Product ID:POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN, PVC RESIN, (SUPP
MSDS Date:11/03/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N031647
MSDS Number: BNPHJ

GEORGIA GULF CORP

PLAQUEMINE, LA 70765-0629
US

Emergency Phone: 302-836-2100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 302-836-2100;404-395-4585

Preparer: G.J. KOCH

Cage: 49960

GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION

105197 ATLANTA, GA 30348 US

Telephone: 504-685-2500/770-395-4500 GOOD#

Cage: 49960

ETHYLENE, CHLORO-, (VINYL CHLORIDE)

CAS: 75-01-4

RTECS: KU9625000

Fraction By Weight: <0.001%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1017

ACGIH TLV: 5 PPM, A1; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AS A RESIN IN MORE
OR LESS INERT AS MEASURED BY ORAL LD50. ITS MAIN HAZ, IF ANY, WOULD
BE ASSOC W/UNREACTED VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER (GENERALLY EXTREMELY SM
AMTS) & OTHER ADDITIVES IN PLASTIC. PNEUMOCONIOSIS HAS BEEN
DESCRIBED FROM INHAL OF DUST WHICH SHOULD BE AVOIDED. COMBUSTION
PROD(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:VINYL CHLORIDE: GROUP 1 (NTP, IARC),
OSHA REGD.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE MAY RSLT IN AN
ASTHMA SYNDROME. CHECK OSHA VCM REG 29CFR, TITLE 29, CHAPTER XVII,
PART 1910. MATL CNTNS VINYL CHLORIDE WHICH IS A CANCER SUSPECT
AGENT. PVC MEETS RTECS CRITERIA AS AN EQUIVOCAL TUMORIGENIC
AGENT-TUMORS OF LUNGS, THORAX/ RESP SYS; TUMORS OF SKIN. MATL MAY
CNTN (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST: PRACTICALLY INERT. CALL MD IMMED . INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN IF NECESSARY. EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN. DO NOT RUB. SEE PHYS IF RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY IS SUSP
ECTED. SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTSOF WATER. CALL MD .

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:500F,260C
Extinguishing Media:CO2 OR WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WEAR GAS MASK APPROVED FOR ACID VAPORS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PVC WILL NOT CONTINUE TO BURN AFTER
IGNITION WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL FIRE SOURCE. BURNING LIBERATES HCL
GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM, SWEEP, OR SHOVEL UP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREA BELOW 100F.
Other Precautions:WHEN OPENING TRUCK OR RAILCAR FOR UNLOADING,
VENTILATE BEFORE ENTERING.

Respiratory Protection:ANY NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AS REQUIRED FOR GENERAL WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR TRADE NAME/PART NO: CHLOROETHYLENE POLYMER, CHLOROETHYLENE
HOMOPOLYMER, PVC 500. MATL TO AVOID: EQUIP. 2 MATL ARE NOT
COMPATIBLE & WILL REACT IN VIOLENT DECOMP WHEN MIXED UNDER CNDTNS
OF HEAT & PR ESS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: TRACE AMTS OF VINYL CHLORIDE
WHICH IS A SUSPECT AGENT.

HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:0.1
Spec Gravity:1.39(H2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE CMPDS SHOULD NOT COME INTO CONT W/ ACETAL/ACETAL
COPOLYMERS IN ELEVATED TEMP PROCESSING (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURE ABOVE 300F WILL DECOMPOSE RAW
RESIN AND LIBERATE HCL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SLOW RELEASE OF HCL WHEN HEATED ABOVE
300F.

Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL, HIGH TEMPERATURE INCINERATION UNDER
CONTROLLED CONDITIONS DUE TO FORMATION OF HCL. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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