NIF Chemical Resistant Urethane
PRODUCT NAME: NIF CRU
HMIS CODES: H F R P
PRODUCT CODE: 321A 2* 3 0 G
SECTION I -- MANUFACTURER IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURER'S NAME: NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL FLOORING, INC.
ADDRESS: 8140 W 350 N ANGOLA, IN 46703
EMERGENCY PHONE: BETCO 419-241-2156 INFORMATION PHONE: 800-424-8914
DATE REVISED: 03-28-96 NAME OF PREPARER: HARRY JACKSON
SECTION II -- HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/SARA III INFORMATION
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS VAPOR PRESSURE WEIGHT
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS CAS NUMBER OSHA PEL ACGI TLV OSHA STEL mm HG @ TEMP PERCENT
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PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO-
METHYL ETHER ACETATE 108-65-6 NONE NONE NONE 3.7 68F
*XYLENE 1330-20-7 100 PPM 100 PPM 150 PPM 5.1 68F 3
SATURATED POLYESTER POLYOL UNKNOWN NONE NONE NONE N/A
PROPRIETARY ADDITIVES UNKNOWN NONE NONE NONE N/A
2,6-DIMETHYL-4-HEPTANONE 108-83-8 25 PPM 25 PPM NONE 1.0 90F
*ETHYL BENZENE 100-41-4 100 PPM 100 PPM 125 PPM 1.0 14F <0.5%
DIBUTYLTIN DILUARATE 77-58-7 .1mg/m3 .1mg/m3 .1mg/m3 N/A
METHYL N AMYL KETONE 110-43-0 100 PPM 50 PPM NONE 2.1 68F
CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE
ESTER 9004-36-8 NONE NONE NONE N/A
pigment - the chemical identity is a trade secret 10mg/m3 10mg/m3 5mg/m3 N/A
ETHYL 3-ETHOXYPROPIONATE 763-69-9 NONE NONE NONE 1.1 77F
*** Indicates toxic chemical(s) subject to the reporting requirements of section 313 of Title III and of 40 CFR 372 are present. ***
XYLENE STEL-150 PPM (ACGIN) METHYL N-AMYL KETONE STEL (ACGIH)= 100 PPM.
SECTION III -- PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
BOILING RANGE: 279 to 329 Deg F SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1): 1.2
VAPOR DENSITY: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NEGLIGIBLE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: LOW VISCOSITY LIQUID WITH KETONE ODOR.
SECTION IV -- FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT: 100F METHOD USED: SETA FLASH
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR BY VOLUME - LOWER: N/A UPPER: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: FOAM, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2,DRY CHEMICAL, WATER FOG
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
DO NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE AREA WITHOUT FULL BUNKER GEAR INCLUDING A POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL ALL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER. MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH MATERIAL.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS
CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. SOLVENT VAPORS MAY BE HEAVIER THAN AIR. UNDER CONDITIONS OF STAGNANT AIR, VAPORS MAY BUILD UP AND TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND TO AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN FLASH BACK TO THE SOURCE OF THE VAPORS. TOXIC VAPORS COULD BE EVOLVED FROM THE COMBUSTION OF THIS MATERIAL.
SECTION V -- REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID
AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT OR OPEN FLAMES AS WELL AS ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION SUCH AS SPARKS, HEATERS, STATIC DISCHARGES ETC.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID)
AVOID WATER, AMINES, STRONG BASES, ALCOHOLS, METAL COMPOUNDS, AND SURFACE ACTIVE COMPOUNDS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS
MAY FORM TOXIC CHEMICALS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, HCN AND HDI.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION : MAY OCCUR
MOISTURE OR MATERIALS THAT REACT WITH ISOCYANATES AND TEMPERATURES ABOVE 400 DEGREES F MAY CAUSE POLYMERIZATION.
SECTION VI -- HEALTH HAZARD DATA
INHALATION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
CAN CAUSE NAUSEA AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, AND POSSIBLE UNCONSCIOUSNESS. BURNING SENSATION TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS MAY OCCUR.
SKIN AND EYE CONTACT HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, DEFATTING AND DERMATTITIS. EYES: CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, REDNESS, TEARING, OR BLURRED VISION AS WELL AS CORNEAL OPACITY AND CONJUNCTIVITIS.
SKIN ABSORPTION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
CAN CAUSE REDDENING, SWELLING, RASH, SCALING OR BLISTERING. OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION RESULTING IN REACTION TO CONTACT OF SMALL AMOUNTS.
INGESTION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. ASPIRATION OF MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS CAN CAUSE CHEMICAL PHEUMONITIS WHICH CAN BE FATAL. CAN CAUSE CORROSIVE ACTION TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND DIGESTIVE TRACTS.
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC)
CAN CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY EXPOSURE THROUGH CONTACT OR HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR. OVER-EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL CAN CAUSE CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES. OVEREXPOSURE CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE ANEMIA, LIVER ABNORMALITIES, KIDNEY DAMAGE OR EYE DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE ASTHMA OR OTHER RESPIRATORY DISORDERS, BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA, HYPERACTIVITY AND EXCEMA.
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP? NO IARC MONOGRAPHS? NO OSHA REGULATED? NO
NO LISTED INGREDIENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE REGULATED AS CARCINOGENS.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS OR OTHER ALLERGIC RESPONSE.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST FIFTEEN MINUTES AND CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: FOR EXTREME EXPOSURE USE A SAFETY SHOWER IMMEDIATELY. WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER AND REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AREA AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. ASTHMATIC TYPE SYMPTOMS MAY OCCUR IMMEDIATELY OR BE DELAYED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. TREATMENT IS SYMPTOMATIC. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. KEEP PERSON WARM AND CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. GIVE 1-2 CUPS OF MILK OR WATER TO DRINK.
SECTION VII -- PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED
REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION AND VENTILATE THE AREA. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS VAPOR CARTRIDGE OR SUPPLIED AIR AS NECESSARY. DYKE AND ABSORB THE MATERIAL WITH ABSORBENT SUCH AS CLAY AND PLACE IN DISPOSAL CONTAINERS.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD
DISPOSE OF THE MATERIAL IN A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS. EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE DUE TO PRODUCT RESIDUE AND POSSIBLE VAPOR FROM ORGANIC SOLVENTS. NEVER USE A GAS OR ELECTRIC TORCH TO CUT THE DRUMS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING
STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE. SEAL ALL PARTIALLY USED CONTAINERS, WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES. MIXED MATERIALS CONTAIN THE HAZARDS OF ALL THE COMPONENTS, THEREFORE, READ THE MSDS'S OF ALL THE COMPONENTS PRIOR TO USING MATERIAL. PROPERLY LABEL ALL CONTAINERS.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS
AVOID ALL SKIN CONTACT. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS GENERATED FROM THE MATERIAL. OBSERVE CONDITIONS OF GOOD GENERAL HYGIENE AND SAFE WORKING PRACTICES. CONTAMINATED LEATHER ARTICLES CANNOT BE CLEANED AND MUST BE DISCARDED IF CONTAMINATED WITH THIS PRODUCT. WASH ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PRIOR TO THE REUSE THEREOF. SUPPLY APPROPRIATE VENTILATION OR ENGINEERING CONTROLS PRIOR TO USING THIS PRODUCT.
SECTION VIII -- CONTROL MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED TO PREVENT OVER-EXPOSURE TO VAPOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CF2 1910, 134. USE A POSITIVE PRESSURE RESPIRATOR WHEN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS ARE NOT KNOWN OR IF EXCEEDING TLV'S OR IF WORKING IN A CONFINED SPACE. ALWAYS CONSIDER THE HAZARDS FROM ALL COMPONENTS IN THE MIXED MATERIAL STATE.
VENTILATION
EXHAUST VENTILATION SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF THE SOLVENTS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BELOW THE TOXIC LEVEL CONCENTRATIONS.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES
IMPERVIOUS GLOVES - NEOPRENE OR RUBBER
EYE PROTECTION
SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES OR GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. IF THE ENVIRONMENT WARRANTS, A FULL FACE SHIELD SHOULD BE EMPLOYED.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT
WEAR BODY COVERING CLOTHING AND OTHER COVERINGS AS NECESSARY SUCH AS APRON AND APPROPRIATE FOOTWEAR TO AVOID CONTACT WITH MATERIAL.
WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES
OBSERVE GOOD GENERAL HYGIENIC PRACTICES.
SECTION IX -- DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON THE DATA AVAILABLE TO US AND IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE. HOWEVER, N.I.F. MAKES NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THIS DATA OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE THEREOF. N.I.F. ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INJURY FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT.