Product ID:123WS, PROCESS 44FI-AR STABILIZER WORKING(SUPDAT)
MSDS Date:10/25/1993
FSC:6750
NIIN:00N067058
MSDS Number: CBFHV

MILES INC

100 CHALLENGER ROAD
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ 07660
US

Emergency Phone: 303-623-5716;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-440-2500

Cage: MILES

MILES INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15205-9741 US

Telephone: 800-662-2927

Cage: MILES

FORMALDEHYDE (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 50-00-0

RTECS: LP8925000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1-1.0%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1048

ACGIH TLV: 0.3 PPM, A2, C

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 95-100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

THE STOMACH & PHARYNX. CHRONIC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PASSAGES, SKIN IRRIT & SENSIT, ALLERGIC DERM & SEV

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HDCHS, ASTHMATIC RXNS IN SENSITIZED INDIVIDUAL,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TC=15 PPM/6 HRS PER DAY/77 WEEKS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FOR 6HRS/DAY-5 DAYS/WEEK UP TO 24 MOS EXHIBIT A

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FORMALDEHYDE HAS THE POTNTL TO CAUSE CANCER IN

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AND NASAL PASSAGES).

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: FORMALDEHYDE SOLN SPLASHED IN EYE
CAN CAUSE INJURIES RANGING FROM TRANSIENT DISCOMFORT TO SEVERE,
PERM CORNEAL CLOUDING & LOSS OF VISION. THE SEVERITY DEPENDS ON
CONC & WHETHER OR NOT EYES ARE FL USHED W/WATER IMMED AFTER
ACCIDENT. SKIN: FORMALIN CAN BE A SEV SKIN IRRIT & A SENSITIZER
DEPENDING ON(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE:IARC MONO, SUPP, VOL 7, PG
211, 1987: GROUP 2A. NTP 7TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, 1994: ANTIC
TO BE(SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONC. PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED PERS MAY
REACT TO FUTURE EXPOS W/AN ALLERGIC ECZEMATOUS DERMATITIS OF HIVES.
INHAL: FORMALDEHYDE IS HIGHLY IRRIT TO UPPER RESP TRACT & EYES.
CONC OF 0.5-2.0 PPM MAY IRRIT EYES, NOSE & THROAT. INGEST: DILUTED
SOLNS AS LOW AS 0.03-0.04% OF FORMALDEHYDE MAY CAUSE DISCOMFORT IN
(ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINS. OBTAIN MD ATTN. SKIN:FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS PROMPTLY W/WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. IN CASE OF CONTINUED
IRRIT CONSU LT MD. INHAL:FOR OVEREXP, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF EXPOS
RSLTS IN HIGHLY IRRIT UPPER RESP TRACT, GET MED TREATMENT IMMED.
INGEST: IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, DILUTE INACTIVATE/ABSORB INGESTED
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2, FOAM. WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE
BUT SHOULD BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CNTNRS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UPON THERMAL
DECOMPOSITION. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND CAN FLOW TO A SOURCE
OF IGNITION.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE: REVIEW FIRE FIGHT PROC & PERS PROT
BEFORE PROCEEDING W/CLEAN UP. USE APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP DURING
CLEAN UP. DIKE SPILL. PVNT LIQ FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERWAYS OR
LOW AREAS. SOAK UP W/SAWDUST, SAND, OIL DRY/OTHER ABSORB MATL &
PLACE (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID EYE & SKIN CONT & STORE IN
WELL-VENT AREA. KEEP CNTNR TIGHLY CLSD. DO NOT STORE W/INCOMP
MATLS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT STORE OR CONSUME FOOD, DRINK OR TOBACCO IN
AREA WHERE THEY MAY BECOME CONTAMD W/THIS MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED W/WORKING MIXTURES & NORM VENT(10
CHANGES OF AIR PER HOUR). IN CASE OF POOR VENT, A NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED HALF-MASK RESP W/SPECIALLY APPRVD FORMALDEHYDE CANISTER
MUST BE USED.
Ventilation:ROOM VENT IS SUFF. AVOID USE OF PROD IN UNVENT AREAS.
ALWAYS CONTROL AIRBORNE LEVELS Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWERS.
DISP COVERALLS ARE OPTIONAL & DISCARD AFTER USE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
TRADENAME/PART #:STRENGTH. FIRST AID PROC:FORMALDEHYDE BY GIVING MILK,
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL/H*2O & OBTAIN IMMED MED ATTN. SPILL PROC:WASTE
IN PROPERLY LABELED CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. WASTE DISP METH:AUTH &
MAY REQ PRETREATMENT. DISP OF I/A/W LOC, STATE & FED REGS. EXPLAN
OF CARCIN: CARCIN. ANIMAL:NASAL TUMORS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.000(H*20=1)
pH:7.3
Solubility in Water:100%(WT)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR & COLORLESS LIQUID W/SLIGHT FORMALDEHYDE
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, CAUSTICS, STRONG ALKALI, ISOCYANATES,
ANHYDRIDES, OXIDES & INORGANIC ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTIONS MAY SELF-POLYMERIZE
TO FORM PARAFORMALDEHYDE WHICH PRECIPITATES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FORMALDEHYDE GAS. O*2 FROM AIR CAN
OXIDIZE FORMALDEHYDE TO FORMIC ACID, ESPEC WHEN HEATED FORMIC ACID
IS A CORROSIVE.

Waste Disposal Methods:RECOVER NONUSABLE FREE LIQ &/CONTAMD WATER &
DISP OF IN APPRVD & PERMITTED TREATMENT SYS; INCIN IS RECOMM.
REMOVE NONUSABLE SOLID MATL &/CONTAMD SOIL, FOR DISP IN APPRVD &
PERMITTED LANDFILL. DISCHARG E TO SEWER REQS APPROVAL OF PERMITTING
(SUPDAT)

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