*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF EXPOSURE
    TO DUST OR FUME IS POSSIBLE.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND/OR GENERAL EXHAUST SHOULD BE USED TO KEEP
    AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW TLV'S.
Other Protective Equipment:BARRIER CREAMS MAY BE NEC TO PREV DERM.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:NOT LASTING & ARE NOT CUMULATIVE. WHILE THIS MATL
    PRESENTS NO SIGNIFICANT HLTH HAZ DURING NORM STOR, HNDLG & USES,
    EXPOS TO DUST/FUMES FROM THIS MATL CAN BE HEALTHY HAZ & FUMES
    (OTHER  THAN TEFLON) MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF EYES &/RESP SYS. HNDLG &
    STOR PREC:& CONTACT WITH IMCOMPATIBLE MATLS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:AIRFLEX PRODUCT MODEL HC
Preparer's Name:PAUL SHOWALTER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO-, POLYMER; (TEFLON). PEL/TLV AS
    NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO TOX EFTS ARE KNOWN TO BE ASSOC
    FURTHER DECOMP WHICH CAN PRDCE T OX FUMES; HOWEVER, NO LETHAL EFT
    HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED REGARDING HUMAN EXPOS. RATHER,INHAL OF DECOMP
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:FUMES CAN CAUSE TEMPORARY
    INFLUENZA-LIKE SYMP (DESCRIBED AS "POLYMER FUME FEVER"), INCLDG
    FEVER/CHILLS/COUGH & MALAISE. SYMP DO NOT NORM OCCUR UNTIL AT LEAST
    W/OUT MD TREATMENT. OBSERVATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT EFTS OF EXPOS
    ARE (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS IN GENERAL,
    AND DERMATITIS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER,
    IF IRR ITATION DEVELOPS, OBTAIN MD ATTEN. INGEST:OBTAIN MD
    ATTENTION IF QUANTITIES ARE INGESTED.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST MAY PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD IF
    FINELY DIVIDED, DISPERSED IN AIR, AND EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF
    IGNITION.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ANY RELEASE OR SPILL WHICH MAY INVOLVE DUST
    SHOULD BE VACUUMED OR WET-SWEPT TO AVOID GENERATING AIRBORNE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:IN GEN, NO SPECIAL PREC IN HANDLING &
    STORAGE ARE REQ. HOWEVER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES SHOULD BE
    OBSERVED TO PREV ANY ACCUM OF DUST, (SUPP DATA)
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:2.2
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID OR ENCAPSULATED FORM
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE FOR PRODS W/OUT TEFLON;PRODS
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:FOLLOW LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR
    DISPOSAL OF SOLID, ENCAPSULATED, OR POWDERED (WEAR DEBRIS-TYPICALLY
    DUST) WASTE CONTAINING SPECIFIED HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS.
