*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED, A NIOSH APPROVED
    DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN UP TO TEN TIMES THE TLV. CONSULT
    RESPIRATOR SUPPLIER FOR DETAILS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH
    FACILITIES IN WORK AREA
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:STEARIC ACID
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:STEARIC ACID
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-EYES/SKIN:MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION.INHALATION:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES,COUGHING & SORE THROAT.INGESION:LARGE DOSES MAY CAUSE
    NAUSEA,VOMITING & DIARRHEA.CHRONIC-INHALATION OF DUST /FUME MAY
    RESULT IN A BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MINUTES.SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER.INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR.INGESTION:IF CONSCIOUS,GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE
    VOMITING.CALL PHYSICIAN I MMEDIATELY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL. PRESSURE
    FROM THE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA MAY CAUSE SEVERE DUSTING.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH-APPROVED
    SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
    POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.MOLTEN CMPD. FLOAT ON H2O.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT
    CONCENTRATIONS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS A
    POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD. MELTED CMPD. GETS FIRE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT BY SCOOPING, MOPPING OR WET VACUUMING
    AS APPROPRIATE. COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED,
    PREFERABLY METAL, CONTAINER AND SENT TO A RCRA APPROVED WASTE
    DISPOSAL FACILITY.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN A COOL,DRY,VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS.KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN OR CLOTHING. AVOID
    BREATHING DUST. PROTECT CONTAINER AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:VERY SLIGHTLY
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR YELLOWISH-WHITE POWDER WITH FATS OR OIL
    ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND DIOXIDE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN CONFORMITY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
