Product ID:29280 ETHAFOAM(R) 220 PLANK BRAND POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC (SUP)
MSDS Date:02/15/1994
FSC:9330
NIIN:01-142-8472
MSDS Number: BXPVV

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POLYETHYLENE

CAS: 9002-88-4

RTECS: TQ3325000

Fraction By Weight: 78-100%

CHLORODIFLUOROETHANE (SARA 313) (HCFC-142B) (SEE INGRED 03

CAS: 75-68-3

RTECS: KH7650000

Fraction By Weight: 0-18%

ELIMINATED FRM CURRENT PRODUCTION.LISTED HERE DUE TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DIFLUOROETHANE (HFC-152A)

CAS: 75-37-6

RTECS: KI1410000

Fraction By Weight: 0-10%

ISOBUTANE

CAS: 75-28-5

RTECS: TZ4300000

Fraction By Weight: 0-10%

STEARYL STEARAMIDE

CAS: 13276-08-9

Fraction By Weight: 0-2%

COLOR CONCENTRATE IN POLYETHYLENE

Fraction By Weight: 0-2%

BLOWING AGENT, FUGITIVE & LEAVE PRODUCT AFTER MANUFACTURE.

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:SOLID/DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT OR
CORNEAL INJURY DUE TO MECHANICAL ACTION.FUMES/VAP RELEASED DURING
THERMAL OPERATIONS(HOT-WIRE CUTTING)MAY CAUSE IRRIT/RESP
IRRIT.SKIN:MECHANICAL INJURY ONLY.ABSORPTIO N
UNLIKELY.INGEST:PHYSICAL INJURY-CHOKING.INHAL:DUST IRRIT UPPER RESP
TRACT/LUNGS.FUMES/VAP FRM OPERATIONS (SUPPLEMENT)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:DID NOT CAUSE CANCER IN
LONG-TIME ANIMAL STUDIES(CHLORODIFLUOROETHANE,DIFLUOROETHANE).
Effects of Overexposure:RESP TRACT/EYE IRRIT,CORNEAL INJURY,MECHANICAL
SKIN INJURY,PHYSICAL INJURY WHEN INGEST.INHAL:ANESTHETIC,NARCOTIC
EFFECTS,IRREG HEARTBEATS,CNS EFFECTS,RESP EFFECTS, POSSIBLE KIDNEY
EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER;MECHANICAL EFFECTS ONLY.
SKIN:WASH OFF IN FLOWING WATER/SHOWER. INGEST:NO ADVERSE EFFECTS
ANTICIPATED. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.NOT BREATH GIVE ART
RESP.BREATH DIFFI OXY S HOULD BE GIVEN BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.CALL
DR OR TRANSPORT TO MED FACILITY. NOTE TO DR:EXPO MAY INCREASE
"MYOCARDIAL IRRITABILITY".DO NOT GIVE SYMPATHOMIMETIC DRUGS UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.(SUPP)

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:SEE FIRE/EXP HAZ
Lower Limits:SEE FIR/EXP
Upper Limits:SEE FIR/EXP
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID DENSE SMOKE. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED,
POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FPT:<-58F DIFLUOROETHANE,-117F ISOBUTANE.
LFL:3.9% DIFLUOROETHANE, 1.8% ISOBUTANE; UFL:16.9% DIFLUOROETHANE,
8.5% ISOBUTANE. POLYETHYLENE FOAM COMBUST-VENTILATE

Spill Release Procedures:PICK UP & HANDLE AS ANY OTHER INERT MATERIAL.
CONTAINS CHLORODIFLUOROETHANE-SUB TO REPORTING REQMTS OF SEC313
TITLE III OF SARA & 40CFR PART 372. NJ & PA RIGHT TO KNOW
LISTS:ISOBUTANE,1,1-DIFLUOROETHA NE,CHLORODIFLUOROETHANE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRACT REASONABLE CARE/CLEANLINESS AS
COMMON SENSE SAF PRECAUTION WHEN HNDLG PROD.LG AMT STORE/MADE
RELEASE SM AMT OF BLOW AGENT-INCR CORR HEATR/BOILR.
Other Precautions:BLOWING AGENTS FUGITIVE & LEAVE PROD W/IN SEVERAL
MONTHS AFT MFGING.CONCEN OF BLOWING AGENT(S) ANTICIPATED INCIDENTAL
TO PROPER INDUSTRIAL HNDLG EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW-WELL BELOW
CONCEN WHICH PRODUCE ACUTE INHAL EFFECTS & GUIDELINES.

Respiratory Protection:ATMS LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BELOW EXPOSURE
GUIDELINE. WHEN RESP PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN OPERATINS
USE AN APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING RESP. IN DUSTY ATMS USE APPROVED DUST
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL &/OR LOC EXHAUST VENTILATION TO CNTRL
AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW THE EXPO GUIDELINES.
Protective Gloves:NO PRECAUTIONS OTHER THAN CLOTHING.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES, CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FOAM, (NATURAL/COLORED). HEALTH HAZ:EYE/RESP IRRIT.EXCESSIVE EXPO INCR
SENS TO EPINEPHRINE & INCR MYOCARDIAL IRRITABILITY.REPEAT EXPO TO
DUSTS MAY CAUSAE RESP EFFECTS & POSSIBLE KIDNEY EFFECTS. 1STAID
:SUPPORTIVE CARE.TREAT BASED ON JUDGMENT OF DR IN RESPONSE TO RXS
OF VICTIM.

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:0.020-0.11
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:MILKY WHITE OR COLORED SOLID, CELLULAR SOLID
PLASTIC FOAM, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID FIRE & TEMP OVER 625F. PROVIDE
ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:UNDER NOR COMBUST CONDITIONS CO IS
GENERATED.ADDN TOXIC SUBSTANCES MAY BE RELEASED UNDER LESS THAN
FULL COMBUST CONDITIO

Waste Disposal Methods:INSOLUBLE POLYMER SOLID EXPECTED TO BE INERT IN
ENVIRO.SURFACE PHOTODEGRADATION EXPECTED W/SUNLIGHT EXPO.NO
APPRECIABLE BIODEGRADATION EXPECTED.FLOAT IN AQUA
ENVIRO.REUSE/RECYCLE/BURY IN APPROVED LAND FILL.FOLLOW ALL
LOC/STATE/FED REQMT FORDISPOSAL.

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