GE SILICONES -- SILICONE RUBBER SEALANT, RTV108 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 8040 NIIN: 01-173-9815 MSDS Date: 09/25/1997 MSDS Num: CHSWB Product ID: SILICONE RUBBER SEALANT, RTV108 MFN: 03 Responsible Party Cage: GESIL Name: GE SILICONES Address: 260 HUDSON RIVER RD City: WATERFORD NY 12188 Info Phone Number: 518-237-3330 Emergency Phone Number: 518-237-3330 Preparer's Name: CE HANNIGAN Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 01139 Name: GE SILICONES Address: 260 HUDSON RIVER ROAD City: WATERFORD NY 12188 Phone: 518-237-3330 Cage: GESIL Name: GE SILICONES Address: 260 HUDSON RIVER ROAD City: WATERFORD NY 12188 Phone: 518-237-3330 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= Item Manager: N35 Item Name: ADHESIVE Unit of Issue: EA ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 4253-34-3 RTECS #: VV4500000 Name: METHYLTRIACETOXYSILANE; LD50 (ORAL RAT): 2,060 MG/KG % Wt: 1-5 OSHA PEL: 10 PPM (MFR) ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM (MFR) ------------------------------ Cas: 556-67-2 RTECS #: GZ4397000 Name: OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE; LD50 (ORAL RAT): >64,000 MG/KG % Wt: 1-5 OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: 5 PPM (MFR) ------------------------------ Cas: 70131-67-8 RTECS #: 1006862PI Name: POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE SILANOL/STPD; LD50 (ORAL RAT): >40000 MG/KG % Wt: 60-80 OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ------------------------------ Cas: 68554-67-6 RTECS #: 1006867SS Name: SILANOL/STPD SILOXANE W/ME SILSQXNS; LD50 (ORAL RAT): >40,000 MG/KG % Wt: 5-10 OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ------------------------------ Cas: 68611-44-9 RTECS #: 1007110SD Name: TREATED FUMED SILICA; LD50 (ORAL RAT): >10,000 MG/KG % Wt: 10-30 OSHA PEL: 15 PPM (MFR) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ------------------------------ RTECS #: 9999999VO Name: VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (EPA METHOD 24): <41 G/L OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ----------------------------- Name: SUP DAT: RANGE FINDING REPRO STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED (WHOLE BODY INHAL, 70 DAYS PRIOR TO MATING, THRU MATING, ----------------------------- Name: ING 7: GESTATION & LACTATION) W/OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE (D4). RATS WERE EXPOSED TO 70 & 700 PPM. IN 700 PPM ----------------------------- Name: ING 8: GROUP, THERE WAS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN MEAN LITTER SIZE & IN IMPLANTATION SITES. ----------------------------- Name: ING 9: INTERIM RSLTS FROM A 2 GENERATION REPRO STUDY IN RATS EXPOSED TO 500 & 700 PPM D4 (WHOLE BODY INHAL, ----------------------------- Name: ING 10: 70 DAYS PRIOR TO MATING, THRU MATING, GESTATION & LACTATION) RSLTD IN STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DECR IN ----------------------------- Name: ING 11: LIVE MEAN LITTER SIZE AS WELL AS EXTENDED PERIODS OF OFFSPRING DELIVERY (DYSTOCIA). RELEVANCE OF THESE ----------------------------- Name: ING 12: DATA TO HUMANS IS UNCLEAR. FURTHER STUDIES ARE ONGOING. THIS PROD CONTAINS METHYLPOLYSILOXANES WHICH ----------------------------- Name: ING 13: CAN GENERATE FORMALDEHYDE AT APPROX 300F (150C) & ABOVE, IN ATMS WHICH CONTAIN OXYGEN. FORMALDEHYDE IS ----------------------------- Name: ING 14: A SKIN & RESPIRATORY SENSITIZER, EYE & THROAT IRRITANT, ACUTE TOXICANT, & POTENTIAL CANCER HAZARD. ----------------------------- Name: ING 15: AN MSDS FOR FORMALDEHYDE IS AVAILABLE FROM GE SILICONES. ----------------------------- Name: OTHER PREC: UNCURED PROD CONT IRRITATES EYES & MAY IRRITATE SKIN. USE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA TO PREVENT IRRIT BY VAPS. ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: SEE INGREDIENTS. Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: INGEST: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. SKIN: UNCURED PROD CONT WILL IRRITATE LIPS, GUMS & TONGUE. UNCURED PROD MAY IRRITATE SKIN. INHAL: CAUSES IRRIT OF MOUTH, NOSE & THROAT. APPLIES ONLY TO UNCURED PROD. EYES: UNCURED PROD CONT IRRITA TES EYES. SUBCHRONIC (TARGET ORGAN) EFTS: REPRO DISORDERS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: MAY CAUSE LIVER EFTS. INGEST: RODENTS GIVEN LGE DOSES VIA ORAL GAVAGE OF OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE (1600 MG/KG/DAY, 14 DAYS), DEVELOPED INCRD LIVER WTS RELATIVE TO UNEXPOSED CTL ANIMALS DUE TO HEPATOCELLULAR HYPERPLASIA (INCRD NUMBER OF LIVER CELLS WHICH APPEAR NORM) AS WELL AS HYPERTROPHY (SUP DAT) Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE KNOWN. First Aid: INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH WITH WATER SEVERAL TIMES. SKIN: TO CLEAN FROM SKIN, REMOVE COMPLETELY WITH A DRY CLOTH OR PAPER TOWEL, BEFORE WASHING WITH DETERGENT AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHALATION: MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. NOTE TO MD: NONE KNOWN. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: WIPE, SCRAPE/SOAK UP W/INERT MATERIAL & PUT IN CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. WASH WALKING SURFACES W/DETERGENT & WATER TO REDUCE SLIPPING HAZARD. WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFIED IN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SECTION. INCREASE AREA VENTILA TION. Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. Handling And Storage Precautions: CAUTION! REMOVE CONT LENSES BEFORE USING SEALANT. DO NOT HANDLE LENSES UNTIL ALL SEALANT HAS BEEN CLEANED FROM FINGERTIPS, NAILS & CUTICLES. Other Precautions: RESIDUAL SEALANT MAY REMAIN ON FINGERS FOR SEVERAL DAYS& TRANSFER TO LENSES & CAUSE SEV EYE IRRIT. AVOID SKIN & EYE CONT. PRODRELEASES ACETIC ACID DURING APPLICATION & CURING. USE MECH VENT TO STAYBELOW TLV OF 10 PPM ACETIC ACID. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: ALL STANDARD FIREFIGHTING MEDIA. Fire Fighting Procedures: NONE KNOWN. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: USE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. USE APPROVED NIOSH RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IF TLV EXCEEDED, OR OVEREXPOSURE IS LIKELY. Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. Protective Gloves: CLOTH GLOVES. Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: NONE KNOWN. EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). Work Hygienic Practices: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health: EFTS OF OVEREXP: (INCREASED CELL SIZE). INHAL: IN INHALATION STUDIES, LAB RODENTS EXPOSED TO OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE (300 PPM 5 DAYS/WEEK, 90 DAYS) DEVELOPED INCREASED LIVER WEIGHTS IN FEMALE ANIMALS RELATIVE TO UNEXPOSED CONTROL ANIMA LS. WHEN EXPOSURE WAS STOPPED, LIVER WEIGHTS RETURNED TO NORMAL. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Spec Gravity: 1.06 (H*2O=1) Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE Appearance and Odor: TRANSLUCENT SOLID WITH ACETIC ACID ODOR. Percent Volatiles by Volume: <3.9 ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE KNOWN. Materials To Avoid: NONE KNOWN. Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, SILICON DIOXIDE, ACETIC ACID, FORMALDEHYDE. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT. ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: SILICONE RUBBER SEALANT, RTV108 Cage: GESIL Assigned IND: Y Company Name: GE SILICONES Street: 260 HUDSON RIVER ROAD City: WATERFORD NY Zipcode: 12188 Health Emergency Phone: 518-237-3330 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 07/14/1998 Status Code: C Label Date: 07/14/1998 Origination Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: Moderate Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: INGESTION: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. SKIN: UNCURED PRODUCT CONTACT WILL IRRITATE LIPS, GUMS AND TONGUE. UNCURED PRODUCT MAY IRRITATE SKIN. INHALATION: CAUSES IRRITATION OF MOUTH, NOSE AND THROAT. APPLIES ONLY TO UNCURED PRODUCT. E YES: UNCURED PRODUCT CONTACT IRRITATES EYES. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE LIVER EFFECTS AND REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever expressly or implied warrants, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. 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