Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY
& NOSE, METAL FUME FEVER, COUGH, & CHEST PAIN. SKIN: DERMATITIS,
GRANULOMAS & IRRITATION. EYES/INGESTION: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY & NOSE,
METAL FUME FEVER, COUGH, & CHEST PAIN. SKIN: DERMATITIS,
GRANULOMAS, & IRRITATION. EYES/INGESTION: IRRITATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Fire Fighting Procedures:TREAT AS A METALLIC FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL MAY BECOME AIRBORNE BY NORMAL
PLANT ACTIVITY. FLAMMABLE SOLID & IS DANGEROUS WHEN WET. MODERATE
FIRE HAZARD IN THE FORM OF DUST WHEN EXPOSED TO FLAME.
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP AREA CLEAN & REMOVE MATERIAL FROM
BECOMING A SOURCE OF AIR CONTAMINATION.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLES IN A
COOL, DRY AREA. AVOID ORAL INGESTION, CONTACT W/SKIN, & AIR
CONTAMINATION.
Other Precautions:OZONE & NITRIC OXIDE ARE FORMED BY PLASMA FLAME
(INDEPENDENT OF POWDER).
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED BY NIOSH FOR DUST, FUMES &
MISTS SHOULD BE WORN ALL THE TIMES DURING THE THERMAL SPRAY PROCESS
TO PROTECT OPERATOR FROM DUST & FUMES.
Ventilation:USE EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO CREATE AN AIR VELOCITY OF 200
PPM.
Protective Gloves:ALUMINIZED
Eye Protection:LENS SHADE GOGGLES (SEE SUPP)
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH STATION, EAR PROTECTION, &
ALUMINIZED APRON
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE EYE EQUIPMENT FOR LEN SHADE GOGGLES: COMBUSTION
SPRAYING SHADE #5. PLASMA SPRAYING UP TO 40 KW SHADE #9, 40 TO 60
KW SHADE #10 & >60 KW SHADE >11.
Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
FLAMMABLE SOLID.
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