Control Measures 
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Contractor Summary 
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Country: CD
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Ingredients 
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OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N)
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: INHAL: EXCESS DUST EXPOS MAY CAUSE PHYSICAL RESP
  TRACT IRRIT. AVOID BRTHG DUST. EYES: IRRIT UPON DIRECT CONT. CONT MAY BE
  ABRASIVE. SKIN CONT: POSS IRRIT. SKIN ABSORPTION: A SINGLE PRLNG EXPOS  IS
  NOT LIKELY TO RSLT IN MATL BEING ABSORBED THRU SKIN IN HARMFUL AMTS. INGEST:
  MAY BE HARMFUL. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: POSS OF SWALLOWING IS MIN. IF IT
  DOES OCCUR, IT MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR AND CONTACT MD IF NECESSARY. SKIN:
  WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH WITH AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF WATER FOR AT
  IS SWALLOWED, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER AND CONTACT MD.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. SWEEP OR VACUUM INTO
  CONTAINER IN A MANNER AS TO NOT CREATE DUST. UNCONTAMINATED MATERIAL MAY BE
  SCOOPED UP FOR REUSE. IF CONTAMINATED, MATERIAL SHOULD BE PLACED IN A R
  ECEPTACLE FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: PLACE COLLECTED MATERIAL INTO A CLOSED CONTAINER AND
  DISPOSE IN A SUITABLE LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPALITY,
  PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
  STATE  AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
Handling And Storage Precautions: MINIMIZE CONC OF DUST IN WORKPLACE
  CONTRS CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions: STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM HEAT & HUMIDITY.
  NUISANCE DUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ORG DISEASE/TOX EFTS
  WHEN EXPOS ARE CONTROLLED TO LIMITS STATED. THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOV T
  INDUS HYGIENISTS (ACGIH) (SUP DAT)
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Upper Limits: 2-3 KG/M3
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, SAND OR GROUND LIMESTONE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
  EQUIPMENT (FP N). DO NOT ALLOW POWDER TO BE DISPERSED INTO THE AIR WHILE
  FIGHTING FIRES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: DUST MIXTURES IN AIR MAY BE FLAMMABLE.
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Respiratory Protection: IN CASE OF EXPOSURE, USE APPROPRIATE NIOSH LISTED DUST
  MASK OR RESPIRATORY DEVICES FOR PARTICULATES AND FUMES.
Ventilation: SUFFICIENT LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO STAY BELOW REGULATED
  EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
  WEAR APPROP, CLEAN PROT CLTHG (SMOCKS, COVERALLS, SHOES, HATS).
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD
  CONTAMINATED SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health: OTHER PREC: SUGGESTS THAT EXCESS CONCS OF
  NUISANCE PARTICULATES IN WORKPLACE MAY SERIOUSLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, MAY CAUSE
  UNPLEASANT DEPOSITS IN EYES & NASAL PASSAGES/CAUSE INJURY TO SKIN/MUC
  MEMB BY CH EM/MECH ACTION PER SE/BY RIGOROUS SKIN CLEANSING PROC NEC FOR
  THEIR REMOVAL.
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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Spec Gravity: 1.2-1.9(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water: NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS POWDER
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: AVOID CONTAMINATION WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Materials To Avoid: ACIDS, ORGANIC SOLVENTS AND CAUSTIC SUBSTANCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION CAN YIELD LOW MOLECULAR
  WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS AND CARBON MONOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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Toxicological Information 
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Ecological Information 
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Regulatory Information 
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Other Information 
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HAZCOM Label 
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Company Name: PROTECH CHEMICALS LTD
Country: CD
Label Required IND: Y
Status Code: C
Origination Code: G
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: CAUTION
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Slight
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: Slight
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: COMBUSTIBLE. ACUTE: INHALATION: EXCESSIVE DUST EXPOSURE
  MAY CAUSE PHYSICAL RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. AVOID BREATHING DUST. EYES:
  IRRITATION UPON DIRECT CONTACT. CONTACT MAY BE ABRASIVE. SKIN CONTA CT:
  POSSIBLE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAYBE HARMFUL. GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.
  CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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