Product ID:CERAMAFORM
MSDS Date:05/03/1989
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N064190
MSDS Number: BZKCF

FIBER MATERIALS INC

BIDDEFORD INDUSTRIAL PARK
BIDDEFORD, ME 04005
US

Emergency Phone: 207-282-5911

Info Phone: 207-282-5911

Cage: 62500

FIBER MATERIALS INC

BIDDEFORD, ME 04005 US

Telephone: 207-282-5911

Cage: 62500

ALUMINOSILICATE FIBER

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

COLLOIDAL SILICA (PRECIPITATED)

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (MFR)

AMORPHOUS SILICA

OSHA PEL 80 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 20 PPM (MFR)

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/CHRONIC: MAY BE HARMFUL IF
INGEST/INHALED. MAY BE IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES & RESP TRACT. POSS
CANCER HAZ BASED ON TESTS W/LAB ANIMALS. INGEST: SLIGHTLY TOX. MAY
CAUSE GI DISTURB, IRRIT, NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. SKIN: SLIGHTLY TO
MOD IRRIT. MAY CAUSE IRRIT & INFLAMM, REDNESS, RASH DUE TO MECH RXN
TO SHARP,(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BROKEN ENDS OF FIBERS. EYE: SLIGHTLY
TO MOD IRRIT. ABRASIVE ACTION MAY CAUSE DMG TO OUTER SURF OF EYE.
MECH SCRATCH, REDDENING OF EYE SURF. INHAL: MAY CAUSE RESP TRACT
IRRIT. BASED UPON LIM TESTING W/LAB ANIMALS, REFRACTORY CERAMIC
FIBERS ARE SUSPECTED CARCIN IN LAB ANIMALS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS MAY
BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: SPECIFICALLY, BRONCHIAL HYPER-REACTIVITY
AND CHRONIC BRONCHIAL OR LUNG DISEASE.

First Aid:INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT PERSISTS.
SKIN: WASH AREA THORO W/SOAP & WATER. DO NOT RUB/SCRATCH EXPOS
SKIN. SKIN CREAM/LOTION AFTER WASHING MAY BE HELPFUL. GET MED ATTN
IF IRRIT PERSISTS. EYES: FLUSH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN. DO NOT RUB EYES. INHAL: REMOVE PERS FROM SOURCE OF
EXPOS. GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:WHERE POSSIBLE, USE VACUUM SUCTION TO CLEAN UP
SPILLED MATERIAL. USE DUST SUPPRESSANT WHERE SWEEPING IS NECESSARY.
PERSONAL SAFETY AND EXPOSURE RECOMMENDATIONS DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE IN
THIS DOCUMENT APP LY TO EXPOSURE DURING CLEAN-UP OF SPILLED MATL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROD WHICH HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AT
ELEVATED TEMPS (>1600F) MAY UNDERGO PARTIAL CONVERSION TO
CRISTOBALITE, A FORM OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA WHICH (SUP DAT)
Other Precautions:CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN WORKING W/"USED" MATL TO
MIN GENERATION OF DUST. WHEN REMOVING & HNDLG CERAMIC FIBER USED IN
HIGH TEMP APPLICATNS, SPEC CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID UNNEC
CUTTING & TEARI NG OF USED MATL TO MIN DUST GENERATION.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS WHEN
AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST & MECH (GEN) VEN REC (FOLLOW OSHA STD 29 CFR
1910.94). USE LOC EXHAUST/OTHER PREC DURING BINDER BURN-OFF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE, LOOSE FITTING CLTHG & BARRIER
CREAM. ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT EAT/SMOKE IN WORK AREA. WASH HANDS THORO
AFTER HNDLG. WASH CLTHG SEPARATELY. USE SEPARATE LOCKER FOR WORK
CLTHG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HNDLG/STOR PREC: CAN CAUSE SEV RESP DISEASE (PNEUMOCONIOSIS). AMT OF
CRISTOBALITE SILICA PRESENT WILL DEPEND ON TEMP & LENGTH IN
SERVICE. CO, CO*2, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, REACTIVE HYDROCARBONS & A
SML AM T OF FORMALDEHYDE MAY ACCOMPANY BINDER BURN-OFF DURING FIRST
HEAT.

Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE WITH HYDROFLUORIC ACID AND CONCENTRATED ALKALI.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTAINS ALUMINOSILICATE FIBER WHICH
COULD TRANSFORM UPON HEATING TO MULLITE & CRISTOBALITE(FORM OF
CRYSTALLINE SILICA).

Waste Disposal Methods:THE TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, TREATMENT, AND
DISPOSAL OF THIS MATERIAL MUST BE CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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