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PRODUCT NAME: IRWIN CHALK - BLUE, STANDARD MATERIAL USES: SNAP LINE, MARK MANUFACTURER: 8935 NORTHPOINTE EXECUTIVE PARK DR. HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078 TELEPHONE: (704) 987-4555 WWW.IRWIN.COM EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (WITH HOURS OF OPERATION): CHEMTREC (U.S. AND CANADA): 1-800-424-9300 CHEMTREC (OUTSIDE THE U.S.): +1-703-527-0585
OSHA/HCS STATUS: THIS MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200). CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: COMBUSTIBLE DUSTS SKIN IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2 EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2A CARCINOGENICITY: CATEGORY 1A GHS LABEL ELEMENTS: HAZARD PICTOGRAMS: HEALTH HAZARD EXCLAMATION MARK SIGNAL WORD: DANGER HAZARD STATEMENTS: MAY FORM COMBUSTIBLE DUST CONCENTRATIONS IN AIR. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE CANCER. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: GENERAL: READ LABEL BEFORE USE. IF MEDICAL ADVICE IS NEEDED, HAVE PRODUCT CONTAINER OR LABEL AT HAND. PREVENTION: OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES. WEAR EYE OR FACE PROTECTION. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. RESPONSE: IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE REUSE. IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. STORAGE: STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF CONTENTS AND CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. SUPPLEMENTAL LABEL ELEMENTS: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, HOT SURFACES, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER IGNITION SOURCES. NO SMOKING. PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION. HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED: HANDLING AND/OR PROCESSING OF THIS MATERIAL MAY GENERATE A DUST WHICH CAN CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION OF THE EYES, SKIN, NOSE AND THROAT.
SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE: MIXTURE INGREDIENT NAME % CAS NUMBER CALCIUM CARBONATE >/=75 - </=90 471-34-1 CRYSTALLINE SILICA, NON-RESPIRABLE </=1 14808-60-7 ANY CONCENTRATION SHOWN AS A RANGE IS TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY OR IS DUE TO BATCH VARIATION. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS PRESENT WHICH, WITHIN THE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUPPLIER AND IN THE CONCENTRATIONS APPLICABLE, ARE CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HENCE REQUIRE REPORTING IN THIS SECTION. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS, IF AVAILABLE, ARE LISTED IN SECTION 8.
DESCRIPTION OF NECESSARY FIRST AID MEASURES: EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING THE UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. CHECK FOR AND REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES. CONTINUE TO RINSE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. IF NOT BREATHING, IF BREATHING IS IRREGULAR OR IF RESPIRATORY ARREST OCCURS, PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR OXYGEN BY TRAINED PERSONNEL. IT MAY BE DANGEROUS TO THE PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF UNCONSCIOUS, PLACE IN RECOVERY POSITION AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. MAINTAIN AN OPEN AIRWAY. LOOSEN TIGHT CLOTHING SUCH AS A COLLAR, TIE, BELT OR WAISTBAND. SKIN CONTACT: FLUSH CONTAMINATED SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING THOROUGHLY WITH WATER BEFORE REMOVING IT, OR WEAR GLOVES. CONTINUE TO RINSE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. CLEAN SHOES THOROUGHLY BEFORE REUSE. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER. REMOVE DENTURES IF ANY. REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. IF MATERIAL HAS BEEN SWALLOWED AND THE EXPOSED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE SMALL QUANTITIES OF WATER TO DRINK. STOP IF THE EXPOSED PERSON FEELS SICK AS VOMITING MAY BE DANGEROUS. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. IF VOMITING OCCURS, THE HEAD SHOULD BE KEPT LOW SO THAT VOMIT DOES NOT ENTER THE LUNGS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF UNCONSCIOUS, PLACE IN RECOVERY POSITION AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. MAINTAIN AN OPEN AIRWAY. LOOSEN TIGHT CLOTHING SUCH AS A COLLAR, TIE, BELT OR WAISTBAND. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED: POTENTIAL ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS: EYE CONTACT: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. INHALATION: EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE STATUTORY OR RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE NOSE, THROAT AND LUNGS. SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. INGESTION: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. OVER-EXPOSURE SIGNS/SYMPTOMS: EYE CONTACT: ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PAIN OR IRRITATION WATERING REDNESS INHALATION: ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION COUGHING SKIN CONTACT: ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: IRRITATION REDNESS INGESTION: NO SPECIFIC DATA. INDICATION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED, IF NECESSARY: NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. CONTACT POISON TREATMENT SPECIALIST IMMEDIATELY IF LARGE QUANTITIES HAVE BEEN INGESTED OR INHALED. SPECIFIC TREATMENTS: NO SPECIFIC TREATMENT. PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS: NO ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN INVOLVING ANY PERSONAL RISK OR WITHOUT SUITABLE TRAINING. IF IT IS SUSPECTED THAT FUMES ARE STILL PRESENT, THE RESCUER SHOULD WEAR AN APPROPRIATE MASK OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. IT MAY BE DANGEROUS TO THE PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING THOROUGHLY WITH WATER BEFORE REMOVING IT, OR WEAR GLOVES. SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION (SECTION 11)
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE DRY CHEMICAL POWDER. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: AVOID HIGH PRESSURE MEDIA WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FORMATION OF A POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIBLE DUST-AIR MIXTURE. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: MAY FORM EXPLOSIBLE DUST-AIR MIXTURE IF DISPERSED. HAZARDOUS THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON MONOXIDE METAL OXIDE/OXIDES SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS: PROMPTLY ISOLATE THE SCENE BY REMOVING ALL PERSONS FROM THE VICINITY OF THE INCIDENT IF THERE IS A FIRE. NO ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN INVOLVING ANY PERSONAL RISK OR WITHOUT SUITABLE TRAINING. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF THIS CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS: FIRE-FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) WITH A FULL FACE-PIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL: NO ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN INVOLVING ANY PERSONAL RISK OR WITHOUT SUITABLE TRAINING. EVACUATE SURROUNDING AREAS. KEEP UNNECESSARY AND UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL FROM ENTERING. DO NOT TOUCH OR WALK THROUGH SPILLED MATERIAL. SHUT OFF ALL IGNITION SOURCES. NO FLARES, SMOKING OR FLAMES IN HAZARD AREA. AVOID BREATHING DUST. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR WHEN VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE. PUT ON APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: IF SPECIALIZED CLOTHING IS REQUIRED TO DEAL WITH THE SPILLAGE, TAKE NOTE OF ANY INFORMATION IN SECTION 8 ON SUITABLE AND UNSUITABLE MATERIALS. SEE ALSO THE INFORMATION IN "FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL". ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: AVOID DISPERSAL OF SPILLED MATERIAL AND RUNOFF AND CONTACT WITH SOIL, WATERWAYS, DRAINS AND SEWERS. INFORM THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IF THE PRODUCT HAS CAUSED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (SEWERS, WATERWAYS, SOIL OR AIR). METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: SMALL SPILL: MOVE CONTAINERS FROM SPILL AREA. USE SPARK-PROOF TOOLS AND EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT. AVOID DUST GENERATION. DO NOT DRY SWEEP. VACUUM DUST WITH EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH A HEPA FILTER AND PLACE IN A CLOSED, LABELED WASTE CONTAINER. PLACE SPILLED MATERIAL IN A DESIGNATED, LABELED WASTE CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF VIA A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR. LARGE SPILL: MOVE CONTAINERS FROM SPILL AREA. USE SPARK-PROOF TOOLS AND EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT. APPROACH RELEASE FROM UPWIND. PREVENT ENTRY INTO SEWERS, WATER COURSES, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS. AVOID DUST GENERATION. DO NOT DRY SWEEP. VACUUM DUST WITH EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH A HEPA FILTER AND PLACE IN A CLOSED, LABELED WASTE CONTAINER. AVOID CREATING DUSTY CONDITIONS AND PREVENT WIND DISPERSAL. DISPOSE OF VIA A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR. NOTE: SEE SECTION 1 FOR EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION AND SECTION 13 FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: PROTECTIVE MEASURES: PUT ON APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (SEE SECTION 8). AVOID EXPOSURE - OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. DO NOT GET IN EYES OR ON SKIN OR CLOTHING. DO NOT INGEST. AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID THE CREATION OF DUST WHEN HANDLING AND AVOID ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES OF IGNITION (SPARK OR FLAME). PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION. USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR WHEN VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE. KEEP IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER OR AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE MADE FROM A COMPATIBLE MATERIAL, KEPT TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTING SHOULD BE PROTECTED TO APPROPRIATE STANDARDS TO PREVENT DUST COMING INTO CONTACT WITH HOT SURFACES, SPARKS OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCES. TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES. TO AVOID FIRE OR EXPLOSION, DISSIPATE STATIC ELECTRICITY DURING TRANSFER BY GROUNDING AND BONDING CONTAINERS AND EQUIPMENT BEFORE TRANSFERRING MATERIAL. EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE AND CAN BE HAZARDOUS. DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER. ADVICE ON GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE: EATING, DRINKING AND SMOKING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN AREAS WHERE THIS MATERIAL IS HANDLED, STORED AND PROCESSED. WORKERS SHOULD WASH HANDS AND FACE BEFORE EATING, DRINKING AND SMOKING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BEFORE ENTERING EATING AREAS. SEE ALSO SECTION 8 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HYGIENE MEASURES. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: STORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. STORE IN A SEGREGATED AND APPROVED AREA. STORE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER PROTECTED FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT IN A DRY, COOL AND WELL-VENTILATED AREA, AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS (SEE SECTION 10) AND FOOD AND DRINK. STORE LOCKED UP. ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. SEPARATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED AND SEALED UNTIL READY FOR USE. CONTAINERS THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED MUST BE CAREFULLY RESEALED AND KEPT UPRIGHT TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. DO NOT STORE IN UNLABELED CONTAINERS. USE APPROPRIATE CONTAINMENT TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.
CONTROL PARAMETERS: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: CALCIUM CARBONATE CRYSTALLINE SILICA, NON-RESPIRABLE APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST, FUMES, GAS, VAPOR OR MIST, USE PROCESS ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP WORKER EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW ANY RECOMMENDED OR STATUTORY LIMITS. THE ENGINEERING CONTROLS ALSO NEED TO KEEP GAS, VAPOR OR DUST CONCENTRATIONS BELOW ANY LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMITS. USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION EQUIPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS: EMISSIONS FROM VENTILATION OR WORK PROCESS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE CHECKED TO ENSURE THEY COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LEGISLATION. IN SOME CASES, FUME SCRUBBERS, FILTERS OR ENGINEERING MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROCESS EQUIPMENT WILL BE NECESSARY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES: HYGIENE MEASURES: WASH HANDS, FOREARMS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, BEFORE EATING, SMOKING AND USING THE LAVATORY AND AT THE END OF THE WORKING PERIOD. APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES SHOULD BE USED TO REMOVE POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSING. ENSURE THAT EYEWASH STATIONS AND SAFETY SHOWERS ARE CLOSE TO THE WORKSTATION LOCATION. EYE/FACE PROTECTION: SAFETY EYEWEAR COMPLYING WITH AN APPROVED STANDARD SHOULD BE USED WHEN A RISK ASSESSMENT INDICATES THIS IS NECESSARY TO AVOID EXPOSURE TO LIQUID SPLASHES, MISTS, GASES OR DUSTS. IF CONTACT IS POSSIBLE, THE FOLLOWING PROTECTION SHOULD BE WORN, UNLESS THE ASSESSMENT INDICATES A HIGHER DEGREE OF PROTECTION: CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES. IF OPERATING CONDITIONS CAUSE HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS TO BE PRODUCED, USE DUST GOGGLES. SKIN PROTECTION: HAND PROTECTION: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT, IMPERVIOUS GLOVES COMPLYING WITH AN APPROVED STANDARD SHOULD BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHEN HANDLING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS IF A RISK ASSESSMENT INDICATES THIS IS NECESSARY. CONSIDERING THE PARAMETERS SPECIFIED BY THE GLOVE MANUFACTURER, CHECK DURING USE THAT THE GLOVES ARE STILL RETAINING THEIR PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TIME TO BREAKTHROUGH FOR ANY GLOVE MATERIAL MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR DIFFERENT GLOVE MANUFACTURERS. IN THE CASE OF MIXTURES, CONSISTING OF SEVERAL SUBSTANCES, THE PROTECTION TIME OF THE GLOVES CANNOT BE ACCURATELY ESTIMATED. BODY PROTECTION: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THE BODY SHOULD BE SELECTED BASED ON THE TASK BEING PERFORMED AND THE RISKS INVOLVED AND SHOULD BE APPROVED BY A SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT. OTHER SKIN PROTECTION: APPROPRIATE FOOTWEAR AND ANY ADDITIONAL SKIN PROTECTION MEASURES SHOULD BE SELECTED BASED ON THE TASK BEING PERFORMED AND THE RISKS INVOLVED AND SHOULD BE APPROVED BY A SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: BASED ON THE HAZARD AND POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE, SELECT A RESPIRATOR THAT MEETS THE APPROPRIATE STANDARD OR CERTIFICATION. RESPIRATORS MUST BE USED ACCORDING TO A RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM TO ENSURE PROPER FITTING, TRAINING, AND OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF USE.
APPEARANCE: PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID. [POWDER.] COLOR: BLUE. ODOR: ODORLESS. ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE. PH: 8.5 TO 9.5 [CONC. (% W/W): 10%] MELTING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE. BOILING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE. FLASH POINT: NOT AVAILABLE. BURNING TIME: NOT AVAILABLE. BURNING RATE: NOT AVAILABLE. EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NOT AVAILABLE. LOWER AND UPPER EXPLOSIVE (FLAMMABLE) LIMITS: NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE. RELATIVE DENSITY: 2.6 TO 2.65 SOLUBILITY: VERY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: COLD WATER AND HOT WATER. SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NOT AVAILABLE. PARTITION COEFFICIENT N-OCTANOL/WATER: NOT AVAILABLE. AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE. DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE. SADT: NOT AVAILABLE. VISCOSITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
REACTIVITY: NO SPECIFIC TEST DATA RELATED TO REACTIVITY AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT OR ITS INGREDIENTS. CHEMICAL STABILITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF STORAGE AND USE, HAZARDOUS REACTIONS WILL NOT OCCUR. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AVOID THE CREATION OF DUST WHEN HANDLING AND AVOID ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES OF IGNITION (SPARK OR FLAME). TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES. TO AVOID FIRE OR EXPLOSION, DISSIPATE STATIC ELECTRICITY DURING TRANSFER BY GROUNDING AND BONDING CONTAINERS AND EQUIPMENT BEFORE TRANSFERRING MATERIAL. PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: REACTIVE OR INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: OXIDIZING MATERIALS HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF STORAGE AND USE, HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE PRODUCED.
INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: ACUTE TOXICITY: PRODUCT/INGREDIENT NAME RESULT SPECIES DOSE EXPOSURE CALCIUM CARBONATE LD50 ORAL RAT 6450 MG/KG IRRITATION/CORROSION: PRODUCT/ RESULT SPECIES SCORE EXPOSURE OBSERVATION INGREDIENT NAME CALCIUM EYES: RABBIT 24 HOURS CARBONATE SEVERE 750 MICROGRAMS IRRITANT SKIN: RABBIT 24 HOURS MODERATE 500 MILLIGRAMS IRRITANT SENSITIZATION: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. MUTAGENICITY: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. CARCINOGENICITY: CLASSIFICATION: PRODUCT/INGREDIENT NAME OSHA IARC NTP CRYSTALLINE SILICA, NON- 1 KNOWN TO BE A HUMAN CARCINOGEN. RESPIRABLE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. TERATOGENICITY: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE): NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (REPEATED EXPOSURE): NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. INFORMATION ON THE LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: NOT AVAILABLE. DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AND ALSO CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND LONG TERM EXPOSURE: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE: POTENTIAL IMMEDIATE EFFECTS: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. POTENTIAL DELAYED EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE. LONG TERM EXPOSURE: POTENTIAL IMMEDIATE EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE. POTENTIAL DELAYED EFFECTS: MAY CAUSE CANCER. POTENTIAL CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS: GENERAL: REPEATED OR PROLONGED INHALATION OF DUST MAY LEAD TO CHRONIC RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. CARCINOGENICITY: MAY CAUSE CANCER. RISK OF CANCER DEPENDS ON DURATION AND LEVEL OF EXPOSURE. MUTAGENICITY: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. TERATOGENICITY: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. FERTILITY EFFECTS: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY: ACUTE TOXICITY ESTIMATES: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
TOXICITY: PRODUCT/INGREDIENT RESULT SPECIES EXPOSURE NAME CALCIUM CARBONATE ACUTE LC50: FISH - GAMBUSIA AFFINIS - 96 HOURS >56000 PPM ADULT FRESH WATER CHRONIC NOEC: FISH - ONCORHYNCHUS 28 DAYS 61 MG/G MYKISS - JUVENILE FRESH WATER (FLEDGLING, HATCHLING, WEANLING) PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: THERE ARE NO DATA AVAILABLE ON THE MIXTURE ITSELF. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
DISPOSAL METHODS: THE GENERATION OF WASTE SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR MINIMIZED WHEREVER POSSIBLE. DISPOSAL OF THIS PRODUCT, SOLUTIONS AND ANY BY-PRODUCTS SHOULD AT ALL TIMES COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND WASTE DISPOSAL LEGISLATION AND ANY REGIONAL LOCAL AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS. DISPOSE OF SURPLUS AND NON-RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS VIA A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR. WASTE SHOULD NOT BE DISPOSED OF UNTREATED TO THE SEWER UNLESS FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL AUTHORITIES WITH JURISDICTION. WASTE PACKAGING SHOULD BE RECYCLED. INCINERATION OR LANDFILL SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED WHEN RECYCLING IS NOT FEASIBLE. THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN A SAFE WAY. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN HANDLING EMPTIED CONTAINERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED OR RINSED OUT. EMPTY CONTAINERS OR LINERS MAY RETAIN SOME PRODUCT RESIDUES. AVOID DISPERSAL OF SPILLED MATERIAL AND RUNOFF AND CONTACT WITH SOIL, WATERWAYS, DRAINS AND SEWERS.
DOT TDG MEXICO CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION UN NUMBER NOT REGULATED. NOT REGULATED. NOT REGULATED. UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES) PACKING GROUP ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS NO. NO. NO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IMDG IATA UN NUMBER NOT REGULATED. NOT REGULATED. UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES) PACKING GROUP ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS NO. NO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER: TRANSPORT WITHIN USER'S PREMISES: ALWAYS TRANSPORT IN CLOSED CONTAINERS THAT ARE UPRIGHT AND SECURE. ENSURE THAT PERSONS TRANSPORTING THE PRODUCT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR SPILLAGE.
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS: UNITED STATES INVENTORY (TSCA 8B): ALL COMPONENTS ARE LISTED OR EXEMPTED. SARA 311/312: CLASSIFICATION: FIRE HAZARD IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH HAZARD DELAYED (CHRONIC) HEALTH HAZARD COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS: NAME % FIRE SUDDEN REACTIVE IMMEDIATE DELAYED HAZARD RELEASE (ACUTE) (CHRONIC) OF HEALTH HEALTH PRESSURE HAZARD HAZARD CALCIUM 80 - 85 NO. NO. NO. YES. NO. CARBONATE CRYSTALLINE 0.1 - 1 NO. NO. NO. NO. YES. SILICA, NON- RESPIRABLE CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. INGREDIENT NAME CANCER REPRODUCTIVE NO SIGNIFICANT MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE RISK LEVEL DOSAGE LEVEL CRYSTALLINE YES. NO. NO. NO. SILICA, NON- RESPIRABLE CANADA: WHMIS (CANADA): CLASS D-2A: MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS (VERY TOXIC). CLASS D-2B: MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS (TOXIC). CANADIAN LISTS: CANADIAN NPRI: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS ARE LISTED. CEPA TOXIC SUBSTANCES: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS ARE LISTED. CANADA INVENTORY: ALL COMPONENTS ARE LISTED OR EXEMPTED.
HISTORY: DATE OF ISSUE/DATE OF REVISION: 8/16/2016 DATE OF PREVIOUS ISSUE: NO PREVIOUS VALIDATION VERSION: 1 PREPARED BY: PRODUCT SAFETY. KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: ATE: ACUTE TOXICITY ESTIMATE BCF: BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR GHS: GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICALS IATA: INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION IMDG: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS LOGPOW: LOGARITHM OF THE OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT UN: UNITED NATIONS | INDICATES INFORMATION THAT HAS CHANGED FROM PREVIOUSLY ISSUED VERSION. SINCE THE USER'S WORKING CONDITIONS ARE NOT KNOWN BY US, THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED ON THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS BASED ON OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY REGULATIONS. THE MIXTURE MUST NOT BE USED FOR OTHER USES THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN SECTION 1 WITHOUT HAVING FIRST OBTAINED WRITTEN HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS. IT IS AT ALL TIMES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. THE INFORMATION IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET MUST BE REGARDED AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE MIXTURE AND NOT AS A GUARANTEE OF THE PROPERTIES THEREOF. |