*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    EQUIVALENT.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID VIGOROUS SHAKING OF BAGS. CLEAN CLOTHES
    WITH VACUUM HOSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:DIAFIL
Preparer's Name:S. LAUREN
CAGE:CRMIN
CAGE:CRMIN
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:DIATOMACEOUS SILICA (DIATOMITE), AMORPHOUS
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
    AND LUNGS MAY RESULT FROM ACCIDENTAL OR CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE TO THE
    DUST OF THIS PRODUCT, AS WITH ANY OTHER FINE POWDER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:ACCIDENTAL OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN COUGHING,
    WHEEZING AND IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS,
    EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER LUNG AND RESPIRATORY AILMENTS MAY BE AGGRAVATED
    BY EXPOSURE TO DUST.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYE:FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF COOL FRESH WATER FOR AT
    THROAT. (MATERIAL IS NON-TOXIC). SKIN:FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
    WATER. CALL  MD .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:MIST LIGHTLY WITH WATER, SWEEP UP AND TRANSFER
    TO CLOSED CONTAINER; OR VACUUM WITH EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH EFFECTIVE
    DUST FILTER. TRANSFER ANY BROKEN BAGS TO NEW BAGS WITHOUT EMPTYING.
Neutralizing Agent:
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE TECHNIQUES THAT MINIMIZE
    GENERATING DUST.
Other Precautions:WET DIATOMITE CAN MAKE A SMOOTH CONCRETE FLOOR VERY
    SLIPPERY.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:2.1 (H2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:FINE, OFF-WHITE POWDER. NO ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:BURY AS NON-TOXIC WASTE IN APPROVED LANDFILL.
    DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS .
