DUPONT                         -- KEVLAR BRAND FIBER

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MSDS Safety Information

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MSDS Date: 11/19/1999

MSDS Num: CKSQM

Product ID: KEVLAR BRAND FIBER

MFN: 01

Responsible Party

Cage: TO822

Name: DUPONT

Address: 1007 MARKET STREET

City: WILMINGTON DE 19898

Info Phone Number: 1-800-441-3637; 800-453-8527

Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300

Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: SP1889

Preparer's Name: EDMUND MERRIMAN

Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300

Review Ind: Y

Published: Y

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Contractor Summary

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Cage: TO822

Name: DUPONT

Address: 1007 MARKET STREET

City: WILMINGTON DE 19898

Phone: 1-800-441-3637; 800-453-8527

Cage: TO979

Name: DUPONT ADVANCED FIBERS SYSTEMS

Box: 27001

City: RICHMOND VA 23261

Phone: 800-453-8527

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Ingredients

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Cas: 26125-61-1

Name: POLY(TEREPHTHALOYLCHLORIDE/P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE) (PARA-ARAMID POLYMER)

> Wt: 89.

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Cas: 7732-18-5

RTECS #: ZC0110000

Name: WATER, ABSORBED

% low Wt: 0.

% high Wt: 7.

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Name: PULP WET-LAP

% low Wt: 35.

% high Wt: 70.

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Cas: 7757-82-6

RTECS #: WE1650000

Name: SODIUM SULFATE IN KAVLAR PULP

< Wt: .1

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Name: SODIUM SULFATE IN OTHER FORMS

< Wt: 2.

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Name: FINISH

< Wt: 2.

< Wt: 2.

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Health Hazards Data

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Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO

IARC: NO

OSHA: NO

Effects of Exposure: EYE: FIBER FLY & DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN:

  CONTINUAL RUBBING OF FIBERS & FIBER PIECES ON THE SKIN MAY CAUSE

  IRRITATION. INGESTION: KEVLAR IS NONTOXIC WHEN EATEN. INHALATION: KEVLAR IS

  TOO BIG TO INHALE INTO THE LUNGS, BUT FIBER DUST & FLY FROM PROCESSING

  MAY BE BREATHED INTO THE NOSE & THROAT. WORKING UNPROTECTED IN DUSTY

  CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION & COLD-LIKE SYMPTO MS.

  CHRONIC: PROCESSING KEVLAR OR MACHINING MATERIALS CONTAINING KEVLAR MAY

  CREATE FIBER DUST IN THE AIR SMALL ENOUGH TO BE BREATHED INTO THE LUNGS.

  BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST FOR LONG PERI ODS MAY CAUSE LUNG

  INJURY.

Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS MATERIAL

  AT CONCENTRATIONS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1% ARE LISTED BY AIRC, NTP,

  OSHA, OR ACGIH AS A CARCINOGEN.

Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: EYE: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION.

  INHALATION: UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND COLD-LIKE SYMPTOMS.

First Aid: EYE: IN CASE OF CONTACT IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER

  FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS OR DEVELOPS.

  INHALATION: IF LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUMES, DUST OR FIBERS ARE INHALED, REMOVE TO

  FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN & CALL PHYSICIAN. IF

  PERSISTENT COUGH OR OTHER SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH

  WITH SOAP & WATER. USE HAND CREAMS TO SOOTH & MOISTEN IRRITATED

  SKIN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS AFTER CONTACT STOPS.

  INGESTION: IN CASE OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISTRESS FOLLOWING ACCIDENTAL

  INGESTION, CALL PHYSIC IAN.

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Handling and Disposal

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Spill Release Procedures: WASH, SHOVEL OR MOP UP AND PLACE IN SOLID WASTE

  CONTAINERS. FIBER IS NOT BIODEGRADABLE; DO NOT FLUSH TO DRAINS. CLEAN UP

  DUSTS AND PULP WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR(HEPA) FILTERED VACUUM

  EQUIP MENT, OR BY WET CLEANING. AVOID THE USE OF DRY SWEEPING OR AIR JET

  BLOWING OF FIBERS AND DUST, WHICH CAN RE-SUSPEND RESPIRABLE DUST IN THE AIR.

Waste Disposal Methods: KEVLAR FIBER IS NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE AS DEFINED BY

  REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT(RCRA).

  WASTE MATERIALS OF KEVLAR MAY BE TREATED, STORED, TRANSPORTED AND DISPOSE D

  OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DISPOSAL OF

  OTHER COMMON OR NON-RC RA REGULATED WASTE MATERIALS.

Handling And Storage Precautions: DO NOT TOUCH MOVING THREADLINES OF KEVLAR

  FIBER. ENTAGLEMENT WITH THIS HIGH STRENGTH FIBER CAN SEVERELY CUT OR EVEN

  SEVER FINGERS. KEVLAR IS DEGRADED BY ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT. DO NOT STORE IN

  DIRECT SUN L IGHT. FLUORESCENT LIGHTING WILL CAUSE DISCOLORATION, BUT WILL

  NOT AFFECT FIBER MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Other Precautions: USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID DUST GENERATION.

  DO NOT CONSUME FOOD, DRINK OR TOBACCO IN AREAS WHERE THEY MAY BECOME

  CONTAMINATED WITH THIS MATERIAL.

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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information

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Extinguishing Media: WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2).

Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. KEEP

  PERSONNEL REMOVED AND UPWIND OF FIRE. WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FULL

  BUNKER GEAR).

Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: KEVLAR FIBER DUST DOES NOT PRESENT AN EXPLOSION

  HAZARD.

  HAZARD.

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Control Measures

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Respiratory Protection: RESPIRATOR USE MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD

  29 CFR 1910.134( THE RESPIRATOR STANDARD). AN AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR WITH A

  DUST/MIST/FUME CARTRIDGE OR CANISTER MAY BE USED UNDER CIRCUMSTANC ES MEETING

  RESPIRATOR STANDARD. DISPOSABLE DUST MASKS EQUIVALENT TO 3M MODEL N95 8210

  MAY ALSO BE USED.

Ventilation: IF FUMES, FIBER FLY OR DUSTS ARE GENERATED, USE ENGINEERING

  CONTROLS (WHERE TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE) WHENEVER NECESSARY TO CONTROL EXPOSURES

  BELOW LIMITS.

Protective Gloves: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND SLEEVES.

Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSESOR COVERALL GOGGLES.

Other Protective Equipment: ISOLATION, ENCLOSURES, EXHAUSTS AND VENTILATION,

  WETTING AND DUST COLLECTION SYSTEMS MAY BE USED. USE NON-GREASY MOISTURIZING

  SKIN CREAM TO PREVENT DRYING.

Work Hygienic Practices: WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.

Supplemental Safety and Health: *DRY AND WET KEVLAR PULP IS PACKAGED IN

  MOSITURE-PROOF BAGS/BALES TO PREVENT DRYING TO LESS THAN 4% MOISTURE AND

  POSSIBLE PICKUP OF ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE. IF PACKAGE IS PUNCTURED,

  RE-MOISTURIZE PULP T O AT LEAST 4% MOSITURE BEFORE USING.

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Physical/Chemical Properties

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HCC: N1

M.P/F.P Text: DOES NOT MELT

Spec Gravity: 1.45G/CC

Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE

Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS, GOLDEN, SOLID: YARN, FELT, FABRIC, PAPER, PULP,

  FLOC, STAPLES

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Reactivity Data

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Stability Indicator: YES

Materials To Avoid: NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.

Hazardous Decomposition Products: FIBER DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE >400C. AT

  LOWER TEMPERATURES FINISH MAY BOIL OFF AS A FUME, WHICH SHOULD BE VENTED.

Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO

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Toxicological Information

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Toxicological Information: EYE EFFECTS: KEVLAR IS UNTESTED FOR EYE INJURY. SKIN

  EFFECTS: KEVLAR FIBER IS NOT A SKIN IRRITANT OR A SKIN SENSITIZER IN ANIMALS.

  SKIN SENSITIZTION HAS NOT BEEN OBSERVED IN HUMAN SKIN PATCH TESTS OR IN

  INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE. ACUTE ORAL EFFECTS: KEVLAR POLYMER HAS VERY LOW

  TOXICITY BY INGESTION. ORAL ALD > 7500 MG/KG IN RATS. ACUTE INHALATION

  EFFECTS: INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE SHOWS THE INHALATION OF KEVLAR FIBROUS DUST

  & FLY MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF NOSE

  & THROAT.CHRONIC INHALATION EFFECTS: A 2 YEAR INHALATION STUDY PRODUCED

  PULMONARY FIBROSIS AT 25, 100 & 400 F/ CC.

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Ecological Information

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Ecological: KEVLAR FIBERS ARE NON-BIO-DEGRADABLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT & DO

  NOT LEACH MATERIAL TOXIC TO FLORA OR FAUNA. FINISHES & ADDITIVES USED

  WITH KEVLAR ARE TESTED FOR THEIR POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON MANUFACTURING W

  ASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. BIOCOMPATIBILITY & AQUATIC TOXICITY TESTS

  GIVE THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: FINISHES DO NOT APPEAR TO BE INHIBITORY OR TOXIC

  TO MICROBES COMMONLY FOUND IN BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT S YSTEMS. BIODEGRADATION

  & NORMAL ANTI-FOAM TREATMENTS SHOULD CONTROL FOAMING. DEGRADATION OF

  & NORMAL ANTI-FOAM TREATMENTS SHOULD CONTROL FOAMING. DEGRADATION OF

  SCOURED FINISHES SHOULD NOT RESULT IN INCREASED EFFLUENT TOXICITY. MOST

  FINISHES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY OR COMPLE TELY BIODEGRADABLE, BUT A FEW ARE NOT.

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MSDS Transport Information

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Transport Information: NOT REGULATED.

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Regulatory Information

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Sara Title III Information: SECTION 313: NOT REPORTABLE.

Federal Regulatory Information: TSCA: KEVLAR FIBER PRODUCTS ARE LISTED ON THE

  TSCA INVENTORY. CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990: KEVLAR FIBER PRODUCTS AND

  THEIR PACKAGING DO NOT CONTAIN NOR ARE THEY MANUFACTURED WITH ANY OF THE

  OZONE -DEPLETING SUBSTANCES LITEDD IN EITHER XLASS I (CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS,

  HALONS, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE AND METHYL CHLOROFORM OR CLASS II

  (HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS). FDA: SOME BUT NOT ALL, KEVLAR FIBER PROD UCTS ARE

  APPROVED FOR USE AS ARTICLES OR COMPONENTS OF ARTICLES INTENDED FOR REPEATED

  CONTACT WITH F OOD (CFR 21 PART 177.1732, 4/92 EDITION).

State Regulatory Information: CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC

  ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986 (PROPOSITION 65): KEVLAR FIBER CONTAINS NONE OF THE

  SUBSTANCES KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER OR REPRODUCTIVE

  TOXICIT Y. PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS: KEVLAR FIBER IS

  CONSIDERED AN ARTICLE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE

  PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS.

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Other Information

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Other Information: CANADA: KEVLAR IS NOT WHIMIS CONTROLLED. THIS MATERIAL IS

  NOT TDG REGULATED. NFPA RATINGS: HEALTH-0, FLAMMABILITY-1, REACTIVITY-0. NPCA

  RATINGS: HEALTH-0 * (CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS), FLAMMABILITY-1, RE ACTIVITY-0.

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Transportation Information

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Responsible Party Cage: TO822

Trans ID NO: 154525

Product ID: KEVLAR BRAND FIBER

MSDS Prepared Date: 11/19/1999

Review Date: 08/24/2000

MFN: 1

Net Unit Weight: UNKNOWN

Multiple KIT Number: 0

Unit Of Issue: CY

Type Of Container: CYLINDER

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Detail DOT Information

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DOT PSN Code: ZZZ

DOT Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

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Detail IMO Information

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IMO PSN Code: ZZZ

IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

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Detail IATA Information

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IATA PSN Code: ZZZ

IATA Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

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Detail AFI Information

Detail AFI Information

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AFI PSN Code: ZZZ

AFI Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

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HAZCOM Label

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Product ID: KEVLAR BRAND FIBER

Cage: TO822

Assigned IND: Y

Company Name: DUPONT

Street: 1007 MARKET STREET

City: WILMINGTON DE

Zipcode: 19898

Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Date Of Label Review: 08/24/2000

Status Code: A

Origination Code: F

Eye Protection IND: NO

Skin Protection IND: NO

Signal Word: NONE

Respiratory Protection IND: NO

Health Hazard: None

Contact Hazard: None

Fire Hazard: None

Reactivity Hazard: None

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