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HEALTH HAZARDS
Summary/Risks
Summary: EXPOSURE TO DUST FROM THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE MINIMIZED. ANIMAL INHALATION
AND ARTIFICIAL IMPLANTATION STUDIES HAVE REPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TUMORS. BASED ON PRELIMINARY RESULTS, A NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL RISK HAS BEEN
FILED WITH THE EPA ACCORDING TO SECTION 8(e) OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
ACT. BASED ON ANIMAL STUDIES, IARC HAS CLASSIFIED RCF AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC
FOR HUMANS (2B). DATA FROM HUMAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES IS INSUFFICIENT. THIS
SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED A CARCINOGEN BY NTP OR OSHA.
Medical conditions which may be aggravated: AS WITH ANY DUST, PRE-EXISTING UPPER
RESPIRATORY AND LUNG DISEASES MAY BE AGGRAVATED.
Target Organ(s): LUNGS, SKIN AND EYES .
Acute Health Effects: PRODUCT IS A MECHANICAL IRRITANT TO SKIN, EYES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
Chronic Health Effects: EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO RCF DUSTS AND AFTER SERVICE FIBERS MAY
CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE (FIBROSIS). IARC STATES THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN
ANIMALS AND LIMITED EVIDENCE IN HUMANS TO CLASSIFY CRYSTALLINE SILICA AS A
PROBABLE CARCINOGEN (2A) AND RCF AS A POSSIBLE CARCINOGEN (2B).
Primary Entry Route(s): INHALATION, SKIN AND EYE CONTACT.
Signs/Symptoms of Overexposure
Inhalation: IRRITATION OR SORENESS IN THROAT & NOSE. IN EXTREME EXPOSURES SOME
CONGESTION MAY OCCUR.
Skin Contact: TEMPORARY IRRITATION OR RASH.
Skin Absorption: NA
Ingestion: NOT HAZARDOUS WHEN INGESTED. MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY IRRITATION TO GI TRACT.
Eyes: TEMPORARY IRRITATION OR INFLAMMATION.
First Aid/Emergency Procedures
Inhalation: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. DRINK WATER TO CLEAR THROAT AND BLOW NOSE TO
EVACUATE FIBERS.
Skin Contact: WASH AFFECTED AREAS GENTLY WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER.
Skin Absorption: NA
Ingestion: NA
Eyes: FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS CONSULT A
PHYSICIAN.
REACTIVITY DATA
MATERIAL IS STABLE.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION CANNOT OCCUR.
Chemical Incompatibilities: HYDROFLUORIC ACID
Conditions to Avoid: NONE IN DESIGNED USE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE
SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
Procedures for Spill/Leak: VACUUM CLEAN DUST WITH EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH HEPA FILTER. IF
SWEEPING IS NECESSARY USE A DUST SUPPRESSANT.
Waste Management: WASTES ARE NOT HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED BY RCRA (40 CFR PART 261).
COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
METHOD OF DISPOSAL - LANDFILL. RQ - N/A.
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