Product ID:BULK ASBESTOS
MSDS Date:10/10/1990
FSC:5330
NIIN:00N066848
MSDS Number: CBDXM

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC

11 WEST 42ND ST 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10036
US

Emergency Phone: 212-789-3535

Info Phone: 212-789-3535

Preparer: CARMELITA DAVIS

Cage: DO501

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC

NEW YORK, NY 10036 US

Telephone: 212-789-3535

Cage: 0G9K0

FIBROUS GLASS; (GLASS FIBER)

RTECS: LK3651000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (DUST)(MFR)

ABRASION AND AGING PRODUCE FINE PARTICULATE AND

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DIAMETER. GLASS FIBERS CAN BE CLEANED FROM

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WORKPLACE AIR IS GENERALLY LESS. INGEST MAY CAUSE GI

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INCIDENCE OF BRONCH. CHRONIC SYNOVITIS, SWELLING

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WHEEZING & SHORTNESS OF BRTH ARE SYMPS

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INDICATIVE OF OVER-EXP. SKIN IRRIT TYPICALLY IS EXPER

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PERIODICALLY

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EXPER

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OTHER RTES) IN LAB ANIMALS. IN SOME ANIMAL STUDIES

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FINE-DIAMETER FIBERS, PLEURAL CANCERS, (THIN

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HOWEVER, EFTS OF DIRECT FIBROUS GLASS IMPLANTATIONS

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GLASS INHAL IN HUMANS. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT FIBERS 5

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(USUALLY >1 UM DIAMETER) FIBERS HAVE CAUSED CARCIN

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THE SKIN AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.

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WATER. CONTACT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IF

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DUST DISPERSION. PLACE SPILLED MATERIAL IN

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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:EXPOS TO FIBROUS GLASS MAY CAUSE
SKIN ABRASION & IRRIT. FIBERS THICKER THAN 3.5 UM LIKELY CAUSE
TRANSIENT, MECH CUTANEOUS IRRIT, WHILE FIBERS >4.6 UM IN DIAMETER
PROBABLY DO NOT IRRIT SKIN. PRUI TIC (ITCHY) DERM MAY OCCUR. MECH
IRRIT OF EYES MAY PRDCE TRANSIENT CONJUNCT. PENETRATION OF LG UNDER
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:SKIN/NAILS MAY CAUSE INFLAM OF
TISS/FIBERGLASS WARTS. ALLERGIC SENSITIVITIES RARELY RSLT FROM
FIBROUS GLASS, BUT ARE MORE OFTEN DUE TO BINDING AGENTS, I.E.,
EPOXY RESINS. GLASS FIBERS DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE SAME POTNTL AS
ASBESTOSFOR CAUSING HLTH HAZS SINCE THEY ARE NOT USUALLY OF SAME
FINE SUBMICRON (ING 3)

First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM SHOES & CLTHG. RINSE AFFECTED AREA W/LG
AMTS OF WATER FOLLOWED BY WASHING AREA W/SOAP & WATER. CONT MED
ASSISTANCE IF NEC. EYES:IMMED FLUSH, INCLUDING UNDER LIDS,
W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. CONT MED ASSISTANCE IF
NEC. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG; IF
NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. CONT MED ASSISTANCE IF NEC. INGEST:WASH
OUT MOUTH W/ (ING 16)

Extinguishing Media:THIS MATERIAL IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE IN AIR. USE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS IS A NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SFTY PERS OF MAJOR SPILLS & LEAKS. PVNT
SPREAD OF FIBROUS GLASS PARTICLES & AVOID DUST-GENERATING CNDTNS.
CLEANUP PERS SHOULD PROT AGAINST SKIN & EYE CONT & DUST INHAL.
CLEANUP METHS SUCH AS VA CUUMING, W/APPROP FILTER/WET MOPPING MIN
(ING 17)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE MATERIAL IN A WELL VENTILATED
AREA. KEEP MATERIAL DRY AND PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL
DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:NOTE:CONTACT LENSES POSE A SPECIAL PROBLEM; SOFT
LENSES MAY ABSORB IRRITANTS AND ALL LENSES CONCENTRATE THEM. DO NOT
WEAR CONTACT LENSES IN THE LAB.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR
EXPOSURES ABOVE THE TLV.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER . USE APRONS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PVNT SKIN
CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O:(VOL/VOL @ 0C):NEGLIGIBLE. APPEAR & ODOR:PRDCE FIBROUS
STRUCTURE. THIS FIBER IS RANDOMLY ASSEMBLED INTO BATTS/SHEETS,
FORMED INTO TOW, CORD, YARN, FABRIC/CHOPPED FIBERS. INSULATIONS ARE
5- 15 UM; HIGH-PERFORMANCE INSULATIONS ARE1 UM; FABRICS ARE 4-6 UM
& REINFORCEMENT MATLS ARE 9-11 UM. MECH (ING 2)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>1000F,>538
Spec Gravity:2.5
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:MOLTEN GLASS IS EXTRUDED @ HIGH SPEED THRU
EXTREMELY FINE ORIFICES TO (SUP DAT)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
GLASS IS INERT TO MAY CHEMS BUT IT REACTS W/HOT, STRONG ALKALINE SOLNS
& W/HYDROFLUORIC, FLUOSILICIC & PHOSPHORIC ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FIBROUS GLASS, W/ITS SMALLER DIAMETER &
GREATER SURF AREA, IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKDOWN BY HNDLG, AGING &
MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE REPORTED.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR FOR DETAINED
RECOMMENDATIONS. FOLLOW ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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