Product ID:SNAP ON PIPE INSULATION
MSDS Date:10/01/1992
FSC:5640
NIIN:01-115-1340
MSDS Number: BXBQJ

CERTAINTEED CORP

880
VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482-0101
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 216-841-7677

Cage: CERTA

CERTAINTEED CORP

860 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 US

Telephone: (215) 341-7000

Cage: CERTA

>2550F,>1399C. SPEC

RTECS: LK3651000

Fraction By Weight: 58-97%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (MFR)

UREA EXTENDED PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE RESIN CURED

CAS: 25104-55-6

Fraction By Weight: 3-17%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

PARAFFIN WAX

CAS: 8002-74-2

RTECS: RV0350000

Fraction By Weight: 7%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 (FUME)

ACETIC ACID ETHENYL ESTER POLYMER WITH ETHENE (FOR

CAS: 24937-78-8

Fraction By Weight: 11%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

CMPDS. VINYL FACINGS MAY THERMALLY DECOMP @

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INSULATION WILL BEGIN TO THERMALLY DECOMPOSE @

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

350C(570-660F) RELEASE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE. IN FIRE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FLUORIDE & SULFUR DIOXIDE MAY ALSO BE FORMED.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OTHER ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS IN WHICH GLASS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IMPLANTED IN ANIMALS' LUNGS, TUMORS WERE PRDCED. SUCH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

RESEARCHERS, RESPONSIBLE FOR EXTENSIVE WORK IN

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INAPPROP FOR EVALUATING MANY ASPECTS OF ENVIRON HAZ,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INHIBIT/ENHANCE EXPOS THRU NATURAL RTES." JULY 1990

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

VITREOUS WORKERS REVEALED SM STATISICAL SIGNIFICANT

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1946-1985. AUTHORS STATED "THE 12% EXCESS IN RESP

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....& WAS SUPPORTED BY THEIR ANALYSIS OF DURATION OF

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STUDY OF CANADIAN GLASS WOOL PLANT WORKERS RPTD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AUTHORS CONCLUDED THAT INTERPRETATION OF INFO ON

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BETWEEN EXCESS LUNG CANCER & LENGTH OF TIME SINCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXCESS IS RELATED TO ANY FACTORS IN WORK ENVIRON.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FOLLOWING ITS MANDATORY CLASSIFICATION PROTOCOL,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CARCIN TO HUMANS." IARC REGARDS IT AS PRUDENT TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN ANIMALS AS IF IT IS POSSIBLE CARCIN TO HUMANS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EXPOS TO FIBER GLASS MAY CAUSE
TEMP SKIN, EYE & UPPER RESP IRRIT. SKIN IRRIT RESPONDS WELL TO MILD
HYDROCORTISONE CREAM. CHRONIC:EXTENSIVE MED-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH HAS
BEEN CONDUCTED REGARDING HL TH ASPECTS OF FIBER GLASS OVER PAST 50
YRS. THE IARC, AGENCY OF WHO, @ MEETING IN JUNE 1987, REVIEWED
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FIBROUS GLASS (RESPIRABLE), MAN MADE
MINERA FIBERS, IARC GROUP 2B, VOL. 43, PAGE 39, 1988.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:ALL SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH ON HLTH EFTS
ATTRIBUTED TO FIBER GLASS. IARC ALSO REVIEWED ANIMAL STUDIES
INVOLVING EXPOS TO FIBER GLASS. IN COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES, WHERE LAB
ANIMALS WERE FORCED TO I NHALE FIBERS (IN FAR GTR CONC THAN HUMAN
EXPOS), THERE WAS NO EVID OF CANCER/OTHER RESP DISEASE. HOWEVER, IN
(ING 9)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS WHICH MAY
BE AGGRAVATED BY MECHANICAL IRRITANTS UPON INHALATION OR SKIN
CONTACT.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. GET MED HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS.
EYE:FLUSH WELL W/RUNNING WATER FOR @ LEAST 15 MINS. GET MED HELP IF
IRRIT PERSISTS. SKIN:CLEANSE W/SOAP & WATER. GET MED HELP IF IRRIT
PERSI STS. INGEST:CONSULT PHYS IF UNUSUAL REACTION IS NOTED.
FIRES:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, ADMIN OXYG & GET MEDICAL HELP.

Flash Point:SUPDAT
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:TREAT AS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MATLS. USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FACINGS ON PROD MAY BURN. CARE SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO NOT LEAVE FACING EXPOS WHEN WORKING CLOSE TO OPEN FLAME.
PRODS CNTN CURE-PHENOLIC-BASED BINDER. BINDER(SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM DUST DEPOSITS. ACCIDENTAL/UNPLANNED
RELEASES:CLEAN AREA WITH VACUUM OR WET METHODS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WARNING:CONTAINS FIBER GLASS WOOL,
POSS CAUSE OF CANCER IF INHALED. THIS FIBER GLASS WOOL INSULATION
MAY CAUSE SKIN, EYE & RESP IRRITATION.
Other Precautions:AVOID SPREAD OF FIBER GLASS DUST.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR SUCH AS 3M
MODEL #8710 OR #9900/EQUIVALENT.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENT TO CONTROL
AIRBONE DUST LEVELS BELOW EXPOS LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG & (ING 24)
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVES, CAP. ANSI APPRVD EMERGENCY EYE
WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:BATH W/SOAP & WATER. WASH WORK CLOTHES
SEPARATELY & RINSE WASHER AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR:ALUMINUM FOIL/VINYL/COMBINATION THEREOF. SOME PROD HAVE
COATING. YELLOW, FAINT RESIN ODOR. FL PT:DOES NOT SUPPORT COMBUST.
EXPLO HAZ:& KRAFT FACING FIRE SITUATION MAY OMIT TOX FUMES & SMOK E
CNTNG CO*2, CO & MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS OF HYDROCARB PARTICULATES,
CARBON-HYDROGEN-NITROGEN & NITROGEN-O*2 (ING 5)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE ING 1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2550F,1399C
Spec Gravity:SEE ING 1
Solubility in Water:SMALL
Appearance and Odor:FIBERS ASSEMBLED INTO TUBES, BLANKET/BOARDS. PRODS
MAY BE FACED W/KRAFT (SUPDAT

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SCRAP MATL SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN SANITARY
LANDFILL I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGS. WASTE IS NOT
HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED BY RCRA(40CFR261).

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