Product ID:FIBER GLASS REINFORCEMENTS, 70
MSDS Date:03/27/1987
FSC:9340
NIIN:00N039351
MSDS Number: BRJVF

CERTAINTEED CORP

750 EASTH SWEDESFORD RD
VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482
US

Emergency Phone: 215-341-7006

Info Phone: 215-341-7006

Cage: CERTA

CERTAINTEED CORP

860 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 US

Telephone: (215) 341-7000

Cage: CERTA

FAMILY MEMBERS. ESTABLISH GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FIBROUS GLASS; (FIBER GLASS)

RTECS: LK3651000

Fraction By Weight: 98%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EXPOS TO FIBER GLASS MAY CAUSE
TEMP SKIN, EYE/UPPER RESP IRRIT. CHRONIC: CURRENT ANIMAL INHAL
STUDIES INDICATE THAT GLASS FIBERS DO NOT PRESENT A HLTH HAZ.
HOWEVER, SOME RECENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES INDICATE THAT INDUST
WORKERS FIRST EMPLOYED MORE THAN 30 YRS AGO IN MFR OF FIBER GLASS
WOOL & (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MINERAL WOOL HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RATE OF LUNG CANCER THAN GEN POPULATION. THE CAUSE OF THIS HIGHER
RATE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. NO RELATIONSHIP WAS FOUND BETWEEN
INTENSITY OF EXPOS TO FIB ERS & LGTH OF TIME EMPLOYEED. FACTORS
SUCH AS STYLE OF LIVING, SMOKING HABITS, EXPOS TO KNOWN CARCIN &
OTHER (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH WELL WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PRESISTS. SKIN: CLEANSE WITH
SOAP AND WARM WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
INHAL: R EMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED

Extinguishing Media:USE THAT WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SIZE MATERIALS MAY THERMALLY DECOMPOSE OR
BURN EMITTING TOXIC FUMES OR SMOKE.

Spill Release Procedures:PVNT SPREAD OF FIBER GLASS PARTICULATES &
AVOID DUST-GENERATING CONDITIONS. COLLECT BY VACUUM/WET METH. THOSE
INVOLVED IN CLEANUP MUST USE PROTECTION AGAINST SKIN AND EYE
CONTACT AND INHAL OF PARTICLU ATES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE, HNDLE & USE FIBER GLASS PROD IN
A MANNER THAT WILL MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION.
Other Precautions:WHEN GLASS FIBER IS USED AS A REINFORCEMENT IN
PLASTIC MATLS, CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED W/RESIN & CURING CATALYSTS
EMPLOYED & MIXING PROCESS USED TO DISPERSE FIBER IN RESIN. WHEN
GLASS FIBER REINFORCE D MATL IS ABRADED/MACHINED, (SUPP DATA)

Respiratory Protection:WHERE DUST IS NOT CONTROLLED, USE A NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR NUISANCE TYPE DUSTS.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO AVOID DISPERSAL OF DUST.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LOOSE FITTING, LONG-SLEEVED OUTWEAR. BARRIER
CREAMS MAY ALSO PROVIDE ADDNL PROT.
Work Hygienic Practices:CAUTION WORKERS TO WASH CLOTHES SEPARATELY & TO
RINSE WASHER. FIBER CAN BE DEPOSITED IN WASH ON CLTHG OF OTHER (ING
2)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: OCCUP EXPOS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. RESEARCHERS AGREE
THAT FURTHER STUDY IS NEC TO DETERM THOSE FACTORS ASSOC W/RPTD INCR
RATE. SIMILAR FINDINGS WERE NOT RPTD REGARDING EMPLOYEES IN
TEXTILE/GLASS REINFORCEMENTS MFG PLANTS. OTHER PREC: CTL OF
RELEASED DUST MUST BE ESTABLISHED.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2327F,1275C
Spec Gravity:2.6
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:FIBERS ASSEMBLED INTO ROVINGS, MATS, YARNS,
FABRICS, CHOPPED STRANDS, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:SCRAP MATERIAL SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN A
SANITARY LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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