*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    HF CONCENTRATION BELOW PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
    LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM WORK AREA.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT IS RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO
    WITH POLYMER DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT FOR HF IS
    3 PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE
    POLYMER FUME FEVER. TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN PTFE GRANULAR RES
Preparer's Name:W. H. MARTIN
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO-, POLYMER; (POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INGESTION/SKIN: NOT TOXIC. EYE:
    MECHANICAL IRRITATION. INHALATION: WHEN THERMALLY DECOMPOSED BY
    CONTAMINATED WITH POLYMER DUST, MAY CAUSE  POLYMER FUME FEVER.
    SYMPTOMS ARE FLU LIKE, WITH CHILLS AND FEVER, WHICH MAY NOT OCCUR
    UNTIL SEVERAL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE AND PASS
    RECOMMENDS TREATING POLYMER DUST AS NUISANCE PARTICULATE, AND HAS
    NUISANCE PARTICULATES. CHRONIC: NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS
    CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN: COOL RAPIDLY WITH COLD
    WATE R. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MEDICAL
    ATTENTION FOR THERMAL BURN. INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . DOES NOT BURN WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL FLAME.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.
    HAZ COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE,
    CARBON MONOXIDE AND LOW MOLECULAR WT 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, NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
    SOURCE IS PRESENT (WILL BURN).
    EVOLVE TOX GASEOUS MATLS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE &
    PERFLUOROOLEFINS.OSHA(SUPDAT)
*  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.
