Product ID:RED-E-CRETE
MSDS Date:07/26/1991
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N053587
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BVQWL

EXPO INDUSTRIES INC

7465 CARROLL RD
SAN DIEGO RD, CA 92121
US

Emergency Phone: 619-566-4343

Info Phone: 619-566-4343

Cage: EXPIN

EXPO INDUSTRIES INC

SAN DIEGO RD, CA 92121 US

Telephone: 619-566-4343

Cage: EXPIN

SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ (SILICON DIOXIDE)

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

Fraction By Weight: SIO*2+2%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 RDUST; Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PULM TUBERCULOSIS. PROGRESSIVE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ENLARGEMENT, HEART FAILURE & PULM FAILURE. SMOKING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXHAUST VENT W/APPROP DUST COLLECTION TO MEET TLV &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WORK SHOES.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:CONTENTS INCL DOLOMITIC HYDRATED
LIME WHICH IS AN ALKALINE MATL. IN PRESENCE OF MOISTURE, CONT
W/SKIN & EYES WILL CAUSE IRRIT & POSS SEV CORR DMG. SHORT TERM
EXPOS & IRRIT ARE GENERALLY W/OUT PE RM EFTS, UNTREATED CONT &
IRRIT CAN CAUSE DERM & CHEM BURNS. INHAL OF DUST MAY CAUSE LUNG
DMG. (EFFECTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ:IARC MONO,
SUPPLEMENT, VOL 7, PG 341, 1987:GROUP 2A. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON
CARCIN, (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CHRONIC:EXPOS TO CRYSTALLINE SILICA
DUST MAY CAUSE SCARRING OF LUNGS W/COUGH & SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
CALLED "SILICOSIS". PRLNGD EXPOS TO RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ
MAY CAUSE DELAYED (CHRONI C) LUNG INJURY. ACUTE/RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
SILICOSIS MAY OCCUR IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN HEAVY EXPOS IN
CERTAIN (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULM FUNCTION MAY BE REDUCED BY
INHAL OF RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA. ALSO LUNG SCARRING PRODUCED
BY SUCH INHAL MAY LEAD TO PROGRESSIVE MASSIVE FIBROSIS OF LUNG
WHICH MAY AGGRAVATE OTHER (SUPDAT)

First Aid:EYE:WASH IMMED W/RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINS, INCLDG UNDER
EYELIDS. GET PROMPT MED ATTN. SKIN:WASH EXPOS AREA W/LG AMTS OF
WATER. REMOVE & WASH CONTAMD CLTHG. INHAL:REMOVE INDIVIDUAL FROM
EXPOS TO DUST & GET PROMPT MED ATTN. INGEST:DILUTE W/LG AMTS OF
WATER OR MILK & GET PROMPT MED ATTN.

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . THE PRESENCE
OF TYPE S HYDRATED LIME IN FIRE DOES NOT HINDER USE OF (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
DOLOMITIC HYDRATED TO MAGNESIUM OXIDE (350C/662F) & CALCIUM OXIDE
(580C/1079F) & STEAM. PROTECT EYES FROM DUST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY PICK UP THE SOLID W/MINIMUM OF
DUSTING & COLLECT IN METAL CNTNRS W/COVERS FOR DISPOSAL. DO NOT DRY
SWEEP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE MATLS IN SEALED CNTNRS IN DRY
PLACE. PROD CONTAINS CRYSTALLINE SILICA.
Other Precautions:WARNING:PROLONGED REPEATED INHALATION OF PRODUCT DUST
MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURY (SILICOSIS).

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST FILTER RESPIRATOR IN
DUSTY CONDITIONS. MAINTAIN, CLEAN AND FIT RESPIRATORS I/A/W OSHA
REGULATIONS.
Ventilation:USE DUSTLESS SYS FOR HNDLG, STOR & CLEAN UP SO THAT
AIRBORNE DUST DOES NOT EXCEED PEL. PROVIDE GEN VENT & LOC (ING 4)
Protective Gloves:CLEAN, DRY, RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:APPRVD TIGHT-FIGHTING SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING PROT CLTHG, SUCH AS
LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT W/BUTTONED COLLAR, LONG PANTS EXTENDING OVER
TOPS OF (ING 5)
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CREATING AND BREATHING DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA:ANY STD EXTING MEDIUM. MATLS TO AVOID:MAY CAUSE FIRES.
EXPLAN OF CARCIN:1994:ANTIC TO BE CARCINOGEN. EFTS OF
OVEREXP:OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS SANDBLASTERS. SILICOSIS IS FORM OF
DISABLING PULM FIBROSIS WHICH CAN BE PROGRESSIVE & MAYLEAD TO
DEATH. MED CNDTNS:PULM CNDTNS & DISEASES & WHICH INCREASES (ING 2)

Solubility in Water:NOT KNOWN
Appearance and Odor:ANY COLOR POWDER AND SAND MIXTURE, EARTHY ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONT W/POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS FLUORINE, CHLORINE.
TRIFLUORIDE, MANGANESE TRIOXIDE, OXYG DIFLOURIDE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HANDLING PROCEDURES WHICH MAY GENERATE
DUST. CONT W/NITROPARAFFINS, MALEIC ANHYDRIDE OR PHOSPHOROUS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:(INCLDG COMBUST PROD):SILICA WILL
DISSOLVE IN HYDROFLUORIC ACID AND PRODUCE A CORROSIVE GAS-SILICON
TETRAFLUORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS . MAY BE SALVAGED FOR USE OR REMOVED TO A LANDFILL DUMP
IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS.

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