=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:BL62 RECEIVER PROTECTOR TUBE
NIIN:00-296-5932
MSDS Number: BDVWW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES,(WAS VARIAN ASS)
Address:150 SOHIER RD
City:BEVERLY
State:MA
ZIP:01915-1018
Country:US
Info Phone Num:508-922-6000
Emergency Phone Num:508-922-6000
Preparer's Name:FRANK E. TROJAN
CAGE:JO786
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:COMMUNICATIONS & POWER IND INC/BEVERLY MICROWAVE D
Address:150 SOHIER RD
City:BEVERLY
State:MA
ZIP:01915-1018
Country:US
Phone:978-922-6000   EXT.285 / FAX 2736
CAGE:JO786
Company:COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER INDUSTRIES INC
Address:150 SOHIER RD
City:BEVERLY
State:MA
ZIP:01915-5595
Country:US
Phone:978-922-6000  EXT.285
CAGE:88236

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:COBALT (SARA III)
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
Fraction by Wt: <1%
Other REC Limits:1250 MREM/YR/PERSON
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3;AS CO
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/M3;DUST 9293

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(COBALT 60 AS RADIOACTIVE):
    SIGNIFICANT SKIN CONATCT MAY RESULT IN BURNS. RAPID ESTIMATION OF
    THE AMOUNT OF INTERNAL CONTAMINATION IS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
    WHEN ALPHA OR PURE BETA EMITTERS ARE INVOL VED.(AS METAL)MAY CAUSE
    CONTACT DERMATITIS AND BREATHING DIFFICULTIES, ALLERGIC ASTHMA,
    RESTRICTED PULMONARY FUNCTIONS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CANCER CAUSING AGENT, BETA OR GAMMA
    RAYS.
Effects of Overexposure:(COBALT 60 AS RADIOACTIVE): NAUSEA AND VOMITING
    AND DIARRHEA FOR HIGH ACUTE DOSES. (AS METAL): WHEEZING, IRRITATION
    OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, ASTHMA, ADENITIDES, ESPECIALLY IN
    CREASES OF ELBOWS, KNE ES, ANKLES, NECK, CONJUNCTIVITIS, VOMITING,
    NAUSEA, DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HEALING OF DAMAGED TISSUE MAY BE
    PROLONGED.DISORDERS OF THE SKIN AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE
    WORSENED BY EXPOSURE TO DUST. TARGET ORGANS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM,
    SKIN, BLADDER, KIDNEYS, EYES.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:(COBALT 60 AS RADIOACTIVE): DECONTAMINATE THE EXPOSED
    INDIVIDUAL. TRANSPORT TO A HOSPITAL IF NAUSEA AND VOMITING OCCURS
    IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS. (AS METAL)EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15
    MINUTES. SKIN: WA SH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING AS NEEDED. INGESTION: GIVE 1-2 GLASSES
    OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING IF CONSCIOUS. CONTACT PHYSICIAN.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONFLAMMABLE. USE STANDARD FIREFIGHTING
    PROCEDURES FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS IN THE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR STATES:THIS DEVICE IS A RECEIVER PROTECTOR TUBE CONTAINING A SMALL
    AMOUNT OF COBALT 60. IT IS A SEALED SOURCE & NORMAL HANDLING WILL
    PRESENT NO RADIATION PROBLEMS. DEVICE IS MANUFACTURED 1/A/W 49C
    FR173.422. IT IS AN ARTICLE I/A/W 29CFR1910.1200. IT IS
    MANUFACTURED I/A/W 10CFR30.15(A)(8).

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:A3
NRC/State Lic Num:20-02237-03E/04
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5252F,2900C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2723F,1495C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:<10-9 TORR
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:8.9
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER COLORED METAL, NO ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL,
    STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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