Product ID:CERITA MASKING WAX 361-B
MSDS Date:03/01/1990
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N022723
MSDS Number: BPYPP

Emergency Phone: 914-698-8500

Info Phone: 914-698-8500

Cage: IO120

Telephone: 914-698-8500

Cage: IO120

NON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENT

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF WAX FUMES MAY
CAUSE EYE, NOSE & RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN:BURN FROM MOLTEN WAX SHOULD BE TREATED AS THERMAL BURN.
HOT LIQUID WAX TENDS TO CLING TO FLESH ESPECIALLY AFTER
SOLIDIFYING, IT SHOULD BE COOLED AS QUICKLY AS POSS USING, FOR
EXAMPLE, TAP WATER. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR MINIMUM OF
15 MIN, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . INHAL:REMOVE FROM FRESH AIR.
SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP) . INGEST:CALL MD IMMED .

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:500F,260C
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, FOG OR CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
EQUIP . WHEN WATER IS USED, APPLY USING SPRAY OR FOG NOZZLE. WAX IS
SURFACE BURNING MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:IF HOT LIQUID, ATTEMPT TO CONFINE SPILL & LET
WAX SOLIDIFY. ONCE SOLID, WAX MAY BE RECOVERED AS ANY OTHER
MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME, BOILERS &
STRONG OXIDANTS SUCH AS LIQUID CHLORINE, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE, ETC.
Other Precautions:IF MATERIAL IS PURCHASED AS POWDER/IS TO BE
SUBDIVIDED TO/COLLECTED AS POWDER REFER TO ANSI/NFPA PAMPHLET NO.
654, "FIRE & DUST EXPLOSION PREVENTION - CHEMICAL, DYE,
PHARMACEUTICAL, PLASTICS INDUSTRIE S 1982".

Respiratory Protection:NORMALLY NOT NEEDED, BUT WHEN HANDLING FINELY
DIVIDED WAX, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IS SUGGESTED.
AVOID BREATHING HOT WAX VAPORS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION ADEQUATE TO CAPTURE WAX DUST &/OR
WAX FUMES.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT WHEN WORKING(SUPDAT)
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WHEN HANDLING HOT LIQUID WAX, FACE & HAND
PROTECTION SHOULD BE PROVIDED. EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROT GLOVES:WITH HOT LIQUID WAX. IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:175F,79C
Vapor Pres:NONE
Spec Gravity:0.93 @ 25C
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BROWN SLAB HAVING SLIGHT PETROLEUM ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONFORM W/APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. SUGGEST BURNING IN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR
BURY IN APPROVED LAND FILL.

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