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

MSDS NAME:ALL-STATE 13
NIIN:00N088558
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHSNH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ESAB GROUP INC
Address:5112 ALLENDALE LANE
Box:600
City:TANEYTOWN
State:MD
ZIP:21787
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-638-1647
Emergency Phone Num:717-637-8911;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ALL-STATE PRODUCTS/ DIV OF ESAB GROUP,INC
Address:5112 ALLENDALE ST
Box:600
City:TANEYTOWN
State:MD
ZIP:21787
Country:US
Phone:1-410-756-4330
CAGE:69482
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:COPPER (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Fraction by Wt: 46-60%
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:NICKEL (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 9-11%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3

Name:SILICON
CAS:7440-21-3
RTECS #:VW0400000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST

Name:ZINC (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:1314-13-2
RTECS #:ZH4810000
Fraction by Wt: 38-44%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST

Name:SUP DAT: WORKED, PROCESS, PROC & CONSUMABLES USED. WHEN
    MATLS ARE CONSUMED, FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS GENERATED ARE(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5: DIFFERENT IN PERCENT & FORM FROM INGS LISTED. DECOMP
    PRODS OF NORM OPERATION INCL THOSE ORIGINATING FROM (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6: VOLATILIZATION, RXN/OXIDATION OF INGS, PLUS THOSE
    FROM MATL BEING WORKED & COATINGS, ETC, NOTED ABOVE. (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: REASONABLY EXPECTED DECOMP PRODS FROM NORM USE OF
    THESE PRODS INCL COMPLEX OXIDES & FLUORIDES OF MATLS (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8: LISTED IN INGS SECTION AS WELL AS CARBON
    MONOXIDE/DIOXIDE, & NITROGEN OXIDES (REFER TO
    "CHARACTERIZATION/(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: OR ARC WELDING FUME" AVAILABLE FROM AMERICAN WELDING
    SOCIETY). CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: DEATH. MAY CAUSE WATERY EYES, NOSE &
    THROAT IRRIT, HDCH, DIZZ, DFCLT BRTHG, FREQUENT COUGHING, (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11: OR CHEST PAIN. PRESENCE OF COPPER & ZINC IN FUME
    CAN CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER, INCL METALLIC TASTE IN (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: MOUTH, DRYNESS/IRRIT OF THROAT FOLLOWED BY COUGH,
    SHORTNESS OF BRTH, NAUS, FEVER, BODY ACHE, & CHILLS. (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13: PRESENCE OF NICKEL CMPDS IN FUME CAN CAUSE METALLIC
    TASTE, NAUS, TIGHTNESS OF CHEST, FEVER, & ALLERGIC (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14: RXN. CHRONIC OVEREXP TO AIR CONTAMINANTS MAY LEAD
    TO THEIR ACCUM IN LUNGS, CNDTN WHICH MAY BE SEEN AS (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: DENSE AREAS ON CHEST X-RAYS. SEVERITY OF CHANGE IS
    PROPORTIONAL TO LENGTH OF EXPOS. CHANGES SEEN ARE NOT(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16: NECESSARILY ASSOC W/SYMPS/SIGNS OF REDUCED LUNG
    FUNC/DISEASE. IN ADDN, CHANGES ON X-RAYS MAY BE CAUSED (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17: BY NON-WORK FACTORS SUCH AS SMKNG, ETC. LONG TERM
    EXPOS TO BRAZING FUME, GASES/DUST MAY CONTRIBUTE TO (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18: IRRITATION/PNEUMOCONIOSIS. LONG TERM OVEREXPOSURE
    TO NICKEL FUMES MAY ALSO CAUSE PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND EDEMA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SUP DAT: THEN GO TO THE NEXT LIGHTER SHADE WHICH GIVES
    SUFFICIENT VIEW OF WELD ZONE. PROVIDE PROT SCREENS & (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: GOGGLES, IF NECESSARY, TO SHIELD OTHERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: ELECTRIC SHOCK. ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS,
    HATS, SHOULDER PROTECTORS, 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:BRAZING MAY CREATE ONE/MORE OF THE
    FOLLOWING HLTH/PHYSICAL HAZS. FUMES & GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO
    YOUR HLTH. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES & BURN SKIN. NOISE CAN DMG
    HEARING. BRAZING ALLOYS ARE FREQUENTLY  USED W/FLUORIDE TYPE FLUX.
    IF APPLIC, FLUX FUME SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN EVALUATION OF HAZARDS.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL: IARC MONO, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:
    GRP 2B. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994: ANTIC TO BE CARCIN.
    ANIMAL: LUNGS.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ABSORPTION BY SKIN CONT IS UNLIKELY.
    WHEN THESE PRODS ARE USED AS REC BY MFR, & VENT MAINTAINS EXPOS TO
    DECOMP PRODS BELOW LIMS REC, OVEREXP IS UNLIKELY. ACUTE OVEREXP TO
    GASES, FUMES & DUST S MAY INCL IRRIT OF EYES, LUNGS, NOSE &THROAT.
    SOME TOX GASES ASSOC W/WELDING MAY CAUSE PULM EDEMA, ASPHY, & (ING
    11)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERS W/ALLERGIES/IMPAIRED
    RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY HAVE SYMPS WORSENED BY EXPOS TO BRAZING
    FUMES. HOWEVER, SUCH REACTION CANNOT BE PREDICTED DUE TO VARIATION
    IN COMPOSITION & QUANTITY OF DECOMP PRODS.

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

First Aid:IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CALL FOR MED AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID
    TECHNIQUE RECOMMENDED BY RED CROSS. INHAL: IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN & CALL FOR MD. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTIFICIAL R ESPIRATION. SUMMON MED AID IMMED. SKIN:FOR ARC
    BURN, APPLY COLD, CLEAN COMPRESSES & CALL MD. EYES: FLUSH W/POTABLE
    WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEE MD . INGEST: CALL MD IMMED .

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

Extinguishing Media:THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN. USE THE EXTINGUISHING
    MEDIA RECOMMENDED FOR THE BURNING MATERIALS AND FIRE SITUATION.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARCS & SPKS CAN IGNITE COMBUST &
    FLAM MATLS. SEE ANSI Z49.1 "SFTY IN WELDING & CUTTING" & "SAFE
    PRACT" CODE: SP, PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING (SUP DAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ AND UNDERSTAND MANUFACTURER'S
    INSTRUCTION AND PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:FOR MORE INFO, SEE AMERICAN NATL STD Z-49.1, "SFTY IN
    WELDING & CUTTING", PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, P.O. BOX
    351040, MIAMI, FL 33135 & OSHA PUBLICATION 2206 (29 CFR 1910), U.S.
    GOVT PRINT ING OFFICE, WASHINGTON D.C. 20402.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR
    AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACES 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'S IN WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE & GEN AREA.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORK GOGG & (SUP DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    HEAD, HAND & BODY PROT TO PVNT INJURY FROM RADIA, SPARKS & (ING 22)
Work Hygienic Practices:TRAIN WELDER TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF FUMES, &
    NOT TO TOUCH LIVE ELEC PARTS & TO INSULATE HIMSELF FROM WORK &
    GROUND.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 351040, MIAMI, FL 33135, & NFPA 512
    "CUTTING & WELDING PROCESSES", PUBLISHED BY NFPA. BUTTERYMARCH
    PARK, QUINCY, MA 02269 FOR ADDNL FIRE PREVENTION & PROT INFO. EYE
    PROT:  W/FILTER LENS & FSHLD . AS RULE OF THUMB, START W/SHADE
    WHICH IS TOO DARK TO SEE WELD ZONE. (ING 20)

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

Appearance and Odor:BARE AND FLUX-COATED COPPER COLORED RODS, NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE CURRENTLY KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BRAZING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE
    CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY OF BOTH ARE DEPENDENT UPON
    MATL BEING (ING 5)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER, OR
    LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
    WITH FEDERAL, STATE,  AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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