CERTAINTEED CORP -- UNIVERSAL BLANKET  -- 5640-00N009292
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:UNIVERSAL BLANKET
MSDS Date:03/25/1993
FSC:5640
NIIN:00N009292
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CERTAINTEED CORP
Box:860
City:VALLEY FORGE
State:PA
ZIP:19482-0101
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-341-7677; 215-341-7000
Emergency Phone Num:215-341-7677; 215-341-7000
CAGE:CERTA
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CERTAIN-TEED CORP
Address:750 E SWEDESFORD RD
Box:860
City:VALLEY FORGE
State:PA
ZIP:19482
Country:US
Phone:215-341-7806
CAGE:89638
Company Name:CERTAINTEED CORP
Box:860
City:VALLEY FORGE
State:PA
ZIP:19482
Phone:(215) 341-7000
CAGE:CERTA

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ING 11: EXPOS. SUCH RELATIONSHIP WOULD BE EXPECTED IF
    EXCESS IS RELATED TO ANY FACTORS IN WORK ENVIRON.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: WITH TYPE H FILTER (HEPA).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIBROUS GLASS; (FIBER GLASS).  BP: >2550F,>1399C.  SPEC
    GRAV: 2.5 (H*2O=1).  MP: 2550F,1399C.
RTECS #:LK3651000
Fraction by Wt: 58-97%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 (MFR)

Ingred Name:UREA EXTENDED PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE RESIN CURED; (UREA,
    POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE AND PHENOL (CURED))
CAS:25104-55-6
Fraction by Wt: 3-17%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:PARAFFIN; (CHLORINATED PARAFFINS)
CAS:8002-74-2
RTECS #:RV0350000
Fraction by Wt: 7%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3 (FUME)
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 (FUME)

Ingred Name:ACETIC ACID ETHENYL ESTER POLYMER WITH ETHENE
CAS:24937-78-8
Fraction by Wt: 11%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: OXYGEN CMPDS. VINYL FACINGS MAY THERMALLY DECOMPOSE
    AT ABOUT 260C(500F) & RELS HYDROGEN CHLORIDE. AWJ (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: JACKETING ON PIPE INSULATION WILL BEGIN TO THERMALLY
    DECOMPOSE AT ABOUT 175C-200C (350-400F) RELEASING (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE & AT ABOUT 300C-350C (576-660F)
    RELS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE. IN FIRE SITUATION, CARBON (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE,
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & SULFUR DIOXIDE MAY ALSO BE FORMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: IS OF LITTLE PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE." SM
    STUDY OF CANADIAN GLASS WOOL PLANT WORKERS REPORTED (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCR IN LUNG CANCER DEATHS.
    AUTHORS CONCLUDED INTERPRETATION OF INFO ON THIS (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: INCR WAS DFCLT SINCE THERE WAS NO RELATIONSHIP
    BETWEEN EXCESS LUNG CANCER & LENGTH OF TIME SINCE FIRST (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EXPOS TO FIBER GLASS MAY CAUSE
    TEMPORARY SKIN, EYE & UPPER RESP IRRIT. CHRONIC:IARC HAS REVIEWED
    RESEARCH ON HLTH EFTS OF FIBER GLASS. IN STUDIES WHERE LAB ANIMALS
    WERE FORCED TO INHALE FIBERS ( AT CONC > HUMAN EXPOS), NO EVID OF
    CANCER/RESP DISEASE. IN OTHER EXPERIMENTS IN WHICH GLASS WOOL
    FIBERS(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:GLASS WOOL: IARC GROUP 2B, VOL 43, P
    152, 1988.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:WERE ARTF INJECTED/SURGICALLY
    IMPLANTED IN ANIMAL LUNGS, TUMORS WERE PRDCED. SUCH PROCS BYPASSED
    NORM BODY DEFENSE MECHANISMS. EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDY OF 11,380 MAN-MADE
    VITREOUS WORKERS REVEALED  SM STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANT EXCESS IN
    RESP CANCER. AUTHORS OF STUDY STATED "12% EXCESS IN RESP CANCER
    MORTALITY (ING 9)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS WHICH MAY
    BE AGGRAVATED BY MECHANICAL IRRITANTS UPON INHALATION OR SKIN
    CONTACT.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. GET MED HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS.
    EYES: FLUSH WELL W/RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED HELP
    IF IRRIT PERSISTS. SKIN: CLEANSE W/SOAP & WATER. GET MED HELP IF
    IRRIT P ERSISTS. INGEST: CONSULT MD IF UNUSUAL REACTION IS NOTED.
    FIRES: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, ADMIN OXYGEN & GET MED HELP. INFO FOR
    MED PRACTITIONERS: SKIN IRRIT RESPONDS WELL TO MILD HYDROCORTISONE
    CREAM.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE THAT WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . TREAT AS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MATERIALS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FACINGS ON PROD MAY BURN. TAKE CARE TO
    NOT LEAVE FACING EXPOS WHEN WORKING CLOSE TO OPEN FLAME. PRODS CNTN
    CURED PHENOLIC-BASED BINDER. BINDER & KRAFT (SUPDAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLS: VACUUM DUST DEPOSITS. ACCIDENTAL OR
    UNPLANNED RELEASES: CLEAN AREA WITH VACUUM OR WET METHODS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE UNDER COVER TO PROTECT PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:AVOID SPREAD OF FIBER GLASS DUST. FOR ADDITIONAL
    PRODUCT SAFETY INFORMATION, INCLUDING DUST RESPIRATOR DATA AND
    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS), CALL 215-341-7677.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPS WHEN HNDLG &
    APPLYING FIBER GLASS INSULATION PRODS I/A/W FOLLOWING NIOSH-BASED
    EXPOS GUIDELINES: <10 TIMES NIOSH REL: 3M 8710 OR 3M 9900 (OR
    EQUIV). <50 TIMES NIOSH REL: M SA ULTRA TWIN FULL FACE RESP (ING
    13)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO CONTROL
    AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS BELOW EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR LONG SLEEVES, GLOVES & CAP.
Work Hygienic Practices:BATHE WITH SOAP & WARM WATER. WASH WORK CLOTHES
    SEPARATELY & RINSE AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR: KRAFT, ALUMINUM FOIL, VINYL/COMBINATION THEREOF. SOME
    PRODS MAY HAVE COATING. YELLOW. FAINT RESIN ODOR. EXPLO HAZ: FACING
    IN FIRE SITUATION MAY EMIT TOX FUMES & SMOKE CONTAINING CARBON DI
    OXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE & MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS OF HYDROCARB
    PARTICULATES, CARBON-HYDROGEN-NITROGEN & NITROGEN- (ING 5)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE ING 1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SEE ING 1
Spec Gravity:SEE ING 1
Solubility in Water:SMALL
Appearance and Odor:FIBERS ASSEMBLED INTO TUBES, BLANKETS/BOARDS. PRODS
    MAY BE FACED WITH (SUPDAT)

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:SCRAP MATERIAL SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN A
    SANITARY LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. WASTE IS NOT HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED BY RCRA (40 CFR
    261).

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