*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE APPROP, PROPERLY FITTED NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
    RESP IF EXPOS EXCEED PEL/TLV VALUES. TYPE OF RESP PROT SELECTED
    (SCBA, AIR-PURIFYING, ETC) WILL DEPEND ON CNDTNS OF USE. OBSERVE
Ventilation:PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MECH EXHAUST VENT TO DRAW VAPS,
    MISTS/FUMES AWAY FROM WORKER & PREVENT ROUTINE INHAL. VENT (SUP
    DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROPER CHEM-RESIST APRON & ADDNL
    IMPERVIOUS CLTHG. EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI
Work Hygienic Practices:NORM WORK CLTHG SHOULD BE WASHED BEFORE REUSE.
    WASH HANDS & FACE THORO AFTER HNDLG & BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING/SMKNG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:DAVID HAAS
CAGE:0VVR7
CAGE:0VVR7
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:HEXAHYDROPHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:1,2,4,5 BENZENETETRACARBOXYLIC 1,2,:4,5 DIANHYDRIDE;
    (PYROMELLITIC DIANHYDRIDE)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Fraction by Wt: 3-7%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1 PPM
Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: BRTHG. GET IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST: DILUTE
    BY GIVING PLENTY OF WATER TO DRINK, IF VICTIM IS (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4: CONSCIOUS & ALERT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO A
    DROWSY, UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSING PERSON. GET IMMED ATTENTION.
Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: VERMICULITE/OTHER SIMILAR MATL. WASH AREA
    W/SOAPY WATER TO REMOVE RESIDUE. COLLECT ABSORBED MATL & (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6: WATER RINSES IN APPROP CONTRS. LGE SPILLS: LIM
    ACCESS TO IMMED SPILL AREA. SHUT OFF SOURCE OF RELEASE IF (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: THIS CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK OF INJURY. ACTIVATE
    AVAIL EXHAUST VENT SYS IN AREA. DIKE AREA TO CONTAIN (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8: SPILL & PREVENT RELEASES TO SEWERS, DRAINS/OTHER
Ingred Name:ING 9: ABSORB MATL TO SOAK UP RESIDUE. WASH AREA W/SOAPY
    WASTE CONTRS.
Ingred Name:RESP PROT: WHEN EVALUATING VENT & RESP PROT REQUIREMENTS,
    ALREADY SENSITIZED TO THIS MATERIAL.
Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQPT: CRITERIA .
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYES: SEV IRRIT TO EYES. MAY
    CAUSE BLURRED VISION, BURNING SENSATION & TEARING. SKIN: MOD IRRIT.
    PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS TO LIQ MAY EXERT DEFAT/DRYING ACTION ON SKIN, POSS
    RSLTG IN DERM. PROD MAY CAUS E SKIN SENSIT/ALLERGIC SKIN RXN WHICH
    MAY BE SEV IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. MAY CAUSE RASH, ITCH, HIVES,
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SWELLING OF EXTREMITIES. INHAL:
    HEATING CAN GENERATE VAPS THAT MAY CAUSE RESP IRRIT, NAUS & HDCH.
    MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESP RXN IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. MAY CAUSE
    TIGHTNESS OF CHEST, ASTHMA -LIKE SYMP, RESP DISTRESS. INGEST:
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CHRONIC: NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXPOSURE MAY AGGRAVATE PREEXISTING
    SKIN AND/OR EYE DISORDERS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET IMMED MED ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAM
    CLTHG & FLUSH AFFECTED AREA OF SKIN THORO W/PLENTY OF WATER. FOLLOW
    BY WASHI NG W/SOAP & WATER. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT PERSISTS. DO NOT
    REUSE CONTAM CLTHG UNTIL PROPERLY CLEANED. INHAL: REMOVE VICTIM FO
    FRESH AIR. PROVIDE OXYGEN IF BRTHG IS DFCLT. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT
    (ING 4)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:PMCC
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
    . COOL EXPOSED CONTRS W/WATER TO PREVENT PRESS BUILDUP. IF LGE QTYS
    OF MATL ARE INVOLVED, EVACUATE (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSITION AND COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MAY
    BE TOXIC. CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY VIOLENTLY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
    CONDITIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SPILL RESPONSE OPERATIONS MUST BE CONDUCTED
    PROCEEDING W/SPILL RESPONSE. SML SPILLS: ACTIVATE AVAIL EXHAUST
    VENT EQUIP IN IMMED SPILL  AREA. WIPE UP/ABSORB SPILLED MATL W/
    (ING 6)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY LOCATION W/ADEQ
    VENT. KEEP CONTRS TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN
    FLAMES & HEAT SOURCES.
Other Precautions:CONSULT PROD TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR DETAILED STORAGE
    INFORMATION.
SOL IN H*2O: SOL; MAY REACT TO FORM WEAK ACID. FIRE FIGHT PROC: AREA &
    FIGHT FROM SAFE DIST. CNDTNS TO AVOID: INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. HAZ
    DECOMP PROD: NATURE & QTY OF DECOMP BY-PROD WILL VARY WIDELY 
    DEPENDING ON CNDTNS OF COMBUST. VENT: MUST BE SUFFICIENT TO
    MAINTAIN AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW PEL/TLV VALUES.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:1.4-1.5(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY (SUP DAT)
Appearance and Odor:OFF-WHITE PASTE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:<0.5WT
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS, ACIDS, BASES, EPOXIDES. MAY REACT
    WITH WATER TO FORM WEAK ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID STOR IN OPEN CONTRS, EXPOS TO OPEN
    FLAME/UNCONTROLLED EXPOS TO HEAT, UNCONTROLLED MIXING WITH/EXPOS TO
    (SUP DAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    ALDEHYDES, ACIDS & OTHER ORG SUBSTANCES MAY BE FORMED DURING
    COMBUST. CHEM (SUP DAT)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS .
