Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IRRITATION/BURN & DRYNESS. SKIN:
BURN & ULCERS. INHALATION: DIZZINESS/NAUSEA/DRYNESS OR IRRITATION
OF NOSE & THROAT/PULMONARY EDEMA BRONCHITIS/CHEST
TIGHTNESS/FEVER/ALLERGIC REACTION/RESPIRATORY & CNS
IRRITATION/LUNG DAMAGE/ASTHMA/SIDEROSIS & PULMONARY FUNCTIONS.
INGESTION: METALLIC TASTE/SEVERE INJURY & DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL & CHROMIUM ARE SUSPECTED
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION/BURN & DRYNESS. SKIN: BURN &
ULCERS. INHALATION: BONE EROSION/MUSCULAR WEAKNESS/TREMOR
(PARKINSON'S DISEASE)/BEHAVIORAL & HANDWRITING
CHANGES/MANGANISM/LUNG FIBROSIS/PNEUMOCONIOSIS/LUN G & NASAL
CANCER. INGESTION: METALLIC TASTE/SEVERE INJURY & DEATH.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONSUMABLES AS SHIPPED ARE NON-REACTIVE,
NON-EXPLOSIVE & ESSENTIALLY NON-HAZARDOUS UNTIL WELDED. WELDING
ARCS/SPARKS CANIGNITE COMBUSTIBLES, FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:WELDING FUMES/GASES CAN'T BE
CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. ELEMENTS & OXIDES ARE VIRTUALLY ALWAYS PRESENT
AS COMPLEX OXIDES & NOT METALS.
Other Precautions:CONDITIONS INFLUENCE THE COMPOSITION & QUANTITY OF
FUMES, GASES, COATINGS ON THE METAL BEING WELDED SUCH AS PAINT,
PLATING & GALVANIZING WELDERS & VOLUME CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON V APORS. ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT FUME
RESPIRATOR/AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED AREAS
OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST/VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUMES & GASES
BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD W/FILTER LENS; SEE SUPP
Other Protective Equipment:HELMET, FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
ARM/SHOULDER PROTECTORS & APRON
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIAL TO AVOID CONT: NICKEL, NICKEL/CHROMIUM (VI)/COPPER COMPOUNDS,
COLUMBIUM, MOLYBDENUM & FLOURIDE. EYE PROTECTION CONT: SHADE NO.
14, PROTECTIVE SCREENS & FLASH GOGGLES.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
IRON OXIDES, FLOURIDES, SECONDARILY COMPLEX OXIDES OF CALCIUM,
MANGANESE, CHROMIUM, SILICON & TITANIUM; SEE SUPP
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDE
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOC AL REGULATIONS.
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