===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:BERYLLIUM METAL/POWDER
NIIN:00N091164
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHBC
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Info Phone Num:518-377-8854
Emergency Phone Num:518-377-8854
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:SHEET # 59
Preparer's Name:MJ ALLISON, BS
CAGE:5Z768
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
Box:City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Phone:518-377-8854
CAGE:5Z768
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:BERYLLIUM (AND COMPOUNDS)
CAS:7440-41-7
RTECS #:DS1750000
= Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:0.002 PPM
OSHA STEL:0.005 PPM
ACGIH TLV:0.002 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:N/K
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HIGHLY TOX BY INHAL OF FUME/DUST &
EXPOS TO PROD & ITS SALTS MAY CAUSE DEATH. INHALED BERYLLIUM IS
PARTIALLY DEPOSITED IN LUNGS, BLOOD SYS, & FINALLY BONES, THUS
AFFECTING ALL ORGAN SYS. SINCE HUMAN B ODY DOES NOT QUICKLY ELIM
BERYLLIUM, TRACE AMTS ARE DETECTABLE AS LONG AS 10 YRS AFTER EXPOS.
PRLNG/RPTD SKIN CONT CAN CAUSE IRRIT/DERM. EYE CONT CAN PRDCE CONJ
& EYE ULCERS. IF INTRODUCED THRU SKIN V IA CUTS/PUNCTURES,
NONHEALING ULCERS MAY DEVELOP. TARGET ORGANS: LUNGS, MUC MEMBS,
EYES, SKIN. PRIMARY ENTRY: INHAL. ACUTE EFTS: SYMPS MAY OCCUR UP TO
72 HRS AFTER MASSIVE EXPOS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BERYLLIUM: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT,
VOLUME 58, PAGE 41, 1993: GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON
CARCINOGENS, 1998: REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
HUMAN: LUNG FIBROSIS. ANIMAL STUDI ES ALSO INDICATE THAT BERYLLIUM
PRODUCES LUNG AND BONE TUMORS.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ACUTE INHAL CAN PRDCE PNEUMIT
W/INFLAMM OF UPPER & LOWER RESP TRACTS, NASAL CONGESTION,
NONPRODUCTIVE COUGHING, & PULM EDEMA. HIGH DOSE EXPOS MAY CAUSE
ACUTE RESP DISTRESS, BRAIN HEMORR, LIV ER INFLAMM, & SPLEEN HEMORR.
CHRONIC EFTS: SYMPS MAY BE DELAYED UP TO 15 YRS. CHRONIC EXPOS RSLT
FROM LONG-TERM EXPOS TO SML (MICROGRAM) QTYS & CAN PRDCE
BERYLLIOSIS, WHICH IS A PROGRESSIVE GRANULOMA FORM IN LUNGS WHICH
EVENTUALLY CAUSES INCR SHORTNESS OF BREATH &, IN SOME CASES, DEATH.
SINCE IT ALSO CIRCULATES AMONG OTHER ORGANS, BERYLLIUM CAUSES
EVENTUAL HEART ENLARGEMENT & FAILURE, LIVER & SPLE EN ENLARGEMENT,
KIDNEY STONES, (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INCREASED RISK OF LUNG, LIVER, GALL
BLADDER, AND BILE DUCT CANCERS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH IMMED, INCL UNDER EYELIDS, GENTLY BUT THORO
W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: AFTER RINSING
AFFECTED AREA W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER, WASH IT W/SOAP & WATER.
INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR & SUPPORT BRTHG AS NEEDED. INGEST:
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON/CONVULSING PERS. IF
INGESTED, HAVE CONSCIOUS PERS DRINK 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER, THEN
INDUCE VOMIT UNTIL VOMIT IS CLEAR. PRESENT STUDIES INDICATE THAT
BERYLLIUM IS SO POORLY ABSORBED THRU INTESTINAL TRACT, THAT INGEST
IS NOT AN IMPORTANT HAZ (INDUS TOXICOLOGY, 3RD EDITION, HAMILTON).
(SUP DAT)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE REPORTED
Autoignition Temp:=648.9C, 1200.F
Extinguishing Media:NEVER USE WATER OR CARBON DIOXIDE. INSTEAD, SMOTHER
THE FIRE WITH AN APPROVED DRY-POWDER EXTINGUISHER. SAND, GRAPHITE
POWDER, AND SODIUM CHLORIDE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . AFTER EXPOSURE TO A BERYLLIUM FIRE, THEY SHOULD CLEAN
EQUIPMENT AND BATHE CAREFULLY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:BERYLLIUM CAN BE A MODERATE FIRE HAZARD
IF EXPOSED TO FLAME. THE HAZARDS INCREASE AS PARTICULATE SIZE
DECREASES. A BERYLLIUM DUST CLOUD CAN BE EXPLOSIVE (AREAS WHERE
DUSTING MAY OCCUR REQUIRE CLASS 2 GROUP E ELECTRICAL SERVICES).
(29 CFR 1910.309) THIS MATERIAL'S COMBUSTION PRODUCTS ARE HIGHLY
TOXIC.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:IF POWDERED METAL IS SPILLED, NOTIFY SAFETY
PERSONNEL. EVACUATE AREA EXCEPT FOR CLEANUP PERSONNEL W/PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AGAINST CONTACT/INHALATION HAZARDS. PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION & REMOVE HEAT & IGNITION SOURCES. TO PREVENT DUSTING
CONDITIONS, VACUUM/WET MOP POWDER SPILLS. COLLECT PARTICULATE
SCRAP, ABSORB ON PAPER, & TRANSFER TO SCALED RECOVERY/DISPOSAL
CONTAINER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CLEARLY LABEL & STORE BERYLLIUM AWAY
FROM INCOMPAT MATLS IN CLEAN, DRY, LOW FIRE-HAZ AREA. PROTECT
CONTRS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ENGINEERING CONTROLS: PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION IN AREAS WHERE BERYLL IUM CAN BECOME AIRBORNE. MONITOR
THESE AREAS W/PERSONAL SAMPLERS TO LIMIT & CONTROL EXPOS LEVELS.
Other Precautions:TEACH WORKERS ABOUT BERYLLIUM'S POTENTIAL HAZS.
PRACTICE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING TO PVNT ACCUM OF BERYLLIUM-CONTAINING
DEPOSITS. GIVE PREPLACEMENT & ANNUAL MED EXAMS (CHEST X-RAYS,
BASELINE PULM FUNC TESTS [FVC1 (FUNC VITAL CAPACITY) & FEV1 (AMT
OF AIR EXHALED IN FIRST SECOND AFTER MAX INHAL)] & BODY WT ( OTHER
INFO)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD RESP FOR EMER & NONROUTINE USE
IN CONCS >8-HR, 2-UG/M3 TWA. FOR ANY TIME PERIOD, HALF-MASK,
AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER IS SUITABLE FOR CONCS
AS HIGH AS 25-UG BE/M3 ( SEE NIOSH, A REC STD FOR OCCUP EXPOS TO
BERYLLIUM, SEC 4). A POWERED, AIR-PURIFYING RESP EQUIPPED W/A "FUME
FILTER" IS SUITABLE FOR CONCS UP (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GEN & LOC EXPLO-PROOF VENT SYS TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE
CONCS BELOW OSHA PEL STDS. LOC EXHST VENT IS PREF SINCE IT PVNTS
CONTAM DISPERSION INTO (SUP DAT)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER . WEAR BOOTS, APRONS, AND GAUNTLETS TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR
REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WHEN EXPOS LEVELS EXCEED TLV, CHANGE INTO CLEAN
PROT CLTHG & SHOWER AT END OF SHIFT. CONTAM EQUIP: NEVER WEAR CONT
LENSES IN WORK AREA; SOFT LENSES MAY ABSORB, & ALL LENSES
CONCENTRATE (STATE REGS)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: VARIOUS MALIGNANT TUMORS, & DAMAGING CELL DEATH IN
MANY ORGANS IN WHICH IT ACCUMULATES. FIRST AID: AFTER FIRST AID,
GET APPROP IN-PLANT, PARAMEDIC/COMMUNITY MED ATTN & SUPPORT. WATCH
FOR SIGNS OF RESP DETERIORATION, & USE OXYGEN AS NEEDED. VENT: WORK
AREA BY ELIM IT AT ITS SOURCE (GENIUM REF. 103)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:=2970.C, 5378.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=1277.8C, ######F
Vapor Pres:7.6 MM HG @ 3470F (1910C)
Spec Gravity:SEE STATE REG INFO
Solubility in Water:SEE STATE REG INFO
Appearance and Odor:GRAYISH-WHITE METAL W/HEXAGONAL & ANIOSTROPIC
CRYSTAL (STATE REG INFO)
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACID & ALKALI SOLUBLE, IT REACTS W/STRONG BASES TO EVOLVE HYDROGEN.
WARM BERYLLIUM REACTS INCANDESCENTLY W/PHOSPHORUS,
FLUORIDES/CHLORINE. MOLTEN LITHIUM METAL AT 356F (180C) SEVERELY
ATTACKS BERYLLIUM METAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AT ROOM TEMP IN CLSD CONTRS. WHEN
MOIST, BERYLLIUM FORMS THIN, ACID-RESIST OXIDE FILMS ON SOLID
SURFS. WHEN HEATED IN AIR/IN MIXED CARBON DIOXIDE & NITROGEN,
(STATE REG INFO)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION OF
BERYLLIUM EMITS VERY TOXIC OXIDE OF BERYLLIUM FUMES.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:HUMAN, INHAL, TCLO: 300 MG/M3, PULM EFTS.
RABBIT, INTRAVENOUS, TDLO: 20 MG/KG, NEOPLASTIC EFTS.
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:OTHER INFO: TO PVNT STATIC SPKS, ELEC GROUND & BOND ALL
CONTRS & PIPELINES USED IN SHIPPING, TRANSFERRING, REACTING,
PRODUCING & SAMPLING OPERATIONS. RESP PROT: TO 40 UG BE/M3. A FULL
FACEPIECE, AIR-P URIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER IS SUITABLE
FOR CONCS UP TO 100 UG BE/M3. A POWERED, AIR-PURIFYING RESP
EQUIPPED W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER, OPERATING IN POS-PRESS MODE, IS
SUITABLE FOR CONCS UP TO 1000 UG BE/M3. AN SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/POS-PRESS MODE IS SUITABLE FOR CONCS >1000
UG BE/M3. FOLLOW OSHA RESP REGS (29 CFR 1910.134). WARNING:
AIR-PURIFYING RESPS DO NOT P ROTECT WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT
ATMS.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE BERYLLIUM IN SMALL AMOUNT OF 6M-HCL,
FILTER IT, & ADD SLIGHT EXCESS OF 6M-NH*4OH TO FILTRATE USING
LITMUS AS AN INDICATOR (BLUE AT PH 8.3). HEAT & COAGULATE
PRECIPITATE. AFTER 12 HOURS, FILTE R & DRY IT. HANDLE BERYLLIUM
WASTE UNSUITABLE FOR RECYCLING I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL
REGULATION S. (OTHER INFO)
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:(49 CFR 172.102) DOT SHIPPING NAME: BERYLLIUM
COMPOUND, N.O.S. DOT HAZARD CLASS: POISON B. DOT ID #: UN1567. IMO
SHIPPING NAME: BERYLLIUM, METAL POWDER. IMO HAZARD CLASS: 6.1. INO
LABEL: POISON, FLAMM ABLE SOLID.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:SARA EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (40 CFR
355): NOT LISTED. SARA TOXIC CHEMICAL (40 CFR 372.65): NOT LISTED.
Federal Regulatory Information:OSHA DESIGNATIONS: LISTED AS AIR
CONTAMINANT (29 CFR 1910.1000. TABLE Z-2). EPA DESIGNATIONS: RCRA
HAZARDOUS WASTE (40 CFR 261.33): NOT LISTED. LISTED AS A CERCLA
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (PER RCRA, SEC. 3 001; PER CLEAN WATER ACT,
SEC. 307(A), 112) (40 CFR 302.4). REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): 100 LB
(45.5 KG).
State Regulatory Information:HYGIENE PRACT: IRRITANTS. LAUNDER CONTAM
CLTHG BEFORE WEARING. REMOVE MATL FROM SHOES & EQUIP. NEVER EAT,
DRINK/SMOKE IN WORK AREAS. PRACTICE GOOD PERS HYGIENE AFTER USE,
ESP BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMKNG, USING TOILET/APPLYING
COSMETICS. PHYSICAL DATA: SPEC GRAV (H*2O=1): 1 @ 39F (4C); 1.848 @
68F (20C). WATER SOL: HOT WATER: SLIGHT; COLD WATER: INSOL.
APPEAR/ODOR: STRUCTURE (I.E., THEIR INDEX O F REFRACTION VARIES
W/INCIDENT LIGHT DIRECTION), & POWDERED METAL, NO ODOR. ATOMIC WT:
9.01 G/MOL. C NDTNS TO AVOID: BERYLLIUM IS IGNITABLE. MIXTS OF
POWDERED METAL W/CCL*4 OR TRICHLOROETHYLENE FLASH ON HEAVY IMPACT.
======================= Other Information =======================
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