Product ID:Z-BLOK(CCR)
MSDS Date:08/01/1991
FSC:5640
NIIN:00N044590
MSDS Number: BTMDH

Emergency Phone: 404-796-4200

Info Phone: 404-796-4200

Cage: OUHC8

Telephone: 404-796-4200

Cage: OUHC8

FIBROUS GLASS; (REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER) (RCF)

CAS: 65997-17-3

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1 FIBER/CC (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE TO DUST SHOULD BE MINIMIZED.
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO RCF CAUSES NO KNOWN CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
IN HUMANS. LIMITED TESTING W/LAB ANIMALS HAS PRODUCED CONFLICTING
RESULTS CONCERNING POSSIBLE CA RCINOGENCITY OF RCF. IARC HAS PLACED
RCF, ALONG W/FIBER GLASS WOOL & MINERAL WOOL, IN CATEGORY 2B
(IARC(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:BELIEVES THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
OF CARCINOGENICITY IN ANIMALS BUT INSUFFICIENT DATA IN HUMANS).
HANDLING RCF PRODUCTS MAY GENERATE RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES WHICH
MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY IRRI TATION OR DISCOMFORT OF SKIN, EYES, NOSE,
THROAT OR LUNGS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE BRONCHIAL DISORDERS.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
SKIN:WASH W/MILD SOAP & WATER. EYES:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CALL MD.

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:FOLLOW ROUTINE HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES.
VACUUMING W/HEPA FILTER IS PREFERRED. IF SWEEPING IS NECESSARY, USE
A DUST SUPPRESSANT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:PRECS TO BE TAKEN AFTER SERVICE & UPON REMOVAL:AS
MANUFACTURED, RCF PRODS ARE ALUMINOSILICATES WHICH MAY TRANSFORM
UPON HEATING TO MULLITE & CRISTOBALITE (FORM OF CRYSTALLINE
SILICA). REMOVAL OF RCF P RODS AFTER SERVICE MAY GENERATE (SUPDAT)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRATORS, IN COMPLIANCE
W/OSHA RESPIRATORY STD 29 CFR 1910.134, FOR PARTICULAR HAZ/AIRBORNE
CONCS TO BE ENCOUNTERED IN WORK ENVIRON. ("RESPIRATOR PROTECTION
GUIDE" HS91-C2, DE C 1991). CONT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST &/OR MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION: FOLLOW
OSHA STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.94.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APVD CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVED SHIRTS, LONG PANTS, CAP.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PREC:DUST. PRLNG/RPTD INHAL OF RESPIRABLE FREE CRYSTALLINE SILICA
DUST MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURY (SILICOSIS). IARC BELIEVES THERE
IS SUFFICIENT EVID OF CARCINOGENICITY IN ANIMALS BUT EVID FO R
CARCINOGENICITY TO HUMANS IS LIMITED.CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE
INFORMATION .

HCC:T6
Spec Gravity:2.6 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PALE, BLUISH GREEN FIBER & NEEDLED BLANKET; NO
ODOR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTES ARE NOT HAZARDOUS WASTES AS DEFINED BY
RCRA (40 CFR 261). COMPLY W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
LANDFILL.

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