Product ID:CHOPPED STRAND
MSDS Date:11/25/1991
FSC:5620
NIIN:00N040371
MSDS Number: BSQKQ

PPG INDUSTRIES INC

ONE PPG PLACE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15272
US

Emergency Phone: 304-843-1300

Info Phone: 412-434-4110

Cage: 47695

PPG INDUSTRIES INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15272 US

Telephone: 1-800-245-2974 (CAL HYPO)

Cage: 47695

FIBROUS GLASS (CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF OXIDES OF SILICON,

RTECS: LK3651000

Fraction By Weight: >84.5%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 RDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

AMORPHOUS VITREOUS STATE)

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SIZING (SURFACE SIZING)

Fraction By Weight: <2.5%

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 0-15%

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:ACUTE:EXPOS TO GLASS FIBERS SOMETIMES
CAUSES IRRIT OF SKIN &, LESS FREQUENTLY, IRRIT OF EYES, NOSE OR
THROAT W/RASH, ITCHING, CONJUNCT, COUGHING & SNEEZING. CHRONIC:A
NUMBER OF EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDIES, D ONE OVER MANY YRS, OF WORKERS
EMPLOYED FOR UP TO 40 YRS IN MANUFACTURE OF FIBER GLASS HAVE SHOWN
NO (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EVID OF INCR IN EITHER
MALIGNANT/NON-MALIGNANT RESP DISEASE ATTRIBUTABLE TO EXPOS TO FIBER
GLASS. HOWEVER, RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN SLIGHT INCR IN LUNG
CANCER AMONG WORKERS EMPLOYED IN MANUF ACTURE OF GLASS WOOL &
MINERAL WOOL INSULATION PRODS. THOSE SAME STUDIES SHOWED NO EVID OF
A SIMILAR EFT (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/CLEAR WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN:RINSE CONTACTED AREAS W/ROOM TEMPERATURE TO COOL
WATER, THEN WASH GENTLY W/MILD SOAP. IF FIBER GLASS BECOMES
IMBEDDED, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE O2/ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION ).

Flash Point:NON-BURNING
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS
.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE KNOWN.
Other Precautions:NONE KNOWN.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF AIRBORNE FIBER GLASS
CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVELS, NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR NUISANCE DUSTS IN ACCORDANCE
W/OSHA 1910.134 SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IF NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN
AIRBORNE LEVELS TO BELOW ESTABLISHED LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APRV CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N
Other Protective Equipment:USE OF LONG SLEEVED SHIRTS, BUTTONED TO FIT
LOOSELY AT NECK & WRISTS & LONG PANTS WILL MAXIMIZE COMFORT.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE WILL MAXIMIZE COMFORT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR:A SPECIFIED LENGTH, HAVING NO ODOR; NORMALLY NO FIBERS
SMALLER THAN 6 MICRONS DIAMETER. EFTS OF OVEREXP:AMONG CONTINUOUS
FILAMENT FIBER GLASS WORKERS. THIS PRODUCT IS A CONTINUOUS FILAMENT
FIBER GLASS PRODUCT.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1472F,800C
Spec Gravity:2.59 BARE GLASS
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-WHITE TO WHITE FIBERS BOUND TOGETHER IN
STRANDS & CHOPPED TO (SUPP DATA)
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN A SUSTANIED FIRE, BINDERS MAY
DECOMPOSE RELEASING HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF AS SOLID WASTE IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. NOT CONSIDRED A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER
FEDERL "RCRA" REGULATIONS.

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