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CLASSIFICATION: ORGANIC DUST
LABEL ELEMENTS: N/A DUE TO FDA LABELING EXEMPTION
SIGNAL WORD: N/A DUE TO FDA LABELING EXEMPTION
SDS DATE OF PREPARATION:
EMERGENCY HEALTH AND SAFETY NUMBER:
SECTION 2: HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION
SDS INFORMATION:
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Safety Data Sheet for Feed
SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: FEEDS
SDS NUMBER:
FEED
SYNONYMS/OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
INTENDED USE:
FEED AND OTHER
MANUFACTURER: (company name)
HAZARD STATEMENT(S): CLASS 2B EYE IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES IF INHALED. MAY
CREATE A FLASH FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD IF DUST OF CERTAIN PARTICLE SIZE IS SUSPENDED IN AIR AT
SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATION IN A CONFINED SPACE AND EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT(S): MAY BE A MECHANICAL EYE IRRITANT. RINSE EYES WITH WATER FOR
SEVERAL MINUTES. AVOID BREATHING DUST. EXCESSIVE INHALATION MAY AFFECT NOSE, THROAT AND
LUNGS. FEED DUST MAY BURN IF SUSPENDED IN AIR AND MAY CREATE A FLASH FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD.
AVOID IGNITION SOURCES.
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: MAY BE MECHANICAL IRRITANT TO EYES. EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF GRAIN DUSTS
MAY AFFECT NOSE THROAT, AND LUNGS. MAY FORM COMBUSTIBLE DUST CONCENTRATION IN AIR; SEE
“EXPLOSION HAZARD” BELOW.
EXPLOSION HAZARD: FEED IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED NOT HAZARDOUS, BUT DUST GENERATED THROUGH
DOWNSTREAM ACTIVITIES THAT MAY REDUCE ITS PARTICLE SIZE (E.G., SHIPPING, HANDLING, TRANSFER TO
BINS, ETC.) MAY CREATE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. IF EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE, FEED DUST MAY
BURN. AIRBORNE DUST IN SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATIONS WHEN EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY
FLASH OR, IN A CONFINED SITUATION, MAY FUEL AN EXPLOSION.
COMPONENT
SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
DUST FROM PREPARED ANIMAL FEEDS (GRAINS, PLANT AND/OR
ANIMAL PROTEINS, VITAMINS AND MINERALS)
SECTION7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
AVOID DISPENSING DUST IN AIR AND EXPOSURE TO POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES. REMOVE FEED DUST
FROM AREA/PROCESSING EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO USING ANY HEAT PRODUCING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS ARC
WELDERS, CUTTING TORCHES AND SPARK/HEAT PRODUCING TOOLS SUCH AS PORTABLE SURFACE
GRINDERS.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES: EXTINGUISH WITH WATER FOG, DRY CHEMICAL POWDERS OR FOAM.
DO NOT USE STRONG STREAMS OF WATER OR DRY CHEMICAL IF DUST CAN BE DISPERSED INTO THE AIR.
DUST PLACED IN SUSPENSION WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE PRESENT MAY FLASH OR EXPLODE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: EXPLOSION HAZARD MAY EXIST FOR COMBUSTIBLE DUSTS OF
CERTAIN PARTICLE SIZE AND MOISTURE CONTENT WHEN SUSPENDED IN AIR AT CERTAIN CONCENTRATIONS
AND SUBJECTED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE.
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
CLEAN UP WITH SOFT BRISTLE BROOM(S) OR A VACUUM APPROVED FOR A CLASS II HAZARDOUS LOCATION.
DUST DEPOSITS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED TO A MINIMUM ON SURFACES, AS THESE COULD FORM AN
EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IF THEY ARE RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE IN SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATION.
AVOID DISPERSAL OF DUST IN THE AIR (I.E. CLEANING DUST SURFACES WITH COMPRESSED AIR IN THE
PRESENCE OF IGNITION SOURCE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.) NON-SPARKING TOOLS SHOULD BE USED.
EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS NEEDED.
SKIN CONTACT: WASH AFFECTED SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER.
SECTION 5: FIREFIGHTING MEASURES
INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON FROM EXPOSURE. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANY BREATHING
DIFFICULTY.
INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENSURE THAT DUST HANDLING SYSTEMS (SUCH AS EXHAUST DUCTS, DUST COLLECTORS, VESSELS, AND
PROCESSING EQUIPMENT) ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF DUST INTO THE WORK
AREAS. USE ONLY APPROPRIATELY CLASSIFIED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND POWERED INDUSTRIAL
TRUCKS.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: N/A
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE NASAL MEMBRANES OR THE UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT IF DUST EXCEEDS THE NUISANCE LEVEL. WEAR AN APPROVED NIOSH DUST
RESPIRATOR WHENEVER DUST CONCENTRATIONS IN THE WORK AREA ARE ABOVE ACGIH TLV/OSHA PELS.
VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST: IF NEEDED
MECHANICAL (GENERAL): IF NEEDED
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EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES / GOGGLES SUGGESTED IN DUSTY CONDITIONS
WORK/ HYGIENIC PRACTICES: GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. WASH HANDS
AND FACE BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, ETC.
AVOID DUST ACCUMULATION AND CONTROL IGNITION SOURCES. WHERE APPROPRIATE, EMPLOY
GROUNDING, VENTING, AND EXPLOSION RELIEF PROVISIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCEPTED
ENGINEERING PRACTICES IN PROCESSES CAPABLE OF GENERATING DUST AND/OR STATIC ELECTRICITY.
AVOID ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON SURFACES TO PREVENT SECONDARY DUST EXPLOSIONS. REFER TO
APPROPRIATE OSHA, NFPA AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS.
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
FLASH POINT (METHOD): N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL: VARIABLE UEL: UNKNOWN
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: UNKNOWN
APPEARANCE: TAN TO DARK BROWN IN APPEARANCE WITH PERHAPS A SWEET ODOR
SOLID CONTENTS: 100%
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY: UNSTABLE: CONDITION TO AVOID: N/A
STABLE: X
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): NONE KNOWN
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: MAY OCCUR: CONDITION TO AVOID: N/A
WILL NOT OCCUR: X
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ROUTES OF ENTRY: INHALATION: X SKIN: X EYES: X INGESTION: UNLIKELY
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO ARC MONOGRAPHS: NO OSHA REGULATED: NO
ACUTE: MAY BE MECHANICAL IRRITANT TO SKIN AND EYES. EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF FEED DUSTS MAY
AFFECT THE NOSE, THROAT, AND LUNGS.
CHRONIC: REPEATED AND PROLONGED INHALATION OF FEED DUSTS MAY AFFECT THE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM. SMOKERS HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF REPIRATORY EFFECTS.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: IRRITATION TO THE SKIN, EYES, NOSE OR THROAT MAY OCCUR.
SOME PEOPLE MAY OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE COUGHING.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: ALLERGIES AND RESPIRATORY AILMENTS.
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION: (NON-MANDATORY)
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS: (NON-MANDATORY)
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION: (NON-MANDATORY)
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ANIMAL FEED IS COMPRISED OF WHOLE AND PROCESSED GRAINS AND MAY CONTAIN ADDED VITAMINS AND
MINERALS. FEED COMPONENTS GENERALLY PRODUCE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF DUST IN MANUFACTURING
AND HANDLING OF THE MATERIAL.
THIS SDS IS GENERIC AND MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL FEED FORMULATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, FEED WITH
CERTAIN ADDED MEDICATIONS PREMIXES, VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS MAY CONTAIN INGREDIENTS
THAT RESULT IN DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL HAZARDS, MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE
MEASURES, MAY HAVE DIFFERING TOXICOLOGICAL EXPOSURES AND/OR MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION. THE MANUFACTURER IS ENCOURAGED TO EVALUATE
EACH FEED FORMULATION TO DETERMINE IF THIS GENERIC SDS IS APPROPRIATE.
THIS GENERIC SDS IS NOT INTENDED TO SUGGEST THAT A SDS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL FEED DUST IN ALL
CIRCUMSTANCES. THE MANUFACTURER OR IMPORTER SHOULD MAKE ITS OWN INTERPRETATION OF OSHA'S
HCS, INCLUDING THE EXEMPTIONS IN THE STANDARD, FOR ITS SPECIFIC PRODUCT. SOME MANUFACTURERS
OR IMPORTERS MAY ALSO PRODUCE A SDS FOR FEED DUST EVEN IF SUCH A SDS IS NOT REQUIRED BY
OSHA'S HCS. THIS GENERIC SDS MAY BE USEFUL FOR THOSE MANUFACTURERS OR IMPORTERS
.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA'S HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (HCS) ALL MATERIALS: 1) WHICH
CONSTITUTE 1% OR MORE OF THIS PRODUCT AND MEET THE STANDARD'S DEFINITION OF HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS, 2) THAT CONSTITUTE 0.1% OR MORE AND MEET THE STANDARD'S DEFINITION OF CARCINOGENS,
AND OR 3) THAT COULD BE RELEASED FROM THE PRODUCT IN EXCESS OF ESTABLISHED LIMITS SHOULD BE
LISTED AND MAY REQUIRE A SPECIFIC SDS.
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION: (NON-MANDATORY)
SECTION (B)(5)(III) OF THE HCS (CFR 1910.1200) EXEMPTS FOOD, INCLUDING FEED AND THEREFORE ANY
ASSOCIATED FEED DUST, FROM THE LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF THE HCS SINCE THE FOOD/FEED IS
SUBJECT TO THE LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF THE FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
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