*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR MICA SHOULD
    BE USED IF ABOVE TLV.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO KEEP BELOW TLV.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:POWDER JOINT COMPOUND, HARDENING TYPE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:MICA - SILICATES (< 1% CRYSTALLINE SILICA); (MICA) (MFR CAS
Ingred Name:PALYGORSUITE; (ATTAPULGITE)
Fraction by Wt: 1.5-8%
Fraction by Wt: 0-0.1%
Ingred Name:CORN STARCH; (VANCIDE MZ)
Fraction by Wt: 0.0-1%
*  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:PLASTER MAY DEVELOP SUFFICIENT
    HEAT TO CAUSE BURNS IF A LARGE MASS, SUCH AS A CAST OF A HAND OR
    ARM, IS KEPT IN CONTACT W/SKIN WHILE HARDENING. CHRONIC:INHALATION
    OF MICA DUST OVER A PERIOD OF Y EARS MAY CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS
    (MICOSIS).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:
*  First Aid Measures  *
    IRRIT CONTINUES, SEE MD. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHAL:REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. INGEST:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS GYPSUM PLASTER (PLASTER OF
    PARIS ). PLASTER HARDENS WHEN WETTED & IF INGESTED MAY RESULT IN
    OBSTRUCTION. SEE MD.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP. AVOID CREATING EXCESSIVE DUST. IF
    WASHED DOWN, MAY PLUG DRAINS. IF ALREADY MIXED W/WATER, SCRAPE UP &
    WASH DOWN RESIDUE.
Neutralizing Agent:
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP DRY. DEW POINT CONDITIONS, OR
    OTHER CONDITIONS, CAUSING PRESENCE OF LIQUID WILL HARDEN DURABOND
    JOINT COMPOUND DURING STORAGE.
Other Precautions:
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:2.5-2.6(H*2O=1)
Appearance and Odor:OFF WHITE TO GREY POWDER, LOW ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:TO SANITARY LANDFILL I/A/W LOCAL, STATE,
    PROVINCIAL & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
