GAIEY&LORD -- FORMALDEHYDE(HCHO)
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NSN: 681000B070007
Manufacturer's CAGE: OO134
Part No. Indicator: A
Part Number/Trade Name: FORMALDEHYDE(HCHO)
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                            General Information
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Company's Name: GAIEY&LORD,INC.
Company's P. O. Box: 35528
Company's City: GREENSBORO
Company's State: NC
Company's Country: US
Company's Zip Code: 27420
Company's Info Ph #: 919379-4883 803378-4511
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001
Date MSDS Prepared: 25APR88
Safety Data Review Date: 31MAY88
MSDS Serial Number: BBBMP
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                     Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: FORMALDEHYDE (SARA III)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: LP8925000
CAS Number: 50-00-0
OSHA PEL: SEE 1910.1048
ACGIH TLV: C 0.3 PPM; A2; 9293
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                     Physical/Chemical Characteristics
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Appearance And Odor: HAS PUNGENT ODOR AND CAN BE RECOGNIZED AT ELEVATED
LEVELS BY SENSORY IRRITATION.
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                      Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
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Special Fire Fighting Proc: NO SPECIAL CONCERN,USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN THIS MATERIAL IS INVOLVED IN A
FIRE.
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: NONE EXPECTED
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                              Reactivity Data
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Stability: YES
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                            Health Hazard Data
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Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES
Route Of Entry - Skin: YES
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: EXPOSURE TO GASEOUS FORMALDEHYDE BY
INHALATION MAY RESULT IN SENSORY IRRITATION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
AND EYES.SKIN CONTACT WITH FORMALDEHYDE MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION AND
ALLERGENIC DERMATITIS.
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: SAME AS HEALTH HAZARDS(ACUTE AND CHRONIC).
Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO COME IN CONTACT W/
FORMALDEHYDE MAY SUFFER RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION REACTIONS INCLUDING
ASTHMA AND BRONCHITIS.
Emergency/First Aid Proc: SHOULD RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE RESULT IN A HIGHLY
IRRITATED RESPIRATORY TRACT AND COUGHING,THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE
REMOVED FROM FORMALDEHYDE EXPOSURE AREAS AND BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
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                   Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
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Waste Disposal Method: WASTE MATERIALS MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN A SANITARY
LANDFILL OR BY INCINERATION.
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                             Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: IF FORMALDEHYDE LEVELS EXCEED THE OSHA PEL WEAR A
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: INSURE THAT AREAS CONTAINING RESIN FINISHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS
ARE WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF FORMALDEHYDE
Suppl. Safety & Health Data: THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON
CANCER(IARC) IN 1987 DETERMINED FORMALDEHYDE TO BE A 2(A) PROBABLE HUMAN
CARCINOGEN.OSHA HAS DETERMINED FORMALDEHYDE TO BE A POTENTIAL HUMAN
CARCINOGEN.
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                            Transportation Data
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                               Disposal Data
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                                Label Data
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Label Required: YES
Label Status: G
Common Name: FORMALDEHYDE(HCHO)
Special Hazard Precautions: EXPOSURE TO GASEOUS FORMALDEHYDE BY INHALATION
MAY RESULT IN SENSORY IRRITATION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND EYES.
SKIN CONTACT WITH FORMALDEHYDE MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION AND ALLERGENIC
DERMATITIS. SAME AS HEALTH HAZARDS(ACUTE AND CHRONIC).
Label Name: GAIEY&LORD,INC.
Label P.O. Box: 35528
Label City: GREENSBORO
Label State: NC
Label Zip Code: 27420
Label Country: US