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Vista Chemical Company January 20, 1988 15990 North Barker's Landing Rood Post Office Box 19029 Houston, Texas 77224 Phone (713) 531-3200 ?l/e. O Reynolds Metals Company Attn: Industrial Hygiene 6603 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 RE: E052-1130 Dear Mr. Cole: This letter is in response to the attached inquiry regarding the MSDS for Vista PVC Compound. Enclosed is the current MSDS for PVC Compound. Regarding your question on the hazards of the listed ingredients, Vista's experience indicates that handling of PVC Compound under anticipated use conditions does not create exposures to these additives. These additives are encapsulated in the PVC matrix. We are currently modifying our PVC Compound MSDS to more clearly reflect this. Regarding your deficiency notice, I believe the MSDS to satisfy all the indicated areas. The health hazards of PVC are indicated in Section 5 of the MSDS. There are no known specific medical conditions that would be aggravated by exposure to PVC dust, and PVC is not a carcinogen as defined in the Hazard Communication Standard. Please call me at 713/531-3445 if you have further questions on the above. Sincerely, Thomas G. Grumbles, C.I.H. Environmental Quality Manager ajo Enclosures VVV 000000324 REYNOLDS ALUMINUM Richmond, Virginia VISTA POLYMERS, INC. P.0. BOX 91 ABERDEEN, MS 39730 December 7, 1987 Gentlemen: We have reviewed your Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) on POLYVINYL CHLORIDE. Our review of the sheet indicates the form does not appear to be up-to-date nor to cover all the information required by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard. Attached is a checklist indicating each deficient area. In addition, no mention is made of the chronic hazards as sociated with the ingredients on the attached list. Was this omission an oversight, or did your hazard determi nation indicate that such effects would not be expected in the use of your product? In summary, the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires REYNOLDS to train its employees regarding the hazards as sociated with their workplace. In order to carry out this requirement, we must rely on Material Safety Data Sheets as the cornerstone to our training efforts. Therefore, please review your MSDS for accuracy and completion and forward any information to me. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincere! PLEASE REFERENCE E052-1130 REPLY TO: REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY Attn. Industrial Hyigene 6603 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 Homer M. Cole Dir., Industrial Hygiene t REYNOLDS ALUMINUM r Richmond, Virginia \ INGREDIENTS CHRONIC HAZARD(S) CADMIUM CARCINOGEN, TERATOGEN, MUTAGEN, REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN, LUNGS, KIDNEY, BLOOD, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LEAD REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN, KIDNEY, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BARIUM SKIN, LUNG, EYE ANTIMONY CARCINOGEN, LUNGS, SKIN, EYE VVV 00000032 Ii MATERIAL SAFETY CftlA SHEET CHErKT.TST O 1A .r. (Product Name) ^L.OTi & '* i Each item below must be provided on every MSES. INTOKMAXION OCMPIETE? YES NO 1. Product or chemical identity 2. Name, address and phone number for hazard and emergency information 3. Chemical and/or common names of hazardous ingredients 4. OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) , ACGIH threshold limit value (TLV), or other applicable limits 5. Physical and chemical characteristics, such as vapor pressure and flash point 6. Physical hazards, including the potential for fire, explosion and reactivity 7. Primary routes of entry into the body, such as inhalation, ingestion, or skin absorption 8. Health hazards, including signs and symptoms of exposure 9. Medical conditions aggravated by exposure .10 Carcinogenic hazard - National Toxicology Program (NTP) Annual Report on Carcinogens, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs, or regulated by OSHA .11 Emergency and first aid procedures .12 Precautions for safe handling and use including hygienic practices, repair and maintenance protective measures, or spill/leak clean-up 2L 13. Exposure control measures such as engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment X 'A VVV 0000003 27