*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED DUST MASK RESPIRATOR UNDER
    APPROPRIATE OSHA STANDARDS & REGULATIONS.
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO REDUCE DUST TO
    KEEP BELOW PEL FOR RESPIRABLE QUARTZ.
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:REFINEX
CAGE:FLORI
CAGE:FLORI
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ
Fraction by Wt: 0-3%
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z3
Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: HARMFUL, DELAYED INJURY TO
    LUNGS (SILICOSIS), UNDUE BREATHLESSNESS, COUGHING, & SPUTUM
    PRODUCTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: HARMFUL, DELAYED INJURY TO LUNGS
    (SILICOSIS), UNDUE BREATHLESSNESS, COUGH, & SPUTUM PRODUCTION.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:NONE
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NOT FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE APPROPRIATE SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING,
    STORAGE, & CLEAN UP SO THAT AIR BORNE DUST DOESN'T EXCEED PEL. USE
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION & DUST COLLECTION.
Other Precautions:PRACTICE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. HEAT GENERATION MAY OCCUR
    WHEN THE FULLER'S EARTH IS MIXED W/A POLYUNSATURATED LIQUID. HEAT
    W/TURPENTINE. NO REACTI ON IF FLORCO CONTAINS 5% FREE MOISTURE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:GRAY, TAN, REDDISH TAN GRANULAR OR POWDER W/EARTHY
    ODOR WHEN WET.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
TURPENTINE
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT GENERATION MAY OCCUR WHEN THE
    FULLER'S EARTH IS MIXED WITH A POLYUNSATURATED LIQUID OR
    TURPENTINE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE, &
    LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR THE MATERIAL & FOR THE LIQUID ABSORBED. WHEN
    POLYUNSATURATED LIQUID IS ABSORBED, PLACE IN COVERED METAL
    CONTAINER TO AVOID SPONTANEOU S COMBUSTION.
