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P a g e 1 of 6Section 1 - ID E N T IFIC A T IO N
S u p plier/M a n ufac turer E m erge nc y C o n ta ct In for m a tio n
F e d era l W h ite C e m e nt M ain O ffice s: (5 1 9) 4 85 -5 4 1 0
P .O . B o x 54 8 S ales: (8 0 0) 2 65 -1 8 0 6
W o o dstoc k, O ntario F a x: (5 1 9) 4 85 -5 8 9 2
C a na d a N 4S 7Y 5 W eb site : w w w .fe dera lw hitec e m e n t.c o m
C he m ic al N a m e a n d S y n o n y m s P ro d u c t N a m e
W h ite P o rtla n d C e m e n t (C A S # 6 5 9 9 7 -1 5 -1 ) F e d e ra l W h ite C e m e n t ( A ls o k n o w n a s H y d ra u lic c e m e n t ) P o rtla n d – T y p e I, T y p e 1 0
C h e m ical F a m ily F orm ulas
C alciu m salts. 3 C a O .S iO 2 (C A S # 1 2 1 6 8 -8 5 -3)
2 C a O .S iO 2 (C A S # 1 0 0 3 ~ 7 7 -2 )
3 C a O .A 1 202 (C A S # 1 2 0 4 2 -7 8 -3)
4 C a O .A 1 2O 3Fe2O 3 (C A S # 1 2 0 6 8 -3 5 -8 )
C a S O 22H 2O (C A S # 1 3 3 9 7 -2 4 -5)
O ther salts. S m a ll a m o u n ts of M gO , C aO a n d tra c e a m o u nts of K 2S04 and
N a2S O4m a y a lso be pr e se nt.
---Section 2 - C O M PO N E N T S H a za rdous
P ortla n d ce m e n t clin ker (C A S # 6 59 9 7 -1 5 -1) - ap prox i m ately 9 2 -9 7 % b y w e ig h t A C G I H T L V -T W A (1 9 9 6 ) = 1 0 m g to ta l d u st/m 3
O S H A P E L (8 -h o ur T W A ) 1 5 m g to ta l d u st/m 3 O S H A P E L (8 -h o ur T W A ) 5 m g re sp irab le d u st/m 3 G y p s u m (C A S # 1 3 3 9 7 -2 4 -5) - ap pro x i m ately 3 .0 --5.0 % b y w eig h t
A C G IH T L V -T W A (1 9 9 6) = 1 0 m g total d ust/m 3 O S H A P E L (8 -h o urT W A ) = 1 0 m g total d u st/m 3 O S H A P E L (8 -h o u r T W A ) = 5 m g re sp ira b le d u st/m 3
R e spira b le q uartz (C A S # 1 4 8 0 8 -6 0 -7 ) - ap pro xi m ately 0 .0 1 --0 .0 7 % b y w eig ht A C G IH T L V -T W A (1 9 9 6) = 0.1 0 m g respira b le d ust/m 3
O S H A P E L (8 -h o u r T W A ) = (1 0 m g re sp ira b le d u st/m 3 (perc e nt silica + 2)] N IO S H R E L (8 -h o u r T W A ) = 0.0 5 m g re spira ble d u st/m 3
C hr o m a te s(C A S V ario us) - a p pro x i m a tely 0 — 0 .00 5 % b y w eig h t A C G IH T L V -T W A (1 9 9 6) = 0.0 5 m g (C r)/m 3 O S H A P E L (8 -h o u rT W A ) = 0 .1 m g (C rO 3 )/m 3
N uisa nce d u st
A C G IH T L V -T W A (1 9 9 6 ) = 5 m g respira ble d ust/m 3 A C G IH T L V -T W A (1 9 9 6) = 1 0 m g total d ust/m 3 O S H A P E L (8 -h o u r T W A ) = 1 5 m g to ta l d u st/m 3 O S H A P E L (8 -h o u r T W A ) = 5 m g re sp ira b le d u st/m 3
T race In g re d ie n ts
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P a ge 2 of 6Section 3 - H A Z A R D ID E N T IFIC A T IO N
E m erge nc y O verview
P ortla n d c e m e nt is a w h ite p o w der tha t p o se s im m e d iate hazard . A sin gle s h ort-term e x p osure to th e dry p o w d er is n ot lik ely to ca u se serio u s h ar m . H o w e ver, ex p o sure of sufficie nt d ura tio n to w e t p ortla n d ce m e nt ca n c a u se serio u s, p ote n tially irre v ersib le tiss u e (s k in or e y e ) de stru ctio n in the e form of c h e m ical (ca u sti c ) b urn s. T h e sa m e ty pe of tissue d estructio n ca n o cc ur if w e t o r m o ist a r ea s of the b o d y are e x p ose d for sufficie n t d uratio n to dry p ortla n d ce m e nt.
P ote n tial H ea lth E ffe cts R elevant R outes of E xposure
E y e c o nta ct, skin c o n tac t, in ha lation , a n d in ge stio n . E ffects R esulting fro m E ye C ontac t:
E x p o sure to airb orne d u st m a y ca u se im m e dia te or dela y e d irrita tio n or infla m m a tio n. E y e c o nta ct b y large a m o u n ts of dry p o w der or spla she s of w et p ortla n d ce m e nt m a y ca u se effe cts ra n gin g fro m m o derate e y e irritatio n to c he m ic al b urns or blin d ne ss. S u c h ex p o sure s re q uire im m e d iate first a id (S ee S ectio n 4) a n d m e d ica l atten tio n to pre ve nt sig n ific a n t d a m a g e to th e e y e.
E ffects R esulting fro m Skin C onta ct:
D isc o m fort or pain ca n n ot be relie d u p o n to alert a p ers o n to h azard o u s sk in ex p o sure. C o nse q u e ntly, the o nly e ffe ctive m ea ns o f av o idin g sk in in ju ry or illne ss in v olv e s m inim iz in g skin c o n ta ct, partic ularly w ith w e t ce m e nt. E x p ose d perso n s m a y n o t disc o m fort u ntil h o urs after the e x p osure ha s e n de d a n d sig nifica nt in jury ha s o cc urre d.
D ry p ortla n d ce m e nt c o ntactin g w et skin or ex p o sure to m o ist or w e t m a so n ry c e m e n t m a y ca u se m o re se vere sk in effects in clu din g: thic k e n in g , crac k in g or fissurin g of the sk in. P ro lo n ge d e x p o sure ca n ca use se vere da m a g e in the form o f (alka li) ch e m ica l b urn s.
S o m e in d iv id uals m a y e x hibit a n allergic resp o n se u p o n e x p o sure to portla n d ce m e nt, p o ssibly d u e to trace e le m e n ts of c hro m iu m . T he resp o nse m a y a p p ear in a v ariety of fo rm s ra n gin g fro m a m ild rash to se vere skin ulcers. P erso n s alrea d y se n sitiz ed m a y re a ct to th eir first c o nta ct w ith the pro d uct. O ther perso n s m a y first e x p erie nc e th is effect after y e ars of c o ntac t w ith p ortla n d c e m e n t pro d ucts.
E ffects R esulting fro m Inha lation:
P ortla n d c e m e nt m a y c o ntain tra ce a m o u nts of free crystalline silica. P ro lo n ge d e x p o sure to resp ira ble free silic a c an a g gra v a te oth er lu n g c o n d iti o ns a n d c a usesilicosis.a disa b lin g a n d p o te ntially fatal lu n g disea se .
E x p o sure to p ortla n d ce m e n t m a y ca u se irritatio n to th e m o ist m u c o u s m e m b ra ne s of the n o se , throat, a n d u p per respira tory sy ste m . It m a y also lea ve u n plea sa n t d e p osit s in the n ose.
E ffects R esulting fro m Ingestion :
A lth o u g h s m all q u a ntities of du st are n ot k n o w n to be h a rm fu l, ill effects are p o ssible if larg er q ua ntitie s are c o n s u m e d. P ortla n d c e m e ntshould notbe e ate n .
C arcinogenic potential:
P ortla n d ce m e n t is n o t liste d a s a carc in o ge n b y N T P , O S H A , or IA R C . It m a y h ow e ver, c o n tain tra ce a m o u n ts o f su b sta nc es liste d as c arcin o ge n s b y th ese orga n iz atio n s.
C rystalline silic a,a c on ta m inate in p o rtla n d ce m e nt, is n o w cla ssifie d b y IA R C a s a k n o w n h u m a n carc in o ge n (G ro u p I). N IP ha s ch aracterize d re spira ble silica a s "rea so na b ly anticipa te d to be a] carc in o ge n ".
M edical conditio ns w hich m ay be aggravated by inhalation or derm al exposure: P re -e xistin g u p p er re spiratory a n d lu n g disea se s.
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P a ge 3 of 6Section 4 - FIR ST A ID
E yes:
Im m e diate ly flu sh e y e s th oro u g hly w ith w ate r. C o ntin u e flush in g fo r at lea st 1 5 m in ute s, in clu din g u n der lid s, to re m o v e all particle s. C all p h y sic ia n im m e dia tely .
Skin:
W a sh skin w ith c o ol w ater a n d p H -ne utral soa p or m ild d eterge n t. S e e k m e d ical tre a tm e nt in all ca se s of prolo n ge d e x p osure to w et ce m e n t, c e m e nt m ixture s, or liq u ids fro m fre sh c e m e nt p ro d u cts, or pro lon g ed w et sk in e x p os u re to dry c e m e nt.
Inhalation of A irborne D ust:
R e m o v e to fresh air. S e e k m e d ica l he lp if c o u g h in g a n d other sy m p to m s d o n ot su bside. Ingestion:
D o n o t in d uc e v o m itin g. If c o nscio us, ha ve th e v ictim drin k ple n ty of w ater, an d ca ll a p h y sicia n im m e dia te ly.
---Section 5-- F IR E A N D E X PL O SIO N D A T A
F la sh p oint N o ne L o w er e x plo siv e lim it N o ne
U p per e x plo sive lim it N o n e A uto ig nitio n te m p erature N ot C o m b u stible E x tin g uish in g m e d ia N ot C o m b u stible S pec ial F ire -fig h tin g pro ce d ure s N o n e
H azard o u s c o m b u stio n U n usua l fire & e x plo sio n
pro d ucts N o ne ha zards N o ne
---Section 6-A C C ID E N T A L R E L E A SE M E A SU R E S
C ollect dry m ater ia l u sin g a sc o o p. A v oid a c tio ns th at ca u se d ust to be c o m e airb orn e. A v oid in h a latio n of d u st a n d co nta ct w ith skin . W ear a p pro priate pro tec tive e q uip m e n t as describe d inSection 8.
S cra pe u p w et m a teria l a n d p lace in a n ap pro pria te c o nta iner. A llo w m a terial to "dry ” b efore disp osa l. D o n ot a tte m p t to w a sh m a so nry c e m e n t d o w n drain s.
D isp ose of w aste m a te ria l a c c ord in g to lo cal, state a n d fe d eral re g ulatio n s.
---Section 7 - H A N D L IN G A N D S T O R A G E
K ee p p ortla n d c e m e nt dry u n til u se d. N or m a l te m p e ra ture s an d pre ssure do n ot affe ct the m ate rial.
P ro m p tly re m o ve d u sty clothin g or clo th in g w hic h is w et w ith c e m e nt flu ids an d la u n d er b efore re u se. W ash th oro u g hly after e x p o sure to d u st or w et c e m e nt m ixture s or fluid s.
---Section 8-- E X PO SU R E C O N T R O L S/PE R SO N A L P R O T E C T IO N
Skin Pro tection
P re v e n tio n is e sse n tia l in a v o id in g p o ten tia lly se vere sk in injury . A v oid c o ntact w ith u n h arde ne d p ortla n d ce m e nt. If co nta ct o c c urs, pro perly w ash affecte d area w ith so a p an d w ater. W h ere pro lo n ge d e x p o sure to u n harde n e d p ortla n d ce m e nt prod u c ts m ig h t o cc ur, w ear im p ervio u s clothin g a n d g lo v e s to elim in ate skin c o ntac t. W e ar sturd y b o ots th at are im p ervio u s to elim ina te fo ot a n d a n k le ex p o sure .
D o n o t rely o n barrier cre a m s. B arrier cre a m s sh o uld n ot b e u se d in pla ce o f glo v es.
P erio d ically w a sh are as c o n tacte d b y dry p ortla n d c e m e nt, or b y w et ce m e n t or c o ncrete fluid s, w ith a pH -ne u tral soa p . W a sh a g ain at the en d of w ork . If irritatio n o cc urs, im m e diately w a sh the affec te d area a n d see k trea tm e n t. If clo thin g bec o m e s saturate d w ith w et c e m e nt, it sh o uld be re m o ve d a n d re place d w ith cle a n, d ry c lothin g .
R espiratory Protection:
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U se N IO S H /M S H A -a p pro ve d (u n der 3 0 C F R 1 1) or N IO S H -a p pro ve d (u n d er 4 2 C F R 8 4) resp irators in p o orly ve ntila te d a re as, if an a p plica b le e x p osure lim it has be e n ex cee d e d , or w he n d ust ca u ses disc o m fort or irrita tio n. (A d visor y : R e spir a to rs a n d filte rs p urc ha se d afterJune 10, 1998m u st. b e certifie d u n d er 4 2 C F R 8 4).
V entilation:
U se local e x ha u st or ge n eral dilatio n v en tila tio n to c o ntrol e x p o sure w ithin a p plica ble lim its. E ye Prote ction:
W h ere p o te ntially su b jec t to spla she s or p uffs o f c e m e n t, w ear safety gla sse s w ith side shie lds or g o g gle s. In e xtre m ely d u sty en v iro n m e nts a nd u n pre dic ta ble e n v iro n m e nts, w ear u n ve n te d or in directly ve n te d g o g g le s to a vo id e y e irrita tio n or injur y . C o n ta c t le nse s sh o u ld n o t b e w orn w he n w or k in g w ith p ortla n d c e m e nt or fresh ce m e nt pro d ucts.
---Section 9-- P H Y SIC A L A N D C H E M IC A L P R O P E R T IE S
A p peara n ce W h ite p ow d er O d or N o d istinct o d or
P h y sic al S tate S olid (p o w der) p H in w ater 1 2 to 1 3
S olu bility in w ater S lig h tly so lu ble (0 .1 to 1.0 % ) V a p or pressure N ot a p p lic a ble V a p or d e nsity N ot a p plica ble B o ilin g p o int N ot a p p lic a ble M eltin g p o int N ot a p plica ble S pe cific gra v ity (H 20=1) 3.10— 3.15 E v ap oratio n p oin t N ot a p plica ble
---Section 10--ST A B IL IT Y A N D R E A C T IV IT Y
Stabilit y: S ta b le.
C onditions to A v oid:
U ninten tio na l c o n tact w ith w a ter. Inco m patibility:
W et p ortla n d c e m e nt is alk aline . A s s u ch it is inc o m p a tible w ith acid s, a m m o niu m salts, a n d p h o sp h oru s. H a zardous D eco m positio n:
W ill not spo ntane ou sly occur. A d d in g w ater pro d uc es (c a ustic) calciu m h y dro xid e. H a zardous Poly m erization:
W ill n o t o cc u r.
---Section 11--T O X IC O L O G IC A L IN FO R M A T IO N
F or a de scriptio n of a vaila ble, m o re d e tailed to x ic o lo gic al infor m atio n , c o nta ct the su p plier or m a n ufacturer.
---Section 12- E C O L O G IC A L IN F O R M A T IO N
E cotoxicity :
N o rec o g niz e d u n u su al to xicity to p la nts or an im als. R elevant P hysical and C hem ical P roperties:
(S eeSections 9a n d10)
---Section 13-- D ISPO SA L
D isp ose of w aste m a terial ac c ordin g to loca l, sta te a n d fe dera l re g ulatio ns. (S inc e p ortla n d ce m e nt is sta ble , un c o n ta m ina te d m a te rial m a y be sa ve d for future u se .).
M SD S - Fed eral W hite Portland C em ent P a ge 5 of 6
H a zard C ategory under SA R A (T itle III).S.ection.311 and 312:
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P a ge 6 of 6N IO S H N atio nal Institu te for O cc u p atio na l S a fety an d H ea lth
N T P N atio nal T o xicity P ro gra m
O S H A O cc u pa tio na l S a fe ty a n d H ea lth A d m inistratio n
P E L P er m issib le E x p osure L im it
S A R A S u perfu n d A m e n d m e n ts a n d R e a uth orizatio n A ct
T L V T hre sh old L im it V alue
T W A T im e W eig hte d A v era ge
W H M IS W ork place H a zar d o us M aterial Infor m a tio n S y s te m
Prepared by: B ern a rd J. Ig u sk y ,
M a n a ger M ark eti n g a n d T ec h n ica l S ervices A pproval D ate or R evision D ate: Ja n uary , 2 0 0 7 .
D ate of P revious M SD S : D ec e m b er, 2 0 0 2 .
O th er Im portant Inform atio n:
P ortland cem e n t sh o uld be use d b y k n o w le d ge a ble perso ns. A ke y to usin g the pro d uct safe ly req u ir e s the user to rec og n ize th at p ortla n d c e m e nt c h e m ica lly rea cts w ith w ater, an d th at so m e of th e inte r m e d iate pro d ucts of th is reactio n (that is, th o se pres e nt w h ile a p ortla n d c e m e nt pro d uc t is settin g) p o se a m o re se v ere h azard tha n d oe s dry p ortla n d c e m e nt itself.
W h ile the infor m a tio n pro vide d in th is m ate ria l safe ty d ata sheet is be lie v e d to pro vide a useful su m m a ry of the haz ard s of p o r tla n d ce m e n t as it is c o m m o nly use d , the sh eet ca n n ot a n ticip ate a n d pro vide a ll o f the infor m atio n th at m ig ht be ne e d e d in e very situatio n. Ine x perie nc ed pro d uc t u sers sh o uld o b tain p ro per train in g b efore u sin g th is p ro d uc t.
S E L L E R M A K E S N O W A R R A N T Y , E X P R E S S E D O R IM P L IE D , C O N C E R N I N G T H E P R O D U C T O R T H E
M E R C H A N T A B IL IT Y O R F I T N E S S T H E R E O F F O R A N Y P U R P O S E O R C O N C E R N I N G T H E A C C U R A C Y O F A N Y IN F O R M A T IO N P R O V ID E D B Y F e dera l W h ite C e m e nt e x ce pt tha t the pro d uc t shall c o nform to c o ntra cte d spe c ificatio ns. T he infor m atio n pro vide d here in w a s belie ve d b y F e d eral W hite C e m e nt to be ac cura te a t the tim e of pre paratio n or pre pare d fro m so u rc es be lie ve d to be re lia ble , b u t it is th e re sp o n sibility of th e u ser to in vestiga te a n d u n dersta n d o ther p ertin e nt so urc es of inf o rm a tio n to c o m p ly w ith all la w s a n d proc e d ure s a p plica ble to the safe ha n dling a n d u se of the pro d uct, a n d to deter m in e th e su ita bility of th e pro d uc t for its inte n d e d u se . B u y er's e xc lusive re m e d y sh all be for da m a ge s a n d n o claim of a n y kin d , w heth er as to pro d u ct de livere d
or n o n deliv ery of pro d u ct, a n d w hethe r ba se d o n c o n tract, breac h of w arra nt y , ne glige nce , o r othe rw ise shall be greater in a m o u n t th a n th e p urc h ase price of the q ua n tity of p ro d uc t in re spec t o f w h ic h d a m a ge s a re cla im e d. In n o e v e n t sha ll S eller be lia ble for incide n tal or c o nse q ue ntial d a m a ge s, w he th er B u y er's c laim is b a se d o n c o ntrac t, brea c h of w arra n ty , n e g lige n ce or oth erw ise .
