Product ID:46W SERIES ASBESTOS (NATURALLY-OCCURRING, UNADVANCED)
MSDS Date:06/01/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025189
MSDS Number: BNZJH

Emergency Phone: (716) 586-3607

Info Phone: (716) 359-2502 OR 800-962-2660

Cage: 63759

Telephone: (716) 359-2502

Cage: 63759

CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS

CAS: 12001-29-5

RTECS: CI6478500

Fraction By Weight: 95%

OSHA PEL 2.0 F/CC

ACGIH TLV: 2 F/CC (A1)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TDLO (HUMAN): 1.2 FB/CC FOR 19 YRS
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHRYSOTILE IS AN A1 HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACK IRRITATION,
ASBESTOSIS, A DISABLING FIBROSIS OF THE LUNGS WHICH GRADUALLY
REDUCES LUNG CAPACITY & EFFICIENCY (USUALLY >4 YEARS IS REQUIRED
FOR A SERIOUS CONDITION TO DEVE LOP). CANCER CAN RESULT, BUT MAY
REQUIRE DECADES TO DEVELOP.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LUNG CANCER IS A SPECIAL RISK TO
THOSE WHO SMOKE CIGARETTES REGULARLY IN ADDITION TO HAVING ASBESTOS
PARTICULATE EXPOSURE.

First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE
SURROUNDING MATERIALS IN A FIRE CONDITION.

Spill Release Procedures:NATURALLY-OCCURRING MATERIAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE NATURAL ASBESTOS IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS (DUST TIGHT) IN A CLEAN, SECURE AREA. PROTECT CONTAINER
FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. KEEP HANDLING TO A MINIMUM.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION OF ASBESTOS. MONITOR AREAS WHERE
ASBESTOS DUST IS PRESENT TO BE SURE OF WORKER EXPOSURE LEVELS. KEEP
RECORDS TO DEFINE EXPOSURES & RETAIN FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS. ISOLATE
WORK AREAS WHE RE ASBESTOS PARTICULATE MAY OCCUR.

Respiratory Protection:FACE RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST & CAPTURE FILTRATION TO REMOVE AIRBORNE
ASBESTOS PARTICULATE, IF GENERATED.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Work Hygienic Practices:HANDLE THIS MATERIAL USING PROTECTIVE HAND
WEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
LOW LEVEL IMPURITIES: MANGANESE, FE+2, FE+3 & ALUMINUM IN THE
STRUCTURE, REPLACING RANDOMLY 4% AV OF THE MAGNESIUM ATOMS.
INPURITIES DEPEND ON THE MINERAL SOURCE.

Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:1112F
Vapor Pres:0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, FIBROUS SOLID, AS LONG FLEXIBLE TEXILE
FIBERS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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