Product ID:HOLEPLUG 3/8
MSDS Date:06/06/2000
FSC:9390
NIIN:01-409-2011
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLHFT

Emergency Phone: (800)666-9260 OR (713)676-3000

Info Phone: (281) 871-4000

Preparer: PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP

Cage: HO821

Telephone: (281) 871-4000

Cage: HO821

BENTONITE

CAS: 1302-78-9

RTECS: CT9450000

CRYSTALLINE SILICA, QUARTZ

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

OSHA PEL SEE TABLE Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SILICOSIS, WHICH REDUCES LUNG FUNCTION. THE
LUNG DAMAGE CAN LEAD TO HEART PROBLEMS. SKIN CONTACT: NONE KNOWN.
EYE: DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION A ND INFLAMMATION. INGESTION: NONE
KNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO DATA AVAILABLE TO INDICATE PRODUCT OR
COMPONENTS PRESENT AT GREATER THAN 1% ARE CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
MAY CAUSE SILICOSIS, WHICH REDUCES LUNG FUNCTION. THE LUNG DAMAGE
CAN LEAD TO HEART PROBLEMS. SKIN CONTACT: NONE KNOWN. EYE: DUST
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION A ND INFLAMMATION. INGESTION: NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LUNG DISORDERS.

First Aid:INHALATION: IF INHALED, REMOVE FROM AREA TO FRESH AIR. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION IF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR IF
BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. EYES: IN CASE OF
CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
INGESTION: UNDER NORMAL CONDITI ONS, FIRST AID PROCEDURES ARE NOT
REQUIRED.

Flash Point:NOT DETERMINED
Extinguishing Media:ALL STANDARD FIREFIGHTING MEDIA.

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID
CREATING AND BREATHING DUST. SCOOP UP AND REMOVE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CREATING OR INHALING DUST. STORE
AWAY FROM OXIDIZERS. STORE IN A DRY LOCATION.

Respiratory Protection:USE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID
CREATING AND BREATHING DUST.
Ventilation:A WELL VENTILATED AREA TO CONTROL DUST LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:NORMAL WORK GLOVES.
Eye Protection:WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES TO PROTECT AGAINST
EXPOSURE.
Other Protective Equipment:NORMAL WORK COVERALLS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT DETERMINED
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT DETERMINED
Vapor Pres:NOT DETERMINED
Spec Gravity:2.12
pH:7.5
Viscosity:NOT DETERMINED
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, LIGHT BROWN, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN A LICENSED LANDFILL ACCORDING TO
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. FOLLOW ALL APPLICABLE
NATIONAL OR LOCAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:CHRONIC EFFECTS: CONTAINS CRYSTALLINE SILICA
WHICH MAY CAUSE A DELAYED, PROGRESSIVE LUNG DISEASE (SILICOSIS).
THE IARC AND NTP HAVE DETERMINED THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN
HUMANS OF THE CARCINOGENI CITY OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA.

Ecological:NOT DETERMINED.

Transport Information:NOT RESTRICTED.

SARA Title III Information:EPA SARA TITLE III EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES: NOT APPLICABLE. EPA SARA (311,312) HAZARD CLASS: ACUTE
HEALTH HAZARD, CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD. EPA SARA (313) CHEMICALS:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTA IN A TOXIC CHEMICAL FOR ROUTINE ANNUAL
"TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING" UNDER SECTION 313 (40 CFR 372).
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY: ALL COMPONENTS LISTED ON
INVENTORY. EPA RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE CLASSIFICATION: IF PRODUCT
BECOMES A WASTE, IT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE
AS DEFINED BY THE US EPA.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: ALL COMPONENTS
LISTED DO NOT APPLY TO THE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 REGULATIONS.
MA, NJ, & PA RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS: DOES NOT APPLY.

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