OSHA'S HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
29 CFR 1910.1200 OMB NO: 1218-0072
IDENTITY NO: MW1600,MW1600B,MW3200, MW3200B NAME: HARDROCK PASTE WAX
SECTION 1
MANUFACTURER'S/SHIPPER'S NAME: IPT, INC.
ADDRESS: 4216 N. Pecos Road, Suite 102 PHONE: (702) 895-9865
CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NEVADA CONTACT: TOM COX
DATE PREPARED: 4/15/02 EMERGENCY PHONE (CHEMTREC): (800) 424-9300
SECTION 2 - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS CAS# OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV WEIGHT %
HYDROCARBON MIXTURE 8002-05-9 500ppm 500
SOLVENT BLEND 64742-99-7 N/E N/E 74%
MINERAL SPIRITS 64742-95-6
POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMER 9002-88-3
SECTION 3 - PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
BOILING POINT: 318-388 F SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.797 (h2o+1)
VAPOR PRESSURE: 5.3 @ 100F (mm hg) MELTING POINT: 250 F
VAPOR DENSITY: 4.1 (air=1) EVAPORATION RATE:
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: WHITE OR BLACK "SWEET" WAX ODOR
SECTION 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT: 106 F (TCC) FLAMMABLE LIMITS: /% VOLUME IN AIR
LEL: 1 UEL: 7
pH: DOT#: ORM-D
NFPA HAZARD RATING H F R S
(O=LEAST, 4=EXTREME) 1 1 0 0
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:WATER FOG,DRY CHEMICAL,OR CO2. DO NOT USE DIRECT STREAM OF WATER
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: DO NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE SPACE WITHOUT FULL BUNKER
GEAR,INCLUDING A POSITIVE NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE SHOULD BE COOLED WITH
WATER TO PREVENT VAPOR PRESSURE BUILD-UP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN CONTAINER RUPTURE.
SECTION 5 - REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AVOID HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS TO AVOID: STRONG OXIDIZERS
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS: CO, CO2
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: NONE
SECTION 6 - HEATH HAZARD DATA
ROUTES OF ENTRY:
INHALATION: N/A INGESTION: POSSIBLE
SKIN: POSSIBLE HEALTH HAZARDS: SAME SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
NOTE: ALL CHEMICALS INCORPORATED INTO THIS PRODUCT ARE FOUND ON THE TSCA INVENTORY LIST
OSHA CARCINOGENICITY: NONE NTP: NONE IARC MONOGRAPHS: NONE
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF OVER EXPOSURE:
EYES: IRRITATION SKIN: DRYING
INGESTION: BURNING, IRRITATION INHALATION: IRRITATION
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: SAME AS SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
OF OVER EXPOSURE.
EMERGENCY FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS CALL PHYSICIAN.
SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER
INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. IF VOMITING OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO
PREVENT ASPIRATION OF LIQUID INTO THE LUNGS. GET MEDICAL HELP.
INHALATION: N/A (PASTE PRODUCT)
SECTION 7 - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: ELIMINATE POTENTIAL
IGNITION. DIKE AND CONTAIN. SOAK UP USING AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS CLAY SAND OR
OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING & STORING: STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ON THE
CONTAINER FOR PROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
SECTION 8 - CONTROL MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED
VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST: IF AVAILABLE SPECIAL: NONE
MECHANICAL: IF AVAILABLE OTHER: NONE
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: NOT REQUIRED
EYE PROTECTION: NOT REQUIRED
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES: USE COMMON SENSE AND CARE AROUND CHEMICALS. NEVER MIX
CHEMICALS. CONSULT SUPERVISOR FOR OTHER PRACTICES. ALL PRACTICES DEPEND ON YOUR
SPECIFIC BUSINESS. DIRECTIONS FOR USE ARE NORMALLY FOUND LABEL, WHICH WILL
DICTATE ENGINEERING & CONTROL MEASURES.
OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE