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1 - PRO
ODUCT AN
ND COMPA
ANY DESCR
RIPTION
Description :

SilIicon Dioxide
e

Uses :

Supplierr :

COR
RROTECH QA
ATAR W.L.L.

Principally an admixture ffor cements, cconcretes, assbestos-ceme

ents
and refractorries.

NEA
AR QATAR PLA
ASTER
Ligh
ht Industrial Are
ea,
Mes
saeeid City
P.O. BOX 22849
Tel. +974 4450-0
0840 Fax . +97
74 4450-0830
Ema
ail: admin@corrrotechqatar.co
om

2 CO
OMPOSITIO
ON / COMPONENTS INFORMAT
TION
Specific
cation :
Compone
ents

Mas
ss %

Amorphou
us silica (SiO2)

90 - 100

Crystalline
e silica
Various metal oxide

Classific
cation :

<1
0 - 10

Dan
nger symbol : N/A
Sen
ntences R : N/A

EINECS No :

273
3-761-1

CAS No :

690
012-64-2

Chemica
al composition:

Silic
con dioxide SiO
S 2

3 RIS
SKS ASSES
SMENT
Classific
cation :

Nott dangerous to
o handle acco
ording to decrree of 9 Nove
ember 2004

Potentia
al hazards :

No health, sa
afety and envvironment riskks if the material is correcttly
stored and handled
h
(see 7)

A high conce
entration in th
he air may ca
ause eye, skin
n, mucosa and
breathing ap
pparatus irritattion.

Lung fibrosis
s risk is low. H
However, chro
onic exposure
e (over many
years) to con
ncentrations h
higher than re
ecommended
d limits may ca
ause
a chronic obstructive pulm
monary diseasse (BPCO).

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4 FIR
RST AID PR
ROCEDURES
Inhalatio
on :

In case of dust inhalation, go out from d

dusty atmosp
phere and bre
eath
fresh air. If th
he troubles pe
ersist, consultt a doctor.

Contactt with skin :

Wash with wa
ater and soap
p.

Contactt with eyes :

Flush cautiou
usly with wate
er or eyewash
h solution. Co
onsult a docto
or if
irritation pers
sists.

Ingestio
on :

In case of accidental ingesstion, consultt a doctor.

5 FIR
RE PREVEN
NTION
Suitablee extinguishin
ng agent:

N/A
A : the mater ial is not flam
mmable or exp
plosive.

Not reco
ommended extinguishing
e
g
methods
s:

A
N/A

Special risks :

N/A
A

6 ACCIDENTAL
L RELEASE
E MEASUR
RES
Persona
al precaution
ns :

Av
void exposure
e to Silica dusst (see 8).

Environmental preca
autions :

Cf 12.

Cleaning
g methods :

event formati on of a dust ccloud.

Pre

Pla
ace material iin an approprriate container.

7 STO
ORAGE AN
ND HANDL
LING
Handling :

Storage :

Use :

Avoid actions that may

y cause dust dispersion.

ons are neces

ssary to hand
dle powders.
Precautio

Store ma
aterial in a dry
y and ventilate
ed place.

Avoid risks of contact with hydroflu

uoric acid (HF
F).

ng : use vacuu
um and/or lin ed packaging
g such as drums, big-bags,
Packagin
tankers, paper bags,

ackaging statement before

e storage.
Check pa

In accord
dance with su
uppliers instru
uctions.

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8 EXPOSURE CONTROL/
C
/PERSONA
AL PROTEC
CTION
Exposurre limits :

Professional ex
xposure limitss
VME
V

VL
LE

ppm

mg/m3

ppm

mg/m3

Total du
ust (*)

10

Airborne
e dust(*)

Crystalliine Silica (quarrtz) (**)

0,1

Crystalliine Silica (Cristtobalite)

(**)

0,05

Crystalliine Silica (Tridy

ymite)
(**)

0,05

cogene dust - Decree of 7 De

ecember 1984 (art. R 232-5-5
5 of code du tra
avail) ?? interna
ational equivalent ?
(*) No silic
(**) Airborne dust - Decrree of 10 April 1997.
NB : The following cond
dition must be satisfied
s
: Cns / 5 + Cq/0,1 + C
Cc/0,05 + Ct/0,05 1 if airborne dusts conta
ain
one or se
everal crystalline silica and oth
her non-silicoge
enes dusts.
Cns, Cq, Cc and Ct reprresent respective concentratio
ons of non-siliccogene, quartzz, cristobalite an
nd tridymite airrborne
dusts.

Professional exposu
ure
control :

Exposurre control lin

nked to
environm
ment protecttion :

Respiratorry protection : Avoid dust in

nhalation. Use
e general
ventilation while handlin
ng and using this product. Use respirato
ors
and filters which
w
can pre
event from du
ust (EN 149 F
FFP2 / FFP3) while
handling th
his product.

Hand prote
ection : Wear work gloves..

Eye protec
ction : Wear ssafety glassess with side shields. Eye-wa
ash
stations sh
hould be availlable next to tthe working p
place.

Skin protec
ction : Work cclothes.

In all cases
s, and particu
ularly in case of caption system use, avo
oid
the disposa
al of dusts in the environm
ment and do re
espect the
threshold limit regulatio ns.

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9 PHY
YSICO CHEMICAL
C
PROPERT
TIES
Propertie
es :

Pertinent information
t health, safe
ety and
relating to
environm
ment :

Appearance : ultrafine po
owder which m
may cause fo
ormation of
aggregates.
y
Colour : grey
Odour : No distinct
d
odourr
Melting point : 1550 - 170
00C
ble
Boiling pointt : Not availab
Flash point : N/A
Bulk density : 150 700 kkg/ m3
vity : 10 30 m2/g
Specific grav
Alloy grade : 0,5 m (ave
erage)
Solubility in water
w
: insolu
uble / Hardly ssoluble
Solubility (orrganic solventts) : insoluble
e / Hardly solu
uble

10 ST
TABILITY AND
A
REAC
CTIVITY
Conditions to avoid :

Avoid dust re
eleases.

Materials
s to avoid :

Hydrofluoric acid

Hazardo
ous decompos
sition :

With contactt of hydrofluorric acid(HF), rrelease of toxxic gas (SiF4))

Increase of temperature
t
a
above 1000 C may cause
e crystaline sillica
transformatio
on (cristobalitte / tridymite), product whicch shows a risk of
silicosis. The
e transformat ion rate rises with the temperature and the
exposure tim
me of the prod
duct.

Inhalation off fine dust ma

ay cause irrita
ation and dry m
moist membra
anes.

Lung fibrosis
s risk is low.

Chronic expo
osure (over m
many years) to
o concentratio
ons higher than
recommende
ed limits mayy cause a chro
onic obstructivve pulmonaryy
disease (BPCO).

11 TO
OXICOLOG
GY
Inhalatio
on :

Skin con
ntact :

May
y cause irritattion.

Eye conttact :

May
y cause irritattion and dryin
ng.

Ingestio
on :

May
y cause gastrric or/and inte
estinal irritatio
on.

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12 EN
NVIRONME
ENTAL PROTECTION
N

Product is not known as hazardous

s for the envirronment.
Ecotoxic
city :

Hardly soluble. CL50 and D

DL 50 none esstablished.

Stability
y:

Stable underr normal cond

ditions.

Resistan
nce to degra
adability :

N/A.

Potentia
al of
bioaccu
umulation :

N/A.

Harmfull effects :

Harmful effec
cts on environ
nment not kno
own .

13 DIISPOSAL CONSIDER
C
RATIONS
Eliminattion of waste
e:

Eliminatio
on of waste in
n accordance
e with all applicable regulattions.

Ask supp
pliers advice..

14 TR
RANSPORTATION
No ONU
U:

No regulations

By land and fluvial :

Clas
ss : Not applic
cable
Gro
oup : Haz
zardous numb
ber: Lab
bel : RID
D ADR : -

By sea

Lab
bel :
IMD
DG : Not applicable
OMCI : Not applicable

Air :

Lab
bel : IATA
A : Not applic
cable
Prod
duct number : -

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15 RE
EGULATORY INFORMATION
Marking
g:

N/A
A

Letter off identificatio

on
and cha
aracterisation
n of
danger of
o product :

A
N/A

Sentenc
ces R :

N/A
A

16 OT
THER PER
RTINENT IN
NFORMATIION
This safe
ety data shee
et has been written
w
in accordance with rregulations off European D
Directive
2001/58//CE and decree of 9 Nove
ember 2004.
Guidelines mentioned
d in this data sheet
s
are from
m our knowle
edge state on 21/02/2005, however theyy do
not acco
ount for guarantee regardin
ng product characteristics a
and do not co
onstitute a contractual lega
al
report.
This data
a sheet is in addition
a
to tec
chnical data sheets
s
but doe
es not serve as substitue ffor them.
Users may be aware of possible ha
azards if the product
p
is use
ed for other a
applications th
han for those for
which they have been
n created or iff it is handled in accordancce with metho
ods other than
n recommend
ded
by the su
upplier.
Regulations mentione
ed aim at help
ping the end-u
user to fullfill d
directives while using this product. How
wever
the user must check possible
p
existtence of otherr directives w
which may be indicated beccause of
requirem
ments other th
han those men
ntioned in this
s data sheet.