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SECTION 13. DISPOSAL COSIDERATIONS
This product is not considered hazardous waste under Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations 40
CFR 261. Please be advised, however, state and local requirements for waste disposal may be
different from federal regulations.
Incinerate or landfill in accordance with local, state and federal requlations.
SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION
This product is not a DOT hazardous material.
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SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION
OSHA: Wood products are not hazardous under the criteria of the Federal OSHA Hazard
Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200. However, formaldehyde emissions from this
product and wood dust generated by sawing, sanding or machining this product may be
hazardous.
TSCA: This product complies with TSCA inventory requirements.
SARA 313: None.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulation 24 CFR 3280
provides for third-party certification of particleboard and interior plywood manufactured with urea-
formaldehyde resin for formaldehyde emissions. The maximum allowable level for particleboard
and hardwood plywood is 0.3 ppm at a loading rate of 0.13 square feet/cubic foot. The maximum
allowable level for prefinished plywood paneling is 0.2 ppm at a loading rate of 0.29 square
feet/cubic foot. In both cases certification is made in accordance with FTM-2-1985 (ASTM E
1333-90), Large Scale Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Emissions from Wood
Products. Particleboard underlayment, industrial particleboard, particleboard mobile home
decking manufactured by Eucatex is certified to meet this HUD standard.
CALIFORNIA: Proposition 65 provides for labeling and disclosure of the presence of chemical(s)
known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity if ordinary use of the product will result
in exposures above a no significant risk level. The products covered by this MSDS contain
formaldehyde and may, depending on conditions such as temperature and relative humidity, emit
formaldehyde gas. Formaldehyde gas is listed under Proposition 65 as a chemical known to the
State to cause cancer. Eucatex has evaluated, according to the State regulations, the emission of
formaldehyde gas from the products it manufactures and sells to California. It has been
determined the emissions are below the no significant risk level and do not require warnings.