MSDS

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: Wear NIOSH/OSHA approved respirator when the permissible OSHA
exposure limits to wood dust may be exceeded. EYE PROTECTION: Recommend goggles or safety glasses
as conditions indicate when sawing, sanding or machining wood products.
SKIN PROTECTION: Protective equipment such as gloves and outer garments may be needed to reduce skin
contact.
The following are wood dust exposure limits which are in accord with those recommended by OSHA in the 1989
revision of PELs.
The exposure limits were vacated in 1992; the present exposure limits governing wood dust are 15 mg/m3
total dust and 5 mg/m3 for the respirable fraction.
PHYSICAL STATE: Solid. BOILING POINT: Not Applicable.
PH: Not Applicable.
MELTIN
G POINT: Not Applicable. VAPOR PRESSURE:
Not Applicable.
SOLUBI
LITY IN WATER: Insoluble. VAPOR DENSITY: Not
Applicable.
SPECIFI
C GRAVITY: < 1.0
SECTION 9. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Stability: stable
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: Wood dust generated from sawing, sanding or machining the product is extremely
combustible. Keep in cool dry place away from ignition sources.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): Oxidizing agents and drying oils.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: Thermal-oxidative degradation, or burning, of wood can produce
irritating and potentially toxic fumes and gases including carbon monoxide, aldehydes and organic acids.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur.
WOOD DUST: Wood dust generated from sawing, sanding or machining this product may cause nasal
dryness, irritation, coughing and sinusitis. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the
National Toxicology Program (NTP) classify wood dust as a human carcinogen (Group I). This classification is
based primarily on increased risk in the occurrence of adenocarcinomas of the nasal cavities and paranasal
sinuses associated with exposure to wood dust. The evaluation did not find sufficient evidence to associate
cancers of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, lung, lymphatic and hematopoietic systems, stomach, colon or rectum
with exposure to wood dust.
The table below indicates whether each agency has listed any ingredient as a carcinogen.
Chemical Name
ACGIH
IARC
NTP
OSHA
Wood Dust
Group 1
Known
X
Cobalt neodecanoate
Group 2B
X
Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, cobalt(2+) salt
Group 2B
X
Formaldehyde
Group 1
Known
X
Group 1 – Carcinogenic to Humans
Group 2B – Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans
SECTION 10. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
SECTION 8. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES