Technical Specifications
Material Safety Data Sheet
RockSolid Crack and Patch
RockSolid Floors • 9/2013
V. 1.0
2271 2
nd
St N, North St. Paul, MN 55109 | P 866.765.4310 | F 866.765.4310
2
Stability: Stable.
SECTION V: REACTIVITY DATA
Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid): Contact of silica with powerful oxidizing agents such as fluorine, chlorine trifluo-
ride, manganese trioxide, oxygen difluoride, may cause fires.
Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts: Silica will dissolve in Hydrofluoric Acid and produce a corrosive gas -
silicon tetrafluoride.
Hazardous Polymerization: Will not occur.
Condition to Avoid: Keep dry until used to preserve product utility.
SECTION VI: HEALTH HAZARD DATA
Route(s) of Entry:
Inhalation?
Skin?
Ingestion?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Acute Exposure: Product becomes alkaline when exposed to moisture. Exposure can dry the skin, cause alkali burns
and effect the mucous membranes. Dust can irritate the eyes and upper respiratory system. Toxic effects noted in
animals include, for acute exposures, alveolar damage with pulmonary edema.
Chronic Exposure: Dust can cause inflammation of the lining tissue of the interior of the nose and inflammation of the
cornea. Hypersensitive individuals may develop an allergic dermatitis. Respirable crystalline silica (quartz) can cause
silicosis, a fibrosis (scarring) of the lungs and possibly cancer. There is evidence that exposure to respirable silica or the
disease silicosis is associated with an increased incidence of Scleroderma, tuberculosis and kidney disorders.
Carcinogenicity Listings:
NTP:
Known carcinogen
OSHA:
Not listed as a carcinogen
IARC Monographs:
Group 1 Carcinogen
California Proposition 65:
Known carcinogen
NTP: The National Toxicology Program, in its “Ninth Report on Carcinogens” (released May 15, 2000) concluded that
“Respirable crystalline silica (RCS), primarily quartz dusts occurring in industrial and occupational settings, is known to
be a human carcinogen, based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in humans indicating a causal
relationship between exposure to RCS and increased lung cancer rates in workers exposed to crystalline silica dust
(reviewed in IAC, 1997; Brown et al., 1997; Hind et al., 1997)
IARC: The International Agency for Research on Cancer (“IARC”) concluded that there was “sufficient evidence in
humans for the carcinogenicity of crystalline silica in the forms of quartz or cristobalite from occupational sources”, and
that there is “sufficient evidence in experimental animals for the carcinogenicity of quartz or cristobalite.” The overall
IARC evaluation was that “crystalline silica inhaled in the form of quartz or cristobalite from occupational sources is
carcinogenic to humans (Group 1).” The IARC evaluation noted that “carcinogenicity was not detected in all industrial
circumstances or studies. Carcinogenicity may be dependent on inherent characteristics of the crystalline silica or on
external factors affecting its biological activity or distribution of its polymorphs.” For further information on the IARC eval-
uation, see IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Volume 68, “Silica, Some Sili-
cates...” (1997)
Signs and Symptoms of Exposure: Symptoms of excessive exposure to the dust include shortness of breath and
reduced pulmonary function. Excessive exposure to skin and eyes especially when mixed with water can cause caustic
burns as severe as third degree.
Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure: Individuals with sensitive skin and with pulmonary and/or
respiratory disease, including, but not limited to, asthma and bronchitis, or subject to eye irritation, should be precluded
from exposure.
Emergency First Aid Procedures:
Eyes: Immediately flush eye thoroughly with water. Continue flushing eye for at least 15 minutes, including under lids, to