MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet
American Covers, Inc. (dba HandStands)
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Acetic acid,
Phenylmethyl ester
US. American Conference of
Governmental and Industrial
Hygienists Threshold Limit
Values for Chemical Substances
in the Work Environment;
Annual Reports for the Year
2004:Committees on Threshold
Limit Values (TLVs ) and
Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs)
TLV-TWA:
Threshold Limit
Value - Time
weighted
average PEL:
Permissible
Exposure Level
10 ppm
61 mg/m3
Engineering measures
Engineering measures: Where feasible, isolate mixing rooms and other areas where this material
is used or openly handled. Maintain these areas under negative air pressure relative to the rest of
the plant. Where feasible, use closed systems to transfer and process this material
Personal protective equipment
Eye protection: Use tight-fitting goggles, face shield or safety glasses with side shields if eye
contact might occur.
Hand protection: Avoid skin contact. Use chemically resistant gloves.
Respiratory protection: Use local exhaust ventilation around open tanks and other open sources
of potential exposures in order to avoid excessive inhalation, including places where this material
is openly weighed or measured. In addition, use general dilution ventilation of the work area to
eliminate or reduce possible worker exposures.
No respiratory protection is required during normal operations in a workplace where engineering
controls such as adequate ventilation, etc. are sufficient. If engineering controls and safe work
practices are not sufficient, an approved, properly fitted respirator with organic vapor cartridges
or canisters and particulate filters should be used:
a)while engineering controls and appropriate safe work practices and/or procedures are being
implemented; or
b)during short term maintenance procedures when engineering controls are not in normal
operation or are not sufficient; or
c)if normal operational workplace vapor concentration in the air is increased due to heat ;
d)during emergencies; or
e)if engineering controls and operational practices are not sufficient to reduce airborne
concentrations below an established occupational exposure limit.
Hygiene measures: To the extent deemed appropriate, implement pre-placement and regularly
scheduled ascertainment of symptoms and spirometry testing of lung function for workers who
are regularly exposed to this material. To the extent deemed appropriate, use an experienced air
sampling expert to identify and measure volatile chemicals that could be present in the workplace
air to determine potential exposures and to ensure the continuing effectiveness of engineering
controls and operational practices to minimize exposure.