATION SUPPLEMENT, FLAMELESS HEATER (EFFECTIVE FEB 92)
MSDS Date:02/25/1992
FSC:8970
NIIN:01-321-9153
MSDS Number: BMSZZ

TRUETECH INC

680 ELTON AVE
RIVERHEAD, NY 11901-2555
US

Emergency Phone: 516-727-8600

Info Phone: 516-727-8600

Cage: 06421

TRUETECH INC

RIVERHEAD, NY 11901-2555 US

Telephone: 516-727-8600

Cage: 06421

MAGNESIUM

CAS: 7439-95-4

RTECS: OM2100000

SODIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7647-14-5

RTECS: VZ4725000

Fraction By Weight: 3%

SILICA

CAS: 60676-50-0

Fraction By Weight: 3%

WETTING AGENT (TYPE NOT SPECIFIED-PROPIETARY)

Fraction By Weight: <1%

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

Fraction By Weight: 3%

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE

Fraction By Weight: 47%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE EFFECTS: [REQUIRES EXPOSURE TO
FRH PAD DUE TO DAMAGED OR NO PACKAGING]; CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION WITH PROLONGED CONTACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF THE EYES, NOSE OR THROAT.
DERMATITIS OF THE SKIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SMALL CUTS, ABRASIONS.

First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT: EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES. BROKEN SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.

Extinguishing Media:USE CLASS-D AGENTS AT ANY STAGE OF THE FIRE OR
OTHER EXTINGUISHING AGENTS SPECIFICALLY INTENDED FOR MAGNESIUM
FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE SELF CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS DUE TO HAZARDOUS OFF-GASSING FROM BURNING
FIBERBOARDS AND POLYETHYLENE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:INDIVIDUAL FRH(S) ARE SELF EXTINGUISHING.
SEE SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT SPILLED FRH AND INSPECT POLYETHYLENE
BAG; IF BAG IS CRACKED, PUNCTURED, TORN OR INTERIOR MATERIAL IS
WETTED, DISCARD AS WASTE. IF BAG IS UNDAMAGED, DRY SURFACES AND
REPACKAGE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
PROTECT AGAINST WATER INCLUDING LEAKS, SNOW, RAIN OR FLOODING.
SEGREGATE FROM STRONG OXIDIZERS, FLAMMABLES, MUNITIONS
Other Precautions:STORAGE CONTINUED: WRAP FRH PALLETS TO PREVENT WATER
DAMAGE; COVER SMALL QUANTITIES OF FRHS. STORE IN A GENERAL PURPOSE
WAREHOUSE OR DRY GOODS AREA. END BAYS RESERVED FOR THE STORAGE OF
FRHS WHERE POS SIBLE.

Respiratory Protection:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS DUE TO HAZARDOUS OFF-GASSING FROM BURNING FIBERBOARD AND
POLYETHYLENE.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FRH SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A HEATER ELEMENT PACKAGD IN A PAPERBOARD COVER &
SEALED WITHIN A HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE BAG. FIRE-BULK PACKAGES
WILL SUSTAIN INITIAL FIRE DUE TO THE FIBERBOARD & PLASTIC PACK
AGING.BULK PACKS WILL TRANSITION FROM CLASS A FIRE TO FLAMMABLE
SOLID FIRE, CLASS D.

HCC:R2
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1202F,650C
Appearance and Odor:HEATER ELEMENT IS FLAT, GRAYISH METAL IMBEDDED IN
PLASTIC. SEE SUPPLEMENTRY DAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ACID CHLORIDES, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:WATER ACTIVATED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IF PACKAGE IS PENETRATED, SATURATION
OF ONE FRH BY WATER SLOWLY PRODUCES TRACE AMOUNTS OF HYDROGEN GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:USED FRH MAY BE DISPOSED OF AS ORDINARY WASTE.
UNUSED & UNDAMAGED FRH MAY BE REACTED WITH WATER, THEN DISPOSED OF
AS ORDINARY WASTE OR BE INCINERATED IN A WASTE FACILITY, ENSURING
THAT ALL MATERIAL IS BURNED THOROUGHLY.

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