Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: METAL FUME
FEVER/CHILLS/FEVER/NAUSEA/COUGH/DRY THROAT/WEAKNESS/MUSCLE
ACHES/SWEET OR METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH/DIFFICULTY
WALKING/BALANCING/LEG CRAMPS/MEMORY/JUDGMENT TROUBLE/PNEUMONIA LIKE
ILLNESS/NOSE/THROAT IRRITATION/HOARSENESS OF VOICE. SKIN: ALLERGIC
RASH/IRRITATION. EYES: IRRITATION/DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM IS AN A1 SUSPECTED HUMAN
CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: METAL FUME
FEVER/CHILLS/FEVER/NAUSEA/COUGH/DRY THROAT/WEAKNESS/MUSCLE
ACHES/SWEET/METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH/NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS/LEG
CRAMPS/MEMORY/JUDGEMENT TROUBLE/PNEUMONIA LIKE ILLNESS/ UNSTABLE
EMOTIONS/CANCER OF LUNGS & SINUSES. SKIN: ALLERGIC RASH/IRRITATION.
EYES: IRRITATION/SENSITIZATION/DERMATITIS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: WASH W/MILD DETERGEN &
WATER. EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS WHEN >TLV.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL & GENERAL EXHAUST TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:BARRIER CREAM
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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