Control Measures 
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Product ID: FIBERFRAX ROPES
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Contractor Summary 
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Ingredients 
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Other REC Limits: 0.5 FIBER/CC8H TWA
OSHA PEL: NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH TLV: NONE ESTABLISHED
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Other REC Limits: NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH TLV: 1 FIBER/CC, 5 MG/M3
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% low Wt: 2.
% high Wt: 4.
Other REC Limits: NONE ESTABLISHED
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: YES
IARC: YES
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: WARNING! POSSIBLE CANCER HAZARD BY
  INHALATION. MAY CAUSE SKIN, EYE, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. MAY BE
  HARMFUL IF INHALED. HAZARD DEPENDS ON DURATION AND LEVEL OF EXPOSURE.  
  POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: TARGET ORGANS: SKIN, EYES, AND LUNGS. INHALATION:
  IF INHALED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY, MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
  SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SCRATCHINESS OF THE NOSE OR  THROAT, COUGH OR CHEST
  DISCOMFORT. EYE CONTACT: SLIGHTLY TO MODERATELY IRRITATING. FIBERS MAY BE
  ABRASIVE; PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE EYE.
  SKIN CONTACT: SLIGHTLY TO  (SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
  PREPARED BY NTP CLASSIFIED RESPIRABLE RCF & GLASSWOOL AS SUBSTANCES
  REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGENS. IARC HAS CLASSIFIED CERAMIC FIBER,
  FIBROUS  GLASSWOOL & MINERAL WOOL (ROCKWOOD & SLAGWOOL) AS POSSIBLE
  HUMAN CARCINOGENS (GROUP 2B) BASED ON SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF CARCINOGENICITY
  IN (TRANSPORT INFO)
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE & CHRONIC (CONT):
  MODERATELY IRRITATING. EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION, RASH
  OR ITCHING. INGESTION: IF INGESTED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY, MAY CAUSE GI
  DISTURBANCES . SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN. CHRONIC
  EFFECTS: STUDIES TO DATE, INVOLVING OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED WORKERS, HAVE NOT
  INDENTIFIED ANY INCREASED INCIDENCE OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE . LONG-TERM,
  HIGH-DOSE EXPOSURE TO SPECIALLY-SIZED, RODENT RESPIRABLE FIBER HAS RESULTED
  IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIBROSIS, LUNG CANCER & MESOTHELIOMA IN RATS AND
  HAMSTERS. SEE (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO & OTHE R INFO) SECTIONS FOR MORE
  INFORMATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING
  DERMATITIS, ASTHMA OR CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE;
  INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ATOPIC (WITH A HISTORY OF ALLERGIES) MAY (NEUTRALIZING
  AGENT)
First Aid: INHALATION: IF RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION OCCURS, RELOCATE
  INDIVIDUAL TO A DUST FREE ENVIRONMENT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
  PERSISTS. SEE (CONTROL MEASURES) SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL MEASURES  TO REDUCE
  OR ELIMINATE EXPOSURE. EYE CONTACT: IF EYES BECOME IRRITATED, FLUSH
  EYELIDS SHOULD BE HELD AWAY FROM THE EYEBALL TO  ENSURE THOROUGH RINSING. DO
  NOT RUB EYES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT: IF
  SKIN BECOMES IRRITATED, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. DO NOT RUB OR SCRATCH
  EXPOSED SKIN. WASH  AREA OF CONTACT (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO)
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: USE VACUUM SUCTION WITH HEPA FILTERS TO CLEAN UP
  SPILLED MATERIAL. USE WET SWEEPING OR A DUST SUPPRESSANT WHERE SWEEPING IN
  NECESSARY.  WASTE DISPOSAL (CONT): REQUIREMENTS. UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIO
  NS, IT IS THE WASTE GENERATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROPERLY CHARACTERIZE A
  WASTE MATERIAL, TO DETERMINE IF IT IS A HAZARDOUS WASTE. EMPTY CONTAINERS:
  PRODUCT PACKAGING MAY CONTAIN RESIDUE. DO NOT REUSE
Neutralizing Agent: N/P.      MEDICAL COND AGGRAVATED BY EXPOS (CONT):
  EXPERIENCE GREATER AMOUNTS OF SKIN & RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL: ALUMINOSILICATE FIBER IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A
  REGIONAL, STATE OR PROVINCIAL REGULATIONS FOR APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS F OR
  DISPOSAL. ANY PROCESSING, USE, ALTERATION OR CHEMICAL ADDITIION TO THE
  PRODUCT, AS PURCHASED, MAY  ALTER THE DISPOSAL (SPILL RELEASE PROCEDURES)
Handling And Storage Precautions: HANDLE CERAMIC FIBER WITH CAUTION. MINIMIZE
  AIRBORNE DUSTS BY AVOIDING UNNECESSARY DISTURBANCE OF MATERIALS.  PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERTURED INCREASES RELATIVE FRIABILITY OF ALUMINOSILICATE
  FI BERS. REMOVAL AND CLEAN UP OF AFTER SERVICE PRODUCT MAY RESULT IN EXPOSURE
  TO A (OTHER PRECAUTIONS)
Other Precautions: HANDLING AND STORAGE PRECAUTIONS (CONT): MIXTURE OF
  CRYSTALLINE PHASE SILICA AND VITREOUS ALUMINOSILICATE FIBER (SEE (OTHER
  INFORMATION) SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS). DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCT'S USE, OTHE
  R CONTAMINENTS MAY ALSO BE PRESENT. DURING REMOVAL, THE EXPOSED MATERIAL
  SHOULD BE FREQUENTLY MISTED  (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Flash Point Text: NONE.
Autoignition Temp Text: NONE.
Extinguishing Media: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING
  FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: SEE "EXTINGUISHING MEDIA" ABOVE.  FIRFIGHTERS SHOULD
  WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE
  EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE.NFPA UNUSUAL HAZARDS: NONE. NFPA:
  HEALTH - 1, FLAMMABILITY - 0, REACTIVITY - 0, SPECIAL HAZARDS - N/P.  
  FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: N.APP. UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: N.APP.
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Respiratory Protection: WHEN ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS ARE
  INSUFFICIENT, USE OF APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, PURSUANT TO
  NOT E STABLISHED A SPECIFIC PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL) FOR RCF.
  EVALUATION OF WORKPLACE HAZARDS & IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE
  REPSIRATORY (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO)
Ventilation: DUST SUPPRESSING CONTROL TECHNIQUES SUCH AS LOCAL EXHAUST
  VENTILATION, POINT OF GENERATION DUST COLLECTION, DOWN DRAFT WORK
  (SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
  IRRITATION.
  TO (OTHER INFO)
Other Protective Equipment: WEAR HEAD COVERINGS AND FULL BODY CLOTHING AS
  NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN IRRITATION. WASHABLE OR DISPOSABLE CLOTHING MAY BE
  USED. IF POSSIBLE, DO NOT TAKE UNWASHED CLOTHING HOME. (WORK HYGENIC
  PRACTICE)
Work Hygienic Practices: OTHER PROTECT EQUIP (CONT): IF POSSIBLE, DO NOT TAKE
  UNWASHED CLOTHING HOME. WORK CLOTHES SHOULD BE WASHED SEPARATELY FROM OTHER
  CLOTHING & WASHING MACHINE RINSED THOROUGHLY FOLLOWING USE. (OTHER INFO)
Supplemental Safety and Health: VENTILATION (CONT): STATIONS, EMISSION
  CONTROLING TOOL DESIGNS, AND MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ARE EFFECTIVE MEANS
  OF MINIMIZING AIRBORNE FIBER EMISSIONS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT
  (OTHER INFORMATION) SECTION).
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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B.P. Text: N.APP.
Vapor Pres: N. APP.
Vapor Density: N. APP.
PH: N. APP.
Solubility in Water: N. APP.
Appearance and Odor: WHITE, ODORLESS FIBROUS ROPE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N. APP.
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE.
Materials To Avoid: SOLUBLE IN HYDROFLUORIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, AND
  CONCENTRATED ALKALI.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information 
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Toxicological Information: CONTACT NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER FOR
  TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION (FP N).    FIRST AID (CONT): THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP
  AND WATER. USING A SKIN CREAM OR LOTION AFTER WASHING MAY BE HELPFUL. 
  INGESTIO N: IF GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION OCCURE, RELOCATE INDIVIDUAL TO A
  DUST FREE ENVIRONMENT. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST.  NOTES TO
  PHYSICIANS: SKIN AND RESPIRATORY EFFECTS ARE THE RESULT  OF MECHANICAL
  IRRITATION; FIBER EXPOSURE DOES NOT RESULT IN ALLERGIC MANIFESTATIONS.   
  RESPIRATORY PROT (CONT): PROTECTION IS BEST PERFORMED ON A CASE BY CASE
  BASIS, BY A QUALIFIED INDUSTRIAL HYGIENI ST. CONTACT NEHC FOR ADDITIONAL
  INFO.
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Ecological Information 
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Ecological: ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE.  DISTRIBUTION: NO
  DATA AVAILABLE.  CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE.OTHER
  PRECAUTIONS (CONT): MISTED WITH WATER TO MINIMIZE AIRBORN E DUST. A
  SURFACTANT MAY BE ADDED TO THE WATER TO IMPROVE THE WETTING PROCESS. USE ONLY
  ENOUGH WATER TO WET THE INSULATION. DO NOT ALLOW WATER TO ACCUMULATE ON
  FLOORS.  CLEAN UP: DUST SUPRESSING CLEAN ING METHODS SUCH AS WET SWEEPING OF
  VACUUMING SHOULD BE USED TO CLEAN THE WORK AREA. IF VACUUMING IS USED, THE
  VACUUM MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HEPA FILTER. COMPRESSED AIR OR DRY SWEEPING
  SHOULD NOT BE  USED FOR CLEANING. DUST (TRANSPORT INFO)
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Regulatory Information 
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  HAZARD. TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SARA
  CONTAINS REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER & IS SUBJECT TO EPA TSCA SE CTION 5(E)
  REQUIREMENTS. MONITORING OF AIRBORNE WORKPLACE FIBER CONCENTRATIONS IS BEING
  CONDUCTED UNDER CONSENT ORDER. CONTACT  UNIFRAX CORP. FOR MORE INFO (STATE
  REGS)
Federal Regulatory Information: CERCLA REGULATED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NONE.
  PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THIS PRODUCT, ARE COMPOSED OF RCF WITH AN AVERAGE
  DIAMETER  GREATER THAN 1 MICRON & THEREFORE ARE NOT CONSIDERED CERCLA
  TSCA INVENTORY. REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A CAS
  NUMBER;HOWEVER, IT IS  A SIMPLE MIXTURE & NOT REQUIRED TO BE LISTED ON
  TSCA INVENTORY. THE COMPONENTS OF RCF ARE LISTED ON THE INVENTORY. THIS
  PRODUCT (SARA III)
  COMMUNITY  RIGHT TO KNOW ACT: NO CHEMICALS LISTED. PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW
  LAW: NO CHEMICALS LISTED.  STATE REGS (CONT): INTERNATIONAL REGS:
  CANADIAN W CATEGORIES: OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS. CANADIAN ENVIR ONMENTAL
  PROTECTION ACT (CEPA): ALL SUBSTANCES IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED, AS
  REQUIRED, ON THE DOMES TIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL). CHEMICALS LISTED ON
  NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST: NONE.
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Other Information 
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Other Information: CHEMICAL NAME: VITREOUS ALUMINOSILICATE FIBERS.  GRADE(S):
  ROPE, HIGH DENSITY ROPE. PHYSICAL / CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (CONT):
  MOLECULAR WEIGHT: N.APP.  MOLECULAR FORMULA: AL2O3SIO2.      EYE PROTEC TION
  (CONT): PREVENT EYE CONTACT. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES UNLESS CHEMICAL
  MATERIALS. HAVE EYE WASHING FACILITIES READILY AVA ILABLE WHERE EYE CONTACT
  CAN OCCUR.  WORK HYGENIC PRACT (CONT): INFORM THE LAUNDERER OF THE PROPER
  PROCEDURES. STORE WORK CLOTHES AND STREET CLOTHES SEPARATELY TO PREVENT
  CONTAMINATION.CON TACT NEHC FOR ADDITIONAL INFO (FP N).
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HAZCOM Label 
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Product ID: FIBERFRAX ROPES
Company Name: UNIFRAX CORPORATION
Label Required IND: Y
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: WARNING
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Moderate
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
  IRRITATION, SCRATCHINESS OF THE NOSE OR THROAT, COUGH OR CHEST DISCOMFORT.
  EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE SLIGHT TO MODERATE IRRITATION. FIBERS MAY BE ABRASIVE;
  PR OLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE EYE. SKIN
  CONTACT MAY CAUSE SLIGHT TO MODERATE IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION, RASH OR
  ITCHING.  INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCE S, NAUSEA,
  VIMITING, OR ABDOMINAL PAIN. CHRONIC: CANCER HAZARD CERAMIC REFRACTORY
  FIBERS MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER.
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