Product ID:GREEN ROD
MSDS Date:07/23/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N044416
MSDS Number: BTLXQ

Emergency Phone: 919-269-6500

Info Phone: 919-269-6500

Cage: 65406

Telephone: 919-269-6500

Cage: 65406

POLYETHYLENE

CAS: 9002-88-4

RTECS: TQ3325000

Fraction By Weight: >90%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE/CHRONIC: MECHANICAL INJURY ONLY.
MECHANICAL BLOCKAGE. EYES:SOLID OR DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR
CORNEAL INJURY DUE TO MECHANICAL ACTION. ADDITIVES ARE ENCAPSULATED
IN THE PRODUCT & ARE NOT EXPE CTED TO BE RELEASED UNDER NORMAL USE
& HANDLING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:CHOKING IF SWALLOWED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT APPLICABLE.

First Aid:REMOVE BLOCKAGE. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/ POTABLE WATER FOR
A MINIMUM OF 15 MINS. SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSH
W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD . INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
SUP PORT BREATHING (GIVE OXYGEN/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION). CALL MD .
INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .

Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, FOAM, ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM, CARBON
DIOXIDE & DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . COOL FIRE EXPOSED MATERIAL BEFORE HANDLING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DENSE SMOKE EMITTED WHEN BURNED W/OUT
SUFFICIENT OXYGEN. W/OUT PROPER VENTILATION AN EXPLOSION HAZARD
COULD OCCUR DUE TO RESIDUAL FLAMMABLE BLOWING AGENT.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & DISCARD. BURN IN LANDFILL, RECLAIM
OR BURN IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR IN ACCORDANCE W/APPLICABLE
LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID OPEN FLAME OR IGNITION SOURCES.
STORE PRODUCT IN VENTILATED AREAS.
Other Precautions:NOT APPLICABLE.

Respiratory Protection:IN CASE OF FIRE, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
POSITIVE PRESSURE SCBA.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR MOST
CONDITIONS, LOCAL EXHAUST NECESSARY FOR SOME OPERATIONS.
Protective Gloves:NOT APPLICABLE.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:NOT APPLICABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:GENERAL GOOD HOUSEKEEPING METHODS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:0.016-0.10 (H2O=1)

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:210F,99C
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:NIL
Appearance and Odor:SOFT FOAM; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAME & HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER 300C
WILL RELEASE COMBUSTIBLE GASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTIBLE GASES WHEN EXPOSED TO
TEMPERATURES OVER 300C.

Waste Disposal Methods:RECLAIM, BURY IN LANDFILL OR BURN IN AN APPROVED
INCINERATOR IN ACCORDANCE W/APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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