Product ID:THERMO-CERAM, TAPE
MSDS Date:06/22/1989
FSC:5330
NIIN:00N063764
MSDS Number: BYZLD

GARLOCK INC

300 ALLING DR
SODUS, NY 14551-1002
US

Emergency Phone: 315-483-6961

Info Phone: 315-483-6961

Preparer: HAROLD R. HUGHES

Cage: 76380

GARLOCK INC COMPRESSION PACKING FACILITY

SODUS, NY 14551-1002 US

Telephone: 315-597-4811

Cage: 3N611

ALUMINOSILICATE FIBER

Fraction By Weight: 75-85%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: 2 FIBERS/CC (MFR)

& INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS. TWO STUDIES SUGGEST LOW

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ANIMAL & HUMAN HLTH STUDIES ARE PLANNED. PENDING

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PRACTICES DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE IN THIS MSDS IS

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(BOTH ROCK WOOL & SLAG WOOL) & CERAMIC FIBER AS GRP

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TO HUMANS. FOR REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBERS, IARC'S 2B

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IN EXPTL ANIMALS IN ABSENCE OF HUMAN EPIDEMINOLOGIC

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SFTY & EXPOS RECS DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE IN THIS

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IF IT IS THEN HAZ. IF IT IS, 40CFR263 & 264

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FIBER. ALL WASTE & DISP ITEMS USED DURING CLEAN UP

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MOST CASES, NORMAL LANDFILL DISP IS ACCEPT, HOWEVER,

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PARTICULAR CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN REMOVING &

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UP TO 10

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FILTER; 10-100 TIMES PEL - FULL FACE CARTRIDGE

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PRESS SUPPLIED AIR RESP. IARC HAS RECENTLY

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OF EXPTL DATA. BY DEFINITION, GRP 2A CARCIN IS

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(1)CARTRIDGE RESP W/APPROP DUST CARTRIDGE OR

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CC - FULL FACE RESP W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTERS; >200

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OSHA APPRVD AIR SOURCE REQD. ABOVE ARE FIBER MFRS

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SKIN CONT. AVOID FIBER TRANSFER FROM WORK

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CLOTHES HOME (OR USE DISPOSABLE WORK CLOTHES).

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IF CLOTHES LAUNDERED BY OTHERS, INFORM THEM

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE RESP TRACT
IRRIT. INGEST:MAY CAUSE GI DISTURB INCL NAUS, VOMIT/DIARR.
SKIN:SLIGHT TO MOD IRRIT. POSS DERM IN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.
EYE:SLIGHT TO MOD IRRIT. MAY CAUSE DMG TO OUTE R SURF OF EYE DUE TO
ABRASIVE ACTION IFEYES ARE RUBBED. CHRONIC:CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO
KNOWN HLTH (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EFTS IN HUMANS FROM LONG TIME EXPOS TO
CERAMIC FIBERS. IN ANIMAL STUDIES, REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBERS
INJECTED INTO PERITONEAL (ABDOM) CAVITY HAVE CAUSED ACUTE ABDOM
HEMORR IN HAMSTERS BUT NOT IN RATS. SUCH INJECTIONS HAVE ALSO
PRDCD TUMORS IN LIFE-TIME RAT STUDIES. IN FACT, SIMILAR RSLTS HAVE
BEEN (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC BRONCHIAL OR LUNG DISEASE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONT MD & SHOW HIM THIS MSDS WHEN
POSS. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. CONT MD AS PREC. SKIN:WASH AREA
OF CONT THORO W/SOAP & WATER. DO NOT RUB/SCRATCH EXPOS SKIN. SKIN
AREAS/L OTION MAY REDUCE IRRIT. CONT MD IF IRRIT PERSISTS.
EYE:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. DO NOT RUB EYES! CONTACT MD
AS A PRECAUTION.

Extinguishing Media:WHATEVER IS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRE IN
SURROUNDING AREA (WATER, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL).
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . NONE, MATERIAL DOES NOT BURN.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:SUGGEST DISP PLASTIC GLOVES TO PICK UP SPILLED
MATL. WHEN POSS, USE VACUUM CLEANER TO CLEAN UP DUST & LOOSE FIBER.
DO NOT DRY SWEEP - USE DUST SUPRESSANT IF SWEEPING IS NEC. AVOID
CLEAN UP PROCS THAT MIGHT RSLT IN WATER POLLUTION. PERSONAL(ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLEAN, DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:PROD WHICH HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AT ELEVATED TEMPS
(>18C) MAY UNDERGO PARTIAL CONVERSION TO CRISTOBALITE (FORM OF
CRYSTALLINE SILICA WHICH CAN CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS. AMT OF
CRISTOBALITE FORMED WILL DEPEN D ON TEMP & LGTH OF SERVICE. (ING
12)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD EQUIP WHEN AIRBORNE EXPOS
LIMS ARE EXCEEDED. NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD BRTHG EQUIP MAY BE REQD IN
UNLIKELY EVENT OF EMERS. ACCEPT RECS FOR AIRBORNE CONCS ARE:20
FIBERS/CC OR LESS - HALF- FACE AIR PURIFYING RESP SUCH AS (ING 17)
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO KEEP FIBER
LEVELS BELOW THE 2 FIBER/CC RECOMMENDED LEVEL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR HAT & FULL BODY CLTHG TO PVNT (ING 20)
Work Hygienic Practices:NORMAL WASH AFTER HNDLG IS REC. WASH WORK
CLOTHES SEPARATE FROM OTHER CLTHG. RINSE WASH MACHINE THORO AFTER
USE.(ING 22)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:OBSERVED W/NUMEROUS OTHER FIBROUS MATLS. IN SUCH EXPTS,
THIS ABNORMALLY SENSITIVE INJECTION TECHNIQUE IS NON-PHYSIOLOGICAL
METH OF EXPOS, BYPASSING BOTH NORMAL PULM PROT & CLEARANCE ME
CHANISMS. ONE INHAL STUDY, WHICH USED RATS AS EXPTL ANIMAL,
REPORTED LUNG DMG CONSISTING OF ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS (ING 2)

Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PRODUCTS; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NOT COMPATIBLE W/HYDROFLUORIC ACID & CONCENTRATED ALKALI.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE OF WHICH MANUFACTURER IS AWARE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS. THIS
MATL WHEN DISCARDED/DISP OF IS NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS HAZ WASTE
IN FED REGS. IT COULD BE DESIGNATED AS HAZ IF IT IS MIXED W/HAZ
WASTE. IF SUCH MIXING OCCURS, CHECK 40CFR261 TO DETERMINE (ING 9)

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