Product ID:POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS, A-C 15
MSDS Date:12/01/1992
FSC:9330
NIIN:00N080867
MSDS Number: CFTPT

ALLIED SIGNAL INC

101 COLUMBIA RD
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07962-1039
US

Emergency Phone: 201-455-2000

Info Phone: 201-455-4414

Cage: 0LYW2

HONEYWELL INTL INC ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES

MORRISTOWN, NJ 07962 US

Telephone: 973-455-3922

Cage: 70308

POLYETHYLENE

CAS: 9002-88-4

RTECS: TQ3325000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

IMPURITIES

Fraction By Weight: TRACE

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) >2000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN: MILD DERMAL IRRITANT.
EYES: NON-EYE IRRITANT. PARTICULATES MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL
IRRITATION. INHALATION: TREAT POWDER AS NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
INGESTION: NO EFFECTS KNOWN. LOW TOXICITY. C HRONIC: NONE LISTED BY
MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN: WASH WITH WATER AND SOAP.
EYE: WASH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS, CONSULT PHYSICIAN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADVICE TO
PHYS: NO SPECIFIC ADVICE. TREAT ACCORDING TOSYMPTOMS PRESENT.

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:>455F,>235C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEM/FINE WATER SPRAY. AVOID
WATER STREAM ON MOLTEN BURNING MATL AS IT MAY SCATTER & SPREAD
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . WATCH
FOOTING ON FLOORS & STAIRS BECAUSE OF POSS MELTING & SPREADING OF
MATL. USE SPRAY TO KEEP CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE POINT >313C. MELTS IN PROXIMITY TO
FIRES CAUSING SLIPPERY FLOORS & STAIRS. STATIC CHARGES ON
POWDERS/POWDERS IN LIQS MAY IGNIT FLAMM ATM. SEE NFPA (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:(ALWAYS WEAR REC PERSONAL PROT EQUIP). REMOVE
IGNIT SOURCES FROM POWDERED GRADES. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT/FLAME.
SWEEP UP W/MINIMUM OF DUSTING. COLLECT IN CNTNR, E.G. FIBERBOARD
DRUM/CARTON. SPILLS & RELE ASES MAY HAVE TO BE RPTD TO FED AND/OR
LOC AUTH.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT. DO NOT STORE
NEAR STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. (ALWAYS WEAR REC PERSON PROT EQUIP).
AVOID BREATHING FUMES FROM HEATING OPERATIONS.
Other Precautions:AVOID SPILLAGE WHICH CAN CAUSE VERY SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON FLOORS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR WITH POWDERED
GRADES IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL. DURING MELTING OR CONVEYING IN
MOLTEN STATE, USE AN NIOSH APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ADEQ VENT DURING HEATING PROCESSES/IF DUSTY CNDTNS
PREVAIL WHEN HNDLG POWDERED MATLS. FOR STOR & ORDINARY (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
GLOVES WITH LONG SLEEVES, WHEN HANDLING MOLTEN MATERIAL.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AND HOUSEKEEPING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:0.88-0.94 (WATER =1). APPEAR/ODOR:PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID OR
POWDER. CHARACTERISTIC WAXY ODOR. EXPLO HAZ:BULLETIN 654,
"PREVENTION OF FIRE & DUST EXPLOSIONS IN CHEM, DYE, PHARMACEUTICAL,
& PLA STICS INDUSTRIES", FOR SAFE HNDLG PROC.WASTE DISP
METH:CLASSIFICATION & PROPER DISP METH. VENT:HNDLG, GENERAL (ING 3)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>198F,>92C
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:A-C 1702 IS GREASE-LIKE; OTHER GRADES ARE WHITE
PELLETS, PRILLS, (SUPDAT)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AT NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS OF FIRE, CO,
CO*2, AND COMBUSTIBLE GASES MAY BE GENERATED.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS .
DISCARD AS NON-HAZ ORG SOLID WASTE. INFO OFFERED IS FOR PROD AS
SHIPPED. USE &/OR ALTERATIONS TO PROD SUCH AS MIXING W/OTHER MATLS
MAY SIGNIFICANTLY CH ANGES CHARACT OF MATL & ALTER RCRA (SUPDAT)

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