*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS APPROPRIATE
    FOR NUISANCE DUST, ESPECIALLY WHEN SANDING, DRY GRINDING, CRUSHING
    & MILLING.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP <TLV
Work Hygienic Practices:WHERE APPLICABLE, USE WET SPONGING IN LIEU OF
    DRY SANDING WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:AGRICULTURAL GYPSUM
Preparer's Name:NANCY E. WAGNER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:PORTLAND CEMENT
Ingred Name:STARCH
Fraction by Wt: 0-4%
Ingred Name:PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE REGULATED (NUISANCE DUST)
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
Ingred Name:PERLITE
Ingred Name:PLASTER OF PARIS (CALCIUM SULFATE DIHYDRATE)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:COUGHING, SNEEZING & NASAL IRRITATION.
    SKIN: MAY DEVELOP ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE BURNS IF LARGE MASS IS IN
    CONTACT WITH SKIN DURING HARDENING (HYDRATION); MAY DRY SKIN. EYES:
    MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:COUGHIN,G SNEEZING & NASAL IRRITATION. SKIN:
    MAY DEVELOP ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE BURNS IF LARGE MASS IS IN CONTACT
    WITH SKIN DURING HARDENING (HYDRATION); MAY DRY SKIN. EYES: MAY
    CAUSE IRRITATION.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGESTION: PRODUCT MAY HARDEN ON CONTACT WITH WATER. MAY
    RESULT IN OBSTRUCTION. SEE PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR. EYE: REMOVE CONTACT LENSES. RINSE EYES WITH PLENTY OF RUNNING
    OCCURS, CONTACT PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH PROMPTLY WITH WATER. IF
    IRRITATION OCCURS, CONTACT PHYSICIAN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACUUM SPILLED MATERIAL INTO A WASTE
    CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID CREATING EXCESSIVE DUST. WEAR
    APPROVED RESPIRATORS IF NECESSARY. DON'T WASH DOWN DRAINS - MAY
    PLUG DRAINS.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:BE SURE PROPER VENTILATION &
Other Precautions:EXCESSIVE PARTICULATE IN WORKPLACE AIR MUST BE
    AVOIDED EVEN THOUGH IT'S INERT & NON-TOXIC.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:.2%
Appearance and Odor:WHITISH, GREY OR BUFF POWDER; LOW ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CALCIUM OXIDE & SULFUR DIOXIDE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE DISPOSED OF AS INERT SOLID IN SANITARY
    LANDFILL OR BY OTHER PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL,
    STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
