Product ID:CER-WOOL BLANKET, HTA
MSDS Date:11/01/1991
FSC:5640
NIIN:00N073031
MSDS Number: CBZLM

PREMIER REFRACTORIES & CHEMICALS INC

901 EAST EIGHTH AVE
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
US

Emergency Phone: 215-337-1100

Info Phone: 215-337-1100

Preparer: A.G. NIGHSWANDER

Cage: PREMI

PREMIER REFRACTORIES AND CHEMICALS INC

1569 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 US

Telephone: 215-337-1100

Cage: PREMI

REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER (RCF)

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SOON AS POSS. REFRAIN FROM DRY SWEEPING & USE OF

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PREF METH FOR WASTE REMOVAL. WHEN HEPA-EQUIP NOT

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IARC, GROUP 2A. AFTER-SERVICE RCF

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PRECS FOR SAFE USE/EXPOS. NIOSH APPRVD RESPS, I/A/W

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GUIDELINES FOR DUST LEVELS ABOVE OSHA PEL (8-HR TWA)

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BE MINIMIZED BY USE OF DUST CTL EQUIP OR WATER SPRAY

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REMOVING CLTHG. WHERE THERE IS POSS OF EXPOS TO DUST

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FREE SILICA WORK AREA - AVOID BRTHG DUST -

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RESP FIBER &/OR CRISTOBALITE EXCEED RECOM LIMS.

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AIRBORNE CONCS OF CERAMIC FIBER &/OR CRISTOBALITE.

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HALF-MASK

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PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTER CARTRIDGES (EX 3M

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PURIFYING RESP EQUIPPED W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY

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FILTERS)/POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP (PAPR) W/HEPA

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AIR RESP OPERATED IN POS PRESS MODE (EX 3M 7800

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SUPPLY). AIRBORNE FIBER & CRISTOBALITE CONCS ARE

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ANALYZED USING NIOSH METHOD 7400 ("B" COUNTING

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AS 8-HOUR TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGES.

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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:CERAMIC FIBER CAN CAUSE EYE & SKIN
IRRIT. DUST FROM PROD CNTNS A RESPIRABLE FIBER & MAY ALSO CNTN
CRYSTALLINE SILICA. NIOSH APPRVD RESP MUST BE WORN WHEN EXPOS LIMS
ARE EXCEEDED. ACUTE:TRANSITORY UPPE R RESP PHYSICAL IRRIT. IRRIT &
INFLAMM TO EYES ON CNTCT & TO SKIN ON PRLNGD CNTCT. IARC REVIEWED
CARCIN(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DATA ON MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBERS (INCL
RCF) IN 1987. IARC CLASSIFIED RCF AS POSS CARCIN TO HUMANS (GROUP
2B). THIS CLASSIFICATION WAS BASED ON SUFFICIENT EVID OF CARCIN IN
EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL S IN ABSENCE OF DATA ON CARCIN OF RCF TO
HUMANS. ADDNLY, IARC CLASSIFIED CRYSTALLINE SILICA WHICH MAY BE
FOUND (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DUST FROM THE PRODUCT MAY AGGRAVATE
EXISTING CHRONIC LUNG CONDITIONS SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA AND ASTHMA.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES: FLUSH EYES, INCLUDING
UNDER THE EYELIDS, WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH
WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO THE
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY CLEAN-UP MATERIAL INTO SUITABLE
CONTAINER, BEING CAREFUL TO AVOID CREATING ANY DUST. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, GLOVES AND
GOGGLES TO PREVENT IRRITATION FROM CONTACT AND/OR INHALATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROVIDE ENGINEERING CTLS WHERE
FEASIBLE TO REDUCE AIRBORNE FIBER CONCS TO LOWEST ATTAINABLE LEVEL.
USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPS PER GUIDELINES. WASH(SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:PROD WHICH HAS BEEN IN SERVICE ABOVE 1650F(900C) MAY
UNDERGO PARTIAL CONVERSION TO CRISTOBALITE, FORM OF CRYSTALLINE
SILICA WHICH PRESENTS HLTH HAZ IF INHALED OVER LONG PERIODS OF
TIME. IT IS CLASSIFI ED AS PROBABLE HUMAN CARCIN BY (ING 4)

Respiratory Protection:MFR RECOMS EXPOS LIM OF ONE FIBER PER CUBIC
CENTIMETER (1 F/CC) FOR RESPIRABLE AIRBORNE CERAMIC FIBER AS 8-HR
TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXPOS. PROVIDE WORKERS W/NIOSH APPRVD RESPS
I/A/W REQS OF 29 CFR 191 0.134 WHEN AIRBORNE CONCS OF (ING 10)
Ventilation:ENGINEERING CTLS(VENT) & WORK PRACTS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED
TO CTL LEVELS OF AIRBORNE FIBERS TO LOWEST LEVEL ATTAINABLE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
LONG SLEEVE CLOTHING AND HEAD COVERING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REFRAIN FROM SMOKING, EATING OR DRINKING IN
REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER WORK AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: IN AFTER-SERVICE RCF, AS PROBABLY CARCIN TO HUMANS
(GROUP 2A). HNDLG/STOR PRECS: EXPOS CLTHG TO PVNT IT FROM BECOMING
LADEN W/DUST. USE OF DISPOSABLE WORK CLTHG IS PREF. WASH EXPOS SK
IN SURFS W/MILD SOAP & WATER AFTER HNDLG. MINIMIZE ACCUM OF DEBRIS
BY CLEANING UP MATLS WHICH FALL TO GROUND AS (ING 10)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>2900F,>159
Spec Gravity:4-8
Solubility in Water:0%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, WOOL TYPE FIBER MAT; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THIS REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER PRODUCT IS
STABLE UNDER ALL NORMAL CONDITIONS OF STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT EXHIBIT ANY
CHARACTERISTICS OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE. FOLLOW ALL LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

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