Product ID:RESIDENTIAL BUILDING INSULATION
MSDS Date:08/03/1987
FSC:5640
NIIN:00N069127
MSDS Number: CCBWK

CERTAINTEED CORP

VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482
US

Emergency Phone: 215-341-7000

Info Phone: 215-341-7000

Cage: CERTA

CERTAINTEED CORP

860 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 US

Telephone: (215) 341-7000

Cage: CERTA

FIBROUS GLASS/FIBERGLASS; (FIBER GLASS)

RTECS: LK3651000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (DUST)

UREA EXTENDED PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE RESIN CURED; (UREA,

CAS: 25104-55-6

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ASPHALT; (PETROLEUM ASPHALT)

CAS: 8052-42-4

RTECS: CI9900000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; (FUME)

COMBUST PRODS ON NUMBER OF MFR FIBER GLASS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

THAN WOOD, BASED ON INCAPACITATION AND MORTALITY.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WORKERS (INCLUDING 15,000 U.S. FIBER GLASS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SIGNIFICANT INCR IN LUNG CANCER DEATH RATES AMONG

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THESE STUDIES FOCUSED ON DEATHS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WORKERS. SM STUDY OF CANADIAN GLASS WOOL PLANT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DEATHS. AUTHORS CONCLUDED THAT INTERPRETATION OF INFO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXCESS LUNG CANCER & LENGTH OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXPECTED IF EXCESS IS RELATED TO ANY FACTORS IN WORK

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXPOS TO FIBER GLASS. IN COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GREATER CONCS THAN HUMAN EXPOS), THERE WAS NO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANIMAL EXPERS IN WHICH GLASS WOOL FIBERS WERE ARTF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TUMORS WERE PRDCED. SUCH PROC BY-PASSED NORMAL BODY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FOR EXTENSIVE WORK IN SURGICAL IMPLANTATION, STATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ASPECTS OF ENVIRON HAZ, SINCE THEY CIRCUMVENT THESE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NATURAL ROUTES. BASED LARGELY ON ANIMAL IMPLANTATION

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PROTOCOL, IARC CLASSIFIED GLASS WOOL AS CATEGORY 2B.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TO TREAT MATL FOR WHICH THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GLOVES & CAP WHEN HANDLING AND APPLYING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EXPOS TO FIBER GLASS MAY CAUSE
TEMPORARY SKIN, EYE & UPPER RESP IRRIT. CHRONIC:EXTENSIVE
MED-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED REGARDING HLTH ASPECTS
OF FIBER GLASS OVER PAST 50 YRS. INTERN ATNL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON
CANCER (IARC), AGENCY OF WORLD HLTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), AT MEETING
IN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:JUNE, 1987 REVIEWED ALL OF
SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH ON HLTH EFTS ATTRIBUTED TO FIBER GLASS. IARC
DETERM THAT EVIDENCE WAS INADEQ TO LINK FIBER GLASS W/CANCER IN
HUMANS BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARC H INCLUDING RSLTS OF RECENT NORTH
AMERICAN & EUROPEAN HUMAN STUDIES COVERING OVER 27,000 FIBER GLASS
PLANT (ING 6)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS WHICH MAY
BE AGGRAVATED BY MECHANICAL IRRITANTS UPON INHALATION OR SKIN
CONTACT.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. GET MEDICAL HELP IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS. EYES:FLUSH WELL WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL HELP IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
SKIN:CLEANSE WITH SOAP AN D WATER. GET MEDICAL HELP IF
IRRITATIONPERSISTS. INGESTION:UNLIKELY. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF
UNUSUAL REACTION IS NOTED. FIRES:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, ADMINISTER
OXYGEN AND GET MEDICAL HELP.

Extinguishing Media:USE THAT WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. TREAT AS RESIDENTIAL BLDG MATLS. THESE PRODS CNTN CURED PHENOLIC
BASED BINDER. BINDER & KRAFT (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FACINGS ON PRODS MAY BURN. CARE SHOULD BE
TAKEN NOT TO LEAVE FACING EXPOSED WHEN WORKING CLOSE TO OPEN FLAME.
COMPARATIVE ANIMAL INHAL TOX STUDIES OF (ING 4)

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM DUST DEPOSITS. CLEAN AREA WITH VACUUM
OR WET METHODS AND DISPOSE OF WASTE AS IN WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE UNDER COVER TO PROTECT PRODUCTS.
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT FACED PRODUCTS FROM OPEN FLAMES AND
OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:AVOID SPREAD OF FIBER GLASS DUST. FOR SOME
INSTALLATION OR FABRICATION OPERATIONS WHERE DUST IS GENERATED,
VENTILATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY NIOSH AND MSHA FOR
DUST WHERE SENSITIVITY TO DUST AND AIRBORNE PARTICLES MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION TO THE NOSE OR THROAT.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
FIBER GLASS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY SKIN IRRIT. WEAR LONG SLEEVES, (ING
22)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WORK CLOTHES SEPARATELY AND RINSE WASHER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:GLASS=2.6 (H*2O=1). FIRE FIGHT PROC:FACING IN FIRE SITUATION
MAY EMIT TOX FUMES & SMK CNTNING CARBON DIOXIDE & MONOXIDE,
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, & MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS OF HYDROCARB PARTICLES,
CARB ON-HYDROGEN-NITROGEN & NITROGEN-OXYG CMPDS.

Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:SMALL %
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW WITH A FAINT RESIN ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:SCRAP MATERIAL SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN A
SANITARY LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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