*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IN COMPLIANCE
    FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR WITH APPROPRIATE FILTER PAD OR
    CARTRIDGE).
Ventilation:ANY OPERATION THAT MAY GENERATE DUST SHOULD BE ISOLATED &
    PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION PER OSHA STANDARD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . LONG SLEEVED WORK SHIRT, LONG PANTS & CAP TO PREVENT
    SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:IRRITATION MAY RESULT FROM WEARING CONTACT
    LENSES WHILE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT. WORK CLOTHING SHOULD BE WASHED
    SEPARATELY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PREC: APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:K-LITE BULK FIBER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ALUMINUM OXIDE
Ingred Name:SILICON OXIDE (SIO2) (PEL: USE 2 FIBERS/CC=RECOMMENDED
    INDUSTRIAL STANDARD.)
OSHA PEL:2 FIBERS/CC
Ingred Name:MULLITE. (AFTER USE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.)
Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-CRISTOBALITE; (CRISTOBALITE. (AFTER USE
    AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.))
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LONG TERM EXPOS TO K-LITE FIBER PRODS
    CAUSES NO KNOWN CHRONIC HLTH PROBS IN HUMANS. NO FED/STATE AGENCY
    REGULATES OCCUP EXPOS TO UNFIRED CERAMIC FIBER. LTD TESTING W/LAB
    ANIMALS HAS PRDCD INCONCLUSIVE  RSLTS CONCERNING POSS CARCIN OF
    CERAMIC FIBER PRIOR TO SERVICE AT ELEVATED TEMPS. EXPOS TO
    RESPIRABLE DUST FROM CERAMIC FIBER PRODS SHOULD BE MIN UNTIL
    FURTHER ANIMAL & HUMAN STUDIES ARE COMPLETE. IA RC HAS PLACED
    CERAMIC FIBER IN CATEGORY 2B (IARC BELIEVES THERE IS SUFFICIENT
    EVID OF CARCIN IN ANIMALS BUT INSUFFICIENT DATA IN HUMANS). HNDLG
    CERAMIC FIBER PRODS MAY PRDCE DUST WHICH MAY CAUSE TEMPO RARY IRRIT
    TO SKIN, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE (CRISTOBALITE): IARC
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EYES, NOSE, THROAT/LUNGS. AS MFRD,
    K-LITE PRODS ARE ALUMINOSILICATES WHICH MAY TRANSFORM, AFTER
    OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA). RE MOVAL OF K-LITE PRODS AFTER SERVICE MAY
    GENERATE DUST. PRLNG/RPTD INHAL OF RESPIRABLE FREE CRYSTALLINE
    SILICA MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURY (SILICOSIS). IARC HAS PLACED
    CRYSTALLINE SILICA IN CATEGORY  2A (IARC BELIEVES THERE IS
    SUFFICIENT EVID OF CARCIN IN ANIMALS BUT EVID FOR CARCIN TO HUMANS
    IS LTD).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE BRONCHIAL DISORDERS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION:  REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.  SKIN: WASH WITH MILD SOAP
    AND WATER.INGESTION: DRING PLENTY OF WATER. EYES: FLUSH WITH
    SEE A PH YSICIAN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM CLEAN DUST WITH EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH
    HEPA FILTER.  IF SWEEPING IS NECESSARY, USE A DUST SUPPRESSANT
    AND/OR SPRAY WITH WATER PRIOR TO SWEEPING.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM
    SMOKING IN ANY AREA WHERE CERAMIC FIBER IS BEING INSTALLED.
Other Precautions:DURING TEAR OUT/REMOVAL OF THESE PRODS, APPROP VENT &
    NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN COMPLIANCE W/OSHA STDS
    OUT/REMOVED SH OULD BE SPRAYED W/WATER, PREF WATER CNTNG WETTING
    AGENT (DETERGENT) TO SUPPRESS DUSTING. DUST COLLEC TION (SUPP DATA)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COTTONY WHITE FIBER; NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AFTER SERVICE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
    MAY BE TRANSFORMED FROM ALUMINOSILICATES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT POLYMERIZE.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:WASTES ARE NOT HAZARDOUS WASTES AS DEFINED BY
    REGULATIONS. METHOD OF DISPOSAL - LANDFILL. RQ - N/A. WET DOWN WITH
    WATER TO PREVENT DUSTING.  DO NOT TRANSPORT IN AN UNCOVERED VEHICLE
    OR RECEPTACLE.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:INTERNATIONAL: UN NUMBER: NOT REGULATED. UNITED
    CANADA: PIN NUMBER: NOT REGULATED; TDG CLASS: NOT REGULATED. EC:
    DGL: NOT DETERMINED.
*  Regulatory Information  *
State Regulatory Information:WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL
    OR CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO A) CAUSE CANCER OR
    B) CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
*  Other Information  *
