Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY LEAD TO SIDEROSIS WHICH MAY AFFECT
PULMONARY FUNCTION. IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT & EYES. ARC RAYS CAN
INJURE EYES & BURN SKIN. ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. SEE SUPP.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, IRRITATION OF
NOSE OR THROAT. EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: DRYNESS & BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY OR ALLERGIC CONDITIONS
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN RED
CROSS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:TRAIN WELDER NOT TO TOUCH LIVE
ELECTRICAL PARTS, TO INSULATE HIMSELF FROM WORK/GROUND, & TO KEEP
HEAD OUT OF FUMES. ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL.
Other Precautions:WELDING FUMES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. ONE
RECOMMENDED WAY TO DETERMINE THE COMPOSITION & QUANTITY OF FUMES &
GASES TO WHICH WORKERS ARE EXPOSED IS TO TAKE AN AIR SAMPLE INSIDE
WELDER'S HELMET OR IN THE WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE.
Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIES
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE EXPOSURE LEVELS
ARE ABOVE TLV.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE ARC TO KEEP FUMES & GASES BELOW TLV'S
IN WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE & THE GENERAL AREA.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD W/APPROPRIATE FILTER LENS
Other Protective Equipment:HELMET, ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS,
SHOULDER PROTECTION, DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLOTHING, SCREENS, FLASH
GOGGLES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THE PRODUCT AS SUPPLIED IS NON-HAZARDOUS. HEALTH HAZARDS OCCUR DURING
OPERATIONS. THE COMPOSITION & QUANTITY OF WELDING FUMES ARE
DEPENDENT ON THE PROCESS, PROCEDURES, MEDIA, CONTAMINENTS IN THE
ATMOS PHERE & ELECTODES USED.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SEE SUPP
Stability Condition to Avoid:SEE SUPP
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES - COMPLEX OXIDES FROM
THE INGREDIENTS, CO, CO2, OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDES FORMED BY
RADIATION FROM ARC.
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN ACCORDANCE
W/FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGU LATIONS.
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