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Handling: Handle material in a manner to prevent damage. Do not allow siding material to crease.
Use standard hygiene measures when handling the product.
Storage: Prior to application, vinyl siding should be stored in an area that is clean, dry and out of
direct sunlight.
Engineering Controls: No special measures are necessary. General ventilation is adequate.
Personal Protective Equipment
Eye/Face/Hand: Not normally required.
Skin/Body: As required by employer code.
Respiratory: Not normally required. Where exposure guideline levels may be exceeded, use an
approved NIOSH respirator.
General Hygiene Considerations: Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice.
Appearance: Various colors of PVC siding
Odor: Negligible
Melting point: Not applicable
Vapor density: Not applicable
Specific gravity: 1.3 – 1.5
Flash point: Not available
Auto ignition temp.: ~ 800°F (~ 427°C)
Low Flamm. Limit: Not available
Viscosity: Not applicable
Physical State: Soli
pH: Not applicable
Boiling point: Not applicable
Vapor pressure: Not applicable
Solubility in water: Not soluble
Flash point method: Not available
Burning rate: Not available
Upper Flamm. Limit: Not available
% volatile: Not applicable
Chemical Stability: Stable at normal conditions.
Conditions to avoid: Keep away from heat and open flame.
Incompatibility: None known.
Hazardous Decomposition: The decomposition products may include and are not limited to carbon
dioxide and monoxide, chlorine etc. The product should not be burnt as
construction waste.
Possibility of hazardous reaction: None expected.
Effects of acute exposure
Eye: Mechanical cutting could produce dust that may cause irritation.
Skin: Not a normal route of harmful exposure.
Inhalation: Dusts of this product may cause irritation of the nose, throat, and respiratory tract.
Ingestion: Not a normal route of exposure.
Teratogenicity: Non-hazardous by WHMIS criteria.
Sensitisation: Non-hazardous by WHMIS criteria.
Chronic Effects: Non-hazardous by WHMIS criteria.
Carcinogenicity: Non-hazardous by WHMIS criteria.
Mutagenicity: Non-hazardous by WHMIS criteria.
Name of Toxicologically Synergistic Products: Not available
7.HANDLING AND STORAGE
8.EXPOSURE CONTROLS/ PERSONAL PROTECTION
9.PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
10.STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
11.TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION