WHIBCO INC -- CRYSTALLINE SILICA (QUARTZ) -- 9620-00N027796 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CRYSTALLINE SILICA (QUARTZ)
MSDS Date:05/10/1989
FSC:9620
NIIN:00N027796
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:WHIBCO INC
Address:RIVER ROAD
Box:259
City:LEESBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08327
Country:US
Info Phone Num:609-785-2090
Emergency Phone Num:609-785-2090
CAGE:WHIBC
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:WHIBCO INC
Address:RIVER ROAD
Box:259
City:LEESBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08237
Country:US
Phone:609-785-2090
CAGE:WHIBC

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ; (CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ) (SILICON
    DIOXIDE). OTHER REC LIMIT: 0.05 MG/M3 RDUST (NIOSH).
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
Other REC Limits:SEE INGREDIENT NAME
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST;9293

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:TEST NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP I/A/W OSHA
    REGS.MAINTAIN & TEST VENT & DUST COLLECTION EQUIP.WASH/VACCUM (ING
    3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:CLTHG WHICH HAS BECOME DUSTY.WE REC SMOKING BE
    PROHIBITED IN ALL AREAS WHERE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP MUST BE(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: USED. WARN YOUR EMPLOYEES (AND YOUR CUSTOMERS-USERS
    IN CASE OF RESALE) BY POSTING & OTHER MEANS OF THE (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: HAZARD AND OSHA PRECAUTIONS TO BE USED. PROVIDE
    TRAINING FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE OSHA PRECAUTIONS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(ACUTE & CHRONIC) PRLNGD EXPOS TO RESP
    CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ MAY CAUSE DELAYED (CHRONIC) LUNG INJURY
    (SILICOSIS). ACUTE/RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SILICOSIS MAY OCCUR IN SHORT
    PERIOD OF TIME IN HEAVY EXPOS IN CE RTAIN OCCUP SUCH AS
    SANDBLASTERS. SILICOSIS IS FORM OF DISABLING PULM FIBROSIS WHICH
    CAN BE PROGRESSIVE & LEAD TO DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA CRYSTALLINE (QUARTZ): ANTICIPATED
    TO BE A CARCINOGEN (NTP), GROUP 2A (IARC).
Effects of Overexposure:UNDUE BREATHLESSNESS, WHEEZING, COUGH, AND
    SPUTUM PRODUCTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULM FUNC MAY BE REDUCED BY INHAL
    OF RESP SILICA. ALSO LUNG SCARRING PRODUCED BY SUCH INHAL MAY LEAD
    TO A PROGRESSIVE MASSIVE FIBROSIS OF THE LUNG WHICH MAY AGGRAVATE
    OTHER PULM CNDTNS & (SUPP DATA)

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHAL: REMOVE PERSON
    IMMEDIATELY TO FRESH AIR, GIVE ARTF RESP AS NEEDED, SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTN AS  NEEDED. INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN: FLUSH WITH
    COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD .

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONE REQUIRED; SAND MAY BE USED AS EXTINGUISHING
    MEDIA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CRYSTALLINE SILICA IS NEITHER A FIRE NOR
    AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. CRYSTALLINE SILICA MAY BE USED TO PUT OUT
    CLASS A AND B FIRES.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:USE DUSTLESS METHODS (VACUUM) AND PLACE INTO
    CLOSABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL, OR FLUSH WITH WATER. DO NOT DRY
    SWEEP. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREAKAGE OF BAGGED MATERIAL OR
    SPILLS OF BULK MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:USE DUSTLESS SYSTEMS FOR HNDLG, STORAGE & CLEAN UP SO
    THAT AIRBORNE DUST DOES NOT EXCEED PEL. USE ADEQ VENT & DUST
    COLLECTION. PRACTICE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. DO NOT PERMIT DUST TO
    COLLECT ON WALLS, FLOOR S, SILLS, LEDGES, MACHINERY, (SUPP DATA)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:ONLY NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE
    USED. (SEE 29 CFR 1910.134). FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REFER TO
    ORIGINAL MSDS . SEE ANSI STANDARD Z88.2-1980 "PRACTICES FOR
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION".
Ventilation:USE ADEQ VENT & DUST COLLECTION. SEE ANSI STANDARD
    Z9.4-1984 "VENT & SAFE PRACTICES OF ABRASIVE BLASTING OPER".
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:SEE ASTM STANDARD PRACTICE E1132-86, "STANDARD
    PRACTICE FOR HLTH REQ RELATING TO OCCUP EXPOS TO QUARTZ DUST".
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: DIFLUORIDE, MAY CAUSE FIRES. MED CNDTNS: DISEASES AND
    WHICH INCREASES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PULM TUBERCULOSIS. PROGRESSIVE
    MASSIVE FIBROSIS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY RIGHT HEART ENLARGEMENT, HE
    ART FAILURE & PULM FAILURE. SMOKING AGGRAVATES EFTS OF EXPOS. OTHER
    PREC: OR EQUIP. MAINTAIN, CLEAN, AND FIT (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4046F,2230C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3050F,1677C
Vapor Pres:NONE
Vapor Density:NONE
Spec Gravity:2.65 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR TAN SAND, GRANULAR, CRUSHED, OR GROUND -
    NO ODOR OR TASTE.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS FLUORINE, CHLORINE
    TRIFLUORIDE, MANGANESE TRIOXIDE, OXYGEN (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SILICA WILL DISSOLVE IN HYDROFLUORIC
    ACID AND PRODUCE A CORROSIVE GAS - SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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