===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:COPPER BERRYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY
NIIN:00N078714
MSDS Number: CFPHW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BRUSH WELLMAN INC
Address:14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD
City:ELMORE
State:OH
ZIP:43416-9502
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-862-4118
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:05451
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BRUSH WELLMAN INC
Address:1200 HANNA BLDG
Box:City:CLEVELAND
State:OH
ZIP:44110
Country:US
Phone:216-486-4200
CAGE:05451
Company:BRUSH WELLMAN INC
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:3B151
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:BERYLLIUM (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-41-7
RTECS #:DS1750000
Fraction by Wt: 0.4-0.7%
OSHA PEL:0.002 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.002 MG/M3
Name:COBALT (SARA 313)
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
Fraction by Wt: 2.4-2.7%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3
Name:COPPER (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3 FUME
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:SUPDAT: LUNG TISS BECOME INFLAMED W/CELLULAR NODULAR RXN.
SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED W/FIBROSIS & MAY RESTRICT OXYGEN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4:EXCHANGE BETWEEN LUNGS & BLOODSTREAM. THIS ALLERGIC
RESPONSE LIMITED TO SUSCEPTIBLE PERS; MAY BE RELATED TO(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 5: GENETIC FACTORS. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE BERYLLIUM DOES
NOT CAUSE CHRONIC RXN IN MOST PEOPLE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID:TO PVNT INFECTION/DEVELOPMENT OF CORN-LIKE
LESION. EYES:FLUSH PWDR/DUST FROM EYES W/LOTS OF CLEAN WATER(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7: FOR AT LST 15 MIN. CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN
WHEN WORKING W/METAL DUSTS/PWDRS. TREATMENT OF (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8: CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE: CONTACT NEHC FOR
INFORMATION .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:SPILL PROC: PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTRATION SYS FOLLWED
BY WET CLEANING METHS. TAKE SPEC PRECS WHEN CHANGING (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10:FILTERS ON HEPA VACUUM CLEANERS USED TO CLEAN UP
POTNTLY TOX MATLS. TAKE CARE TO MIN AIRBORNE GENERATION (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11: OF PWDR/DUST & AVOID AIR & WATER CONTAM. DEPENDING
ON QTY RELSD, SPILLS TO ENVIRONMENT MAY REQ REPORTING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS: EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS
ARE RECOMD. AVOID USE OF COMPRESSED AIR/BROOMS TO (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 13: REMOVE DUSTS; SUCH ACTIVITY CAN RSLT IN UNNEC
SHORT-TERM ELEVATED EXPOSURES TO AIRBORNE DUSTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PRECS: ZONES. DETERM EXPOS TO AIRBORNE MATLS BY
HAVING AIR SAMPLES TAKEN IN EMPLOYEE BRTHG ZONE, WORK AREA(ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 15: & DEPARTMENT. FREQUENCY & TYPE OF SAMPLE SHOULD BE
SPECIFIED BY INDUS HYGIENIST/QUALIFIED PERS. MAKE (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16: RSLTS KNOWN TO EMPLOYEES. INCL PERS EXPOS TO
AIRBORNE CONCS IN MED SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM W/SKIN & RESP (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 17: SYS EXAMS. NON-SPECIFIC FINDINGS OF SKIN RASH, SKIN
GRANULOMATA OR RESP SIGNS/SYMPS MAY INDICATE RXN TO (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 18: THIS MATL. I/A/W OSHA REG 29 CFR 1910.252 WELDING
W/MATLS CNTNG BERYLLIUM SHOULD BE DONE USING LOCAL (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 19:EXHST VENT & NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINE RESPS UNLES ATM
TESTS UNDER MOST ADVERSE CNDTNS HAVE ESTABLISHED EXPOS (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 20: IS W/IN ACCEPTABLE CONCS DEFINED BY 29 CFR
1910.1000. IN ALL CASES, WORKERS IN IMMED VICIN OF WELDING/ (ING
22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 21: CUTTING OPERATIONS SHOULD BE PROTECTED AS NECESSARY
BY LOCAL EXHST VENT OR NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINES RESPS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:RESP PROT: NIOSH APPRVD PRESS-DEMAND AIRLINE RESPS RECOMD
WHEN PERFORMING JOBS W/HIGH POTNTL EXPOS SUCH AS (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 23: CHANGING FILTERS IN BAGHOUSE AIR CLEANING DEVICE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE
IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS & MUC MEMBS. SYMPS INCL
COUGH, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, FEVER, FATG & NAUS. BERYLLIUM
FRACTION OF PROD IS INSOL & DOES NOT C AUSE ACUTE BERYLLIUM
DISEASE. EXCESS INHAL OF COPPER/COBALT MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN
RXNS. BERYLLIUM IN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BERYLLIUM: IARC MONO, SUPP, VOL 7, PG
127, 1987:GROUP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994:ANTIC TO BE
CARCIN.(SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: PROD DOES NOT POSE POTNTL FOR
ALLERGIC SKIN RXN. CHRONIC: METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE RESP
DISEASE W/COUGH, CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, WT LOSS, WEAK &
FATG. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE PARTICULAT E CONTAINING BERYLLIUM MAY CAUSE
LONG-TERM HLTH EFTS INCL LOSS OF LUNG FUNC, FIBROSIS OR SUBSEQUENT
SECONDARY (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SENSITIVITY TO COBALT, COPPER.
IMPAIRED PULM FUNC, AIRWAY DISEASES OR CNDTNS SUCH AS ASTHMA,
EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCH, ETC. DMG/DISEASE TO NEURO, CIRCULATORY,
BLOOD, KIDNEY SYSTEMS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG STOPS, PERFORM ARTF
RESP & OBTAIN MED HELP. INGEST: HAVE PERSON DRINK LG QTYS OF WATER
& ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMIT, IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED HELP.
SKIN:TREAT CU TS & ABRASIONS BY STD FIRST AID. SKIN CONTAM
W/DUST/PWDR CAN BE REMOVED BY WASHING W/SOAP & WATER. OBTAIN MED
HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS. ACCIDENTAL IMPLANTATION OF MATL BENEATH
SKIN REQS REMOVAL (ING 7)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:THIS MATERIAL IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH FIRES
AROUND OPERATIONS INVOLVING MOLTEN METAL DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
STEAM EXPLOSIONS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:IN SOLID FORM, NO SPEC HLTH/ENVIRONMENTAL
RISK. IF PWDR/DUST FORM, ESTABLISH RESTRICTED ENTRY ZONE BASED ON
SPILL SEVERITY. PERS MUST WEAR ADEQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT & APPROP
PROT CLTHG. CONDUCT CLEA NUP W/VACUUM SYS UTILIZING HIGH
EFFICIENCY(ING 10)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:VACUUM & WET CLEANING METHS RECOMD TO
REMOVE DUST. BE SURE TO DE-ENERGIZE ELEC SYS BEFORE BEGINNING WET
CLEANING. VACUUM CLEANERS W/HIGH (ING 13)
Other Precautions:DURING REPAIR/MAINT, POTNTL EXISTS FOR EXPOS IN
EXCESS OF OCCUP STDS; PROTECTING WORKERS CAN REQ USE OF SPECIFIC
WORK PRACTS/PROC W/COMBINED USE OF VENT, WET & VACUUM CLEANING
METHS, RESP PROT, DECONT AM, SPEC CLTHG, RESTRICTED WORK(ING 15)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:WHEN POTNTL EXPOS ARE ABOVE OCCUP LIMS, APPRVD
RESP MUST BE USED AS SPECIFIED BY INDUS HYGIENIST/QUALIFIED
PROFESSIONAL. EXPOS TO UNKNOWN CONCS OF FUMES/DUST REQS USE OF
NIOSH APPRVD PRESS-DEMAND AIRL INE RESP OR PRESS-DEMAND SCBA. (ING
23)
Ventilation:LOC EXHST VENT OR OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS IS PREF METH TO
CTL EXPOS TO DUST & FUME. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE VENT INFO .
Protective Gloves:TO PVNT METAL CUST & SKIN ABRASIONS.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . PROT
OVERGARMENTS OR WORK CLTHG. NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN
CLTHG.
Work Hygienic Practices:MANAGE CONTAMD WORK CLTHG TO PVNT SECONDARY
EXPOS TO FAMILY/LAUNDRY OPERATORS & TO PVNT CONTAM OF PERSONAL
CLTHG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN: COBALT:IARC MONO, VOL 52, PG 363, 1994:GROUP 2B. EFTS
OF OVEREXP: EFTS ON HEART W/EVENTUAL PERM IMPAIRMENT. INHAL
BERYLLIUM DUST/FUMES MAY CAUSE SERIOUS, CHRONIC LUNG
DISEASE-CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CBD) IN SOME PERS. OVER TIME
LUNG DISEASE CAN BE FATAL. CBD IS HYPERSENS OR ALLERGIC CNDTN; (ING
4)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1850F,1010C
Spec Gravity:0.319
Appearance and Odor:SOLID; COPPER COLORED; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT W/MINERAL ACIDS & OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY GENERATE
HYDROGEN GAS. HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:WHEN SPENT PRODS ARE NO LONGER RECYCLABLE, MUST
BE LABELED, MANAGED & DISP I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REQS. WHEN
RECYCLED, NOT CLASSIFED AS HAZ UNDER FED LAW. SEAL DUSTY/DUST-LIKE
MATLS INSIDE 2 PLASTIC B AGS, PLACED IN DOT APPRVD CNTNR &
LABELAPPROP.
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