Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF FUMES CASUSES
IRRITATION TO EYES/NOSE/THROAT & METAL FUME FEVER. ALUMINUM:
FIBROTIC CHANGE TO LUNGS. IRON: SIDEROSIS/PULMONARY EFFECT. LEAD:
POISONING/KIDNEY DAMAGE/CNS DISORDE RS/DEATH. TIN: BENIGN
PNEUMOCONIOSIS. ZINC: METAL FUME FEVER. NICKEL: ALLERGIC
DERMATITIS. COPPER: PULMONARY DISEASE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:TYPICAL SYMPTOMS LAST FROM 12 TO 48 HOURS &
CONSIST OF METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH/DRYNESS & IRRITATION OF
THROAT/CHILLS/FEVER. COPPER: SKIN & HAIR DISCOLORING. LEAD: NAUSEA,
VOMITING, & DIARRHEA. ZINC: F LU LIKE SYMPTOMS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
(ASTHMA/CHRONIC BRONCHITIS/EMPHYSEMA)
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY
W/WATER TO REMOVE PARTICULATE. SKIN: REMOVE PARTICLES BY WASHING
THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY POWDER OR SAND ON MOLTEN METAL. DON'T USE
WATER ON MOLTEN METAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE METAL PARTICLES SUCH AS PRODUCED IN
GRINDING OR SAWING CAN BURN. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF METALLIC FINES
IN THE AIR MAY PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Spill Release Procedures:FINE TURNINGS & SMALL CHIPS SHOULD BE SWEPT &
VACUUMED. SCRAP METAL CAN BE RECLAIMED FOR REUSE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:ARC OR SPARK GENERATED WHEN WELDING OR
BURNING COULD BE IGNITION SOURCE FOR COMBUSTION/FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS. AVOID GENERATION OF AIRBORNE FUMES/DUSTS.
Other Precautions:METALLIC DUST OR FUMES MAY BE PRODUCED DURING
WELDING, BURNING, GRINDING, & POSSIBLE MACHINING.
Respiratory Protection:APPROPRIATE DUST/MIST/FUME RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE
USED TO AVOID EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF PARTICULATES. IF EXPOSURE
LIMITS ARE REACHED OR EXCEEDED, USE NIOSH APPROVED EQUIPMENT.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES, FACE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED
Supplemental Safety and Health
BRONZE RODUCTS IN THEIR SOLID STATE PRESENT NO HEALTH HAZARD.
OPERATIONS SUCH AS
BURNING/WELDING/SAWING/BRAZING/GRINDING/MACHINING/RESULTING THE
GENERATION OF AIRBORNE PARTICULATES MAY PRESENT HAZARDS .
Waste Disposal Methods:USED OR UNUSED PRODUCT SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN
ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS.
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