Product ID:BISPHENOL-A (BPA)
MSDS Date:12/06/1996
FSC:9330
NIIN:00N083702
MSDS Number: CGRWY

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

ONE PLASTICS AVENUE
PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
US

Emergency Phone: 800-447-4545;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-845-0600

Cage: 72799

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

PITTSFIELD, MA 01201-3630 US

Telephone: 800-845-0600/304-863-7231

Cage: 72799

PHENOL, 4,4'-ISOPROPYLIDENEDI-; (BISPHENOL A (BPA)) (SARA

CAS: 80-05-7

RTECS: SL6300000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SO. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO PERS WHO IS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF NOT BREATHING, START CPR

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TRANSFER SPILLED SUBSTANCE & ANY CONTAM MATLS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP. CLEANUP PERS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONT & INHAL OF DUST & VAPS. AVOID CREATING DUST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTERS, OR POWERED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTERS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INDUS VENT; AVAIL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COMMITTEE ON INDUS VENT, PO BOX 16153, LANSING, MI

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 4040 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:EMER OVERVIEW: WHITE SOLID W/MILD
ODOR. CAN BURN IN FIRE CREATING DENSE, TOXIC SMOKE. IRRITATING TO
EYES, SKIN & RESP TRACT. MAY FORM FLAM/EXPLO MIXT UNDER DUST CLOUD
CNDTNS. ACUTE: EYE: MOD IRRITATIN G. SKIN: MILD IRRITANT. INGEST:
SLIGHTLY TOXIC. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. INHAL: HIGH CONCS OF
DUST (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT.
CHRONIC: OVEREXP MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESS & LUNG, KIDNEY & LIVER DMG.
TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: AT CONC OF 25%, BPA WAS NOT SENSITIZER IN
GUINEA PIG, ALTHOUGH FEW ANIM ALS WERE SENSIT AT 50%. BPA HAS BEEN
RPTD TO BE SIGNIFICANT PHOTOSENSIT IN MICE & HUMANS. BPA HAS BEEN
RPTD TO (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CERTAIN SKIN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY
EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:EYES: REMOVE CONT LENSES @ ONCE. IMMED FLUSH WELL W/COPIOUS
QTIES OF WATER/NORM SALINE FOR AT LST 20-30 MINS. IF IRRIT
PERSISTS, SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR
AT LST 15 MINS. DON'T WAIT TO REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG; DO IT UNDER
WATER STREAM. USE SOAP TO HELP ASSURE REMOVAL OF CHEM. IMMED SEEK
MED AID. INGEST: IMMED CONT POISON CNTRL CTR, HOSP/PHYS. IF UNCON,
INSURE (SUPDAT)

Flash Point:405F,207C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . USE
EXTING WATER STREAM CAREFULLY TO AVOID CREATING DUST CLOUDS. SENSIT
TO STATIC DISCHARGE UNDER DUST (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POWDER REQS CONTINUOUS FLAME SOURCE TO
IGNITE. DUST CLOUDS LIKELY TO BE IGNITED BY SPK/FLAME SOURCE. HAZ
COMBUST PRODS MAY INCL INTENSE HEAT, DENSE (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:GENL: NOTIFY SFTY PERS. REMOVE ALL HEAT &
IGNIT SOURCES. PROVIDE MAX VENT. EVAC ALL PERS FROM AREA EXCEPT
THOSE INVOLVED IN CLEANUP. REMOVE LEAKING TO SAFE PLACE. ALLOW
MOLTEN SPILLS TO SOLIDIFY TO EA SE CLEANUP. PVNT RUNOFF TO
WATERWAYS. (ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:FOLLOW RECOMS ON LABEL & IN TECHNICAL
LITERATURE. MINIMIZE INHALATION OF DUST & CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:STORE CLSD, LABELED CNTNRS IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENT
AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT & IGNIT. PROT CNTNRS FROM PHYS DMG.
MAINTAIN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. EMPLOY BOND/GROUND/VENTING & EXPLO
RELIEF PROVISIONS I N ACCORD W/ACCEPTED ENGINEERING PRACTS.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN DUST & PWDR ARE NOT ADEQ CONTROLLED, USE
ONE OF FOLLOWING NIOSH APPRVD RESPS: TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR RESP IN
PRESS DEMAND/CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE & EQUIPPED W/TIGHT FIT FACEPIECE;
AIR-PURIFYING RESP EQ UIPPED W/FULL FACEPIECE & HIGH (ING 7)
Ventilation:VENT REQS MUST BE LOCALLY DETERM TO LIM EXPOS TO PROCESS
FUMES IN WORKPLACE. DESIGN TECHNIQUES & GUIDELINES MAY (ING 9)
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
APPROPRIATE IMPERVIOUS PROT CLOTHING SUCH AS FULL WET SUIT & RUBBER
BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: CLOUD CNDTNS. EXPLO HAZS: BLACK SMOKE, CARBON DIOXIDE
& HYDROCARB FRAGMENTS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: WEAKLY INDUCE PROGESTERONE
RECEPTOR IN HUMAN MCF7 CELLS. FIRST AID: AIRWAY IS NOT OBSTRUC TED.
BEGIN CPR IF NOT BRTHG. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE VICTIM 1 GLASS WATER. DO
NOT INDUCE VOMIT UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO(ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:428F,220C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:313F,156C
Vapor Pres:0.2 @170C
Vapor Density:8.1
Spec Gravity:1.195 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NEGLIGIBLE
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID WITH PHENOLIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND HALOGENS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES,
FLAMES, SPARKS, HOT SURFS/OTHER IGNIT SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZ DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL PHENOLS,
ALKYLPHENOLS, HYDROCARBON FRAGMENTS, CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON
DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:PRODUCT IS NOT RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE. RECYCLING
IS ENCOURAGED. PLACE IN TIGHTLY SEALED, LABELED CONTAINERS FOR
DISPOSAL BY LICENSED CONTRACTOR/BURN IN APPROVED INCINERATOR IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, S TATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

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