*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
    LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM THE WORK AREA.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT IS RECOMMENDED WHEN
    HANDLING HOT POLYMER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    TEFLON. HAZ DECOMP PROD: PERFLUOROOLEFINS. THE OSHA PEL FOR HF I S
    3PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROMOVERHEATING MAY CAUSE POLYMER
    FUME FEVER.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN PTFE GRANULAR (SU
Preparer's Name:W H MARTIN
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ETHYLENE,TETRAFLUORO-,POLYMER(POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE OR IMMED EFTS: INGEST/SKIN: NOT
    TOXIC. EYE: MECH IRRIT. INHAL: WHEN THERMALLY DECOMP BY HEATING
    MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER.  SYMP ARE FLU LIKE, W/CHILLS & FEVER,
    WHICH MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE (SEE EFTS OF
    OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
    IN ABSENCE OF TREATMENT. CHRONIC EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN. DUPONT
    RECOMMENDS TREATING POLYMER DUST AS A NUISANCE PARTICULATE, AND HAS
    OTHER NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL: IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM OVERHEATING OR COMBUSTION,
    MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT MD IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. EYES: FLUSH WITH
    PERSIST. SKIN : IF MOLTEN POLYMER CONTACTS SKIN, COOLRAPIDLY W/COLD
    WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MEDICAL
    ATTENTION FOR THERMAL BURN. INGEST: GET MD IMMEDIATELY .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:OC
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DOES NOT BURN W/O AN EXTERNAL FLAME. WEAR
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & CLTHG TO PROTECT FROM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
    FUMES WHICH REACT W/WATER TO FORM (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.
    HAZ COMBUSTION PROD: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF), CARBONYL FLUORIDE,
    CARBON MONOXIDE & LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT FLUOROCARBONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION. KEEP CONTAINERS
    CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO WITH
    POLYMER DUST.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES, ODORLESS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
    OXYGEN WHEN AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
    CAN EVOLVE TOXIC GASEOUS MATLS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & (SEE
    SUPP DATA)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL PREFERRED; DISPOSAL METHODS MUST
    CONFORM TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. WITH
    INCINERATION, ACIDIC GASEOUS PRODUCT MUST BE REMOVED BY ALKALINE
    SCRUBBING.
