Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION.
INHALATION: INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITITS, RESPIRATORY TRACT
SENSITIZATION. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT &
CORNEAL DAMAGE, POLYCYTHEMIA, THYROID HYPERPL ASIA, & DAMAGE TO
ALPHA CELLS OF PANCREAS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: REDNESS & PAPULAR FORMATION. EYES:
REDNESS & EXCESSIVE REDNESS OF THE CONJUNCTIVA. INGESTION: NAUSEA,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, BURNING SENSATION. INHALATION:
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, BURNI NG SENSATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DUST MAY AGGRAVATE ASTHMA &
INFLAMMATORY/FIBROTIC PULMONARY DISEASE; MAY ALSO AGGRAVATE
EXISTING DERMATITIS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE 2 GLASSES OF MILK OR WATER. INDUCE VOMITING,
UNLESS PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
ARTIFICAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING OR OXYGEN IF TROUBLE
BREATHING. SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH
THOROUGHLY W/PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY POWDER METAL EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AIRBORNE METAL DUST PARTICLES SHOULD BE
TREATED AS EXPLOSIVES.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS. ARC
RAYS CAN BURN EYES & SKIN. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
ALWAYS SPRAY W/ENOUGH VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:AREA & SPARKS DURING SPRAYING CAN BE A SOURCE OF
IGNTION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR RESPIRATOR SELECTED PER OSHA
Ventilation:LOCAL DUST PICK UP VENTILATION RECOMMENED
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:HELMETS, FACE SHIELDS, GOGGLES
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: THE HAZARDS OF THIS MATERIAL ARE MAINLY DUE TO ITS
SENSITIZING & MILD IRRITATING PROPERTIES. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC
ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT OF OVEREXPOSURE SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE CONTR
OL OF SYMPTOMS & THE CLINICAL CONDITION.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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