MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
HTS 7120A Page: 1
PRODUCT NAME: HTS 7120A HMIS CODES: H F R P
PRODUCT CODE: EL-120-A-CL-05 311K
SECTION I - MANUFACTURER IDENTIFICATION
================== ===================
MANUFACTURER'S NAME: HESTERMAN TECHNICAL SERVICES
ADDRESS : 190 HODSMAN ROAD
REGINA, SASK. CANADA S4N 5X4
INITIAL(FIRST CALL) 1-613-996-6666
EMERGENCY PHONE : 1-613-996-6666 DATE PRINTED : 2/15/00
DATE REVISED : 3/19/08
INFORMATION PHONE : (306) 721-1339 NAME OF PREPARER : ENVIRONMENTAL SECT.
SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/SARA III INFORMATION
========== =========
VAPOR PRESSURE WEIGHT
REPORTABLE COMPONENTS CAS NUMBER mm Hg @ TEMP PERCENT
* DIPHENYLMETHANE DIISOCYANATE HOMOPOLYMER 39310-05-9 4x10-6 68F/20C 53
DIPHENYLMETHANE DIISOCYANATE HOMOPOLYMER CONTAINS 68% 4,4'-DIPHENYLMETHANE
DIISOCYANATE(4,4'MDI)CAS#101-68-8, ACGIH TLV-0.005PPM, 8 HOURS, 40 HOUR
WEEK. OSHA PEL, CEILING-0.02PPM, NIOSH REL/TLV-0.005PPM, 10 HOURS, 40 HOUR
WEEK, NIOSH REL CEILING-0.02PPM (10 MINUTES). NO OEL's ESTABLISHED FOR
DIPHENYLMETHANE DIISOCYANATE HOMOPOLYMER, CAS#39310-05-9 OR FOR MDI ISOMERS
/OLIGOMERS, CAS NUMBER NOT LISTED.
* POLYMERIC RESIN 69102-90-5 N/D N/A 29
(HYDROXY TERMINATED 1,3-BUTADIENE HOMOPOLYMER).
HYDROXY TERMINATED 1,3-BUTADIENE HOMOPOLYMER, CAS#69102-90-5, 99.9%,
NO EXPOSURE GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS CHEMICAL.
4-VINYLCYCLOHEXENE, CAS#100-40-3, CONTAINED AT <500PPM, PEL NOT ESTABLISHED
TLV-0.1PPM. *1,3-BUTADIENE, CAS#106-99-0, CONTAINED AT <5PPM, OSHA PEL-1PPM
TLV-2PPM. (*SARA 313 REPORTABLE CHEMICAL).
BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE 85-68-7 8.6x10-6 68F/20C 18
OSHA PEL - 8 HOUR TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE: 5MG/M3
ACGIH TLV - 8 HOUR TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE: 5MG/M3
MANUFACTURER OF THIS RAW MATERIAL HAS ADOPTED A GENERAL GUIDELINE THAT
EXPOSURE TO PHTHALATE ESTERS SHOULD BE KEPT BELOW 5MG/M3 (8 HOUR TIME-
WEIGHTED AVERAGE).
* Indicates toxic chemical(s) subject to the reporting requirements of section
313 of Title III and of 40 CFR 372.
WHEN COMBINED, THE HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES OF BOTH PART A & PART B MAY BE
EXHIBITED. THIS MSDS MAY BE USED FOR OTHER COLORS AND CONTAINER SIZES OF THIS
PRODUCT.
SECTION III - PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
=============== ============
BOILING RANGE: 464F/240C SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1): 1.10
VAPOR DENSITY: HEAVIER THAN AIR EVAPORATION RATE: SLOWER THAN ETHER
COATING V.O.C.: COATING V.O.C.:
0.00 lb/gl 0 g/l
MATERIAL V.O.C.: MATERIAL V.O.C.:
0.00 lb/gl 0 g/l
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE-REACTS.
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: DARK VISCOUS LIQUID, SLIGHTLY MUSKY ODOR.
SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
================= ==============
FLASH POINT: >205F/96C SETA FLASH CLOSED CUP.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR BY VOLUME- LOWER: .26% UPPER: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER FOG
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
FULL EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WITH SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN BY FIRE FIGHTERS. DURING A FIRE ISOCYANATE VAPORS AND OTHER
IRRITATING, HIGHLY TOXIC GASES MAY BE GENERATED BY THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OR COMBUSTION.
CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT OR BURST WHEN CONTAMINATED WITH
WATER DUE TO THE EVOLUTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS
WATER CONTAMINATION WILL PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT RESEAL CONTAMINATED CONTAINERS AS
PRESSURE BUILDUP MAY RUPTURE THEM.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
HTS 7120A Page: 2
======================== SECTION V - REACTIVITY DATA =======================
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID
AVOID PROLONGED HEATING OVER 160F/71C OR STORAGE BELOW 40F/4.4C. INCOMPATIBLE WITH WATER,
STRONG BASES, ALCOHOL, STRONG ACIDS.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID)
AVOID WATER, ALCOHOL, AMMONIA, AMINES, ALKALIES AND ACIDS. SOME REACTIONS CAN BE VIOLENT.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS
PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION INCLUDE ISOCYANATE VAPOR & MIST, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
HYDROGEN CYANIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES AND SULFUR OXIDES AND UNIDENTIFIED PRODUCTS IN FUMES AND
SMOKE.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION VI - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
==================== =======================
INHALATION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
VAPORS AND MISTS CAN IRRITATE EYES, NOSE AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. ISOCYANATES CAN INDUCE
RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION WITH ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPTOMS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CHRONIC COUGH,
TIGHTNESS OF CHEST AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING. EXPOSURE SYMPTOMS MAY BE DELAYED. REPEATED
OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO VAPORS OR MISTS ARE IRRITATING TO THE EYES AND THE RESPIRATORY
TRACT. MAY CAUSE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, ANESTHESIA, DROWSINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND OTHER
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS. INHALATION OF VAPORS AND MISTS OF ISOCYANTE AT
CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS CAN IRRITATE THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES IN THE
RESPIRATORY TRACT (NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS) CAUSING RUNNY NOSE, SORE THROAT, COUGHING, CHEST
DISCOMFORT, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND REDUCED LUNG FUNCTION. PERSONS WITH A PREEXISTING,
NONSPECIFIC BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY CAN RESPOND TO CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE INTENDED
RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS AN ASTHMA ATTACK. EXPOSURE TO
HIGHER LEVELS MAY LEAD TO BRONCHITIS, BRONCHIAL SPASM AND PULMONARY EDEMA (FLUID IN THE
LUNGS). THESE EFFECTS ARE USUALLY REVERSIBLE. CHEMICAL OR HYPERSENSITIVE PNEUMONITIS, WITH
FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS (e.g., FEVER, CHILLS) HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED.
SKIN AND EYE CONTACT HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
SKIN: SENSITIZATION AND IRRITATION MAY DEVELOP AFTER REPEATED AND/OR PROLONGED CONTACT
WITH HUMAN SKIN. EYES: CONTACT WITH EYES MAY LEAD TO IRRITATION AND TEARING. ISOCYANATE IS
REPORTED TO INDUCE CHEMICAL BURNS IN RABBIT EYE STUDIES. A SIMILAR DEGREE OF EYE INJURY
MAY DEVELOP AFTER CONTACT WITH HUMAN EYES.
SKIN ABSORPTION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
SKIN ABSORPTION IS BELIEVED TO GENERALLY BE TOO SLOW TO PRODUCE SIGNS OF ACUTE SYSTEMIC
POISONING. HOWEVER, ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION CAN BE
INDUCED BY SKIN CONTACT WITH KNOWN RESPIRATORY SENSITIZERS, INCLUDING ISOCYANATES.
ISOCYANATES ARE A PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANT--THEY REACT WITH SKIN PROTEIN AND MOISTURE AND CAN
CAUSE IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE: REDNESS, SWELLING, RASH, SCALING OR BLISTERING.
ISOCYANATES ARE ALSO STRONG SKIN SENSITIZERS. EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT DIRECT SKIN
CONTACT IS THE ROUTE OF EXPOSURE MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. ONCE SENSITIZED,
AN INDIVIDUAL MAY REACT EVEN TO AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW THE TLV WITH THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS;
ITCHING AND TINGLING OF THE EARLOBES AND NECK, RASH, HIVES, SWELLING OF THE ARMS AND LEGS
OR OTHER SYMPTOMS COMMON TO ALLERGIC DERMITITUS. THESE SYMPTOMS MAY BE IMMEDIATE OR
DELAYED SEVERAL HOURS. PROLONGED CONTACT CAN CAUSE REDDINING, SWELLING, RASH, SCALING OR
BLISTERING. IN THOSE WHO HAVE DEVELOPED A SKIN SENSITIZATION, THESE SYMPTOMS CAN DEVELOP
AS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH VERY SMALL AMOUNTS OF LIQUID MATERIAL OR EVEN AS A RESULT OF
VAPOR-ONLY EXPOSURE.
INGESTION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
RELATIVE TO OTHER MATERIALS, THIS MATERIAL MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS "PRACTICALLY NONTOXIC" BY
INGESTION. IN HUMANS, IRRITATION OF THE MOUTH, PHARYNX, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH CAN DEVELOP
FOLLOWING INGESTION.
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC)
ACUTE: EYE IRRITATION AND TEARING. SKIN IRRITATION AND POSSIBLY SENSITIZATION. IRRITANT TO
RESPIRATORY PASSAGES. IF SWALLOWED, IRRITATION OR CHEMICAL BURNS TO MOUTH, PHARYNX,
ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH CAN DEVELOP. INJURY MAY BE SEVERE AND CAUSE DEATH. CHRONIC: SKIN
SENSITIZATION, CHRONIC EXPOSURES MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT DECREASES IN LUNG FUNCTION.
ACUTE: IRRITATION OF THE EYES, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS, SKIN. MAY CAUSE SKIN & RESPIRATORY
SENSITIZATION. CHEMICAL OR HYPER- SENSITIVE PNEUMONITIS, WITH FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS HAS BEEN
REPORTED. IRRITATION & CORROSIVE ACTION OF MOUTH, STOMACH TISSUE & DIGESTIVE TRACT IF
SWALLOWED. CHRONIC: SKIN & RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION POSSIBLE. ISOCYANATE SENSITIZATION
MAY HAVE SIGNS OF CHEST TIGHTNESS, WHEEZING, COUGHING, & ASTHMA ATTACK. SENSITIZATION MAY
RESULT IN PERMANENT LUNG DAMAGE.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
HTS 7120A Page: 3
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP CARCINOGEN: NO IARC MONOGRAPHS: NO OSHA REGULATED: YES
PRODUCT INGREDIENTS ARE AT OR LESS THAN de minimis LEVELS OR ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE
CARCINOGENS BY THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC), THE NATIONAL
TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP) OR BY THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA).
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
ASTHMA, OTHER RESPIRATORY DISORDERS (BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA, BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY),
SKIN ALLERGIES & ECZEMA.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
EYE: FLUSH WITH CLEAN, LUKEWARM WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE LIFTING EYELIDS. REFER TO
PHYSICIAN OR OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR IMMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
IMMEDIATELY. WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER. AFTER WASHING, COVER AFFECTED SKIN
WITH POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL(300-500 MOL WT) AND WASH AGAIN IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND WATER TO
THOROUGHLY REMOVE POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL AND RESIDUAL ISOCYANATE. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. FOR SEVERE EXPOSURES, GET UNDER SAFETY SHOWER AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
IRRITATION OR ALLERGIC DERMATITIS SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, OR IF GROSS EXPOSURE DEVELOPS. FOR
LESSER EXPOSURES, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHALATION: MOVE TO
FRESH AIR, ADMINISTER OXYGEN BY A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AS
NEEDED. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. ASTHMATIC-TYPE SYMPTOMS MAY DEVELOP AND MAY BE IMMEDIATE OR
DELAYED SEVERAL HOURS. TREATMENT IS ESSENTIALLY SYMPTOMATIC. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE 1 TO 2 CUPS MILK OR WATER. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP VICTIM'S HEAD BELOW
THE HIPS TO PREVENT BREATHING VOMITS INTO THE LUNGS. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN.
EYES- STAIN FOR EVIDENCE OF CORNEAL INJURY. IF CORNEA IS BURNED, INSTILL ANTIBIOTIC/
STEROID PREPARATION FREQUENTLY. WORKPLACE VAPORS COULD PRODUCE REVERSIBLE CORNEAL
EPITHELIAL EDEMA IMPAIRING VISION. SKIN- THIS COMPOUND IS A POTENT SKIN SENSITIZER. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY AS FOR CONTACT DERMATITIS OR THERMAL BURN.
INGESTION- TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. INDUCING
VOMITING IS CONTRAINDICATED BECAUSE OF THE IRRITATING NATURE OF THE COMPOUND.
INHALATION- TREATMENT IS ESSENTIALLY SYMPTOMATIC. AN INDIVIDUAL HAVING A DERMAL OR
PULMONARY SENSITIZATION REACTION TO THIS MATERIAL SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM ANY EXPOSURE TO
ISOCYANATE.
SECTION VII - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
=========== ============
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED
SMALL SPILLS:
CLEAR THE AREA OF UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL. INSURE A TRAINED RESPONSE TEAM IS IN
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. PREVENT FURTHER SPILLAGE AND CONTAIN THE SPILL
USING DIKES MADE OF SAND, EARTH OR SPILL PILLOWS. COVER THE SPILL AREA WITH A
NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL (E.G., ABSORBENT CLAY, EARTH, SAND) TO ABSORB
AS MUCH LIQUID AS POSSIBLE. SHOVEL THE ABSORBENT INTO OPEN TOP CONTAINERS. DO NOT FILL TO
THE TOP OR COVER THE CONTAINERS. PREPARE A DECONTAMINATING SOLUTION
AS FOLLOWS:
OPTION 1: CONSISTS OF A SOLUTION 90% WATER, 8% CONCENTRATED AMMONIA SOLUTION AND
2% LIQUID DETERGENT.
OPTION 2: CONSISTS OF A SOLUTION 90-95% WATER, 5-10% SODIUM CARBONATE AND 0.2-
0.5% LIQUID DETERGENT.
POUR THE LIQUID DECONTAMINANT LIBERALLY OVER THE REMAINING SPILL AREA AND SPREAD WITH A
BROOM OR SQUEEGEE TO INSURE CONTACT. LET STAND 10-15 MINUTES @25C(77F), LONGER AT LOWER
TEMPERATURES. THEN WASH DOWN THE AREA WITH PLENTY OF WATER. IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA, ADD
ENOUGH LIQUID DECONTAMINENT SOLUTION TO THE CONTAINERS WITH THE ABSORBED SPILL MATERIAL TO
OBTAIN AN APPROXIMATE 10:1 RATIO OF DECONTAMINATE SOLUTION TO SPILL MATERIAL. MIX THE
LIQUID-ABSORBENT SLURRY AND LET STAND FOR 12-24 HOURS. STIR PERIODICALLY, OR THE LIQUID-
ABSORBENT SLURRY MAY SOLIDIFY. LEAVE THE LIDS ON LOOSELY. AFTER DECONTAMINATION SOLUTION
HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE SPILLED MATERIAL FOR 24-48 HOURS, AND THE EVOLVED CARBON
DIOXIDE HAS VENTED AWAY, TIGHTEN DOWN THE LIDS AND DISPOSE OF THE MIXTURE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. TEST THE AREA FOR RESIDUAL ISOCYANATE VAPORS
BEFORE ALLOWING WORKERS TO RE-ENTER THE AREA. WHEN SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN RE-
ESTABLISHED, REMOVE AND DECONTAMINATE ALL EQUIPMENT USED. LARGE SPILLS:
CLEAR THE AREA OF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL. STAY UP-WIND TO AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. IF
INSIDE A BUILDING, SHUT DOWN THE HVAC SYSTEM AND VENTILATE THE AREA AS VAPORS ARE
HAZARDOUS AND TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF THE BUILDING. PREVENT ACCESS TO AREA. NOTIFY
THE APPROPRIATE STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. INSURE A TRAINED RESPONSE TEAM IS IN
APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. PREVENT FURTHER SPILLAGE. CONTAIN THE SPILL USING SAND
BAGS, SPILL PILLOWS, DIRT DIKES, ETC. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS MATERIAL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
ENTER DRAINS. THE REACTION WITH WATER CAN BE VIOLENT AND FORMS AN INSOLUBLE MATERIAL WHICH
MAY CAUSE BLOCKAGE. IF THIS MATERIAL DOES ENTER DRAINS, FLUSH WITH AMPLE QUANTITIES OF
WATER AND NOTIFY THE SEWER AUTHORITY IMMEDIATELY. ABSORB THE SPILL AND DECONTAMINATE THE
SPILL AREA AND ABSORBED MATERIAL AS IN SMALL SPILL ABOVE. WASH DOWN THE AREA ONE MORE TIME
WITH THE DECONTAMINATION SOLUTION. TEST THE ATMOSPHERE FOR RESIDUAL ISOCYANATE VAPORS
BEFORE ALLOWING OTHERS TO RE-ENTER THE AREA. WHEN SAFE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REESTABLISHED,
REMOVE AND DECONTAMINATE ALL EQUIPMENT USED.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
HTS 7120A Page: 4
SOLIDIFIED SPILLAGE:
WHERE SPILLS HAVE SOLIDIFIED, SANDBLASTING IS THE PREFERRED REMOVAL METHOD, PARTICULARLY
FOR ROAD SPILLS. WEAR SPECIAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR SANDBLASTING, ALONG WITH SELF-
CONTAINED BREATHING EQUIPMENT. CONTAMINATED SAND MUST BE COLLECTED FOR DECONTAMINATION AND
DISPOSAL.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD
DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED PRODUCT AND MATERIALS USED IN CLEANING UP SPILLS OR LEAKS IN A
MANNER APPROVED FOR THIS MATERIAL. CONSULT APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATORY
AGENCIES TO ASCERTAIN PROPER DISPOSAL PROCEDURES. EMPTY CONTAINERS WILL RETAIN PRODUCT
RESIDUE AND VAPORS AND ARE SUBJECT TO PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL, AS ABOVE.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING
STORE IN A COOL, DRY WELL VENTILATED AREA IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT MOISTURE
CONTAMINATION. UNUSED PRODUCT REMAINING IN OPENED CONTAINERS MUST BE PURGED WITH DRY
NITROGEN BEFORE RESEALING TO PREVENT CO2 PRESSURE BUILD-UP DUE TO MOISTURE CONTAMINATION.
IF MOISTURE OR WATER CONTAMINATION IS SUSPECTED, DO NOT RESEAL. OPEN SEALED DRUMS SLOWLY
TO RELEASE ANY PRESSURE DUE TO POSSIBLE CO2 PRESSURE BUILD-UP.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS
DO NOT PUNCTURE, CUT, GRIND, WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER OR DRILL ON OR NEAR THIS CONTAINER OR
OTHERWISE EXPOSE SUCH CONTAINER TO HEAT, FLAME, SPARKS, STATIC ELECTRICAL CHARGES,
ELECTRICITY OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION. THEY MAY EXPLODE AND/OR EMIT TOXIC VAPORS
RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD-UP IF
EXPOSED TO WATER OR MOISTURE OR EXTREME HEAT. CONTAINERS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN
EMPTIED, WILL RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE AND VAPORS. ALWAYS OBEY HAZARD WARNINGS AND HANDLE
EMPTY CONTAINERS AS IF THEY WERE FULL. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. AVOID
PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF VAPOR OR SPRAY MIST. USE ONLY IN A WELL VENTILATED
AREA. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
===================== SECTION VIII - CONTROL MEASURES ======================
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND AT THE WORK
SITE, MUST NOT EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION (NIOSH-MSHA). FOLLOW OSHA REGULATION 29 CFR 1910.134 FOR RESPIRATOR USE.
USE A RESPIRATOR THAT RESPIRATOR SUPPLIER HAS DEMONSTRATED TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR ISOCYANATE
VAPORS WHEN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED LIMITS. (THE HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES OF
BOTH PART A AND PART B MAY BE EXHIBITED WHEN COMBINED. AIR PURIFYING, CARTRIDGE TYPE,
RESPIRATORS ARE NOT APPROVED FOR PROTECTION FROM ISOCYANATES). WHERE OVER SPRAY IS
PRESENT, OR IF CONCENTRATION OF VAPORS IS UNKNOWN, OR HIGH CONCENTRATIONS ARE PRESENT,
FRESH AIR-LINE RESPIRATORS OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED.
VENTILATION
IF CURRENT VENTILATION PRACTICES DURING MIXING AND APPLICATION OPERATIONS ARE
NOT ADEQUATE TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE, USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION CAPABLE OF
MAINTAINING EMISSIONS AT THE POINT OF USE BELOW THE PEL OR TLV OR OTHER EXPOSURE
GUIDELINES, AS APPROPRIATE. VENTILATION RATES SHOULD BE MATCHED TO CONDITIONS. MECHANICAL
EXHAUST VENTILATION, WITH VOLUME AND PATTERN CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING A FRESH AIR SUPPLY,
MAY BE NECESSARY IN CONFINED SPACES. REFER TO OSHA STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.94 AND/OR ACGIH
INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION FOR GUIDANCE ABOUT ADEQUATE VENTILATION. TURN OFF HEATING AND/OR
AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATING BUILDING.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES
CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES DETERMINED TO BE IMPERVIOUS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF USE.
EYE PROTECTION
CHEMICAL GOGGLES. IF SPLASHING MAY OCCUR OR DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS WEAR A FACESHIELD,
UNLESS A FULL FACE PIECE RESPIRATOR IS USED. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES AS THEY MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE SEVERITY OF INJURY TO THE EYE FROM EXPOSURE TO LIQUID AND/OR VAPORS AND
SPRAY MIST.
WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES
WASH AT THE END OF EACH WORK SHIFT AND BEFORE EATING, SMOKING OR USING THE TOILET.
PROMPTLY REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE WEARING. DISCARD CONTAMINATED
LEATHER ARTICLES. EXAMINE PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND CLOTHING BEFORE USE. DISCARD UPON FINDING
EVIDENCE OF HOLES CRACKS OR LEAKS.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT
ADDITIONAL PROTECTION MAY CONSIST OF APRONS, ARM COVERS OR A FULL BODY SUIT. TESTING OF
SOME COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INDICATES THAT CLOTHING CONSTRUCTED OF
BUTYL RUBBER, NITRILE RUBBER, SARANEX COATED TYVEK AND SOME NEOPRENE GARMENTS HAVE
EXCELLENT RESISTANCE TO PERMEATION BY ISOCYANATES. CLOTHING CONSTRUCTED OF NEOPRENE/LATEX
RUBBER AND SOME PVC GARMENTS EXHIBITED LIMITED RESISTANCE TO PERMEATION BY ISOCYANATES.
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTED OF POLYETHYLENE, LATEX RUBBER, PVC OR POLYLAMINATED TYVEK SHOWED
LITTLE RESISTANCE TO PERMEATION BY ISOCYANATES. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD BE SELECTED AND
USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH "GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION OF CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING"
PUBLISHED BY ACGIH. (AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS).
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
HTS 7120A Page: 5
ADDITIONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION
STATUS OF SUBSTANCE LISTS: THE CONCENTRATIONS SHOWN IN SECTION II AND/OR IN THIS
SECTION, ARE MAXIMUM FOR CEILING LEVELS (WEIGHT %) TO BE USED FOR CALCULATIONS
FOR REGULATIONS.
FEDERAL EPA: COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY
ACT OF 1980 (CERCLA) REQUIRES NOTIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER OF
RELEASE OF QUANTITIES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE
REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQs) IN 40 CFR 302.4.
COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS PRODUCT AT A LEVEL THAT COULD REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER
THE STATUTE ARE:
DIPHENYLMETHANE-4,4-DIISOCYANATE CAS #101-68-8 RQ 5000#.
BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE CAS #85-68-7 RQ 100#.
1,3-BUTADIENE CAS#106-99-0 RQ10#.
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA) TITLE III.
REQUIRES EMERGENCY PLANNING BASED ON THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES (TPQs) AND
RELEASE REPORTING BASED ON REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQs) IN 40 CFR 355 (USED FOR
SARA 302, 304, 311 AND 312).
COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS PRODUCT AT A LEVEL THAT COULD REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER
THE STATUTE ARE:
DIPHENYLMETHANE-4,4-DIISOCYANATE CAS #101-68-8 RQ 5000#.
1,3-BUTADIENE CAS #106-99-0 RQ 10#.
BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE CAS #85-68-7 RQ 100#.
REQUIRES SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF RELEASE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS THAT APPEAR
IN 40 CFR 372 (FOR SARA 313). THIS INFORMATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN ALL MSDSs
THAT ARE COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THIS MATERIAL.
COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS PRODUCT AT A LEVEL THAT COULD REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER
THE STATUTE ARE: SEE SECTION II.
STATE RIGHT TO KNOW:
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
1,3-BUTADIENE, CAS#106-99-0. KNOWN BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE NAMED CHEMICALS, IF ANY, THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN TRACE
AMOUNTS OF SOME CHEMICALS CONSIDERED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO BE
CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS.
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) STATUS:
THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED OR ARE EXCLUDED FROM LISTING ON THE
U.S. TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INVENTORY.
THE REMAINING PERCENTAGE OF UNSPECIFIED INGREDIENTS, IF ANY, ARE NOT CONTAINED
IN ABOVE de minimis CONCENTRATIONS AND/OR ARE BELIEVED TO BE NON-HAZARDOUS UNDER
THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200), AND MAY CONSIST OF
PIGMENTS, FILLERS, DEFOAMERS, WETTING AGENTS, ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS, RESINS,
DRYERS, WATER AND/OR SOLVENTS IN VARYING CONCENTRATIONS.
SECTION IX - DISCLAIMER
========================= ==========================
Prepared by Hesterman Technical Services (306) 721-1339.
This information is furnished without warranty, expressed or implied, except
that it is accurate to the best knowledge of Hesterman Technical Services. The
data on this MSDS sheet relate only to the specific material designated herein.
Hesterman Technical Services assumed no legal responsibility for use or reliance
upon these data.
|