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SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
COMPONENT CASRN CONCENTRATION
WHOLE GRAINS UP TO 100%
FOREIGN MATERIAL (SUCH AS ORGANIC PLANT MATERIAL) 0-5%
GRAIN DUST 0-5%
SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES
INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON FROM EXPOSURE. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANY BREATHING
DIFFICULTY.
INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
SKIN CONTACT: WASH AFFECTED SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER.
EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS NEEDED.
SECTION 5: FIREFIGHTING MEASURES
FLASH POINT (METHOD): N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL: UNKNOWN UEL: UNKNOWN
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: UNKNOWN
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES: EXTINGUISH WITH WATER FOG, DRY CHEMICAL POWDERS OR
FOAM. DO NOT USE STRONG STREAMS OF WATER OR DRY CHEMICAL IF DUST CAN BE DISPERSED INTO
THE AIR. DUST PLACED IN SUSPENSION WITH AN IGNITION SOURCES PRESENT MAY FLASH OR
EXPLODE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: WHOLE GRAIN IS NOT EXPLOSIVE. FINE DUST
DISPERSED IN AIR AT A SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATION MAY IGNITE IF EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION
SOURCE.
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
CLEAN UP WITH SOFT BRISTLE BROOM(S) OR A VACUUM APPROVED FOR A CLASS II HAZARDOUS
LOCATION. DUST DEPOSITS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED TO A MINIMUM ON SURFACES, AS THESE COULD
FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IF THEY ARE RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE IN SUFFICIENT
CONCENTRATION. AVOID DISPERSAL OF DUST IN THE AIR (I.E., CLEANING DUST SURFACES WITH
COMPRESSED AIR IN THE PRESENCE OF IGNITION SOURCE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED).
SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR AT A SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATION MAY IGNITE IF EXPOSED TO AN
IGNITION SOURCE. REMOVE GRAIN DUST FROM AREA/PROCESSING EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO USING ANY
HEAT PRODUCING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS ARC WELDERS, CUTTING TORCHES AND SPARK/HEAT
PRODUCING TOOLS SUCH AS PORTABLE SURFACE GRINDERS. ACCORDING TO 29 CFR 1910.272(F) A HOT
WORK PERMIT IS REQUIRED.