*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF EXPOSURE
    TO DUST OR FUME IS POSSIBLE.
Ventilation:LOCAL &/OR GENERAL EXHAUST SHOULD BE USED TO KEEP AIRBORNE
    CONTAMINANTS BELOW TLV'S.
Other Protective Equipment:BARRIER CREAMS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PREVENT
    DERMATITIS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    PRDCE TOX FUMES; HOWEVER, NO LETHAL EFT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED
    REGARDING HUMAN EXPOS. RATHER, INHAL OF SAID DECOMP FUMES CAN CAUSE
    TEMPO RARY INFLUENZA-LIKE SYMPS (DESCRIBED AS"POLYMER FUME FEVER"),
    (ING 3)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:AIRFLEX PRODUCT MODEL WCS
Preparer's Name:PAUL SHOWALTER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3 FUME
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3 FUME
Ingred Name:ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO-, POLYMER; (TEFLON). SPEC GRAV:2.2
Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:INCL FEVER, CHILLS, COUGH & MALAISE. SAID SYMPS
    DO NOT NORM OCCUR UNTIL AT LEAST 2 HRS AFTER EXPOS & (ING 4)
    TREATMENT. OBSERVATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT EFTS OF (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4:SAID EXPOSURE ARE NOT LASTING & ARE NOT CUMULATIVE.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WHILE THIS MATL PRESENTS NO
    SIGNIFICANT HLTH HAZ DURING NORM STOR, HNDLG & USE, EXPOS TO
    DUST/FUMES FROM THIS MATL CAN CAUSE IRRIT OF EYES &/OR RESP SYS, &
    CAN BE A SERIOUS HLTH HAZ & REQS THAT SPEC P RECS BE TAKEN.
    COPPER:A COMMON SYMP OF EXPOS IS METALLIC TASTE; LESS COMMON ARE
    DISCOLORATION OF SKIN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:& HAIR. INHAL OF FUME/DUST MAY CAUSE
    "METAL FUME FEVER" W/FLU-LIKE SYMPS SUCH AS NAUS & GI DISTRESS.
    COPPER DUST CAN IRRITATE UPPER RESP TRACT & MUC MEMB. TEFLON:NO TOX
    EFTS ARE KNOWN TO BE A SSOC W/INHAL/INGEST UNDER NORM CNDTNS, BUT
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS IN GENERAL,
    DERMATITIS & WILSON'S DISEASE (COPPER EXPOSURE).
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. IF
    IRRITATION D EVELOPS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGEST:OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IF QUANTITIES ARE INGESTED.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST MAY PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD IF
    FINELY DIVIDED, DISPERSED IN AIR & 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 GENERAL, NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS IN
    HANDLING & STORAGE ARE REQUIRIED.
Other Precautions:HOWEVER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES SHOULD BE
    OBSERVED TO PREVENT ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF DUST & CONTACT
    W/INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS STATED IN REACTIVITY
    SECTION.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE INGREDS
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SEE INGREDS
Vapor Pres:SEE INGRED
Spec Gravity:SEE INGREDS
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COPPER:STRONG OXIDIZERS, ACETYLENE GAS, CHLORINE & MAGNESIUM METAL.
    TEFLON:NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COPPER:COPPER FUME AT HIGH TEMP.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT & FOLLOW LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS FOR DISPOSAL OF SOLID, ENCAPSULATED OR POWDERED (WEAR
    DEBRIS-TYPICALLY DUST) WASTE CONTAINING SPECIFIED HAZARDOUS
    INGREDIENTS.
