TRUETECH INC -- FLAMELESS RATION HEATER (FRH) (EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO 10FEB92).  -- 8970-01-321-9153
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FLAMELESS RATION HEATER (FRH) (EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO 10FEB92).
MSDS Date:07/25/1991
FSC:8970
NIIN:01-321-9153
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:TRUETECH INC
Address:680 ELTON AVE
City:RIVERHEAD
State:NY
ZIP:11901-2555
Country:US
Info Phone Num:516-727-8600
Emergency Phone Num:516-727-8600
CAGE:06421
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:TRUETECH INC
Address:680 ELTON AVE
Box:City:RIVERHEAD
State:NY
ZIP:11901-2555
Country:US
Phone:516-727-8600
CAGE:06421

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

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM
CAS:7439-95-4
RTECS #:OM2100000
Fraction by Wt: 27%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED

Ingred Name:OTHER NON-HAZARDOUS FILLERS, BINDERS AND ADDITIVES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Fraction by Wt: 73%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(PER MANUFACTURER) INDIVIDUAL FRH'S
    ARE PACKAGED WITH LABELS WARNING THAT "HEATER AND ITS BY-PRODUCTS
    ARE NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION."
Effects of Overexposure:NONE PER MANUFACTURER
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:NONE PER MANUFACTURER.

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

Extinguishing Media:IF DETECTED EARLY, LARGE QUANTITIES OF CONVENTIONAL
    EXTINGUISHING MEDIA INTENDED FOR CLASS A FIRES MAY BE USED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF A CASE OF FRH'S IS IGNITED, PAPERBOARD AND
    POLYETHYLENE PACKAGING INITIALLY BURN AS A CLASS A FIRE. IF ALLOWED
    TO BURN, WILL SUSTAIN & BECOME A CLASS D FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IF THE MAGNESIUM POWDER IGNITES, THE
    MATERIAL WILL SPARK AND FLARE-UP IF SPRAYED WITH WATER. EVEN IF
    FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED BY WATER, BURNED FRH'S PRODUCE H2 GAS

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

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT SPILLED FRH'S AND INSPECT POLYETHYLENE
    BAGS FOR ABILITY TO PREVENT WATER PENETRATION. IF BAG INTEGRITY IS
    BREACHED(SUCH AS BY CRACKS, PUNCTURES OR PINHOLES), DRY AND DISPOSE
    OF AS A WASTE. IF  BAG INTEGRITY IS NOT BREACHED, DRY AND
    REPACKAGE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE OF
    CASES, SOURCES OF IGNITION AND WATER IN ANY FORM. INSURE PROPER
    VENTILATION IN CASE OF HYDROGEN GAS FORMATION.
Other Precautions:NONE

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

Ventilation:NECESSARY FOR STORAGE AND HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:R2
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1202F,650C
Appearance and Odor:FLAT, GREYISH METAL IMBEDDED PLASTIC PAD, COVERED
    BY PAPERBOATD AND SEALED.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE,
    CARBON, AND ORGANIC VAPORS. POSSIBLY HYDROGEN GAS IS PACKAGING IS
    PENETRATED.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:REACTED FRH'S MAY BE DISPOSED OF AS ORDINARY
    WASTE. UNREACTED FRH'S MAY: (A) BE OPENED AND REACTED WITH WATER IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS, THEN DISPOSED OF AS ORDINARY WASTE OR
    (B) INCINERATED IN	AN APPROVED WASTE FACILITY.

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