Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: DERMATITIS OF ALLERGIC
SENSITIVITY TYPE. INHALATION: PROGRESSIVE/DIFFUSE/INTERSTITIAL
PNEUMONIA W/NON-PRODUCTIVE COUGH, DYSPNEA ON EXERTION/INTERSTITIAL
FIBROSIS & CELL DAMAGE, SENSITIZED RESPIR ATORY DISEASE
CHARACTERIZED BY COUGH, WHEEZING, & SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM & NICKEL ARE SUSPECTED A1 HUMAN
CARCINOGENS BY ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: DERMATITIS OF ALLERGIC SENSITIVITY TYPE.
INHALATION: PROGRESSIVE/DIFFUSE/INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA
W/NON-PRODUCTIVE COUGH/DYSPNEA ON EXERTION, INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS,
CELL DAMAGE, SENSITIZED RESPIRA TORY DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY
COUGH, WHEEZING, & SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DRY POWDER
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:METAL POWDER DISPERSED IN AIR MAY CAUSE
FIRE & EXPLOSION. MOLTEN METAL CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES. MOLTEN
METAL WILL REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER.
Respiratory Protection:USE PROPER, APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN >TLV.
Ventilation:LCOAL EXHAUST: WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING, WELDING, OR MELTING.
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED
Other Protective Equipment:USED WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING, WELDING, OR
MELTING
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:SOLID INGOT MATERIAL CAN BE RECYCLED. DISPOSE OF
IN ACCORDANCE LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.
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