===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:PLAIN CARBON RODS
NIIN:00N087816
MSDS Number: CHKDB
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:C H SYMINGTON & CO INC
Address:77 E WILSON BRIDGE RD SUITE 205
City:WORTHINGTON
State:OH
ZIP:43085
Country:US
Info Phone Num:614-848-4821
Emergency Phone Num:614-848-4821
CAGE:JO423
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:C H SYMINGTON & CO INC
Address:77 E WILSON BRIDGE RD STE 205
Box:City:WORTHINGTON
State:OH
ZIP:43085
Country:US
Phone:614-848-4821
CAGE:JO423
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:GRAPHITE; (SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE). % (WT): UP TO 99
CAS:7782-42-5
RTECS #:MD9659600
Fraction by Wt: <99%
OSHA PEL:15 MPPCF; Z-3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 RDUST
Name:CARBON. % (WT): UP TO 30
CAS:7440-44-0
RTECS #:FF5250100
Fraction by Wt: <30%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:SUPDAT: GASES TO WHICH WORKERS MAY BE EXPOS INCL: COATINGS
ON METAL BEING WORKED(SUCH AS PAINT, PLATING OR (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 3: GALVANIZING), NUMBER OF WELDERS & VOL OF WORK AREA,
THE QUALITY & AMT OF VENT, POSITION OF WELDER'S HEAD (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4: W/RESPECT TO FUME PLUME, AS WELL AS PRESENCE OF
CONTAMINANTS IN ATM(SUCH AS CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON VAPS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 5: FROM CLEANING & DEGREASING ACTIVITIES). WHEN
ELECTRODE IS CONSUMED, FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS GENERATED ARE (ING
7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 6: DIFFERENT IN PERCENT & FORM FROM INGREDS LISTED.
DECOMP PRODS OF NORMAL OPERATIONS INCL THOSE ORIGINATING (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7: FROM VOLAT, RXN/OXIDATION OF MATLS PLUS THOSE FROM
BASE METAL & COATING, ETC AS NOTED. REASONABLY EXPECTED(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8: FUME CONSTITUENTS OF PROD COULD INCL: CARBON
MONOXIDE & CARBON DIOXIDE. OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 9: FORMED BY RADIA FORM ARC. ONE REC WAY TO DETERM
COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES & GASES TO WHICH WELDERS ARE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10: EXPOS IS TO TAKE AIR SAMPLE FROM INSIDE & WELDERS
HELMET IF WORN/IN WORKERS BRTHG ZONE. SEE ANSI/AWS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11: F1.1-78, AVAIL FROM AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, P.O.
BOX 351040, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33135.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID PROC: NO DETECTABLE PULSE, BEGIN EXTERNAL HEART
MASSAGE. IMMED CALL PHYS. IN CASE OF SKIN BURN, CALL PHYS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PREC: SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:VENT: WELDER TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF FUMES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: PROVIDE PROT SCREENS & FLASH GOGGS, IF
NEC, TO SHIELD OTHERS. HEARING PROT: AIR CARBON ARC (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16: GOUGING CAN BE NOISY. WEAR SUITABLE HEARING PROT IF
OVER-EXPOS TO NOISE OCCURS. PROT CLTHG: WEAR HAND, (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 17: HEAD, & BODY PROT WHICH HELP TO PVNT INJURY FROM
RADIA, SPKS, & ELEC SHOCK. SEE ANSI Z49.1. AT MIN THIS (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 18: INCLUDES WELDER'S GLOVES & PROT FACE SHIELD, & MAY
INCL ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER PROT, AS (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 19: WELL AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLTHG. TRAIN WELDER NOT TO
TOUCH LIVE ELEC PARTS & TO INSULATE HIMSELF FROM (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 20: WORK AND GROUND.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: THE OSHA PEL & ACGIH (1985-88)
TLV FOR WELDING FUME NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED IS 5 MG/M3. ACGIH
1985-86 PREFACE STATES "THESE LIMITS ARE NOT FINE LINES BETWEEN
SAFE & DANGEROUS CONCS & SHOULD NO T BE USED BY ANYONE UNTRAINED IN
DISCIPLINE OF INDUST HYGIENE". ELECTRIC ARC WELDING OR CARBON ARC
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: GOUGING MAY CREATE ONE/MORE OF
FOLLOWING HLTH HAZS: FUMES AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO HEALTH.
SHORT-TERM OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT
SUCH AS: DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF NOSE,
THROAT, OR EYES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING
PULMONARY DISABILITIES MAY BE AT AN INCREASED RISK OF
PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:CALL FOR MED AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES REC BY AMERICAN
RED CROSS. INGEST:CALL MD IMMED. EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER
FOR MIN OF 15 MINS, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD. SKIN:FLUSH W/CO PIOUS
AMTS OF WATER. CALL MD. INHAL:IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG, CALL
PHYS. IN CASE OF ELEC SHOCK, DISCONNECT & TURN OFF POWER. IF NOT
BRTHG, BEGIN ARTF RESP, PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH . IF (ING 13)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, SAND, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THE ELECTRODE IS NON-FLAMM. WELDING ARC &
SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUST. REFER TO AMERICAN NATL STD Z49.1, SFTY
IN WELDING & CUTTING PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN (SUPDAT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP AS FOR NORMAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:READ AND UNDERSTAND MANUFACTURER'S
INTRUCTIONS & PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:SEE AMERICAN NATL STD Z49.1 SFTY IN WELDING &
CUTTING, & AWS C5.3 "REC PRACTICES FOR AIR CARBON & GOUGING &
CUTTING", PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 351040,
MIAMI, FL 33135 & OSHA PUB LICATION 2206(29CFR 1910), (ING 14)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPRVD HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUST, MIST &
FUME RESP/AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED
SPACE/WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST/VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW
TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT. LOC EXHAUST @ ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES FROM WORKER'S BRTHG ZONE & GEN AREA. TRAIN (ING 15)
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
HELMET; OR USE FACE SHIELD W/FILTER LENS SHADE #12/DARKER. (ING 16)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: NEGLIGIBLE AT ROOM TEMP. % VOLAT: <0.1% BY WEIGHT. EXOKI HAZ:
WELDING SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 351040, MIAMI FLORIDA 33135, FOR FIRE
PREVENTION & PROT INFO DURING USE OF WELDING & ALLIED PROCEDURES.
HAZ DECOMP: WORKED, PROCESS, PROC & ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CNDTNS
WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES & (ING 3)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NONE
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.9-2.1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK SOLID, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE 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
METAL BEING (SUPDAT)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN APPRVD LANDFILL. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
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