GC AMERICA INC -- FUJI II LC POWDER  -- 6520-01-371-8368
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FUJI II LC POWDER
MSDS Date:10/01/1995
FSC:6520
NIIN:01-371-8368
Kit Part:Y
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GC AMERICA INC
Address:3737 WEST 127TH STREET
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60658
Country:US
Info Phone Num:708-597-0900
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)/708-597-0900
Preparer's Name:T. JORITZ
CAGE:GO295
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:G C AMERICA (FORMERLY COE LABORATORIES, INC)
Address:3737 W 127TH ST
Box:72076
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60678-2076
Country:US
Phone:708-597-0900
CAGE:13373
Company Name:GC AMERICA INC
Address:3737 WEST 127TH ST.
Box:UNKNOW
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60658
Country:US
Phone:708-597-0900
CAGE:01JP1
Company Name:GC AMERICA INC
Address:3737 W 127TH ST
Box:72076
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60658-2076
Country:US
Phone:708-597-0900
CAGE:GO295

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ALUMINO-SILICATE GLASS
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONTAINS SILICA GLASS WHICH IS
    CONSIDERED A HAZARD BY INHAL.DUSTS OF SILICA GLASS IS ALSO KNOWN
    CAUSE OF SILICOSIS, A NON-CANCEROUS LUNG DISEASE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:IARC HAS CLASSIFIED SILICA
    GLASS AS PROBABLE CARC FOR HUMANS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION AND SORENESS IN THROAT AND NOSE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING UPPER
    RESPIRATORY AND LUNG DISEASE.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INGEST:INGESTION MAY REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.SKIN:WASH
    W/SOAP/WATER.EYE:FLUSH W/LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER.IF IRRIT DEVELPS
    OR PERSISTS SEEK MED ATTN.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,DRINK WATER TO
    CLEAR T HROAT ADN BLOW NOSE TO EVACUATE DUST.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING AREA.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID GENERATING DUST WHILE SWEEPING.IF AN
    EXCESSIVE AMT OF DUST IS GENERATED USE A FILTER EQUIPPED VACUUM AND
    MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED MASK.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN NORMAL ROOM TEMPERATURES AND
    HUMIDITY.
Other Precautions:PRODUCT USE:LIGHT-CURED GLASS IONOMER FOR DENTAL
    CAVITY PREPARATIONS.(POWDER COMPONENT).SHELF LIFE INFO:SHELF LIFE
    OF POW/LIQ IS 36MON FRM DATA OF MFG & FOR CAPSULES IS 24MONS.DATE
    DETERMINED BY BATCH #.CAPSULES USE SAME BATCH(SUPPLEMTN)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO DUST IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICE.IF NEEDED USE MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
    FOR DUSTS/MISTS/FUMES.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL:YES.
Protective Gloves:DISPO VINYL GLOVES RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW SAFE HYGIENE PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PRECAUT:NUMBER FORMAT AS EXAMPLE BUT ALSO HAVE LETTER @END TO
    INDICATE PARTICULAR LOT W/IN DAY.WHILE MANY BATCHES OF MATL WILL
    CONTINUE TO PERFOMR AS CLAIMED BEYOND RECOMMENDED SHELF LIFE THIS C
    ANNOT BE GUARANTEED.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NE
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>2462F,>135
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NE
Vapor Density:NE
Spec Gravity:2.56
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NE
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:VERY FINE WHITE POWDER,CORE MATERIAL IS LIGHT BLUE
    IN COLOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTAINS SILICA GLASS.AVOID CONTACT W/HYDROFLUORIC ACID.COTNACT W/ACIDS
    LIBERATES HYDROGEN FLUORIDE GAS-TOXIC/CORROSIVE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID HGIH TEMPERATUES AND HUMIDITY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:@ELEVA TEMPS VAR FLUORIDE CMPDS WILL
    BE LIBERATED,INCLUDE TOXIC HYDROGEN FLUOIRIDE & SODIUM POTASSIUM
    FLUORIDE;CO,CO2.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.

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