Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: INTENSE IRRITATION & MAY INJURE
TISSUE. SKIN/INGESTION: IRRITATION. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: INTENSE IRRITATION & MAY INJURE TISSUE.
SKIN/INGESTION: IRRITATION. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SENSITIVITY
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN:
WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE PLENTY
OF WATER/MILK. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:370F
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, SAND & CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS IS A NON-FLAMMABLE MATERIAL.
Spill Release Procedures:NEUTRALIZE W/SODIUM CARBONATE OR TRI-SODIUM
PHOSPHATE.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM CARBONATE OR TRI-SODIUM PHOSPHATE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE MATERIAL IN CLOSED CONTAINERS AT
ROOM TEMPERATURE. TRAIN EMPLOYEES TO KEEP HEAD OUT OF FUMES & FUME
PLUME.
Other Precautions:CONDITIONS WHICH INFLUENCE THE COMPOSITION/QUANTITY
OF THE FUMES & GASES MAY INCLUDE COATINGS ON THE METAL BEING
SOLDERED SUCH AS PAINT/PLATING/GALVANIZING, VOLUME OF WORK AREA,
THE QUALITY & AMOUNT O F VENTILATION.
Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME OR AIR SUPPLIED WHEN
SOLDERING IN CONFINED SPACE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED
Eye Protection:GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:HEAD & BODY PROTECTION
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOLDERING FUMES CAN'T BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. THE COMPOSITION & QUANTITY
ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE METAL BEING SOLDERED, THE PROCESS,
PROCEDURES & TYPES OF SOLDERS USED.
Waste Disposal Methods:FLUSH TO CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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