SDS

SIGNALWORD:DANGER
NOTES:Notapplicableforintactstoneproducts.Excessiveexposuretodustcancausediscomfortandmechanicalirritation.Long
termexposuretosilicadustscanleadtosilicosis.
HAZARDSTATEMENTS:
Maycausecancerbyinhalation.
Causesdamagetolungs,kidneysandautoimmunesystemthroughprolongedorrepeatedexposurebyinhalation.
Causessevereskinburnsandseriouseyedamage.
EMERGENCYOVERVIEW:
OSHALISTSTHESEASCATEGORY“B”STONES(CONTAININGLESSTHAN1%CRYSTALLINESILICA),CONSIDEREDTO
BEANUISANCEPARTICULATEFROMDUSTTHATCANACCUMULATEINTHELUNGS.AVOIDDUSTPRODUCTIONBY
CUTTINGUNDERWATER,ANDUSEPROTECTIVEBREATHINGAPPARATUSANDEYEPROTECTION,ASOUTLINEDIN
SECTION8.
POTENTIALHEALTHEFFECTS:
● EYES:Mechanicalstressthrougheyerubbingifexposedtodustorairborneparticulates
● SKIN:Skinirritationifexposedtodustorairborneparticulates
● INGESTION:Potentialchokinghazardifexposedtoairborneparticulates
● INHALATION:Mechanicalstressfrominhalationofdustorairborneparticulates
● ACUTEHEALTHHAZARDS:Nofurtherrelevantinformationavailable.
● CHRONICHEALTHHAZARDS:Nofurtherrelevantinformationavailable
● MEDICALCONDITIONSGENERALLYAGGRAVATEDBYEXPOSURE:Nofurtherrelevantinformationavailable
CARCINOGENICITY:
*:ThecompositionofSiO2maybeupto100%crystallinesilica.(R):Respirable(T):Total§:Crystallinesilicais
normallymeasuredasrespirabledust.TheOSHAstandardalsopresentsaformulaforcalculationofthePEL
basedontotaldust:30mg/m3/(%SiO2+2).#:Particulatemattercontainingnoasbestosand<1%crystalline
silica.
SECTIONIII–COMPOSITION/INFORMATIONONINGREDIENTS
COMPONENT(S)CHEMICALNAME
SiliconDioxide,SiO2(1)
AluminumOxide,Al2O3
FerrousOxide,FeO
FerricOxide,Fe2O3
MagnesiumOxide,MgO
CalciumOxide,CaO
SodiumOxide,Na2O
PotassiumOxide,K2O
TitaniumOxide,TiO2
CASREGISTRYNO
7631869
1344281
1345251
1309371
1309484
1305788
1313593
12136457
13463677
%byweight(approx)
4575
1020
03
215
18
212
14
15
03
(1):Typicallycontainscrystallinesilicaandthecompositionvariesnaturally
SafetyDataSheet(SDS)NaturalStoneasofJune1,2015 page2of9