Product ID:TYPE S MORTAR (WR), WALL MUD
MSDS Date:10/10/1990
FSC:5610
NIIN:00N068684
MSDS Number: CBJGG

VALLEY ABRASIVE SHOT INC

IRWINDALE, CA 91706
US

Emergency Phone: 800-282-9911

Info Phone: 800-282-9911

Cage: VALAB

VALLEY ABRASIVE SHOT INC

2454 IRWINDALE, CA 91706 US

Telephone: 800-282-9911

Cage: VALAB

SILICATE, PORTLAND CEMENT; (PORTLAND CEMENT)

CAS: 65997-15-1

RTECS: VV8770000

OSHA PEL 50 MPPCF

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST

LIME (HYDRATED); (LIME (TYPE S))

CAS: 39445-23-3

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (MFR

NATURAL SAND

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (CRYSTALLINE SILICA)

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

OSHA PEL SEE TABLE Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

GLUCONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT, D-; (SODIUM GLUCONATE)

CAS: 527-07-1

RTECS: LZ5235000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

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:ACUTE:IN PRESENCE OF MOISTURE, CONT
W/SKIN & EYES WILL CAUSE IRRIT & POSS SEV CORR DMG. ACUTE/RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING SILICOSIS MAY OCCUR IN SHORT TIME IN HVY EXPOS TO SILICA
DUST. SYMPS:INHAL:UNDUE BREATH LESSNESS, WHEEZING, COUGHING &
SPUTUM PRODUCTION. CONT W/SKIN/EYES:BURNING & IRRIT, (EFTS OF
OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ:IARC
MONOGRAPHS, SUPP. VOL 7, PG 341, 1987:GROUP 2A. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT
ON CARCINS. (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:DRY SKIN & ALKALI BURNS. MAY CAUSE AN
ALLERGIC DERM (SKIN RASH). SKIN ABSORB:N/A. INGEST:VOMIT.
CHRONIC:PRLNGD EXPOS TO RESP CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ MAY CAUSE DELAYED
LUNG INJURY (SILICOSIS). SIL ICOSIS IS A FORM OF DISABLING PULM
FIBROSIS WHICH CAN BE PROGRESSIVE & MAY LEAD TO DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULM FUNCTION MAY BE REDUCED BY
INHAL OF RESP CRYSTALLINE SILICA. ALSO, LUNG SCARRING PRDCED BY
SUCH INHAL MAY LEAD TO PROGRESSIVE MASSIVE FIBROSIS OF LUNG WHICH
MAY AGGRAVATE OTHER PULM (SUPP DATA)

First Aid:EYES:WASH IMMED W/RUNNING WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN, INCLUDING
UNDER LIDS. GET PROMPT MED ATTN. SKIN:WASH EXPOSED AREA W/LG AMTS
OF SOAP & WATER. REMOVE & WASH CONTAM CLTHG. APPLY SKIN LOTION.
INHAL:REMO VE FROM EXPOS TO DUST & GET PROMPT MED ATTN.
INGEST:IMMED DILUTE CHEM BY DRINKING LG AMTS OF WATER/MILK, THEN
NEUT BY DRINKING DILUTED VINEGAR/FRUIT JUICE. GET PROMPT MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NON COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE. HYDRATED LIME DEHYDRATES
TO MAGNESIUM OXIDE (350C/662F) & CALCIUM OXIDE (580C/1079F) &
STEAM. PROTECT EYES FROM DUST. NON EXPLOSIVE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE DRY CLEAN UP METHODS THAT DO NOT DISPENSE
THE DUST INTO THE AIR. AVOID BREATHING THE DUST. EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES ARE NOT REQUIRED. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED IN
CONTROL MEASURES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID GENERATING DUST. KEEP MATERIAL
DRY. AVOID CONTACT WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:HOW TO DETECT THIS SUBSTANCE: (WARNING PROPERTIES OF
SUBSTANCE AS A GAS, VAPOR, DUST OR MIST).

Respiratory Protection:INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTS, THE USE OF A MSHA/NIOSH
APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT LOC EXHST TO REDUCE LEVEL OF RESP
CRYSTALLINE SILICA TO PEL. SEE ACGIH INDUST VENT, MANUAL OF REC
PRACT.
Protective Gloves:ABRASION & ALKALI RESIST RUB GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER . PROT CLTHG TO PVNT SKIN FROM PRLNGD CONT W/WET MORTAR.
Work Hygienic Practices:WORKERS SHOULD SHOWER WITH SOAP AND WATER
IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:FIRES. ALSO AVOID AMMONIUM SALTS, PHOSPHORUS & ORG
CMPDS. EXPLAN OF CARCIN:1994:ANTIC TO BE CARCIN. ANIMAL:LUNG. MED
CNDTNS:CONDITIONS & DISEASES WHICH INCREASE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO
PULMON ARY TUBERCULOSIS.

Spec Gravity:2.0
Solubility in Water:<1
Appearance and Odor:GREY POWDER-NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONT W/OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS:FLUORINE, CHLORINE, TRIFLUORINE,
MANGANESE TRIOXIDE, OXYG DIFLUORIDE, MAY CAUSE (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SILICA WILL DISSOLVE IN HYDROFLUORIC
ACID AND PRODUCE A CORROSIVE GAS-DILICON TETRAFLUORIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HANDLING PROCEDURES WHICH MAY
GENERATE DUST. CONTACT WITH NITROPARAFFINS, MALEIC ANHYDRIDE OR
PHOSPHORONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL CAN BE DISPOSED OF AS
COMMON WASTE OR RETURNED TO THE CONTAINER FOR LATER USE IF IT IS
NOT CONTAMINATED. LARGE VOLUMES MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING.
NOTE:DISPOSE OF ALL WASTE S IN ACCORDANCE WITH FED, STATE & LOC
REGS.

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