*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    HF CONC BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
    LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM THE WORK AREA.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    INVOLVING TEFLON. HAZ DECOMP PRODS: EVOLVE TOXIC GASEOUS MATERIALS
    SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND PERFLUOROOLEFINS. THE OSHA PEL FOR 
    HF IS 3 PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVEDFROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE
    POLYMER FUME FEVER (SEE HLTH HAZ).
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN PTFE FINE POWDERS
Preparer's Name:W H MARTIN
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO-, POLYMER (POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(ACUTE) INGEST: NOT TOXIC. SKIN: NOT
    TOXIC. EYE: MECHANICAL IRRITATION. INHAL: WHEN THERMALLY DECOMPOSED
    W/POLYMER DUST, MAY CAUSE POLYMER  FUME FEVER. SYMP ARE FLU-LIKE,
    W/CHILLS& FEVER, WHICH MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL SEV HRS AFTER EXPOS (SEE
    EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
    IN ABSENCE OF TREATMENT. DUPONT RECOMMENDS TREATING POLYMER DUST AS
    TOTAL DUST, THE SAME AS  THE TLV FOR OTHER NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM OVERHEATING OR COMBUSTION, MOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. FLUSH EYES WITH
    PERSIST. IF  MOLTEN POLMER CONT SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD WATER. DO
    NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTN FOR
    THERMAL BURN. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP 
    TO PROT FROM HF FUMES WHICH REACT W/WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC
    ACID. DOES NOT BURN W/O EXT FLAME.(SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAM. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED.
    BEFORE USING, READ TEFLON "SAFETY IN HANDLING AND USE", BULLETIN
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAM OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO WITH POLYMER
    DUST.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
    OXYGEN WHEN AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HF, CARBONYL FLUORIDE, CO AND LOW
    RESINS CAN (SUPP DATA)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL PREFERRED; DISPOSAL METHODS MUST
    CONFORM TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. WITH
    INCINERATION, ACIDIC GASEOUS PRODUCT MUST BE REMOVED BY ALKALINE
    SCRUBBING.
