Product ID:TBA 611
MSDS Date:11/01/1992
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N071765
MSDS Number: CBPKJ

TBA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

ROCHDALE, LANCS, ENGLAND
UK

Emergency Phone: 800-527-1935

Info Phone: 800-527-1935

Cage: U1309

TBA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

21 ROCHDALE,LANCS,ENGLAND EN

Telephone: 800-527-1935

Cage: U1309

CHRYSOTILE (WHITE) ASBESTOS FIBRE REINFORCED; (CHRYSOTILE

Fraction By Weight: 60%

OSHA PEL 0.2 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (MFR)

INERT FILLERS

CAS: 989923-32-3

Fraction By Weight: 25%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

RUBBER BINDERS (NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC)

Fraction By Weight: 12%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

CURING AGENTS, PROCESSING AIDS, AND PIGMENTS; (CURING

Fraction By Weight: 3%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WITH SUITABLE DUST EXTRACTION, OR UNDER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BUT SHOULD BE FREQUENTLY REMOVED BY DUSTLESS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE/CHRONIC: THE DISEASE WHICH MAY
ARISE FROM THE INHALATION OF ASBESTOS DUST ARE ASBESTOSIS, LUNG
CANCER, AND MESOTHELIOMA. THE EFFECTS OF ASBESTOS COMBINED WITH
SMOKING ACT SYNERGISTICALLY SO THAT SMOKING GREATLY INCREASES THE
HEALTH RISKS FOR AN ASBESTOS WORKER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ASBESTOS, CHRYSOTILE: IARC MONO, SUPP,
VOL 7, PG 106, 1987:GROUP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994:
(SUP DAT)
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY AND PULMONARY DISORDERS
CAN BE AGGRAVATED.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEE
MD . SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. SEE MD .
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE OXYGEN OR
ARTI FICIAL RESPIRATION) . INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER AND FOAM AS EXTINGUISHING AGENTS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . AVOID BREATHING FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:WET METHODS SHOULD BE USED FOR EXTRACTION OF
DUST AND DEBRIS. NIOSH APPROVED HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
APPARATUS (HEPA) VACS SHOULD BE USED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DUST CONCS AS HIGH AS THE PEL WILL NOT
OCCUR IN NORM HNDLG OPERATIONS. HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING PREC SHOULD
BE TAKEN TO MIN EXPOS TO ASBESTOS DUST.
Other Precautions:THE MATLS SHOULD BE CUT BY SHEARING/SLITTING
TECHNIQUES & NOT BY SAWING/GRINDING OPERATIONS UNLESS ADEQ DUST
EXTRACTION/RESP EQUIP (HEPA) IS PROVIDED. IN HEAVY DUTY JOINT
CUTTING OPERATIONS, LOC DUST EXTRACTION MAY BE DESIRABLE. (SUP
DAT)

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED FOR NORMAL HANDLING (CUTTING
OPERATIONS), BUT IF CONCENTRATIONS ARE AT OR ABOVE THE PEL,
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE USED (NIOSH APPROVED HEPA FILTERS,
SUPPLIED AIR, OR SCBA). DISPOSA BLE TYPES SHALL NOT BE USED.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD HOUSEKEEPING IS IMPORTANT. THE DEBRIS
RESULTING FROM GASKET CUTTING ETC, SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO ACCUM,
(ING 6)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN: KNOWN TO BE CARCIN. OTHER PREC: SFTY PREC AGAINST
DUST ARE NOT NEEDED WHEN GASKET IS FITTED TO FLANGE. WHEN NEC, PREC
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MIN DUST DURING REMOVAL OF WORN GASKETS (E.G. ,
BY SOAKING MATL IN WATER). POWERED MECH DRILLING/GRINDING TO REMOVE
OLD GASKETS SHOULD ONLY BE UNDERTAKEN (ING 5)

Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SHOOT MATERIAL, WITH SLIGHT RUBBERY SMELL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID INHALATION OR INGESTION OF DUST.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MATERIAL MAY BURN WITH DIFFICULTY AND
IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES EMIT TOXIC RUBBER COMBUSTION PRODUCTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN IMPERMEABLE BAGS,
LABELED AND DISPOSED I/A/W LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIONS FOR
ASBESTOS CONTAINING PRODUCTS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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