===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:SHIELD-BRIGHT, 347
NIIN:00N086683
MSDS Number: CHJKD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ESAB GROUP INC
Address:801 WILSON AVENUE
Box:517
City:HANOVER
State:PA
ZIP:17331
Country:US
Info Phone Num:717-637-8911
Emergency Phone Num:717-637-8911
CAGE:HO829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ESAB GROUP INC
Address:801 WILSON AVENUE
Box:517
City:HANOVER
State:PA
ZIP:17331
Country:US
Phone:717-637-8911 OR 800-933-7070
CAGE:84021
Company:ESAB GROUP INC
Address:801 WILSON AVENUE
Box:517
City:HANOVER
State:PA
ZIP:17331
Country:US
Phone:717-637-8911
CAGE:HO829
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:MANGANESE (SARA 313)
CAS:7439-96-5
RTECS #:OO9275000
Fraction by Wt: 1-3%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 DUST, C
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 DUST
Name:NICKEL (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 7-9%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Name:CHROMIUM (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-47-3
RTECS #:GB4200000
Fraction by Wt: 17-19%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Name:SILICON
CAS:7440-21-3
RTECS #:VW0400000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST
Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (SILICA (QUARTZ))
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST(MFR)
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST
Name:TITANIUM OXIDE; (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)
CAS:13463-67-7
RTECS #:XR2275000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST
Name:NIOBIUM (ALSO CALLED COLUMBIUM)
CAS:7440-03-1
OSHA PEL:5 MG/MG RDUST (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 (MFR)
Name:ZIRCONIUM; (ZIRCONIUM & ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS)
CAS:7440-67-7
RTECS #:ZH7070000
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3;10 STEL
Name:IRON
CAS:7439-89-6
RTECS #:NO4565500
OSHA PEL:10 MG/M3 TDUST (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (MFR)
Name:SUPP DATA:BATTERYMARCH PARK, QUINCY, MA 02269 FOR ADDNL
FIRE PREVENTION & PROTECTION INFO.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:HAZ DECOMP PROD:WORKED, PROCESS, PROCS, CONSUMABLES USED,
COATINGS ON MATL BEING WORKED, NUMBER OF WELDING (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11:OPERATIONS, VOL OF WORK AREA, QUALITY & AMT OF VENT,
POSITION OF WORKER'S HEAD W/RESPECT TO FUME PLUME & (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12:PRESENCE OF CONTAMS IN ATM. WHEN MATLS ARE CONSUMED,
FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS GENERATED ARE DIFFERENT IN (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 13:PERCENT & FORM FROM INGS. FOR SPECIFIC INFO
REGARDING DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS, CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:DENSE AREAS ON CHEST X-RAYS. SEVERITY OF
CHANGE IS PROPORTIONAL TO LGTH OF EXPOS. CHANGES SEEN (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 15:ARE NOT NECESSARILY ASSOC W/SYMPS/SIGNS OF REDUCED
LUNG FUNC/DISEASE. IN ADDN CHANGES ON X-RAYS MAY BE (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16:CAUSED BY NON-WORK FACTORS SUCH AS SMOKING, ETC.
NICKEL FUMES MAY ALSO CAUSE PULM FIBROSIS & EDEMA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID PROC:MD. SKIN:FOR ARC BURN APPLY COLD, CLEAN
COMPRESSES & CALL MD.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EYE PROT:FULL LGTH FSHLD W/FILTER LENS. AS RULE OF THUMB,
START W/SHADE WHICH IS TOO DARK TO SEE WELD (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 19:ZONE. THEN GO TO NEXT LIGHTER SHADE WHICH GIVES
SUFFICIENT VIEW OF WELD ZONE. PROVIDE PROT SCREENS & (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 20:FLASH GOGGLES, IF NECESSARY, TO SHIELD OTHERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:RADIDATION, SPARKS & ELECTRICAL SHOCK. SEE
ANSI Z49.1. THIS MAY INCLUDE ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS,(ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 22:HATS, SHOULDER PROTECTION, AS WELL AS DARK
SUBSTANTIAL CLOTHING.
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:FUMES & GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR
HLTH. ELEC SHOCK CAN KILL YOU. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES & BURN
SKIN. NOISE CAN DMG HEARING. ACUTE:OVEREXP TO GASES, FUMES & DUSTS
MAY INCL IRRIT OF EYES, LUNGS, NOSE & THROAT. SOME TOX GASES ASSOC
W/WELDING MAY CAUSE PULM EDEMA, ASPHY & DEATH. OVEREXP MAY INCL
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL:IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 49, PG 257,
1990:GRP 2B. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994:ANTIC TO BE
CARCIN. (SUPP DATA)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SIGNS & SYMPS SUCH AS WATERY EYES,
NOSE & THROAT IRRIT, HDCH, DIZZ, DFCLTY IN BRTHG, FREQUENT
COUGH/CHEST PAIN. NICKEL CMPDS IN FUME CAN CAUSE METALLIC TASTE,
NAUS, TIGHTNESS OF CHEST, FEVER & ALLERGIC RXN. CHRONIC:OVEREXP TO
AIR CONTAMS MAY LEAD TO THEIR ACCUM IN LUNGS, CNDTN WHICH MAY BE
SEEN AS (ING 15)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/ALLERGIES OR IMPAIRED
RESP FUNC MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS WORSENED BY EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES.
HOWEVER, SUCH REACTION CANNOT BE PREDICTED DUE TO VARIATION IN
COMPOSITION & QTY OF DECOMP PRODS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:IN CASE OF EMER, CALL FOR MED AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID
TECHNIQUES REC BY AMERICAN RED CROSS. FOR ELEC SHOCK DISCONNECT &
TURN OFF POWER. INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE
WATER FOR MIN OF 15 MINS, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD. INHAL:IF BRTHG
IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG & CALL FOR MD. IF NOT BRTHG, BEGIN ARTF RESP
PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF NO DETECTABLE PULSE BEGIN CPR. IMMED
CALL(ING 18)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
RECOMMENDED FOR BURNING MATERIALS & FIRE SITUATIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARCS & SPKS CAN IGNITE COMBUST &
FLAMM MATLS. SEE ANSI Z49.1, "SFTY IN WELDING & CUTTING" & "SAFE
PRACTICES" CODE:SP, PUBLISHED BY AWS, P.O.BOX (SUPDAT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:TRAIN WELDER TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF
FUMES. TRAIN WELDER NOT TO TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS & TO
INSULATE HIMSELF FROM WORK & GROUND.
Other Precautions:READ & UNDERSTAND MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS & PRECAUTIONARY
LBL ON PROD. SEE ANSI Z49.1, "SFTY IN WELDING & CUTTING", PUBLISHED
BY AWS, P.O. BOX 351040, MIAMI FL 33135 & OSHA PUBLICATION 2206 (29
CFR 1910), U.S. GOVT PRINTING OFFICE, (SUPP DATA)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR
AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE
LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT, LOCAL EXHAUST AT ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES BELOW TLV IN WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE & GENERAL AREA.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(ING 19)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
SHOWER . WEAR HEAD, HAND & BODY PROT WHICH HELP TO PVNT INJURY
FROM(ING 22)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN:ANIMAL:LUNGS, NASAL CAVITIES. SILICA,
CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ:IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 68, 1997:GRP 1. NTP 7TH
ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994:ANTIC TO BE CARCIN. OTHER
PREC:WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 FOR MORE DETAILS. EXPLO HAZ:351040,
MIAMI, FL 33135 & NFPA 51B "CUTTING & WELDING PROCESSES" PUBLISHED
BY NFPA,(ING 10)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Appearance and Odor:TUBULAR STAINLESS STEEL WIRE CONTAINING MINERALS &
ALLOYS; ODORLESS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE CURRENTLY KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE
CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY OF BOTH ARE DEPENDENT UPON
MATL BEING (ING 11)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL R EGULATIONS.
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expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
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