Product ID:CRYSTALLINE SILICA (QUARTZ)
MSDS Date:05/01/1992
FSC:9620
NIIN:00N061118
MSDS Number: BYDPY

CALIFORNIA SILICA PRODUCTS CO

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92693-0249
US

Emergency Phone: 714-728-0195

Info Phone: 714-728-0171

Cage: CALXF

CALIFORNIA SILICA PRODUCTS CO

249 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92693-0249 US

Telephone: 714-728-0171

Cage: CALXF

SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (SILICON DIOXIDE

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

OSHA PEL SEE TABLE Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

RESP/HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER RESP.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SCBA OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FULL FACEPIECE, HOOD/HELMET, OPERATED IN POS PRESS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EQUIP SOULD BE USED (SEE 29 CFR 1910.134). SEE ALSO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

Z9.4-1984 "VENT & SAFE PRACT ABRASIVE BLASTING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COLLECTION. USE SUFFICIENT LOCAL EXHAUST TO REDUCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

"INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& LOC WORKER/COMMUNITY "RIGHT TO KNOW" LAWS &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AREAS WHERE RESP MUST BE USED. WARN EMPLOYEES

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MEANS OF HAZ & OSHA PREC TO BE USED. PROVIDE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SOCIETY FOR TESTING & MATERIALS (ASTM) STANDARD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REQUIREMENTS RAISING TO OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EXPOS TO RESP CRYSTALLINE
QUARTZ MAY CAUSE DELAYED (CHRONIC) LUNG DISEASE (SILICOSIS).
ACUTE/RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SILICOSIS MAY OCCUR IN SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME IN HEAVY EXPOS IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS SANDBLASTERS
WHEN PROPER SFTY RESP AS REC ARE NOT UTILIZED BY SANDBLASTER/USER.
SILICOSIS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ: IARC
MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT, VOL 7, PG 341, 1987: GROUP 2A. NTP 7TH
ANNUAL REPORT (SUP DAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: IS A FORM OF DISABLING PULM FIBROSIS
WHICH CAN BE PROGRESSIVE & MAY LEAD TO DEATH. SIGNS & SYMP OF
OVEREXP: UNDUE BREATHLESSNESS, WHEEZING, COUGH, AND SPUTUM
PRODUCTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULM FUNCTION MAY BE REDUCED BY
INHAL OF RESP CRYSTALLINE SILICA. ALSO LUNG SCARRING PRODUCED BY
INHAL MAY LEAD TO PROGRESSIVE MASSIVE FIBROSIS OF LUNG WHICH MAY
AGGRAVATE OTHER PULM CNDTNS (SUP DAT)

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHALATION: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AS NEEDED, SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTIO N AS NEEDED. SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.
SEE MD . INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE.
Extinguishing Media:SAND MAY BE USED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:USE DUSTLESS METHODS (VACUUM) AND PLACE INTO
CLOSABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL, OR FLUSH WITH WATER. DO NOT
DRY-SWEEP. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED IN CONTROL MEASURES
SECTION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREAKAGE OF BAGGED MATERIAL OR
SPILLS OF BULK MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:DO NOT PERMIT DUST TO COLLECT ON WALLS, FLOORS,
SILLS, LEDGES, MACHINERY/EQUIP. MAINTAIN VENT & DUST COLLECTION
EQUIP. SEE OSHA HAZ COMMUNICATION RULE 29 CFR SECTIONS 1910.1200,
1915.99, 1917.28, 1918 .90, 1926.59, & 1928 & STATE (ING 14)

Respiratory Protection:MAINTAIN CLEAN AND FIT TEST RESPIRATORS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA REGULATIONS. 5 X PEL OR LESS: ANY DUST
RESPIRATOR. 10 X PEL OR LESS: ANY DUST RESPIRATOR, EXCEPT
SINGLE-DOSE OR QUARTER-MASK RESPIRATOR. ANY FUME (ING 2)
Ventilation:USE DUSTLESS SYS FOR HNDLG, STOR, & CLEAN-UP SO THAT
AIRBORNE DUST DOES NOT EXCEED PEL. USE ADEQ VENT & DUST (ING 12)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GLASSES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. WASH OR VACUUM
CLOTHING WHICH HAS BECOME DUSTY. AVOID CREATING AND BREATHING DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID: MAY CAUSE FIRES. CARCIN EXPLAN: ON CARCINOGENS, 1994:
ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN. MED CNDTNS: & DISEASES & WHICH INCR
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PULM TUBERCULOSIS. PROGRESSIVE MASSIVE FIBROSI S
MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY RIGHT HEART ENLARGEMENT, HEART FAILURE, &
PULM FAILURE. SMKNG AGGRAVATES EFTS OF EXPOSURE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4046F,2230C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3050F,1677C
Vapor Pres:NONE
Vapor Density:NONE
Spec Gravity:2.65 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR TAN SAND, GRANULAR, CRUSHED, OR GROUND, NO
ODOR OR TASTE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONT W/POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS FLUORINE, CHLORINE
TRIFLUORIDE, MANGANESE TRIOXIDE, OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SILICA WILL DISSOLVE IN HYDROFLUORIC
ACID AND PRODUCE A CORROSIVE GAS (SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE).

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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