*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF LOCAL EXHAUST
    VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP FORMALDEHYDE CONCENTRATION BELOW 1 PPM.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE COTTON SHIRT & LONG PANTS IF
    HANDLING MOLTEN POLYMER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:J.B. ARMITAGE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ADDITIVES:ANTIOXIDANTS, LUBRICANTS & STABILIZERS.
Ingred Name:POLYOXYMETHYLENE, POLYACETAL
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INGEST:NOT A PROBABLE ROUTE OF
    EXPOSURE. SKIN:NOT TOXIC. HOT POLYMER WILL CAUSE THERMAL BURNS.
    EYE:MECHANICAL IRRITATION. INHAL:FORMALDEHYDE IS HIGHLY IRRITATING
    TO EYES & UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRO NIC:FORMALDEHYDE RELEASED IN SMALL
    QUANTITY DURING MELT PROCESSING IS CLASSIFIED AS ANIMAL CARCINOGEN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING DISEASES OF
    LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE
    EXPOSURE TO FORMALDEHYDE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CALL MD IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST.
    SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN:IF MOLTEN POLYMER CONTACTS SKIN, COOL
    RAPIDLY W/COLD WATER. DO  NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN.GET
    MD FOR THERMAL BURN. INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . PROTECTION FROM FUMES OF FORMALDEHYDE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:BURNS W/COLORLESS FLAME. DELRIN DUST
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO PREVENT SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DRY STORAGE. KEEP CNTNRS CLOSED TO
    PREVENT CONTAM. OPEN CNTNRS ONLY IN WELL-VENT AREA. READ "SAFETY
    PRECAUTIONS TO OBSERVE WHEN HANDLING (SUPP DATA)
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:GRANULES OR POWDER, SLIGHT FORMALDEHYDE ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
STRONG ACIDS AND BASES (DECOMPOSES FORMING FORMALDEHYDE). STRONG
    OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO. FORMALDEHYDE IS CLASSIFIED AS
    ANIMAL CARCINOGEN & HAS OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOS LIM OF 1 PPM (8-HR
    TWA), & (SUPP DATA)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATION OR LANDFILL IN COMPLIANCE
    W/FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
