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EMDIN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
15841 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE
IRWINDALE, CA 91706, USA
TEL: 626-813-3740 FAX: 626-445-5233
SECTION I
Product
Date Issued: 01-December-1997
Chemical Family: Oxides
and Phosphates of Silica, Alumina, Magnesia, Ammonium Phosphate
SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Materials:
Fillers--Silicon Dioxide
Binders--are proprietary in nature. When used within the
normal guidelines specified, they will not impose any health
or safety hazard.
SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
Solubility in Water: 4.00
Percent
Specific Gravity: 2.40
Appearance and Odor: White
Odorless Powder
SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION
HAZARD DATA
Extinguishing Media: Not
Combustible
SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
Threshold Limit Value: 10
mg/M3/(%
Respirable quartz+2)
Prolonged overexposure above the Threshold Limit Value specified
above may cause delayed injury to lungs (silicosis). Silicosis
is a form of disabling, progressive and sometimes fatal
pulmonary fibrosis characterized by the presence of typical
nodulation in the lungs.
First Aid Procedures:
Swallowing: If patient is conscious and alert
give two or more glasses of water or milk to drink. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. NEVER give anything by mouth to an unconscious
or convulsing person. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Inhalation: Remove patient to fresh air. If
breathing is difficult or irritation develops, administer
oxygen and get MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Eyes: In case of contact, flush eyes with plenty
of water for at least 15 minutes using an eyewash fountain,
if available. Lift upper and lower lids and rinse well under
them. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION if irritation occurs.
SECTION VI - REACTIVITY DATA
Stability: Stable
Incompatibility: Hydrofluoric
Acid (HF), in which silica will dissolve and produce the corrosive
gas silicon tetrafluoride.
Hazardous decomposition and hazardous polymerization will
not occur.
SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
Spill Procedure: Use
dustless methods-vacuum and place into closable container
for disposal, or flush with water. Do not dry sweep. Wear
protective equipment specified below.
Waste Disposal Method: Dispose
in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.
SECTION VIII - SPECIAL PROTECTION
INFORMATION
Ventilation: Use
sufficient local exhaust to reduce the dust to the PEL for
respirable quartz.
Protective Gloves: Optional.
Eye Protection: Protect
from dust particles.
Respiratory Protection: Use
NIOSH approved dust mask respirator under appropriate OSHA
standards and regulations.
SECTION IX - SHIPPING REGULATIONS
FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Not D.O.T. regulated.
SECTION X - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
Use dustless or wet systems when handling
and clean-up so that exposure does not exceed the Threshold
Limit Value in Section
V above. Practice good housekeeping, maintain
ventilation system and post appropriate warning notices where
product is used, stored and handled. Do not permit dust to
collect on walls, floors, sills, ledges, machinery, or equipment.
Maintain, clean and test respirators in accordance with OSHA
regulations.
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