*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD PARTICULATE FILTER RESP. AIR SUPP HOODS FOR
    BLASTERS. FOR CRYSTALLINE SILICA (ALL NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPS):
Ventilation:LOC & MECH (GEN) EXHSTS AS APPROP. ENGINEERING CTLS (E.G.,
    MECH EXHST) SHOULD BE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO ENSURE (SUP DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH SKIN AT EACH SHIFT CHANGE. BEFORE EATING,
    HANDS & FACE SHOULD BE WASHED. ALL FOOD & LUNCHES SHOULD BE KEPT
Supplemental Safety and Health
    METALLIC OXIDES UPON HEATING AT HIGH TEMPS. WILL REACT W/WATER TO
    FORM SOLID MASS. HAZ DECOMP PRODS:WHICH HAVE GREATER HLTH HAZ THA N
    EXPOS TO RESP SILICA & RESP DUST DOES NOT EXCEED PEL.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:WHITE GROUT
Preparer's Name:ED P WEILL
CAGE:AMERI
CAGE:AMERI
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:PORTLAND CEMENT
Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: DUSTY. DO NOT BEAT DUST FROM CLTHG. MFR RECS
    SMKNG BE PROHIBITED IN ALL AREAS WHERE RESPS MUST BE (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3: USED. WARN EMPLOYEES BY POSTING & OTHER MEANS OF HAZ
    & OSHA PREC TO BE USED. PROVIDE TRAINING FOR (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4: YOUR EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE OSHA PRECAUTIONS.
Ingred Name:RESP PROT: RESP, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE/QUARTER-MASK RESP. ANY
    FUME RESP/HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER RESP. ANY (ING 7)
    EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD. ANY
Ingred Name:ING 8: PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER.
    AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE.
Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: GENERATES EXCESS NOISE LEVELS.
    SANDBLASTERS REQUIRE SPEC PROT EQUIP & SFTY PREC. WEAR APPROP (ING
    ABRASION.
Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT: & EATEN IN SEPARATE LUNCH ROOMS. DO NOT EAT,
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT DUE TO
    HIGH PH. INGEST: HIGH PH MAY CAUSE IRRIT. INHAL: HLTH HAZ CAN OCCUR
    FROM EXCESS INHAL OF SILICA DUST. CRYSTALLINE SILICA IN LUNG CAN
    PRDCE PNEUMOCONIOSIS, COMMONLY  CALLED SILICOSIS, WHICH IS A
    CHRONIC SLOWLY DEVEL DISEASE. HIGH PH CAN CAUSE IRRIT. SILICOSIS
    ADULT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ: IARC MONO,
    (SUP DAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DISEASE (PNEUMOCONIOSIS) OF LUNGS
    RSLTG FROM OVEREXP TO FREE SIO*2 DUST, USUALLY BEGINS INSIDIOUSLY
    W/SYMPS OF COUGHING, DYSPEPSIA, WHEEZING & RPTD NON-SPEC CHEST
    DISEASES. SIGNS & SYMPS OFEXPOS: DYSPNEA (CAUSED BY MANY LUNG
    SCARS THAT DEVELOP FROM SILICA DUST), PAIN IN CHEST, DRCRD VITAL
    CAPACITY & COUGH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC LUNG SCARRING LEADS TO
    PROGRESSIVE MASSIVE FIBROSIS THAT IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY INCRD
    SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RISK OF IMPAIRED HLTH DUE TO COMBINATION OF
    SMOKING & SILICA DUST EXPOSURE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IF KNOWN ACUTE EXPOS/INCIDENT OCCURS, IMMED CALL MD/NEAREST
    MED FACILITY. INHAL:IMMED REMOVE FROM CONTAM AREA. FOR EXTREME RESP
    DISTRESS ADMIN OXYGEN. SKIN:REMOVE AFFECTED CLTHG & WASH SKIN AREA
    EXPOS ED. INGEST:REFER TO MD. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT DUE TO ASPHY
    RISK. EYE: SAND MAY BE IRRIT TO EYES OF SENSITIVE/ALLERGIC PERS.
    SEEK MED ATTN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . MATERIAL IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP WITH DUSTLESS METHOD (USE VACUUM OR
    WET SWEEPING). PROVIDE VENTILATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE DUSTLESS SYS FOR STOR, HNDLG &
    CLEAN UP SO THAT AIRBORNE DUST DOES NOT EXCEED PEL. KEEP AREA WELL
    VENT. USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING TECHNIQUES.
Other Precautions:USE ADEQ VENT & DUST COLLECTION. DO NOT PERMIT DUST
    TO COLLECT ON WALLS, FLOORS, SILLS, LEDGES, MACHINERY/EQUIP.
    MAINTAIN, CLEAN & TEST RESPS I/A/W OSHA REGS. MAINTAIN & TEST VENT
    & DUST COLLECTION EQ UIP. WASH CLTHG WHICH HAS BECOME (ING 3)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:GREY, ODORLESS
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS W/HYDROFLUORIC ACID TO GENERATE VOLAT, CORR GAS, SIF*4(SILICON
    TETRAFLUORIDE). MAY BE ATTACKED BY STRONG(SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN EXPOS TO HIGH TEMPS, MANY CHANGE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:FOLLOW STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR SOLID
    WASTE. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS .
