LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: IN THE FORM OF INGOT,
ALUMINUM DOES NOT PRESENT AN INHALATION HAZARD. ALUMINUM AND
SILICON DUSTS GENERATED DURING USE ARE CONSIDERED NUISANCE
PARTICULATES WHICH HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE LUNGS. HIGH CONC OF
FRESHLY-FORMED FUMES OF COPPER, MAGNESIUM, MANGANESE OR ZINC OXIDES
CAN PRODUCE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL:ANTICIPATED TO BE A CARCIN (NTP).
GROUP 2B (IARC), IARC MONOGRPHS, VOL. 49, P. 257, 1990. COBALT: GRP
2B (ING 18)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SYMPTOMS OF METAL FUME FEVER. HIGH
CONC OF COPPER DUST CAN CAUSE IRRIT OF THE UPPER RESP TRACT. SKIN:
SKIN CNTCT W/METAL CAN CAUSE BURNS. EYE: ALUMINUM DUST CAN IRRITATE
THE EYES (MECHANICAL ABRASION). LEAD CMPNDS BIOACCUMULATE. THE
MOST FREQUENT CHRONIC EFTS ARE ANEMIA, KIDNEY & CNS DAMAGES. MED
(SUPP DATA)
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO A VENTILATED AREA. IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS,
CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: IN CASE OF BURNS, RINSE WITH PLENTY OF
COLD WATER. IF BURN IS SEVERE, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. EYE: FLUSH EYES
THOROU GHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IFIRRITATION PERSISTS,
CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF ALUMINUM FIRES, USE A CLASS D DRY-POWDER
EXTING OR DRY SAND. DO NOT USE WATER OR HALOGENATED EXTING MEDIA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT A FIRE HAZARD UNLESS IN
FINELY-DIVIDED FORM. SUSPENSIONS OF ALUMINUM DUST IN AIR MAY POSE A
SEVERE EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Spill Release Procedures:RECYCLE. FINELY-DIVIDED ALUMINUM MAY BE
REACTIVE AND ITS HAZARD CHARACTERISTICS SHOULD BE DETERMINED PRIOR
TO DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:BECAUSE OF RISK OF EXPLOS, ALUMINUM
INGOTS & METAL SCRAP SHLD BE THORO DRIED PRIOR TO REMELTING. USE
STD TECHNIQUES TO CHEK METAL TEMP BEFORE HNDLG.
Other Precautions:HOT ALUMINUM DOES NOT PRESENT ANY WARNING COLOR
CHANGE. EXERCISE GREAT CAUTION, SINCE THE MEATAL MAY BE HOT. NOTE:
LEAD APPEARS ON THE NAVY LISTING OF OCC. CHEM. REPRO. HAZ. CONSULT
APPROP. HLTH PROFE SSIONAL ABOUT LATEST HAZ LIST (ING 19)
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR DESIGNED FOR
THE HAZARD, WHERE CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Ventilation:IF VENT IS USED TO CONVEY FINELY DIVIDED ALUMINUM GENERATED
BY GRINDING, SAWING ETC. SPECIAL VENT PROVISIONS (ING 17)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:THE USE OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY WHEN HANDLING MOLTEN METAL.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID: ACIDS, HALOGENATED SOLVENTS, BROMATES, IODATES OR
AMMONIUM NITRATE. FINELY-DIVIDED ALUMINUM CAN THERMITE IN PRESENCE
OF COPPER, LEAD, OR IRON OXIDES. EFTS OF OVEREXP: SURVEILLANCE SHOU
LD BE UNDERTAKEN TO PVNT HIGH BLOOD LEAD LEVELS. SUPP INFO:
ALUMINUM FUMES GENERATED DURING WELDING OR MELTING (ING 13)
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE, OR LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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