Product ID:PVC GRAPHITE TILE
MSDS Date:11/19/1987
FSC:9330
NIIN:01-340-5260
MSDS Number: BNWFM

BURKE INDUSTRIES INC.

2250 SOUTH TENTH STREET
SAN JOSE, CA 95112
US

Emergency Phone: 408-297-3500

Info Phone: 408-297-3500

Cage: 91780

BURKE INDUSTRIES INC.

SAN JOSE, CA 95112 US

Telephone: 408-297-3500

Cage: 91780

VINYL CHLORIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 75-01-4

RTECS: KU9625000

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1017

ACGIH TLV: 5 PPM, A1; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

VINYL ACETATE (SARA III)

CAS: 108-05-4

RTECS: AK0875000

OSHA PEL 10 PPM/15 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM/15,A3 STEL;93

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

GRAPHITE, NATURAL (MFR LISTS CLASS 1 = 36%, CLASS 2 = 39%,

CAS: 7782-42-5

RTECS: MD9659600

Fraction By Weight: 121%(?!)

OSHA PEL 15 MPPCF RDUST

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 RDUST; 9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY
SUPPLIER. SUPPLIER SAID " NOT APPLICABLE IN MOST FIELDS. PRODUCT IS
AN ARTICLE. MSDS COVERS HAZARDOUS DUST PRODUCED WHEN ARTICLE IS
CUT,SANDED,GROUND,SAWED,ETC. INHAL ATION OF INERT DUST IS THE
CHRONIC AND ACUTE HAZARD.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MFR SAID "NOT APPLICIABLE" IN THIS
FIELD. UNDER INGREDIENTS, MFR NOTED THAT VINYL CHLORIDE IS LISTED
AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:MFR SAID "NOT APPLICIABLE" IN THIS FIELD.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PNEUMOCONIOSIS. SAX REPORTS CASES
OF FIBROSIS, EMPHASEMA AND CORPULMONALE FROM PROLONGED INHALATION
OF GRAPHITE DUST.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH WITH CLEAN WATER. SKIN:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON
MSDS BY SUPPLIER. INHALED:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. INGESTED: NO
INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SUPPLIER LEFT THIS FIELD BLANK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, EMITS TOXIC
FUMES AND VAAAAAPORS. FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP OR VACUUM THOROUGHLY AS GRAPHITE DUST
IS A LUBRICANT AND THEREFORE SLIPPERY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT AND OPEN FLAME.
Other Precautions:GRAPHITE IS ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE. USE GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ELECTRICAL
DEVICES.

Respiratory Protection:NONE
Ventilation:MFR SAID "NOT APPLICIABLE" IN THIS FIELD.
Protective Gloves:COTTON.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING TILES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS RECEIVED FROM NAVY (FOCAL POINT N). NAVY IDENTIFIED NSN.

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:SOLID
Appearance and Odor:BLACK RIGID HOMOGENOUS FLUXED 12X12 TILE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
"NOT APPLICABLE"
Stability Condition to Avoid:SUPPLIER LEFT THIS FIELD BLANK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM TOXIC VAPORS OR FUMES. HCL,
CO, CO*2 AND ACETIC ACID WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DEPOSITE IN LANDFILL I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS, NOT BY INCINERATION.

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