Safety & Product Stewardship
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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Polyether Polyols
- Safe Handling and Storage
- Sub-Section A: Tank Truck Unloading Procedures (136 KB PDF)
- Sub-Section B: Tank Car Unloading Procedures (119KB PDF)
- Section C: Safe Handling & First Aid (84 KB PDF)
Pure, Modified and Polymeric Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)
- Safe Handling and Storage
- Sub-Section A: Unloading Procedures – Tank Trucks (Bottom-Center Unloading) (53 KB PDF)
- Sub-Section B: Unloading Procedures – Tank Trucks (Bottom-Rear Unloading) (63 KB PDF)
- Sub-Section C: Unloading Procedures – Tank Cars (55 KB PDF)
Toluene diisocyanate (TDI)
Related industry organizations
REACH – A new European Union regulatory system for chemicals management
The International Isocyanates Institute (III) is a global, non-profit organization created to promote the safe handling of MDI and TDI.
The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) was created to promote the health and vigor of the polyurethanes industry by identifying and managing issues that could adversely affect the industry.
The American Chemistry Council Diisocyanates Panel provides health, safety, environmental and regulatory information on two important diisocyanates: toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).