User Manual

Product name: NatureWorks® Polylactide Resin
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8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION
Engineering measures:
Where reasonably practicable this should be achieved by the use
of local exhaust ventilation and good general extraction.
Provide appropriate exhaust ventilation at places where dust is
formed.
Control parameters:
None
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
Eye protection:
Safety glasses with side-shields. Goggles.
Skin and body
protection:
Impervious clothing.
Respiratory
protection:
Respirator must be worn if exposed to dust. Wear respirator
with dust filter. Respiratory protection is needed if any of
the exposure limits in Section 3 are exceeded. Consult an
industrial hygiene professional prior to respirator selection
and use. Use a postive-pressure air supplied respirator if
there is any potential for an uncontrolled release, exposure
levels are not known, or any other circumstances where air-
purifying respirators may not provide adequate protection.
WARNING: Air purifying respirators do not protect workers in
oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
Hand protection:
Preventive skin protection.
Hygiene measures:
Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing.
Exposure limits:
See Section 3.
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
Appearance: Clear, translucent, opaque, pellets.
Physical state: Solid
Odor: Sweet
Odor threshold: No data available
pH: Not applicable
Vapor pressure: Not determined
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The Information Herein Is Given In Good Faith, But No Warranty, Express Or Implied, Is Made.
Consult the Company for Further Information.
NOTICE REGARDING MEDICAL APPLICATION RESTRICTIONS: The company does not recommend any of its
products, including samples, for use: (A) in any application which is intended for any internal
contact with human body fluids or body tissues (B) as a critical component in any medical device
that supports or sustains human life; and (C) specifically pregnant women or in any applications
designed specifically to promote or interfere with human reproduction.
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Revision date:
07/19/2006
Print date:
01/16/2009
Product code:
4043D
Revision Number:
12