Product ID:YARN
MSDS Date:05/10/1991
FSC:9340
NIIN:00N074418
MSDS Number: CCRQG

OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP

FIBERGLAS TOWER
TOLEDO, OH 43659
US

Emergency Phone: 419-248-8234; 419-248-5330

Info Phone: 419-248-8234; 419-248-8335

Cage: 45255

OWENS-CORNING, WORLD HEADQUARTERS

TOLEDO, OH 43659 US

Telephone: 419-248-8234

Cage: 45255

FIBERGLASS (FIBROUS GLASS); (FIBERGLASS CONTINUOUS FILAMENT

CAS: 65997-17-3

Fraction By Weight: 98-100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 RESP DUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (<7MICRONS)

CURED POLYESTER,EPOXY,OR STARCH BASED SIZE

Fraction By Weight: 0-2%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

NECK, & LONG PANTS. SKIN IRRIT FROM EXPOS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

POINTS SUCH AS AROUND THE NECK, WRIST AND WAIST.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SEPARATELY & WIPE OUT WASHER/SINK IN ORDER TO

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:INHALATION:INHALATION OF DUSTS
AND FIBERS MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
(MOUTH, NOSE AND THROAT). SKIN CONTACT:SKIN CONTACT WITH DUSTS AND
FIBERS MAY PRODUCE ITCHING AN D TEMPORARY MECHANICAL IRRITATION.
EYE CONTACT:EYE CONTACT WITH DUSTS AND FIBERS MAY PRODUCE TEMPORARY
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:MECHANICAL IRRITATION.
INGESTION:TEMPORARY MECHANICAL IRRITATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT.
OBSERVE INDIVIDUAL. IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
CHRONIC:THERE ARE NO OTHER KNOWN HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH
CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF CHRONIC
RESP/SKIN CNDTNS THAT ARE AGGRAVATED BY MECH IRRITANTS MAY BE AT
INCR RISK FOR WORSENING THEIR CNDTN FROM EXPOS DURING USE OF PROD.

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MED ATTN
IF IRRIT PERSISTS. SKIN:WASH W/MILD SOAP & RUNNING WATER. USE
WASHCLOTH TO HELP REMOVE FIBERS. TO AVOID FURTHER IRRIT DO NOT
RUB/SCR ATCH IRRIT AREAS. RUBBING/SCRATCHING MAY FORCE FIBERS INTO
SKIN. SEEK MED ATTN IF IRRIT PERSISTS. EYES:FLUSH WITH FLOWING
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS.

Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE KNOWN.

Spill Release Procedures:(USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT). FOR SOLID
PRODUCT, NOT APPLICABLE. FOR DUSTS AND FIBERS GENERATED DURING
FABRICATION VACUUM UP AND CONTAINERIZE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NO SPECIAL PRECS NEC. HNDL I/A/W GOOD
INDUST HYGIENE & SFTY PRACT. AVOID UNNEC EXPOS TO DUSTS AND FIBERS.
REMOVE FIBERS FROM SKIN AFTER EXPOS.
Other Precautions:BE CAREFUL NOT TO RUB/SCRATCH IRRIT AREAS.
RUBBING/SCRATCHING MAY FORCE FIBERS INTO SKIN. USE VACUUM EQUIP TO
REMOVE FIBERS & DUSTS FROM CLTHG. COMPRESSED AIR SHOULD NEVER BE
USED. KEEP WORK AREA CLEA N OF DUSTS & FIBERS GENERATED (SUPDAT)

Respiratory Protection:PROPERLY FITTED NIOSH APPRVD DISP DUST RESP SUCH
AS 3M MODEL 8710/MODEL 9900 (IN HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRON)/EQUIV SHOULD
BE USED WHEN:HIGH DUST LEVELS ARE ENCOUNTERED; LEVEL OF GLASS
FIBERS IN AIR EXCEEDS OSHA PELS/IF IRRIT OCCURS. USE (SUPDAT)
Ventilation:GEN DILUTION VENT &/OR LOC EXHST VENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED,
AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURES BELOW PEL'S OR TLV'S.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR LOOSE FITTING, LONG SLEEVED SHIRT THAT COVERS BASE OF (ING 3)
Work Hygienic Practices:FIBERS SHOULD BE WASHED OFF. USE OF BARRIER
CREAM CAN, IN SOME INSTANCES, BE HELPFUL. ALWAYS WASH WORK CLOTHES
(ING 5)
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PRECS:DURING FABRICATION. USE VACUUM EQUIP TO CLEAN UP DUSTS &
FIBERS. AVOID SWEEPING/USING COMPRESSED AIR AS THESE TECHNIQUES
RESUSPEND DUSTS & FIBERS INTO AIR. RESP PROT:RESP PROT I/A/W YOUR C
OMPANY'S RESP PROT PROGRAM & OSHA REGS UNDER 29 CFR 1910.134.

Spec Gravity:1.96 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE/OFF-WHITE COLORED SOLID WITH NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SIZINGS/BINDERS MAY DECOMP IN FIRE.
PRIMARY DECOMP PRODS INCLUDE CARBON MONOXIDE & DIOXIDE, OTHER
HYDROCARBONS & WATER.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS AS A SOLID NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE. EPA HAZARDOUS
WASTE NUMBER:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REGULATED UNDER THE "RCRA"
HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS.

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