ALLIED SIGNAL INC -- POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS, A-C 735  -- 9330-00N080876
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS, A-C 735
MSDS Date:12/01/1992
FSC:9330
NIIN:00N080876
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALLIED SIGNAL INC
Address:101 COLUMBIA RD
Box:1039
City:MORRISTOWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07962-1039
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-455-4414
Emergency Phone Num:201-455-2000
CAGE:0LYW2
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ALLIED-SIGNAL INC INDUSTRIAL FIBERS DIV
Address:15801 WOODS EDGE RD
Box:31
City:PETERSBURG
State:VA
ZIP:23804
Country:US
Phone:804-520-3321
CAGE:0LYW2
Company Name:HONEYWELL INTL INC ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
Address:101 COLUMBIA RD
Box:City:MORRISTOWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07962
Country:US
Phone:973-455-3922
CAGE:70308

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:POLYETHYLENE
CAS:9002-88-4
RTECS #:TQ3325000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:IMPURITIES
Fraction by Wt: TRACE
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) >2000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN: MILD DERMAL IRRITANT.
    EYES: NON-EYE IRRITANT. PARTICULATES MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL
    IRRITATION. INHALATION: TREAT POWDER AS NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
    INGESTION: NO EFFECTS KNOWN. LOW TOXICITY. C HRONIC: NONE LISTED BY
    MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN: WASH WITH WATER AND SOAP.
    EYE: WASH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION
    PERSISTS, CONSULT PHYSICIAN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADVICE TO
    PHYS:  NO SPECIFIC ADVICE. TREAT ACCORDING TOSYMPTOMS PRESENT.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:>455F,>235C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEM/FINE WATER SPRAY. AVOID
    WATER STREAM ON MOLTEN BURNING MATL AS IT MAY SCATTER & SPREAD
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . WATCH
    FOOTING ON FLOORS & STAIRS BECAUSE OF POSS MELTING & SPREADING OF
    MATL. USE SPRAY TO KEEP CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE POINT >313C. MELTS IN PROXIMITY TO
    FIRES CAUSING SLIPPERY FLOORS & STAIRS. STATIC CHARGES ON
    POWDERS/POWDERS IN LIQS MAY IGNIT FLAMM ATM. SEE NFPA (SUPDAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:(ALWAYS WEAR REC PERSONAL PROT EQUIP). REMOVE
    IGNIT SOURCES FROM POWDERED GRADES. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT/FLAME.
    SWEEP UP W/MINIMUM OF DUSTING. COLLECT IN CNTNR, E.G. FIBERBOARD
    DRUM/CARTON. SPILLS & RELE ASES MAY HAVE TO BE RPTD TO FED AND/OR
    LOC AUTH.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT. DO NOT STORE
    NEAR STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. (ALWAYS WEAR REC PERSON PROT EQUIP).
    AVOID BREATHING FUMES FROM HEATING OPERATIONS.
Other Precautions:AVOID SPILLAGE WHICH CAN CAUSE VERY SLIPPERY
    CONDITIONS ON FLOORS.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR WITH POWDERED
    GRADES IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL. DURING MELTING OR CONVEYING IN
    MOLTEN STATE, USE AN NIOSH APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ADEQ VENT DURING HEATING PROCESSES/IF DUSTY CNDTNS
    PREVAIL WHEN HNDLG POWDERED MATLS. FOR STOR & ORDINARY (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    GLOVES WITH LONG SLEEVES, WHEN HANDLING MOLTEN MATERIAL.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AND HOUSEKEEPING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:0.88-0.94 (WATER =1). APPEAR/ODOR:PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID OR
    POWDER. CHARACTERISTIC WAXY ODOR. EXPLO HAZ:BULLETIN 654,
    "PREVENTION OF FIRE & DUST EXPLOSIONS IN CHEM, DYE, PHARMACEUTICAL,
    & PLA STICS INDUSTRIES", FOR SAFE HNDLG PROC.WASTE DISP
    METH:CLASSIFICATION & PROPER DISP METH. VENT:HNDLG, GENERAL (ING 3)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>198F,>92C
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:A-C 1702 IS GREASE-LIKE; OTHER GRADES ARE WHITE
    PELLETS, PRILLS, (SUPDAT)

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AT NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS OF FIRE, CO,
    CO*2, AND COMBUSTIBLE GASES MAY BE GENERATED.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS .
    DISCARD AS NON-HAZ ORG SOLID WASTE. INFO OFFERED IS FOR PROD AS
    SHIPPED. USE &/OR ALTERATIONS TO PROD SUCH AS MIXING W/OTHER MATLS
    MAY SIGNIFICANTLY CH ANGES CHARACT OF MATL & ALTER RCRA (SUPDAT)

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