Instructions / Assembly
Needle Mat
Safety Data Sheet
MSDS Number: INS-23-SP
Revision Date: 5-25-16
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8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Engineering Controls: Local exhaust; dust collection
Personal Protective Equip: HMIS PP, B | Safety Glasses, Gloves
Safety glasses; cotton gloves; long sleeve clothing
Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling.
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance: Fibrous Matting
Physical State: Solid
Spec Grav. /Density: 2.5
Boiling Point: N/A
Vapor Pressure: N/A
pH: N/A
Odor: No Odor
Solubility: Negligible
Freezing/Melting Pt.: 700+ °C (1292 + °F)
Vapor Density: N/A
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Stability: Material is stable.
Conditions to Avoid: None known.
Materials to Avoid: Strong-oxidizing agents.
Hazardous Decomposition: Carbon monoxide; carbon dioxide
Hazardous Polymerization: Will Not Occur.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
OSHA classies brous glass as a nuisance dust. Many studies have been conducted
to determine long-term effects of brous glass inhalation. Although inconclusive, some
research indicated manufacturing employees rst employed more than 30 years ago in
factories that manufactured glass wool and mineral wool have increased rates of lung
cancer, compared to certain other reference populations. Further study is planned to
identify those factors associated with the reported increased rate. Similar ndings were
not reported regarding employees in textile ber manufacturing plants. Animal studies
have not demonstrated an increased rate of lung cancer when the animals breathed
large quantities of glass bers. Articial implantation or injection of ne glass bers into the
chest, abdominal cavity or trachea of laboratory animals has produced cancer.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
No known hazards except for airborne bers caused by nuisance dust. 10 milligrams per
cubic meter for ber diameters less than 7 microns.