*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF DUST IS CREATED USE NIOSH OR MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR FOR NUISANCE DUST OF THIS TYPE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST ADVISABLE IF EXCESSIVE DUST IS CREATED.
Other Protective Equipment:NORMAL WORK CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:OPEN WOUNDS SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAN AND SUITABLY
    PROTECTED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THESE MATERIALS ARE MADE FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS AND MAY CONTAIN
    NATURALLY OCCURING MICROORGANISMS. PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE ADVISED
    TO PREVENT INFECTION OF OPEN WOUNDS,INHALATION OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS
    OFDUST AND EYE IRRITATION. OBSERVE PROPERHYGIENE PRACTICES TO
    PREVENT HEALTH HAZARDS FROM SUBSTANCES SUCH AS SOIL,BARK.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:RETAIL POTTING SOIL
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:PERLITE
Ingred Name:VERMICULITE
Ingred Name:CALCIUM SULFATE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NUISANCE DUST,MAY CONTAIN
    PEAT,PERLITE,VERMICULITE,CALCIUM SULFATE,DOLOMITE LIMESTONE.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION OVER LONG PERIODS OF HIGH AMOUNTS OF
    ANY NUISANCE DUST MAY OVERLOAD LUNG CLEARANCE MECHANISM,IRRITATE
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND MAKE LUNGS MORE VULNERABLE TO RESPIRATORY
    DISEASE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IF INHALED,PROVIDE FRESH AIR. IF EYE IRRITATION OCCURS,FLUSH
    WITH WATER. KEEP OPEN WOUNDS COVERED AND CLEAN AS SUGGESTED BY ANY
    GOOD PROGRAM OF HYGIENE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:ANY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE. CAUTION-BURNING MAY CONTINUE INSIDE
    BAGS/PILES AFTER SURFACE FIRE IS OUT. BREAK BAGS OR SEPARATE PILE
    TO ASSURE THAT THE FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:USE METHODS TO CLEAN SPILL WHICH AVOID
    CREATING AIRBORNE DUST.REMOVE FOR DISPOSAL OR INCORPORATION INTO
    SOIL OR GARDEN.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:IF EXCESSIVE DUST IS CREATED,AVOID
    BREATHING DUST BY USING ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND/OR NIOSH OR MSHA
    APPROVED RESPIRATOR. BREATHING DUST MAY BE HARMFL
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:BROWN,FIBROUS,GROWING MEDIA,EARTHY ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE
    THOSE COMMONLY OBSERVED WITH NATURAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS WOOD OR OTHER
    VEGETABLE MATTER.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
    PRODUCT IS NOT DEFINED AS HAZARDOUS.DISPOSE OF ALL WASTE IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
