DEXTER CORP THE HYSOL DIV -- EPOXY RESIN PART A  -- 8040-00-777-0631
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:EPOXY RESIN PART A
MSDS Date:02/09/1998
FSC:8040
NIIN:00-777-0631
Status Code:A
Kit Part:Y
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:DEXTER CORP THE HYSOL DIV
Address:1 DEXTER DR
City:SEABROOK
State:NH
ZIP:03874
Country:US
Info Phone Num:603-474-5541
Emergency Phone Num:1-800-424-9300
Preparer's Name:ERNEST CARTER
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:1JB33
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:DEXTER CORP THE HYSOL DIV
Address:1 DEXTER DR
Box:City:SEABROOK
State:NH
ZIP:03874
Country:US
Phone:603-474-5541/FAX: 603-474-5545
CAGE:1JB33

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ROCK CRYSTAL
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
= Wt:.58
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3

Ingred Name:E 40 (EPOXY RESIN)
CAS:25068-38-6
RTECS #:CE6880000
Minumum % Wt:30.
Maxumum % Wt:60.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE CONTACT:PRODUCT MAY BE MODERATELY
    IRRITATING TO THE EYES. CONTACT PRODUCT AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
    CAN RESULT IN THERMAL BURNS. SKIN CONTACT: PRODUCT MAY BE
    MODERATELY IRRITATING TO THE SKIN. PROD UCT MAY CAUSE SKIN
    SENSITIZATION. INHALATION: BECAUSE OF ITS LOW VOLATILITY, THIS
    PRODUCT IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AN INHALATION HAZARD. INGESTION: BASED
    ON SIMILAR TESTING PRODUCT IS PRESUMED TO HAVE A LO W ORDER OF
    ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION AS NOTED. SKINSENSITIZATION (ALLERGY
    MAY BE EVIDENCED BY RASHES, ESPECIALLY HIVES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING SKIN AND EYE DISORDERS
    MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT. PREEXISTING SKIN OR
    LUNG ALLERGIES MAY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INCREASED
    ALLERGY SYMPTOMS FROM EXPOSURE TO THI

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
    EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES AND WIPE OFF EXCESS FROM SKIN. FLUSH
    WITH WATER. FOLL B Y WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND PROVIDE
    OXYGEN

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN UNLESS PREHEATED. DO
    NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE SPACE WITHOUT FULL BUNKER GEAR (HELMET WITH
    FACE SHIELD, BUNKER COATS, GLOVES, AND RUBBER BOOTS), INCLUDING A
    POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOS H APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SCRAPE UP AND TRANSFER TO METAL CONTAINER.
    WIPE UP REMAINING RESIDUE WITH SOLVENTS, OBSERVING SOLVENT
    FLAMMABILITY CAUTIONS, OR USE DETERGENT.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES AND HIGH
    TEMPERATURES. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD POTENTIAL OF
    CURING AGENT(S) USED.
Other Precautions:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. AVOID EYE AND SKIN CONTACT.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NOT ORDINARILY REQUIRED, IF RESIN IS WARMED OR
    HEATED, VAPORS OR MISTS MAY BE PRODUCED. IN SUCH CASES, USE NIOSH
    APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED, MECHANICAL ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS PLASTIC OR RUBBER.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE WASH.
Supplemental Safety and Health

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:>260.C, 500.F
Vapor Pres:NIL
Spec Gravity:1.57
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, HIGH VISCOSITY.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, AMINES, MERCAPTANS, BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH STRONG OXIDIZING
    AGENTS AND STRONG LEWIS OR MINERAL ACIDS. IN REACTIONS WITH MANY
    CURING AGENTS, CONSIDERABLE HEAT IS RELEASED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, ALDEHYDES AND ACIDS
    MAY BE FORMED DURING COMBUSTION. REACTION WITH SOME CURING AGENTS
    MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE HEAT.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:CLEANUP AND DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE
    WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS.

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