SDS

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Recommended PPE is below. It may be necessary to follow PPE requirements as determined by your workplace.
PPE Respiratory
Use an NIOSH/OSHA approved respirator when ventilation is not possible and if permissible
exposure limits to wood dust may be exceeded.
PPE Eyes/face
Use recommended goggles or safety glasses as conditions indicate when sawing, sanding or
machining wood products.
PPE Skin
Protective equipment such as gloves and outer garments may be needed to reduce skin contact.
After working with the wood and before eating, drinking, toileting and using tobacco products,
wash exposed areas thoroughly.
Other protective clothing
or equipment
There are no special requirements under normal conditions of use. Protective clothing should
be worn where prolonged skin contact may occur. Protective clothing should be laundered
separately from household clothing and before reuse.
Wood Species CAS Nº OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV
Softwoods None
5mg/m
3
TWA 5mg/m
3
TWA
10mg/m
3
STEL 10mg/m
3
STEL
SECTION IX - PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance Varies Odor Wood species dependent
Physical state Solid pH Not applicable
Vapor pressure Not applicable Vapor density Not applicable
Boiling point Not applicable Melting point Not applicable
Solubility (H
2
O) Insoluble Specic gravity <1.0
SECTION X - CHEMICAL STABILITY & REACTIVITY INFORMATION
Chemical stability This is a stable material.
Chemical stability conditions
to avoid
Wood dust generated from sawing, sanding, or machining the product is extremely combustible.
Keep in a cool, dry place away from ignition sources.
Incompatibility Oxidizing agents and drying oils.
Hazardous combustion products
Thermal-oxidative degradation or burning of wood can product irritating and potentially toxic
fumes and gases including carbon monoxide, aldehydes and organic acids.
Hazardous polymerization Will not occur.
SECTION XI - TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION
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 (known) human
carcinogen (Group 1). This classication is based primarily on increased risk in the occurrence of adenocarcinomas of the nasal cavities and
the Para nasal sinuses associated with exposure to wood dust.
State of California Proposition 65 Warning
Sawing, sanding, drilling, or machining this product can generate wood dust, a substance known to the State of California to cause cancer.
Use a respirator or other safeguards to avoid inhaling wood dust.
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