*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED IF
    THERES POSSIBILITY THAT DECOMPO VAP MAY BE GENERATED.IF VAP CONC
    EXCEEDS USE LIMITATIONS, USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:LOC EXHAU:RECOMMENDED WHWEN APPROP TO CNTRL WORKER EXPO TO
    DUST/PROCESS VAP.VAP MUST BE CONTAINED OR EXHAU THRU EQPMT DESIGNED
    TO HNDL FLAMM VAP.(SUPPLEMENTAL)
Other Protective Equipment:OPERATIONS WHOULD BE REVIEWED TO ASSURE THAT
    PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE KEPT BELOW RECOMMENDED STANDARDS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENTI:LOC EXHAU MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE AS SOLE MEANS TO CONTROL
    EXPO.GEN:AN INERT ATM IS REQUIRED FOR ANY OPERATIONS WHICH COULD
    CREATE SPARK,INCLUDE GRINDING OPERATON.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:O. SCHNALLENBERGER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:TRIOXANE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN:ESSENTIALLY NON-IRRIT.PRACTICALLY
    NON-TOXIC BY DERM ABSORP.EYE:MAY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY,DMG
    REVERSIBLE(BASED ON LAB ANIMAL DATA).INHAL:PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC BY
    INHAL.MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF RESP TRACT. INGEST:PRACTICALLY
    NON-TOXIC;MAY RELEASE FORMALDEHYDE,WHICH MAY RESULT IN IRRT OF
    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.OVERHEAT MAY RESULT IN RELEASE OF
    FORMALDEHYDE-IRRIT EYE/RESP TRACT.CONTACT W/ACID MAY CAUSE RA PID
    RX RELEASING HEAT-BURST CNTNRS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED BY
    ACGIH,IARC,NIOSH.NTP,OSHA.NO SPEC INFO AVAI ON PROD.FORMALDEHYDE
    LISTED AS POTENTIAL CANC HAZ BY OSHA,PROB HUMAN CARC BY
    IARC(2A),SUBSTANCE WHICH CAN REASONABLY BE ANTICP TO BE CARC BY N
    TP.FORMALDEHYDE SHOULD NOT POSE A RISK IF EXPO ARE KEPT BEL OSHA
    PEL.
Effects of Overexposure:IF FORMALDEHYDE IS RELEASED AS AN OFF-GAS, A
    BURNING SENSATION AND TEARING OF THE EYES MAY OCCUR.AN IRRITATING
    ODOR MAY BE NOTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ANY CONDITION WORSEN BY PROD IRRIT
    PROP.OFF-GASES,WHICH MAY BE RELEASE IF OVERHEAT,MAY AFFECT THOSE
    W/CHRONIC DISEASES OF RESP SYST.TARGORGS:MAY CAUSE IRRIT&RESP
    TRACT.MAY ADVESELY AFFECT FETUS DVLPMT.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:SKIN:SUBST SHOULD BE PROMPTLY WASH W/MILD SOAP/H2O.IRRIT
    OCCURS GET MED ATTN.EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/LOTS OF H2O FOR @LEAST
    ATTN.INGEST:GIVE 2 GLASSES OF H2O TO DIL.SEEK MED ATTN IMMED.NOTE
    TO DR:PROD LOW TOXICITY;HOWEVER IF OVERHEAT/BURNS GASES LIKE CO &
    FORMALDEHYDE MAY BE RELEASE.EXPO TO OFF GASES MAY NEED TO HAVE
    ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES & C ARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS CHECKED.
    CAREBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS NORM & EXPO IN ENCLSD SPACE ASPHYXIA(CO2
    REPLACE OXY) POSSIBLE.FORMALDEHYDE-RESP IRRIT GAS.INHAL HI CONC OF
    IRRIT FUMES SHOULD BE MONITOR FOR  DELAYED ONSET PULM EDEMA.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:SCC
Lower Limits:3.6
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAIN BREATH
    APPARATUS & FULL FIREFIGFHTING TURNOUT GEAR(BUNKER GEAR).KEEP
    PERSONNEL REMOVED FRM & UPWIND OF FIRE.H2O SHOULD BE UESD TO KEEP
    FIRE-EXPO CNTNRS COOL.WATER ,FOAM,DRY CHEM MAY CAUSE DMG TO
    ELECTRICAL EQPMT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED A FLAMMABLE
    FLAMM AND BURNS W/A COLORLESS FLAME.OVERHEATING MAY RESULT IN
    RELEASE OF FORMALDEHYDE-IRRIT EY ES & RESP TRACT.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL IGN SOURCES.SWEEP MATL UP INTO
    DUSTPAN & INCINERATE.CONTAMINATED AREAS SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY
    VENTILATED,AND DUST MASK SHOULD BE USED DURING CLEANUP.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE OF HOT WATER OR STEAM JACKETED
    SYTEMS FOR MELTING OPERATIONS IS RECOMMENDED.STORE IN COOL
    WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM ALL SOURCES OF FLAME,SPARK,OR
    IGNITION.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
Other Precautions:MATERIAL IS FLAMMABLE AND BURNS WITH COLORLESS FLAME.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F8
Vapor Density:1.0-1.2
Appearance and Odor:WHITE NEEDLE-LIKE OR PRISMATIC CRYSTALS,SOLID;
    PLESANT, SWEET ETHER LIKE ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
LEWIS ACIDS,STRONG MINERAL ACIDS,OR OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAME;CONTACT W/ACIDS OR OXIDIZ
    W/LEWIS ACIDS CAN LEAD TO RAPID EXO POLYMERIZATON,WHICH COULD CAUSE
    BURSTING OF CNTNR
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FORMALDEHYDE AND PARAFORMALDEHYDE.HAZ
    PROD OF COMBUST:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:POLYMERIZES SLOWLY UNDER ANHYDROUS
    CONDITION.CONTACT W/LEWIS ACIDS CAN LEAD TO RAPID EXO
    POLYMERIZATION,CAN CAUSE CNTNR BURST
*  Toxicological Information*
    LENDOCYTE COUNT WAS NOTED AS WELL AS SLIGHT INCR IN LIVER
    FUNCTION.-GGT,GPT,GOT VAL & LOWERED PROTEIN&GLUCOSE LEVE.NO OBSERV
*  Ecological Information  *
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE IN CHEMICAL INCINERATOR IN ACCORDANCE
    WITH ALL FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL REGS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:N/PDOT PROPER SHIPPING NAME:FLAMM
    SOLIDS,N.O.S.(1,3,5-TRIOXANE),DOT HAZ CLASS:4.1,FLAM SOLID.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY TOXIC
Federal Regulatory Information:ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT COMPLY
    WITH TSCA REGULATIONS.
