*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NO SPECIAL REQMNTS UNDER ORDINARY
    CONDITIONS/ADEQUATE VENT.
Ventilation:NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHINGS.EYE-WASH
    FACILITIES,SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN;DO NOT BREATHE
    VAPORS/MIST/DUST.WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER EACH USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:STEARIC ACID;TECHNICAL,FLAKE FORM
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:STEARIC ACID
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Effects of Overexposure:NO TOXIC EFFECTS AS PER MFGR.MAY BE IRRITANT TO
    EYES,SKIN OR NOSE & THROAT
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES AND SKIN:FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR ABOUT
    TO FRESH AIR;CALL A PHYSICIAN.INGESTION:SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IMMEDIATELY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:COC
Lower Limits:UNKN
Upper Limits:UNKN
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
    SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTION;SWEEP UP OR
    VACUUM AND COLLECT FOR PROPER DISPOSAL IN AN APPROVED CONTAINER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE STEARIC ACID NEAR OPEN
    & MILD ODOR CHARACTERISTICS.
Other Precautions:KEEO IN COVERED OR CLOSED CONTAINERS IN ORDER TO
    PREVENT THE DEVELOPEMT OF RANCID MATERIAL.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:1.0
Vapor Density:9.8
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE,WAXY FLAKES OR POWDER WITH A FATTY ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0.0
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
DO NOT EXPOSE TO THE ACTION OF STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT STORE NEAR EXCESSIVE HEAT OR OPEN
    FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT SPECIFIED
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:STEARIC ACID SOAPS SUCH AS POTASSIUM OR SODIUM
    SOAPS ARE WATER SOLUBLE & BIODEGRADABLE.IFCONVENIENT,STEARIC ACID
    CAN BE DISPOSED OF BY MAKING THE WATER SOLUBLE SOAP WITH SODIUM OR
    POTASSIUM CARBONATE. ALSO DETERMINE LOCAL,STATE & FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.
