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FILE NAME Orton ORT DATE 1981 Sept 2 DOC ORT001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter with Material Safety Data Sheet September 2 1981 orton Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation W. R. Grace & Co. 112 North Street Wilder KY 41071 Dear Sirs We are required by Federal law to obtain Material Safety Data Sheets for all material we use in the manufacturing of our product pyrometric cones We are currently using and purchasing from your organization Industrial 2 expanded vermiculite Although this material does not go directly into our product it is used as packaging material We would appreciate obtaining the above mentioned Material Safety Data Sheets from you along with any other data on Industrial 2 expanded vermiculite which may be valuable to US Yours very truly Dale Fronk Ceramic Engineer mld COPY COPY COPY 1445 Summit Street P. O. Box 8309 Columbus Ohio 43201 614 299-4104 to CL Construction Products Division W.R. Grace & Co. 62 Whittemore Avenue Cambridge Mass 02140 617 876-1400 September 25 1981 Mr. Dale Fronk Ceramic Engineer ORTON . 1445 Summit Street P.O. Box 8309 Columbus Ohio 43201 Dear Mr. Fronk This is in response to your recent request for a Material Safety Data Sheet for Industrial Vermiculite 2 which you have been using as packing material I am attaching a copy of our M.S.D.S. 140 Industrial Vermiculite Vermiculite Libby Source - Size # 2 & 3 3 Expanded Vermiculite is also marketed to consumers as Attic Insulation When processed for this use it is more intensively screened to remove fines vermiculite dust and tremolite and in some cases it is treated with a binder to further reduce airborne dust when used This further reduces the exposure of the user to airborne t emolitefiber You may wish to purchase this to Timit dust exposure It is readily available at most building supply houses attached We have prepared the Material Safety Data Sheet in a form that is meaningful to technically aware industrial users who will be aware most of the responsibilities plaoncthe em d by OSHA Regulations tonnages It has been our experience handling significant of expanded products in our own manufacturing plants that good industrial hygiene practices will limit the airborne exposureosf employees to extremely low levels If you require additional information do not hesitate to contact me DOD Attachment File Expanded Vermiculite =... Industrial End UseVermiculite M.S.D.S. Diane O'Donnell O'Donnell Technical Administrator Ps DATE June 10 MSDS 140 1977 513 ee ee ee Occupational Safety and Health Administration MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Required under USDL Safety and Health Regulations for Ship Repairing Shipbuilding and Shipbreaking 29 CFR 1915 1916 1917 MANUFACTURER'S NAME W. Grace & Company ADDRESS Street and umber City State Avenue Cambridge ZIP Codej SECTION I . : . EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NO 617-876-1400 X457 Montana Aluminosilicate CHEMICAL FAMILY Magnesium Mineral Mg FORMULA Mg.Ca Mg.Ca Fe Al| Al ve ee poo SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS Contains less 0.1 by weight of a naturally occurring contaminant tremolite OSHA Regulation 1910.1001 defines tremolite as asbestos Some forms of tremolite are platy Other forms can be fibrillated by physical handling to release airborne asbestos fibers Regulation 1910.1001 places a limit of 2 asbestos fibers 8 hour time weighted average and a maxi- . mum of 10 asbestos fibers at any one time for airborne fiber exposure -. handling Vermiculite both Thephysical given to expanded can release air- Regulation . borne fibers and nuisance dust Refer to OSHA 1910.1001 for ap- . proved control procedures : os . woe ao 5 . . . DATA IN PHYSICAL it __ SECTION F . BOILING FOINT . NA SPECIFIC GRAVITY H O NA VAPOR PRESSURE mm Hg ., NA PERCENT VOLATILE VAPOR DENSITY AIR , NA EVAPORATIONEVAPORATION RATE roto gy _ SOLUBILITY IN WATEWRATER ; . . slight | slight Bulk Density ar c.E APPEARANCE AND ODOR Freeflowing dark brown to tancolored particles . NA NA 5-7 *~ SECTION IV FLASH POINT Method used - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA NOT APPLICABLE . , : FLAMMABLELIMITS | Let | Let : - nn 3 i we EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS ras ry 7 , PAGE 1 Continued on reverse sid^ Form OSHA Rev. May 72 information believed The but W.R. contained herein is based on knowledge GRACE & CO MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED to be reliable AS TO THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY THEREOF Nothing herein excuses the recipient hereof from such duties as shall be imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and r^'gula- -. tions issued pursuant thereto sae THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE . . SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA . Dust .3 respirable Fraction dust 15 Airborne asbestos fiber 2f Ceiling 10f at one time . M EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES NA 1 fl noms wel. SECTION VI - REACTIVITY DATA -- NOT APPLICABLE wot, STABILITY 1 UNSTABLE fi ne CONDITIONTSO AVOID -- : a 19 ee eg, le INCOMPATABILITY rs - STABLE eee a] OS Sot ee et | eT INCOMPATABILIINCTOMPATABIYLITY Materials to avoid vas ace lee = 1? y Aree? men ane rs : wees Os mee ete be " HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION.PRODUCTS DECOMPOSITION.PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS ibe p MER TheiP redbtaaart fe HAZARDOUS ' POLYMERIZATION MAY OCCUR Lo. _....... : amare +| WILL NOT OCCUR ... 7 : CONDITIONS TO AVOID AVOID ke Tt wT : . an ye 7 tee SECTION ~ ESS ~ VII= SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES re oe STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED Dampen slightly or use other techniques which control airborne fibers and dust Fd the within the limits of Section V above , ; q a DISPOSAL METHOD ; a 4 3 . - within the TLV limits of Section v above See OSHA Standard 1910.1001_ 1910.1001_ Paragraph h 2 Waste Disposal - tone sore ce SPECIALPROTECTION INFORMATION am =! a SECTIOVINII we * water " a PROTECTION .: aaa etn . tee cea w exhaust See OSHA Ske OSHA 1910.1001Controlssuch as isolation enclosure exhaust ventilationand dust collection shall be used if necessary to meet exposure dealing environments limits Also see OSHA Standard 1910.1001 Personal Protective Equipment for- with work in excess of exposure limits : we ia . - SECTION IX- SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING ; * OTHER PRECAUTIONS . . . . : . . ot PAGE 2 CPO 3-58 , _: ., cS . re ae 4 . et ~~ Form OSHA - May 72 Rev.