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1.  CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION   
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 SIKA CORPORATION                                    
 1682 MARION-WILLIAMSPORT ROAD         
 MARION, OH  43302

 COMPANY CONTACT: TOM MAY
 TELEPHONE NUMBER: (740)387-9224
 
 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER
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 CHEMTREC (800)424-9300                     
 
 PRODUCT NAME: SIKAFLEX 1A (ALL COLORS) - OLD
 PRODUCT CODE: 0431-000                                                       
 CHEMICAL FAMILY: POLYURETHANE                                      
 CHEMICAL FORMULA: -                                                           
 
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2.  COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS   
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 INGREDIENT: POLYISOCYANATE PREPOLYMER                                   
    ACGIH TLV: NOT ESTABLISHED           NTP:  NO                           
    OSHA PEL:  NOT ESTABLISHED                                              
    IARC: NO                                                                
  
 INGREDIENT: XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS)                                      
  CAS NUMBER: 1330-20-7             PERCENT BY WEIGHT:  5 to 10
    OSHA PEL - TWA: 100 PPM              CONTAINS 15% ETHYL BENZENE 100-41-4
    OSHA PEL - STEL: 150 PPM             E.B. OSHA PELs 100 PPM / 125 PPM   
    ACGIH TLV - TWA: 100 PPM                                                
    ACGIH TLV - STEL: 150 PPM                                               
  
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3.  HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION   
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 POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS
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 EYES
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 EYE IRRITANT.                                                                 
 
 SKIN
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 MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.  PROLONGED AND/OR REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY
 CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION/SENSITIZATION.  MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS (SKIN
 REDNESS, DRYNESS, SCALING, ETC.) FROM REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT.                  
 
 INGESTION
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 LOW ORDER OF ACUTE TOXICITY.  HARMFUL IF ASPIRATED INTO LUNGS.                
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 INHALATION
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 MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.  MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION.
 HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS OF XYLENE (GREATER THAN APPROX. 1000 PPM) MAY
 CAUSE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, ANESTHESIA, DROWSINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, AND
 OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS, INCLUDING DEATH.
 
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4.  FIRST AID MEASURES   
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 EYES
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 RINSE EYES THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CONSULT PHYSICIAN.  
 
 SKIN
 ----
 WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.IF
 SYMPTOMS PERSIST CONSULT PHYSICIAN.                                              
 
 INGESTION
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 DILUTE WITH WATER. CONSULT PHYSICIAN.                                         
 
 INHALATION
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 REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, INSTITUTE ARTIFICIAL
 RESPIRATION. CONSULT WITH PHYSICIAN.                                                   
 
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5.  FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES   
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 FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES
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 FLASH POINT: 143 F                           
 AUTOIGNITION: N/AV F
 LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (%): N/AV                                         
 UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (%): N/AV                                         
 
 FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS
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 DURING A FIRE, IRRITATING AND/OR TOXIC GASES AND AEROSOLS FROM THE
 DECOMPOSITION/COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MAY BE PRESENT.                                       
 
 EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
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 FOAM/DRY CHEMICAL/CO2/WATER FOG                                               
 
 FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
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 WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL
 PROTECTIVE GEAR, AS FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.                                             
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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6.  ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES   
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 WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CONTAIN SPILL AND COLLECT WITH ABSORBENT
 MATERIAL AND TRANSFER INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS. AVOID CONTACT.  VENTILIATE
 ENCLOSED AREA.                                                                  
 
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7.  HANDLING AND STORAGE   
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 HANDLING AND STORAGE PRECAUTIONS
 --------------------------------
 STORE AT 40-95F.  CONDITION TO 65-85F BEFORE USING.  IF CLOSED CONTAINER IS
 EXPOSED TO HEAT, PRESSURE CAN BUILD UP. IF MOISTURE ENTERS CONTAINER,
 PRESSURE MAY BUILD UP DUE TO REACTION.  STORE IN COOL DRY AREA IN TIGHTLY
 CLOSED CONTAINERS, AWAY FROM SPARKS AND OPEN FLAMES.
       
       
 
 WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES
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 WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.                                              
 
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8.  EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION   
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 ENGINEERING CONTROLS
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 LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE AIR
 CONTAMINANTS TO BELOW PELs. MECHANICAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.                      
 
 EYE/FACE PROTECTION
 -------------------
 SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL GOGGLES.                                              
 
 SKIN PROTECTION
 ---------------
 CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. WEAR LONG SLEEVE SHIRT AND LONG PANTS. AVOID SKIN
 CONTACT.                                                                      
 
 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
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 IF PELs ARE EXCEEDED, WEAR APPROPRIATE, PROPERLY FITTED NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
 RESPIRATOR.                                                                    
 
 OTHER/GENERAL PROTECTION
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 WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.                                               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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9.  PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES   
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 APPEARANCE
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 PASTE (solid)                                                                 
 
 ODOR
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 AROMATIC ODOR                                                                 
 
 BASIC PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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 BOILING POINT: N/AV F
 MELTING POINT: N/AV F
 VAPOR PRESSURE: N/AV                
 VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): > AIR               
 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.19                                                        
 PACKING DENSITY: 10#/GAL             
 SOLUBILITY (H2O): N/AV                          
 PERCENT VOLATILES: 9%        
 EVAPORATION RATE: SLOWER THAN ETHER                                        
 
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10.  STABILITY AND REACTIVITY   
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 STABILITY: STABLE                                            
 
 CONDITIONS TO AVOID (STABILITY)
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 OPEN FLAME, HEAT                                                              
 
 INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS
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 WATER, ALCOHOLS AND AMINES                                                    
 
 HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
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 CO, CO2, NOx, SMOKE, FUMES                                                    
 
 HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR                                    
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11.  TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION   
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 MISCELLANEOUS TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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 CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE TO XYLENE MAY CAUSE KIDNEY AND/OR LIVER DAMAGE.
       
 SIKAFLEX 1A TESTED ACCORDING TO FHSLA 16 CFR-1500 HAS DETERMINED: 
 1. PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANT
 2. EYE IRRITANT
 3. NOT TOXIC ORALLY
 4. NOT TOXIC BY INHALATION
 5. NOT TOXIC DERMALLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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11.  TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION  - Continued
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 MISCELLANEOUS TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - Continued
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 MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
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 EYE DISEASE, SKIN DISORDERS AND ALLERGIES, CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.     
 
 
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12.  ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION   
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           NO DATA GIVEN
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13.  DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS   
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 DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
 REGULATIONS.                                                                          
 
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14.  TRANSPORT INFORMATION   
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 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED BY D.O.T.                                   
 
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15.  REGULATORY INFORMATION   
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 SARA TITLE III NOTIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION
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 SARA TITLE III - HAZARD CLASSES: Acute Health Hazard
                                  Chronic Health Hazard
  
 SARA TITLE III - SECTION 313 SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION
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 This product contains the following toxic chemicals subject to the reporting
 requirements of section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community
 Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 and of 40 CFR 372:
  
 CAS NUMBER                 INGREDIENT NAME                  PERCENT BY WEIGHT 
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   1330-20-7 XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS)                         5 to 10
  
 This information must be included on all MSDSs that are copied and
 distributed for this material.
 
  
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15.  REGULATORY INFORMATION  - Continued
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 REGULATED INGREDIENTS - Continued
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 INGREDIENT: XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS)                                      
  CAS NUMBER: 1330-20-7             PERCENT BY WEIGHT:  5 to 10
    Regulations: OSHA Z Table Substance
                 SARA Section 313 Toxic Chemical
     
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16.  OTHER INFORMATION   
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 HMIS HAZARD RATING - HEALTH:     2  Moderate
                    - FIRE:       1  Slight
                    - REACTIVITY: 0  Negligible
                    - PPE:        C   
  
 SPECIAL HAZARDS: SENSITIZER, IRRITANT                                          
 
 REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION
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 SIKAFLEX 1A - VOC 97 GRAMS/LITER                                              
 
 DISCLAIMER OF EXPRESSED AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES
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 The data in this Material Safety Data Sheet relates only to the specific
 material herein and does not relate to use in combination with any other
 material or in any process. The information set forth herein is based on
 technical data that Sika believes to be reliable as of the date hereof. Since
 conditions of use are outside our control, we make no warranties, express or
 implied and assume no liablilty in connection with any use of this
 information.  Nothing herein is to be taken as a license to operate under or
 a recommendation to infringe any patents.