MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet
American Covers, Inc. (dba HandStands)
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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.
Protective measures: In December 2003, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health ("NIOSH") published an Alert on preventing lung disease in workers who use or make
flavorings [NIOSH Publication Number 2004-110]. In August 2004, the United States Flavor and
Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) issued a report entitled "Respiratory Safety in the
Flavor Manufacturing Workplace". Both of these reports provide recommendations for reducing
employee exposure and for medical surveillance in the workplace. The recommendations in these
reports are generally applicable to the use of any chemical in the workplace and you are strongly
urged to review both of these reports.
The report published by FEMA also contains a list of "high priority" chemicals. If any of these
chemicals are present in this product at a concentration >= 1.0% due to an intentional addition by
HandStands, the chemical(s) will be identified in this safety data sheet.
SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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