Polyethylene Sheeting
Technical Specifications

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION & EMERGENCY INFORMATION

PRODUCT NAME:                                                       POLYETHYLENE FILM
CHEMICAL NAME:                                                     POLYETHYLENE OR ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
CHEMICAL FAMILY:                                                  POLYETHYLENE OR ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
PRODUCT APPEARANCE:                                         ODORLESS FILM
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS:                     201-432-8032     DURING BUSINESS HOURS

HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS OF MIXTURES

NOT APPLICABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT

HEALTH INFORMATION & PROTECTION

FIRST AID & NATURE OF HAZARD INHALATION:
FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. NO HAZARD IN NORMAL INDUSTRIAL USE.
EYE CONTACT:
FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. NO HAZARD IN NORMAL INDUSTRIAL USE.
SKIN CONTACT:
FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. NO HAZARD IN NORMAL INDUSTRIAL USE.
INGESTION:
FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. NO HAZARD IN NORMAL INDUSTRIAL USE.

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 482 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AS MIGHT OCCUR AT A HOT WIRE OR CUTTER BAR SURFACE, SOME DECOMPOSITION AND POLYMERIC BREAKDOWN POLYMERIC FUMES. LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE FUMES HAS INDICATED THEY ARE COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF PARAFFINIC AND OLEFINIC HYDROCARBONS IN THE RANGE OF 8 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS. SMALL AMOUNTS OF BY-PRODUCTS RELATED TO SPECIFIC ADDITIVES OR PIGMENTS IN THE RESIN MAY BE PRESENT.

THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION OF POLYMERIC FUMES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED A HEALTH NUISANCE, SHOULD GE KEPT BELOW 5 MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER MILLION OF AIR (ACGIH TLV'S). THIS CAN BEST BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE USE OF LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OF THE HEAT SEALING/CUTTING DEVICE(S) AND/OR POWERED VENTILATION OF THE WORK AREA.

PERSONAL PROTECTION:
WHERE OVEREXPOSURE BY INHALATION MAY OCCUR AND ENGINEERING, WORK PRACTICE OR OTHER MEAS OF EXPOSURE REDUCTION ARE NOT ADEQUATE, APPROVED RESPIRATIORS MAY BE NECESSARY.

VENTILATION:
LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT MAY BE NEEDED TO CONTROL EXPOSURES TO BELOW THE RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMIT. SEE PERSONAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDATIONS.

FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD

FLASHPOINT DEG. F :    482 METHOD:    NOTE:   DECOMPOSES > 482 DEGREES F
FLAMMABLE LIMITS-LEL:    UEL:    NOTE:     NOT AVAILABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE DEG F  :      NOTE:   NOT AVAILABLE

GENERAL HAZARD:
SOLID MATERIAL, MAY BURN AT OR ABOVE THE FLASHPOINT. IF THERMALLY DECOMPOSED, FLAMMABLE/TOXIC GASES MAY BE RELEASED. TOXIC GASES WILL FORM UPON COMBUSTION. STATIC DISCHARGE, MATERIAL CAN ACCUMULATE STATIC CHARGES WHICH CAN CAUSE AN INCENDIARY ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE.

FIRE FIGHTING:
USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED SURFACES, PROTCT PERSONNEL, AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. RESPIRATORY AND EYE PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL.

HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS:
SOME CARBON MONOXIDE UNDER OXYGEN LEAN CONDITIONS.

SPILL CONTROL PROCEDURE

LAND SPILL:
RECOVER SPILLED MATERIAL AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLE  OR DISPOSAL. CONSULT AN EXPERT ON DISPOSAL OF RECOVERED MATERIAL AND ENSURE CONFORMITY TO LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.

WATER SPILL:
RECOVER SPILLED MATERIAL AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLE OR DISPOSAL. CONSULT AN EXPERT ON DISPOSAL OF RECOVERED MATERIAL AND ENSURE CONFORMITY TO LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.

NOTES

C A S NUMBER FOR POLYETHYLENE IS 9002-88-4
C A S NUMBER FOR ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER IS 24937-78-8.

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