HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE:SILICIC ACID:ACUTE:EXPOS TO HIGH CONCS
MAY CAUSE PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT OF UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRONIC:PULM EFTS OF
LONGTERM EXPOS MAY VARY W/FORM OF AMORPHOUS SILICA &, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
DEGREE OF CONTAM W/CRYSTALLINE FORM OF SILICA. STUD IES DONE ON GROUP OF
WORKERS EXPOS TO PRECIPITATED SILICA DUST (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:FOR AVERAGE IF 8.6 YRS, REVEALED
NO ADVERSE EFTS ON PULM FUNC TESTS/CHEST X-RAYS. IT IS POSS HOWEVER, X-RAY
CHANGES IN LUNGS, W/ONLY EXERTIONAL DYSPNEA/W/OUT ANY DISABILITY, MAY OCCUR IN
SOME WORKERS, IF QTY OF DUST TO WHICH THEY A RE EXPOS IS GREAT ENOUGH. PRESENCE
OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA MAY GREATLY (SUPDAT)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP
PERSON WARM & @ REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED
ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA
W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS
(APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL
SALINE, OCCASNLY LIFTING(ING 12)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/K
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEM, CO*2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. (1990 EMER
RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5). FOR LARGER FIRES:WATER (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BRTHG VAPORS OR
DUST. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR
FLAME.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: OCCUPATIONAL SPILL:RESIDUE SHOULD BE CLEANED UP USING
A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER VACUUM.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN
STORING/DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIR
PROT AGENCY.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS
FOUND IN WORK PLACE. MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP & BE JOINTLY
APPRVD BY NIOSH. 100 MPPCF-ANY DUST & MIST RESP. 200 MPPCF-ANY DUST &
MIST RESP EXCEPT SINGLE-USE & (ING 15)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOC EXHAUST/PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). IMPERVIOUS
CLTHG & EQUP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/THIS SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/THIS SUBSTANCE.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EXTING MEDIA:SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM. (1990
EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5). EFTS OF OVEREXP:INCR POTNTL FOR MORE
DISABLING SILICOSIS TO OCCUR W/POSSIBILITY OF ADVANCED FIBROSIS & DIFFUSE
OBSTRUCTIVE EMPHYSEMA LEADING TO SEV RESP CRI PPLING & ULTIMATELY, FATAL
CARDIORESP FAILURE. IN ADDN, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS TO WHITE, AMORPHOUS POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Materials to Avoid: SILICIC ACID:ACIDS:VIOLENT REACTION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE HAZARDOUS.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN STORING/DISPOSING OF
SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIR PROT AGENCY.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: Y
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OTHER
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