*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:RESP SELECTION MUST BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD. FOR
    F/CC/UNKNOWN CONC:FULL FACE  SUPPLIED-AIR RESP.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOC EXHST/PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET PELS. VENT
    FOUNTAIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT:STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CTL WATER FOR LATER DISP. AVOID BRTHG HAZ
    VAPS, KEEP UPWIND. EFT OF OVEREXP:4-9 YRS, BUT ONSET IS TYP DELAYED
    DURING CHILDHOOD. INIT SYMP IS PROGRESS EXERTIONAL DYSPNEA,
    FOLLOWED BY DRY COUGH & EXPECTORATION, CHEST PAIN,(ING 8)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ASBESTOS
CAGE:0G9K0
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
    BE CAUSE FOR HIGH INCIDENCE OF STOM CANCER IN JAPAN.
    TO PVNT ASPIR. NO SPEC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:AIRBORNE CONCS OF ASBESTOS FIBERS IN EXCESS
    IMPERMEABLE CONTAINERS.
Ingred Name:ASBESTOS (FORMS MAY INCLUDE INGS 2 - 7)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:ASBESTOS, ACTINOLITE
OSHA PEL:2 FIBERS/CC
ACGIH TLV:2 FIBERS/CC
Ingred Name:ASBESTOS, AMOSITE
OSHA PEL:0.2 FIBERS/CC
ACGIH TLV:0.5 FIBER/CC
Ingred Name:ASBESTOS, ANTOPHYLITE
OSHA PEL:2 FIBERS/CC
ACGIH TLV:2 FIBERS/CC
Ingred Name:ASBESTOS, CHRYSOTILE
OSHA PEL:0.2 FIBERS/CC
ACGIH TLV:2 FIBERS/CC
Ingred Name:ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE
OSHA PEL:0.2 FIBERS/CC
ACGIH TLV:0.2 FIBER/CC
Ingred Name:ASBESTOS, TREMOLITE
OSHA PEL:2 FIBERS/CC
ACGIH TLV:2 FIBERS/CC
Ingred Name:SUPDAT:DECR VITAL CAPACITY, TACHYPNEA, PERSIST DRY RALES,
    CYANOSIS, ANOREXIA, MALAISE, WEAK, BKACH, WT LOSS & COR(ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:PULMONALE.CLUBBING OF FINGERS/TOES HAS BEEN
    REPORTED.SECONDARY LUNG INFECTION MAY OCCUR.RADIOLOGIC STUDIES(ING
Ingred Name:ING 9:MAY SHOW DIFFUSE INCR IN LUNG DENSITY, PLEURAL
    ESOPHAGUS/STOM/COLON/RECTUM)CANCER.MESOTHELIAL TUMORS ARE CHARACT
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUST MAY BE IRRIT, PRDCG
    SEV COUGH/CHEST PAIN.STUDIES W/RATS INDICATE LUNG
    TUMORS/MESOTHELIOMAS HAVE OCCURED W/EXPOS AS SHORT AS 1 DAY.
    SKIN:DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE IRRIT.FIBERS MAY PENET SK IN & RSLT IN
    "ASBESTOS CORNS", DUE TO THICKENING AROUND IMPLANTED FIBER.THESE
    USUALLY OCCUR ON HANDS & (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
    OSHA REGULATED.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:FOREARMS, DO NOT LEAD TO TUMORS, ARE
    OF MINOR HLTH SIGNIFICANCE & DISAPPEAR ON REMOVAL OF FIBERS.
    EYE:DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS DUE TO MECH ACTION.
    INGEST:MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT. CHRO NIC:INHAL:RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY
    CAUSE ASBESTOSIS, INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS OF LUNG TISS WHICH MAY
    DEVEL FULLY W/IN (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & @ REST. TREAT SYMP &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED.
    WASH  AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL
    W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK.DO NOT
    SCATTER SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS WATER(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL:ADEQ WET/MIX W/WATER TO FORM
    SLURRY. SEAL MATL IN LEAK-TIGHT CNTNR WHILE WET. LBL CNTNRS AS
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN
    STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF
    EPA. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. ASBESTOS SHALL BE
    HANDLED, MIXED, APPLIED, REMOVED, CUT, SCORED OR OTHERWISE WORKED
    IN WET STATE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT EMISSION OF AIRBORNE FIBERS IN
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:2.4-3.3
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:FIBERS/FILAMENTS WHICH MAY BE WHITE, BLUE, BROWN,
    GRAY, GREEN/YELLOW IN COLOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE: MAY BE ATTACKED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    TOXIC &/OR HAZARDOUS GASES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN DISP. FOR
    ASSIST, CONT EPA. ASBESTOS WASTE, SCRAP, DEBRIS, BAGS, CNTNRS,
    EQUIP & ASBESTOS-CONTAM CLTHG, CONSIGNED FOR DISP, WHICH MAY PRDCE
    IN ANY REAS FORESEEABLE  USE, HNDLG, STOR, PROCESSING, DISP/TRANS
