*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED IF LOC EXHAU VENTI
    RESP W/DUST/MIST CARTRIDGE/CANISTER PROTECT FRM AIRBORNE
    PARTICULATES.@HIGHER TEMPS USE POSTIVE PRESSU RE AIR SUPP RES IF
    VENTI INADEQ(OTH PRT)
Ventilation:USE LOC EXHAU TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS & FUMES LIBERATED
    DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM WORK AREA.
Other Protective Equipment:FCSHIELD.HEAT RESIST CLOTH/FOOTWEAR-POT
    CONTACT W/HOT/MOLTEN MATL.RESP:AIR PURIF RESP MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQU
    PROTECTION.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OVEREXPO:SEVERE EYE/NOSE/THROAT IRRIT,FEVER,CHILLS,DIFF
    BREATH,CYANOSIS,PULM EDEMA,INJURE LIVE/KID.CARBONYL FLUORIDE-SKIN
    IRRIT W/DISCOMFT/RASH,EYE CORR W/CORNEAL/CONJ ULCERATION,IRRIT
    UPPER RESP TRAC T,TEMP LUNG IRRIT,COUGH,DISCOMFT,DIFF BREATH,SHORT
    BREATH. 1STAID:CMPD NOT LIKELY TO BE HAZ.CONSULT DR IF NECESSARY.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:TEFLON 7A,7C,8,8A,8B,9B
Preparer's Name:L.W. BUXTON
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Fraction by Wt: <1%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:3 PPM (F)
Ingred Name:CARBONYL FLUORIDE (CERCLA), EVOLVE AS DEGRADATION PRODUCTS
Fraction by Wt: <1%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FLUOROPOLYMERS NOT HAZ AS
    SHIPPED.PRIMARY HAZ ASSOC W/THESE POILYMERS IS INHAL OF FUMES FROM
    OVERHEATING OR BURNING WHICH CAUSES "POLYMER FUME FEVER".NOT SKIN
    IRRIT.SINGLE EXPO BY INHAL TO HI DUST CON C IRRIT LUNGS.SMALL AMTS
    OF CARBONYL FLUORIDE & HYDROGEN FLUORIDE MAY BE EVOLVED WHEN PTFE
    OVERHEATED/BURNED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY INFO:NONE OF
    COMPO PRESENT IN MATL @CONCE =/> 0.1% LISTED BY IARC/NTP/OSHA/ACGIH
    AS CARC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL FUMES FROM OVERHEAT PTFE MAY CAUSE
    DURATION.PERSISTENT PULM EFFECTS IN INDIVIDUALS ESPECIALLY
    SMOKERS,WHO HAVE REPEPISODES OF MI X EXPO/SMOKING
    HISTORY-UNCERTAIN.SIGNIFSKIN PERMEATION UNLIKELY.NO HUMAN
    SENSIT.HYDROGEN FLUORIDE-CHOKE,COUGH,(SUPPLEM)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PRE-EXISTING DISEASE
    OF LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE
    EXPOSURES FROM THERMAL DEOCMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:NO SPEC INTERVENTION-CMPD NOT LIKELY HAZ.CONSULT DR IF
    NECESSARY,EXPO TO FUMESOVERHEAT/COMBUST)MOVE TO FRESH AIR.SYMPTOMS
    PERSIST CONSULT DR.SKIN:CMPD NOT LIKELY HAZ,BUT CLEANSING AFT USE
    ADVISA BLE.MOLTEN POLYMER COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD H2O.DONT ATTEMPT TO
    PEEL POLYMER.OBTAIN MED TREAT FOR THERM BURN.EYE:IMMED FLUSH
    INTERVENTION(SUPPLEM)_
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA/FULL PROTECTIVE EQPMT.HYDROGEN
    FLUORIDE FUMES EMITTED DURING FIRE CAN RX W/H2O-FORMS HYDROFLUORIC
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DIFFI TO IGNITE,FLAME GOES OUT WHEN
    GENERATION.COMPLIES W/NFPA LIMITED COMBUST.HI SELF/AUTO IGN TEMP
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW MSDS BEF CLEANUP.USE APPROPRIATE
    PPE.SPILL MATL SLIPPING HAZ.RECOVER UNDMG/MIN CONTAM MATL FOR
    REUSE/RECLAMATION.HSHOVEL/SWEEP UP.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATH DUST.AVOD CONTAM OF
    CIGARETTES/TOBACCO W/DUST FROM MATL.DONT USE TORCH TO CLEAN MATL
    FRM EPQMT W/O LOC EXHAU VENTI/RESPIRATOR.
Other Precautions:KEEP CNTNR CLSD TO AVOID CONTAMIN.BEF USING READ
    FLUOROPOLYMERS SAF HNDLG GUID FRM SOC OF PLASTIC INDUSTRY.SMOKERS
    SHOULD AVOID CONTAM OF TOBACCO PRODUC,SHOULD WASH HANDS BEF
    SMOKING.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES, ODOR:NONE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMP/CAN RX W/FINELY DIVIDED METAL POWDERS(AL,MAG),POTENT
    OXIDIZERS(F2)& RELATED CMPDS(CLF3).CONTACT CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZARDOUS GASES/VAPORS PRODUCED IN
    FIRE ARE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE(HF),CARBON MONOXIDE,POTENTIALLY TOXIC
    FLUORINATED CMPDS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
    TOXI:EXPECT TO BE LOW BASE ON H2O INSOLUB.PREF
    OPT:1-RECYCLE,2-LANDFILL.INCINERATE ONLY IF INCINERATOR CAPABLE OF
    SCRUB OUT HF,OTHER ACIDIC COMBUST PROD.TREAT/ STOR/TRANS/DISPO IAW
    APPLIC FED/STAT/PROV/LOC REGS
