*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN  IF LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP
    FORMALDEHYDE CONC BELOW 1 PPM.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE COTTON SHIRT AND LONG PANTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:J B ARMITAGE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POLYOXYMETHYLENE, POLYACETAL
Ingred Name:ADDITIVES; ANTIOXIDANTS, LUBRICANTS & STABILIZERS.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(ACUTE) INGEST: NOT A PROBABLE ROUTE
    OF EXPOSURE. SKIN: NOT TOXIC. HOT POLYMER WILL CAUSE THERMAL BURNS.
    EYE: MECH IRRIT. INHAL: FORMALDEHYDE IS HIGHLY IRRIT TO EYES &
    UPPER RESP TRACT. (CHRONIC) FORM ALDEHYDE RELEASED IN SM QTYS
    DURING MELT PROCESSING IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ANIMAL CARCINOGEN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING
    DISEASES OF THE LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE
    TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE OF FORMALDEHYDE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM OVERHEATING OR COMBUSTION, MOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. FLUSH EYES WITH
    SYMPTOMS  PERSIST. IF MOLTEN POLYMER CONTACTS SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY
    WITH COLD WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ATTN FOR THERMAL BURN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT  FOR PROTECTION FROM FUMES OF FORMALDEHYDE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:BURNS WITH A COLORLESS FLAME. DELRIN DUST
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO PREVENT A SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DRY STORAGE. KEEP CNTNRS CLSD TO PVNT
    CONTAM. OPEN CNTNRS ONLY IN WELL-VENT AREA. READ "SAFETY PREC TO
    OBSERVE WHEN HANDLING MOLTEN (SEE OTHER PREC)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:GRANULES OR POWDER WITH SLIGHT FORMALDEHYDE ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
STRONG ACIDS AND BASES (DECOMPOSES FORMING FORMALDEHYDE). STRONG
    OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO & FORMALDEHYDE. FORMALDEHYDE IS
    CLASSIFIED AS AN ANIMAL CARCIN, & HAS AN OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOS LIM
    OF (SUPP DATA)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATION OR LANDFILL IN COMPLIANCE WITH
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
