Use and Care Manual
COCO ABSORB COCO PRODUCTS LLC SAFETY DATA SHEET
Universal Absorbent Page 9 of 9 June 5, 2014
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
16.1: INDICATION OF CHANGE.
CHANGE INDICATED: Addition of test data information to section 10.
ORIGINAL DATE OF ISSUE: May 2009.
DATES OF UPDATES: June 25, 2013; June 5, 2014
16.2: KEY LITERATURE REFERENCES AND SOURCES FOR DATA
SAFETY DATA SHEETS FOR COMPONENT PRODUCTS
Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, 1272/2008 & 453/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard: 29 CFR 1910.1200
ESIS -European Chemical Substances Information System http://esis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
16.3: CLASSIFICATION AND PROCEDURE USED TO DERIVE THE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR MIXTURES
CLASSIFICATION: Section 2 (Hazards Information) provides all relevant classification information used
for this product. The assignments were based on data available for the component products, calculations,
expert judgment, and weight of evidence.
16.4: ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS.
ALL SECTIONS: OSHA: U.S. Federal Occupational Safety and Health
Administration. WHMIS: Canadian Workplace Hazardous Materials
Standard. GHS: Globally Harmonized System of Classification of
Chemical Substances. REACH: European Union regulation, Registration,
Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical substances.
SECTION 2: CAS Number: Chemical Abstract Service Number, which is
used by the American chemical Society to uniquely identify a chemical.
EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances.
SECTION 3: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
RATING: This is a rating system used by industry to summarize physical
and health hazards to chemical users and was originally developed by
the National Paint and Coating Association. 0 = No Significant Hazard. 1
= Slight Hazard. 2 = Moderate Hazard. 3 = Severe Hazard. 4 = Extreme
Hazard.
SECTION 5: NFPA: National Fire Protection Association. NFPA
FLAMMABILITY CLASSIFICATION: The NFPA uses the flash point
(Fl.P.) and boiling point (BP) to classify flammable or combustible liquids.
Class IA: Fl.P. below 73F and BP below 100F. Class IB: Fl.P. below
73F and BP at or above 100F. Class IC: :Fl.P. at or above 73F and BP
at or above 100F. Class II: : Fl.P. at or above 100F and below 140F.
Class IIIA: Fl.P. at or above 140F and below 200F. Class IIIB: Fl.P. at
or above 200F. NFPA HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RATING: This is a
rating system used to summarize physical and health hazards to
firefighters. 0 = No Significant Hazard. 1 = Slight Hazard. 2 = Moderate
Hazard. 3 = Severe Hazard. 4 = Extreme Hazard.
SECTION 8: NE:Not established.ACGIH: American Conference of
Government Industrial Hygienists; TWA: Time-Weighted Average (over
an 8-hour work day); STEL: Short-Term Exposure Limit (15 minute
average, no more than 4-times daily and each exposure separated by
one-hour minimally); C: Ceiling Limit (concentration not to be exceeded in
a work environment). PEL: Permissible Exposure Limit. NIOSH: National
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; REL: Recommended
Exposure Limit; IDLH: Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
Concentrations. Note: In July 1992, a court ruling vacated the more
protective PELs set by OSHA in 1989. Because OSHA may enforce the
more protective levels under the “general duty clause”, both the current
and vacated levels are presented in this document. ppm: Parts per
Million. mg/m
3
: Milligrams per cubic meter. mppcf: Millions of Particles
per Cubic Foot. BEI: Biological Exposure Limit. EL: Exposure Limit (
United Kingdom). Federal Republic of Germany (DFG) Maximum
Concentration Values in the Workplace (MAKs)
SECTION 9: pH: Scale (0 to 14) used to rate the acidity or alkalinity of
aqueous solutions. For example, a pH value of 0 indicates a strongly
acidic solution, pH of 7 indicates a neutral solution, and a pH value of 14
indicates an extremely basic solution. FLASH POINT: Temperature at
which a liquid generates enough flammable vapors so that ignition may
occur. AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: Temperature at which
spontaneous ignition occurs. LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL): The
minimal concentration of flammable vapors in air which will sustain
ignition. UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (UEL): The maximum concentration
of flammable vapors in air which will sustain ignition.≈: Approximately
symbol.
SECTION 11: CARCINOGENICITY STATUS: NTP: National
Toxicology Program. IARC: International Agency for Research on
Cancer. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY INFORMATION: Mutagen:
Substance capable of causing chromosomal damage to cells.
Embryotoxin: Substance capable of damaging the developing embryo in
an overexposed female. Teratogen: Substance capable of damaging the
developing fetus in an overexposed female. Reproductive toxin:
Substance capable of adversely affecting male or female reproductive
organs or functions. TOXICOLOGY DATA: LDxxor LCxx: The Lethal
Dose or Lethal Concentration of a substance which will be fatal to a given
percentage (xx) of exposed test animals by the designate route of
administration. This value is used to access the toxicity of chemical
substances to humans. TDxxor TCxx: The Toxic Dose or Toxic
Concentration of a substance which will cause an adverse effect to a
given percentage (xx) of exposed test animals by the designate route of
administration. NOAEL: No Observable Effect Level.
SECTION 13: RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The
regulations promulgated under this act under Act are found in 40 CFR,
Sections 260 ff, and define the requirements of hazardous waste
generation, transport, treatment, storage, and disposal. EPA RCRA
Waste Codes: Defined in 40 CFR Section 261.
SECTION 15: CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act (a.k.a. “Superfund”) and SARA:
(Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act). The regulations
promulgated under this Act are located under 40 CFR 300 ff. and provide
“community right-to-know” requirements. DSL/NDSL: Canadian Domestic
Substances and Non-Domestic Substances Lists.