*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESP W/ORG VAP
    CARTRIDGE WITH DUST/MIST FILTER MAY BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER CERTAIN
    CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE AIRBORNE CONCS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED EXPOS
    LIMITS. USE NIOSH APPRVD PO SITIVE PRESS AIR SUPPLIED RESP IF THERE
    IS ANY POTNTL FOR UNCONTROLLED RELEASE, EXPOS LEVELS ARE NOT
    KNOWN/ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE NIOSH APPRVD (SUPDAT)
Ventilation:LOC VENT MUST BE USED OVER PROCESSING EQUIP TO MAINTAIN
    VINYL ACETATE CONCS IN AIR BELOW PEL. USE STATIC CTLS. STATIC
    CHARGES CAN BUILD UP (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . IF
    THERE IS POTNTL CONT WITH HOT/MOLTEN MATERIAL, WEAR HEAT RESISTANT
    CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESP PROT: NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESPS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQ PROT.
    VENT: AND IGNITE DUST/SOLV LADEN ATM. TOX INFO: RATS BUT NOT IN
    MICE. RESEARCH ON MECHANISM OF NASAL TUMOR INDUCTION IN RATS SUGG
    ESTS THAT LEVELS @ WHICH HUMANS ARE LIKELY TO BE EXPOS ARE BELOW
    THRESHOLD FOR EFTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO (OTHER INFO)
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:T E SCHROER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
    GOVERNMENTALLY IMPOSED OCCUP EXPOS LIMITS WHICH ARE LOWER THAN AEL
    ARE IN EFT, SUCH LIMITS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE.
< Wt:.3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BEFORE USING "ELVAX" RESINS, READ
    KILOGRAM OF BODY WT. 2 WEEK META BOLIC TESTS WITH DOGS & RATS
    SHOWED THAT NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POLYMER WAS RETAINED BY
    HAVE LOW TOX. SLIGHT LIVER EFTS WERE SEEN I N ANIMALS FED DIETS
    OVERALL, NO IMPORTANT BODY SYSTEMS OR ORGAN DYSFUNCTION OCCURRED AT
    EITHER DOSE LEVEL. SKIN: NO DATA AVAILABLE. (EFTS  OF OVEREXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: HOWEVER, BASED ON EXPERIENCE W/HNDLG
    THESE POLYMERS, NO UNUSUAL DERM HAZ IS EXPECTED FROM ROUTINE HNDLG.
    MOLTEN POLYMER CONTACTING SKIN WILL CAUSE THERMAL BURNS. EYE:
    MECHANICAL IRRITATION.  INHAL: POLYMER IS NOT RESPIRABLE AS
    TO EYES, NOSE, AND THROAT MAY BE PRODUCED. EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN
    REDNESS, TEARING, AND ITCHING  IN THE EYES TOGETHER WITH SORENESS
    IN THE NOSE AND THROAT WITH COUGHING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL PHYS. SKIN CONT: CMPD IS NOT LIKELY
    TO BE HAZ BY SKIN CONT BUT CLEANSING SKIN AFTER USE IS ADVISABLE.
    IF MO LTEN MATL GET ON SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD WATER. DO NOT
    ATTEMPT TO REMOVE MATL FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR
    THERMAL BURN. EYE CONT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
    IS INDICATED AS CMPD IS NOT LIKELY TO BE HAZ BY INGEST. CONSULT
    PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:COC
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SOLID POLYMER CAN BE COMBUSTED ONLY
    W/DFCLTY. ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE CAN POTNTLY BUILD UP WHEN POURING
    PELLETS. GROUNDING OF EQUIP IS REC. HAZ COMBUST PRODS: COMPLETE
    COMBUST GIVE CO*2 & WATER. INCOMPLE TE COMBUST GIVES, IN ADDN, CO &
    HYDROCARBON OXIDATION PRODS INCL ORGANIC ACIDS, ALDEHYDES, AND
    ALCOHOLS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SAFEGUARDS (PERSONNEL). NOTE: REVIEW FIRE
    FIGHTING MEASURES & HANDLING (PERSONNEL) SECTION BEFORE PROCEEDING
    WITH CLEAN-UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING
    CLEAN-UP. SPILL CLEAN U P: SHOVEL OR SWEEP UP.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:SEE FIRST AID AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT SECTIONS.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED TO
    PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSLUCENT TO WHITE PELLETS. MILD ESTER-LIKE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIGIBLE
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE OR CAN REACT WITH STRONG ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS.
    RESIDENCE TIMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:VINYL ACETATE, ACETIC ACID, CARBON
    MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBON OXIDATION PRODUCTS INCLUDING ORGANIC
    ACIDS, ALDEHYDES AND ALCOHOLS.
*  Toxicological Information*
    IRRITANT, & WEAK SKIN SENS ITIZER IN ANIMALS. NO EFTS FROM RPTD
    EXPOS TO HIGHER CONCS OF VINYL ACETATE BY INHAL CAUSED EYE IRRIT &
    LACRIMATION, REDUCED WT GAIN, &  IRRIT OF RESP TRACT W/BRTHG
    FOR 2 YRS INCL REDUCED BODY WT, & PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN NOSE &
    RESP TRACT. NASAL CAVITY TUMORS WERE O BSERVED IN (SUPDAT)
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:AQUATIC TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. TOXICITY IS
    EXPECTED TO BE LOW BASED ON INSOLUBILITY IN WATER.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:PREFERRED OPTIONS FOR DISP ARE (1) RECYCLING,
    (2) INCINERATION W/ENERGY RECOVERY, AND (3) LANDFILL. HIGH FUEL
    VALUE OF PROD MAKES OPTION 2 VERY DESIRABLE FOR MATL THAT CANNOT BE
    RECYCLED. TREATMENT, S TORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, & DISP MUST BE I/A/W
    APPLIC FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL, & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:SHIPPING INFORMATION. DOT HAZARD CLASS: NOT
    REGULATED.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:VINYL ACETATE: DISCLOSURE AS A TOXIC
Federal Regulatory Information:U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS. TSCA INVENTORY
    STATUS: IN COMPLIANCE WITH TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR
    COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
State Regulatory Information:STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW. NO SUBSTANCES ON
    STATE HAZ SUBSTANCES LIST, FOR STATES INDICATED BELOW, ARE USED IN
    MFR OF PRODS ON THIS MSDS, W/EXCEPTIONS INDICATED. SUBSTANCED ON
    FOR SPEC HAZ SUBSTANCE) - NONE KNOWN. WARNING - SUBSTANCES KNOWN TO
    STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS/OTHER REPRO HARM
    - NONE KNOWN. SUBSTANCES ON  NEW JERSEY WORKPLACE HAZ SUBSTANCE
    LIST PRESENT @ CONC OF 1%/MORE (0.1% FOR SUBSTANCES IDENTIFIED AS 
    CARCINS, MUTAGENS/TERATOGENS) - NONE KNOWN.
*  Other Information  *
