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Personal protective Equipment: Respiratory
If engineering controls and ventilation is not sufficient to prevent buildup of aerosols, vapors or
dusts, appropriate NIOSH/MSHA approved air-purifying respirators or self-contained breathing
apparatus (SCBA) appropriate for exposure potential should be used. Air supplied breathing
apparatus must be used when oxygen concentrations are low or if airborne concentrations
exceed the limits of the air-purifying respirators.
Personal Protective Equipment: General
Personal protective equipment (PPE) should not be considered a long-term solution to exposure
control. Employer programs to properly select, fit, maintain, and train employees to use
equipment must accompany PPE. Consult a competent industrial hyglene resource, the PPE
manufacturer’s recommendation, and/or applicable regulations to determine hazard potential
and ensure adequate protection.
Section 9 – Physical & Chemical Properties
Physical State and Appearance:
Solid, pellets, or granular powder
Color:
Clear to white
Odor:
Minimal, sweet
pH:
Not applicable
Vapor Pressure:
Not applicable
Vapor Density @ 0⁰C (Air=1):
Not applicable
Boiling Point:
Not applicable
Melting Point:
105⁰C-135⁰C (221⁰F-275⁰F)
Solubility (H
2
O):
Insoluble
Specific Gravity (Water=1):
0.905-0.966
Dispersion Properties:
Is not dispersed in hot or cold
water
Evaporation Rate (n-Butyl
Aceta=1)
Not applicable
Decomposition Temperature:
Varies; >300⁰C (>572⁰F)
Softening Point:
85⁰C-127⁰C (185⁰F-261⁰F)
Flash Point:
Not applicable
Flash Point Method:
Not applicable
Upper Flammable Limit (UFL):
Not applicable
Lower Flammable Limit (LFL):
Not applicable
Flammability Classification:
Not flammable
Auto Ignition:
330⁰C-410⁰C (603⁰F-770⁰F)
Section 10 – Stability & Reactivity Information
Chemical Stability
This product is stable under normal use conditions for shock, vibration, pressure, or
temperature.
Chemical Stability: Conditions to Avoid
Avoid strong oxidizing agents. Organic solvents, ether, gasoline, lubricating oils, chlorinated
hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons may react with and degrade polyethylene. Powders or
dusts may from an explosive mixture with air. Risk of dust-air explosion is increased if flammable
vapors are also present.
Hazardous Polymerization
Not likely to occur.
Corrosivity
Product is not corrosive.
Hazardous Deomposition
Upon heating, polyethylene may emit various oligomers, waxes and oxygenated hydrocarbons
as well as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and small amounts of other organic vapors (e.g.
aldehydes, acrolein). Inhalation of these decomposition products may be hazardous.
Section 11 – Toxicological Information
A: Acute Toxicity – General Product Information
Material is considered essentially inert and non-toxic. Exposures to high levels of dust or heated
fumes may cause irritation and possible pulmonary edema. Contact with molten material may
cause severe thermal burns.