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EPA:

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)

Title III - This product

does not contain any substances reportable under Sections 302, 304, 313, (40 CFR
372). Sections 311 and 312 (40 CFR 370) apply (delayed hazard).

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

- All substances in this product are listed,

as required, on the TS CA inventory. RCF has been assigned a CAS number;
however, it is a simple mixture and therefore not required to be listed on the TSCA
inventory. The components of RCF are listed on the inventory.

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

(

CERCLA)

and the

Clean Air Act (CAA)

- RCF contains fibers with an average

diameter greater than one micron and thus is not considered a hazardous air
pollutant.

OSHA:

Comply with

Hazard Communication Standards

29 CFR 1910.1200 and 29 CFR

1926.59 and the

Respiratory Protection Standards

29 CFR 1910.134 and 29

CFR 1926.103.

California

Ceramic fibers (airborne particles of respirable size)” is listed in

Proposition 65,

The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986

as a chemical

known to the State of California to cause cancer.

Other
States

RCF products are not known to be regulated by states other than California;
however, state and local OSHA and EPA regulations may apply to these products. If
in doubt, contact your local regulatory agency.

INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS

Canada

Canadian Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

–

RCF is classified as Class D2A – Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects

Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)

- All substances in this

product are listed, as required, on the Domestic Substance List (DSL)

European
Union

European Directive 97/69/EC

classified RCF as a Category 2 carcinogen; that

is it “should be regarded as if it is carcinogenic to man.”

16. OTHER INFORMATION

RCF DEVITRIFICATION

As produced, all RCF fibers are vitreous (glassy) materials which do not contain crystalline silica.

Continued exposure to elevated temperatures may cause these fibers to devitrify (become
crystalline). The first crystalline formation (mullite) begins to occur at approximately 985° C
(1805° F). Crystalline phase silica may begin to form at temperatures of approximately 1200° C
(2192° F). The occurrence and extent of crystalline phase formation is dependent on the duration
and temperature of exposure, fiber chemistry and/or the presence of fluxing agents. The
presence of crystalline phases can be confirmed only through laboratory analysis of the "hot face"
fiber.

IARC’s evaluation of crystalline silica states “Crystalline silica inhaled in the form of quartz or
cristobalite from occupational sources is carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)” and additionally
notes “carcinogenicity in humans was not detected in all industrial circumstances studied” (IARC
Monograph Vol. 68, 1997). NTP lists all polymorphs of crystalline silica amongst substances
which may "reasonably be anticipated to be carcinogens".

IARC and NTP did not evaluate after-service RCF, which may contain various crystalline phases.
However, an analysis of after-service RCF samples obtained pursuant to an exposure monitoring
agreement with the USEPA, found that in the furnace conditions sampled, most did not contain
detectable levels of crystalline silica. Other relevant RCF studies found that (1) simulated after-
service RCF showed little, or no, activity where exposure was by inhalation or by intraperitoneal