MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
PRODUCT NAME: PVC COMPOUND
1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND COMPANY/UNDERTAKING
1.1 Product name: PVC COMPOUND
2 COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Product description: PVC compound
Contains no hazardous ingredient in accordance with EU directive 91/155/EU.
PVC is classified as neither a harzadous substance nor a dangerous good.
3 HAZADOUS INDENTIFICATION
High concentrations of dust may be irritant to the respiratory tract.
4 FIRST-AID MEASURES
Skin contact: Wash skin with soap and water.
Eye contact: Remove particles by irrigation with eye wash solution or clean water, holding the
eyelids apart.Obtain medical attention.
Inhalation: Remove patient from exposure area, keep warm and at rest.
Ingestion: Wash out mouth with water and give 200-300 ml of water to drink. Obtain medical
attention.
Further medical treatment: Unlikely to be required, but if necessary treat symptomatically.
5 FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
Combustile, a weakly flammable dust. The materiall is combustible if a flame is applied to it.
Combustion will ceasa as soon as the flame is removed. Combustion or thermal decomposition
will creare toxic or irritant vapours (HCl, CO, CO2, fire soot). Remove source of ignition!
Extinguishing media: Water, CO2, foam
Fire-fighting protective equipment: A self-contained breathing apparatus and full rotective
clothing should be worn in fire conditions
6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
Ensure suitable personal protective equipment is worn during removal of spillages. Protect
against dust.
Spillages should be collected by suction or moistened with water and swept/shoveled up into
waste drums or plastic bags. Transfer to lidded containers for disposal or recovery. The
appropriate regulatory body should be alerted in case of spillage or uncontrolled discharge into
watercourse.
7 HANDLING AND STORAGE
7.1. Handling: Avoid contract with skin and eyes. Avoid inhalation of concentrations of dust.
Provide adequate ventilation. The regulation governing concentrations in air must be complied
with. Avoid dust build-up especially in the vicinity of electrical equipment and switchgear.
Take precautionary measure against static discharges.
7.2. Process Hazards: Avoid inhalation of vapours released during hot processing. See section
10.2 “Hazardous decomposition products”.
7.3. Storage: Keep containers tightly closed, if possible. Fixed storage lesses must be earthed
adequately. Keep away from heat and source of ignition. Keep away from food, drink and
animal feeding stuffs.
8 EXPOSURE CONTROL/EXPOSURE PROTECTION
Provide adequate ventilation. Suitable industrial protective clothing together with dust masks
(with fine particle filter pads), eye protection and suitable gloves should be worn when handling
or processing PVC granules openly.
9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Physicalform: Grain. Colour: Grey. Odour: Odourless.
Ignition temperature: > 4500C, but no self-sustained flame
Decomposition temperature: Start at 1000C.
Explosive properties: Deposited dust is weakly flammable and has no
self-sustained flame. Dust explosion class, see addendum.
Solubility in water: Insoluble.
Solubility (other): Soluble in: cyclohexanone, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dicloroethane.
Specific gravity (g/ml): 1.4 at 200C.
10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
10.1 General information: If stored and handled in accordance with standard industrial practice,
no hazardous reaction are known.
10.2 Hazardous decomposition products: Thermal decomposition will evolve toxic
vapourshydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide as well as fire soot.
10.3 Reactivity: With the exception of sulphuric acid (>90%) and nitric acid (>50%), PVC is
resistance to acids and aqueous alkalis up to 600C. However, above this temperature the polymer
is attacked by the stronger acids.
11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
General: PVC granules may contain traces of vinyl chloride monomer. See section 15.
Inhalation: High concentrations of dust may be irritant to the respiratory tract. Vapour release
during hot processing may cause respiratory irritation.
Skin contact: May cause irritation in contact with the skin.
Eye contact: May cause irritation in contact with the eyes.
Ingestion: Is not harmful if swallowed.
Long-term exposure: As with all inert dusts, repeated inhalation of high
PVC dust concentrations may cause adverse effects on the lungs.
12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Environment fate and distribution: The product is insoluble in water. The product has no mobility
in soil.
Persistence and degradation: The product shows no evidence for biodegradability in water. The
product shows no evidence for biodegradability in soil.
Toxicity: PVC is not harmful to aquatic organisms.
13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
If possible all PVC waste should be recycled. Disposal shall be in accordance with local and
national laws.
14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION
Not classified as dangerous for conveyance.
Reference Number: IATA 58th 2017
15 REGULATORY INFORMATION
Not classified as dangerous for supply.
Polyvinas grades may contain traces of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). VCM is gaseous and
can be slowly released into the surroundings. Such emission into processing plant atmospheres
will produce only trace levels of VCM that are considerably lower than the stipulated limits.
16 OTHER INFORMATION
This data sheet was produced in accordance with directive 91/115/EU although PVC is not
classified as dangerous substance/preparation.
“PVC compound” is a product of Nhat Huy Investment JSC.
This material safety data sheet has been prepared by EVC on the basic of its best knowledge and
information available at the date hereof. EVC does not accept liability for individual items being
incomplete or incorrect. Furthermore, EVC gives no guarantee that all possible safety measure
are contained in this material safety data sheet. Addition safety measure may be necessary under
special conditions or in exceptional cases.