*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:RESP IS NOT REQD IF LOC EXHST VENT IS ADEQ. AT
    RESP W/DUST/MIST CARTRIDGE/CANISTER MAY PROVIDE PROT FROM AIRBORNE
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
    LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM WORK AREA.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .IF
    THERE IS POTNTL CONT W/HOT/MOLTEN MATL, WEAR HEAT RESISTANT
    CLTHG(SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    DEFINITION OF "LIMITED COMBUST" MATL. HIGH SELF-IGNIT & AUTO-IGNIT
    LUORIDE (HF), CARBON MONOXIDE, POTENTIALLY TOX FLUORINATED CMPDS.
    OTHER PROT EQUIP: AND FOOTWEAR.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:L W BUXTON
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PERFLUOROALKYL VINYL ETHER COPOLYMER;
    (TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE-PERFLUORO (PROPYL VINYL ETHER) (ING 2)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:ING 1: COPOLYMER (TFE-PPVE COPOLYMER)
Other REC Limits:NOT RELEVANTNDED
    PRODUCTS INGREDIENTS 4 AND 5
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
    (CERCLA)
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:3 PPM (F)
ACGIH TLV:3 PPM (F) C
Ingred Name:CARBONYL FLUORIDE (CERCLA)
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID: (F*2) & RELATED CMPDS (E.G., CHLORINE
    TRIFLUORIDE, CLF*3). CONT W/INCOMPATIBLES CAN CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO.
Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP PRODS: HUMAN HLTH EFTS). TRACE AMTS OF HYDROGEN
    FLUORIDE & CARBONYL FLUORIDE MAY BE EVOLVED AT ABOUT (ING 8)
    TEMPERATURES.
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: HRS DURATION. THERE ARE SOME REPORTS IN
Ingred Name:ING 9: SMOKERS, WHO HAVE HAD RPTD EPISODES OF POLYMER FUME
Ingred Name:RESP PROT: HIGH PROCESSING TEMPS IF VENT IS INADEQUATE TO
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FLUOROPOLYMERS ARE NOT HAZ AS SHIPPED.
    PRIMARY HAZ ASSOC W/POLYMERS IS INHAL OF FUMES FROM
    OVERHEATING/BURNING, WHICH MAY CAUSE "POLYMER FUME FEVER". INHAL:
    EFTS IN ANIMALS FROM SINGLE EXPOS TO THERMDECOMP PRODS INCL
    CONGESTION, EDEMA, & HEMORRHAGE OF LUNGS. INGEST: ADMIN OF ORAL
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: PRDCED BODY WEIGHT LOSSES, CONGEST &
    LIVER & TESTICULAR CHANGES. PRLNGD CONT MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN IRRIT.
    INHAL OF FUMES FROM  OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER, TEMP
    (ING 9)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING
    DISEASES OF LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOXICITY OF
    EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES FROM THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL: CONSULT PHYS IF NEC. IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM
    OVERHEATING/COMBUST, MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT PHYS IF SYMPS
    PERSIST. SKIN: IF MOLTEN POLYMER GETS ON SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD
    WATER. DO NOT ATTE MPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MED
    TREATMENT FOR THERM BURN. EYE: FLUSH IMMED W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE FUMES EMITTED DURING FIRE CAN REACT W/WATER TO
    FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID. WEAR NEOPRENE (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DFCLT TO IGNITE, & FLAME GOES OUT WHEN
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:NOTE: REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES & HNDLG
    (PERS) SECS BEFORE PROCEEDING W/CLEAN-UP. USE APPROP PERS PROT
    EQUIP DURING CLEAN-UP. SPILLED MATL IS SLIPPING HAZ. RECOVER
    UNDAMAGED & MINIMALLY CONTAMD MA TL FOR REUSE & RECLAMATION.
    SHOVEL/SWEEP UP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR
    TOBACCO W/DUST FROM THIS MATERIAL. DO NOT USE TORCH TO CLEAN
    MATERIAL FROM EQUIP W/OUT LOC EXHST VENT & RESP.
Other Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED TO AVOID CONTAMINATION.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.2
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSLUCENT PELLETS, NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE/CAN REACT W/FINELY DIVIDED METAL POWDERS (E.G., ALUMINUM &
    MAGNESIUM) & POTENT OXIDIZERS LIKE (ING 6)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
    EVOLUTION OF PARTICULATE MATTER, WHICH CAN CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER
    (SEE (ING 7)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:PREF OPTIONS FOR DISP ARE (1) RECYCLING & (2)
    LANDFILL. INCIN ONLY IF INCIN IS CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING OUT HYDROGEN
    FLUORIDE & OTHER ACIDIC COMBUST PRODS. TREATMENT, STORAGE,
    TRANSPORTATION, & DISP MUST  IN I/A/W APPLIC FED, ST/PROVINCIAL, &
    LOC REGS.
