*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPRVD DUST MASK RESPIRATOR UNDER
    APPROP OSHA STDS & REGULATIONS. A COMBINATION OF BOTH PROPER VENT &
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION WOULD TEND TO ELIMINATE MOST RISKS.
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT LOCAL EXHAUST TO REDUCE THE DUST TO THE PEL.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSIA PPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . LONG
    SLEEVE SHIRTS AND PANTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER USING AND
    BEFORE EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Product Identification  *
CAGE:QUAKE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:PORTLAND CEMENT; (HYDRAULIC CEMENT).
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL:WET OR DRY CEMENT CAN
    IRRITATE UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. CEMENT DUST CAN CAUSE INFLAMM OF
    NOSE TISSUE. SKIN & EYE CONT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CAN CAUSE IRRIT
    OF EYES. WET CEMENT CAN DRY S KIN & CAUSE ALKALI BURNS.
    HYPERSENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS MAY DEVELOP ALLERGIC DERMATITIS FROM
    HEXAVALENT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CHROMIUM. SKIN ABSORP: NOT LIKELY.
    INGEST: NOT LIKELY FORM OF EXPOSURE. LOW TOXICITY. IF SUBSTANTIAL
    QUANTITIES ARE INGESTED, SEEK MED ATTN. CEMENT DUST CAN CAUSE
    INFLAMM OF LINING TISSUE OF  INTERIOR OF NOSE & INFLAMMATION OF
    CORNEA. WET CEMENT CAN CAUSE BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. CALL PHYS IF NECESSARY.
    INGEST: CALL PHYS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON. INHAL: RE MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    CALL PHYS.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE KNOWN.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:USE DUSTLESS METHODS, DO NOT DRY SWEEP. PLACE
    IN CLOSED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT. DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL EPA
    REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE DUSTLESS SYS FOR HNDLG, STORAGE &
    CLEANUP SO THAT AIRBORNE DUST DOES NOT EXCEED PEL. KEEP DRY AND
    AVOID WIND AND SPILLING.
Other Precautions:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION & DUST COLLECTION. WASH
    CLOTHING WHICH HAS BECOME DUSTY. DO NOT BEAT THE DUST FROM THE
    CLOTHING.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK GRAY SANDY POWDER WITH NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO SPECIFIC INCOMPATABILITIES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL EPA REGULATIONS.
