KNAUF FIBER GLASS -- KNAUF UNCURED FIBER GLASS INSULATION, UNCURED INSULATION -- 5640-00N091293
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:KNAUF UNCURED FIBER GLASS INSULATION, UNCURED INSULATION MSDS Date:05/12/1998 FSC:5640 NIIN:00N091293 Status Code:A === Responsible Party === Company Name:KNAUF FIBER GLASS Address:240 ELIZABETH ST City:SHELBYVILLE State:IN ZIP:46176 Country:US Info Phone Num:317-398-4434 Emergency Phone Num:317-398-4434 Preparer's Name:KEVIN DONOHUE CAGE:64591 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:KNAUF FIBER GLASS Address:240 ELIZABETH ST Box:City:SHELBYVILLE State:IN ZIP:46176 Country:US Phone:317-398-4434 CAGE:64591 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:FIBROUS GLASS; PEL: 15 MG/M3 TOTAL NUISANCE PARTICULATE, 5 MG/M3 RESP NUISANCE PARTICULATE. BASED ON PRUDENCE & NOT SIGNIFICANT RISK, ACGIH & KNAUF RECS A MAX EXPOS (SARA TITLE III) CAS:65997-17-3 RTECS #:LK3651000 Code:F Minumum % Wt:73. Maxumum % Wt:80. ACGIH TLV:1FIBER/CC Ingred Name:PHENOL, POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE AND UREA; (UREA EXTENDED PHENOLIC RESIN (UNCURED)) CAS:25104-55-6 RTECS #:SL4600000 Code:F Minumum % Wt:17. Maxumum % Wt:22. Ingred Name:WATER CAS:7732-18-5 RTECS #:ZC0110000 Minumum % Wt:3. Maxumum % Wt:6. Ingred Name:FORMALDEHYDE; 0.5 PPM (8 HR TWA ACTION LEVEL), 0.75 PPM (8 HR TWA), 2 PPM (15 MIN. STEL) (MFR) CAS:50-00-0 RTECS #:LP8925000 = Wt:.2 OSHA PEL:see 1910.1048 ACGIH STEL:C0.37 MG/M3;C0.3 PPM EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS Ingred Name:PHENOL CAS:108-95-2 RTECS #:SJ3325000 = Wt:.65 OSHA PEL:19 MG/M3;5 PPM ACGIH TLV:19 MG/M3;5 PPM EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: UNCURED BINDER & CURING PROCESS MAY PRDCE VAPS (INCL AMMONIA & FORMALDEHYDE) WHICH MAY CAUSE IRRIT & INFLAMM OF EYES & MUC MEMB OF RESP TRACT. CHRONIC: THERE ARE CONFIRMED RPTS OF CONT D ERM. A 1987 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF MORE THAN 16,000 U.S. MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBER MFG WORKERS HAS SHOWN NO STATISCALLY SIGNIFICANT INCR RISKS OF MALIGNANT/NONMALIGNANT DISEASES. A 1990 UPDATE OF THIS STUDY RPTD SM, STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCR IN RESP CANCER AMONG WORKERS WHEN COMPARED W/POPULATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONFOUNDING FACTORS (SUCH AS SMKNG, EXPOS TO OTHER HAZ MATLS ETC) (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT, VOL 7, PG 211, 1987: GROUP 2A. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, 1998: REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN. OSHA REGULATED. Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ARE THOUGHT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SM APPARENT INCR, & EXPANDED STUDY IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO INVESTIGATE OTHER POSS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. SKIN: CONT W/FIBROUS GLASS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY IRRIT. CONT W/UNCURED BINDER MAY CAUSE CHEM/ALLERGIC DERM. EYE: UNCURED BINDER MAY CAUSE CORNEAL DMG. SIGNS & SYMPS OF OVEREXP: PRLNGD EXPOS TO/INHAL OF VAPS FROM UNCURED BINDER MAY CAUSE IRRIT IN EY ES, NOSE, MOUTH AND/OR THROAT. FIBROUS GLASS IS MECH IRRITANT FOR SKIN, EYES, & UPPER RESP SYS. TARGET ORGANS: RESP SYS INCLUDING THE LUNGS. (SUPDAT) Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING UPPER RESPIRATORY AND LUNG DISEASES MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY DUST AND/OR VAPORS FROM UNCURED BINDER. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD. . INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYE CONT: FLUSH W/COPIOUS QTYS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS AND CONSULT PHYS. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point:=93.3C, 200.F Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2. Fire Fighting Procedures:FIBROUS GLASS IS NONFLAMMABLE. UNCURED BINDER HAS FLASH POINT IN EXCESS OF 200F. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . DENSE SMOKE MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY IN ENCLOSED AREAS. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:RESIN WILL BURN CAUSING DENSE ACRID SMOKE. FACINGS MAY BURN CAUSING DENSE ACRID SMOKE. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN ALL WASTE AND/OR SCRAP MATERIAL FROM EQUIPMENT, COUNTER TOPS, FLOORS, ETC BEFORE BINDER MATERIAL HARDENS. UNCURED BINDER IS WATER SOLUBLE. AS BINDER CURES IT BECOMES LESS SOLUBLE IN WATER & REQU IRES THE USE OF ORGANIC SOLVENTS FOR CLEAN UP. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE OF PRODUCT IN HOT, CONFINED AREAS WITH LITTLE AIR CIRCULATION PROMOTES POLYMERIZATION OF THE PHENOLIC RESIN BINDER. Other Precautions:POLYMERIZATION LIBERATES HEAT. STORE MATL AT TEMPS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE (ABOVE 32F) IN ORDER TO RETARD PREMATURE CURING AND PROLONG USEFUL STORAGE LIFE. KEEP PLASTIC COVERING TIGHTLY SEALED TO PREVENT L OSS OF MOISTURE. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:THESE PRODS MAY RELEASE AMMONIA AND/OR FORMALDEHYDE WHICH ARE IRRIT TO EYES, NOSE, & THROAT DURING INITIAL HEAT-UP. FOLLOWING RECS WILL PROVIDE MIN DEGREE OF RESP PROT FOR GIVEN WORK ENVIRON. THERE RE CS ARE BASED ON VOLUNTARY PERMISSBLY EXPOS LEVEL (PEL), CURRENT OSHA FORMALDEHYDE STD (29 CFR 1910.1048(G)(2)), NIOSH CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (ECOLOGICAL INFO) Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT NATURAL/MECH VENT TO MAINTAIN DUST & VAP(FUME) LEVELS BELOW REC VALUES. SHOPS THAT MOLD UNCURED FIBER GLASS SHOULD USE LOC (TRANSPORT INFO) Protective Gloves:LEATHER/COTTEN GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN TO PVNT (TRANSPORT INFO) Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES . Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . LONG-SLEEVED, LOOSE FITTING CLTHG IS REC WHEN HNDLG MATL TO MINIMIZE SKIN CONT. Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING. WASH WORK CLOTHES SEPARATELY AND RINSE WASHER. Supplemental Safety and Health EFTS OF OVEREXP: HAZARD SUMMARY: THE IARC HAS CLASSIFIED FIBER GLASS WOOL AS POSS CANCER CAUSING AGENT TO HUMANS WHEN INHALED IN LUNGS. THIS CLASSIFICATION WAS SUBSTANTIALLY BASED ON EXPERIMENTS IN WH ICH FIBER GLASS WOOL WAS INJECTED/IMPLANTED IN ANIMALS. HOWEVER, LG SCALE HUMAN MORTALITY STUDIES OF U.S. (OTHER INFO) ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Appearance and Odor:YELLOW OR BLACK FIBROUS PRODUCT WITH PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE ODOR. (TRANSPORT INFO) ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES HYDROFLUORIC ACID WILL DISSOLVE THE GLASS. ACIDS OR BASES WILL CATALYZE POLYMERIZATION OF THE PHENOLIC RESIN BINDER. =================== Toxicological Information =================== Toxicological Information:OTHER INFO: OSHA BELIEVES RISK IS NOT THREAT TO YOUR HLTH AS LONG AS EXPOS TO FIBER GLASS WOOL IS <1 FIBER/CUBIC CENTIMETER (CC) TWA (8 HR TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE). FIBER GLASS WOOL EXPOS IN HOME, COMME RCIAL BUILDINGS, & MFG FACILITIES ARE GENERALLY FOUND TO BE WELL BELOW 1 FIBER/CC. INSTALLERS & FABRICATORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEIR EXPOS LEVELS & TAKE APPROP ACTIONS IF NEEDED PER REC WORK PRACTICES . KNAUF STRONGLY RECOMMENDS FOLLOWING ALL SAFE WORK PRACTICES WHILE WORKING WITH AND/OR INSTALLING FIBER GLASS WOOL PRODUCTS. ===================== Ecological Information ===================== Ecological:RESP PROT: FOR RESP PROT, NIOSH IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH (IDLH) LEVEL FOR AMMONIA. UP TO 10X PEL FOR FORMALDEHYDE, & UP TO 50% VOLUNTARY PEL: NIOSH APPRVD FULL FACE RESP W/FORMALDEHYDE CARTRIDGE/C ANISTERS & DUST/MIST PREFILTERS. UP TO IDLH FOR FORMALDEHYDE: NIOSH APPRVD FULL FACE MASK W/CHIN STYE/CHEST/BACK MOUNTED TYPE INDUST SIZE CANISTER SPECIFICALLY APPRVD FOR PROT AGAINST FORMALDEHYDE. UP TO IDLH FOR AMMONIA UP TO 50% VOLUNTARY PEL: NIOSH APPRVD FULL FACE RESP W/AMMONIA CARTRIDGES & CANISTER, AND A DUST/MIST PREFILTER. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. =================== MSDS Transport Information =================== Transport Information:VENT: EXHAUST VENTILATION OVER THE PROCESS. PROT GLOVES: CONTENT & IRRIT. IF THERE IS PROLONGED CONTACT WITH WET, UNCURED PRODUCT, GLOVES (BUTYL RUBBER & NITRILE) SHOULD BE USED TO PREVENT SKIN CONTAC T. APPEAR/ODOR: SOME PRODUCTS HAVE GLASS/POLYESTER WOVEN OR NON-WOVEN MAT FACING. ===================== Regulatory Information ===================== Federal Regulatory Information:HMIS AND NFPA HAZARD RATING: CATEGORY: ACUTE HEALTH, HMIS: 1, NFPA: 1. CATEGORY: FLAMMABILITY. HMIS: 0, NFPA: NA/1 (FACING, PACKAGING). CATEGORY: REACTIVITY. HMIS: 0, NFPA: 0. State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROP 65 STATEMENT: FIBER GLASS WOOL HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A POSSIBLE CARCINOGEN IF INHALED. ======================= Other Information ======================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever, expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this document should seek competent professional advice to verify and assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their particular situation.