Product ID:ASBESTOS FILLED SPIRAL-WOUND GASKETS
MSDS Date:10/01/1991
FSC:5330
NIIN:00-239-3724
MSDS Number: BRNKJ

Emergency Phone: 519-332-8300

Info Phone: 519-332-8300

Cage: 0TY31

Telephone: 215-697-6350/215-743-1650

Cage: 5S153

ASBESTOS, CHRYSOTILE

CAS: 12001-29-5

RTECS: CI6478500

OSHA PEL 0.2 FIBERS/CC

ACGIH TLV: 2 FIBERS/CC; A1;9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TLV FOR ASBESTOS IS 2 FIBERS/CC
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: NO EXPOSURE EXPECTED UNDER
NORMAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT. CHRONIC: CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS
FIBERS OF THIS PRODUCT MAY PRODUCE IRREVERSIBLE LUNG DISEASE AND
CANCER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ASBESTOS IS LISTED BY IARC, NTP AND
OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:NO EXPOSURE EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL USE. IF DUST
IS GENERATED: INHALATION: COUGHING, WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
IMPAIRED PULMONARY FUNCTION. SKIN: ITCHING, RASH. EYES: MECHANICAL
IRRITATION FROM AIR BORNE DUST. INGESTION:
GASTROINTESTINALDISTURBANCES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO EXPOSURE NORMALLY EXPECTED.
INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN OR RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS MAY BE
MORE AT RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO DUSTS OF THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ADVICE. SKIN:
WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLOOD WITH WATER. IF
IRRITATION OCCURS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DRINK WATER.
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEE DOCTOR. OTHER: CHANGE CLOTHING AS
REQUIRED TO AVOID CARRYING DUST PARTICLES INTO OTHER AREAS.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS NOT FLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN
FIGHTING FIRES INVOLVING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTION. VACUUM OR WET
CLEAN IF DUST IS INVOLVED. ANY VACUUM SYSTEM SHOULD BE EQUIPPED
WITH AN OUTLET "HEPA" FILTER TO PREVENT REINTRODUCING ASBESTOS
FIBERS TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS WHEN HANDLED AS
A FINISHED PRODUCT IN SPIRAL-WOUND GASKETS.
Other Precautions:AS MANUFACTURED, LOCKED-IN ASBESTOS DOES NOT PRESENT
A HAZARD. ONLY WHEN THE ITEM IS SUBJECTED TO ABRASIVE ACTIONS AND
DUST IS GENERATED, THEN ASBESTOS FIBERS MAY BE RELEASED AND BECOME
AIRBORNE. SEE 29CFR1910.1001.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL USE. IF EXPOSURES
EXCEED ESTABLISHED LIMITS, A NIOSH/ MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR
ASBESTOS SHOULD BE USED. CONSULT YOUR SAFETY OFFICE/INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENIST PERSONNEL FOR GUIDA NCE FOR THE TASK AT HAND.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NORMAL USE. LOCAL EXHAUST IS
RECOMMENDED IN SITUATIONS WHERE DUST IS GENERATED.
Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED FOR TASK AT HAND.
Eye Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED FOR TASK AT HAND, AND THE
GUIDANCE SET FORTH BY YOUR SAFETY OFFICE OR INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
PERSONNEL.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT INHALE DUST CREATED BY ABRADING ACTIONS.
USE FULL PROTECTION AGAINST AIRBORNE FIBERS.AVOID AIRBORNE DUST
CREATION
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE.

HCC:T6
Spec Gravity:2.50
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BLUE SPIRAL WOUND GASKET. NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

Waste Disposal Methods:DUST SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANT I/A/W 40CFR61 SUBPART "M" PERTAINING TO ASBESTOS. USE
LANDFILLS APPROVED FOR ASBESTOS DISPOSAL. NOTE IF ITEM UNDER
CONSIDERATION FOR DISPOSAL IS "FR IABLE OR NON-FRIABLE".

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