*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS APPROPRIATE
    FOR NUISANCE & LUNG DAMAGING DUSTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SANDING, DRY
    GRINDING, CRUSHING & MILLING.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO KEEP <TLV
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:DENSCAL HP
Preparer's Name:NANCY E. WAGNER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CALCIUM SULFATE
Other REC Limits:5 MG/CUM (DUST)
Ingred Name:CALCIUM CARBONATE, DOMOLITE, LIMESTONE, WHITING
Ingred Name:SILICA, MICA, MUSCOVITE
Ingred Name:AMORPHOUS SILICA, AMORPHOUS-DIATOMACEOUS EARTH (SUSPECTED
    HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC)
Fraction by Wt: 0-3%
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: LUNG INJURIES, INCLUDING
    SILICOSIS, PNEUMOCONIOSIS, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
    HEART FAILURE, COUGHING, SNEEZING & NASAL IRRITATION. SKIN: BURNS &
    DRYNESS. EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:DIATOMACEOUS EARTH IS A SUSPECTED HUMAN
    CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: LUNG INJURIES, INCLUDING SILICOSIS,
    PNEUMOCONIOSIS, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEART
    FAILURE, COUGHING, SNEEZING & NASAL IRRITATION. SKIN: BURNS &
    DRYNESS. EYES: IRRITATION.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES: REMOVE CONTACT LENSES.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACCUM 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. WHERE APPLICABLE, USE WET SPONGING IN LIEU OF DRY SANDING
    WHENEVER POSSIBLE. DEW POINT CONDITIONS/OTHER CONDITIONS CAUSING
    PRESENCE OF MOISTURE  WILL HARDEN GYPSUM CEMENT DURING STORAGE
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity: 2.5
Solubility in Water:<0.2%
Appearance and Odor:WHITISH, GREY OR BUFF POWDER; LOW ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
*  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.
