*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS FOR PROTECTION
    AGAINST AIRBORNE DUST OR FUMES. RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE USED IN
Ventilation:USE LOCAL AND GENERAL VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE
    CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST OR FUMES BELOW THE TLV DURING USE.
Other Protective Equipment:BARRIER CREAMS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PREVENT
    SKIN SENSITIZATION AND DERMATITIS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
    LAUNDER CONTAMINATIED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WELDING AND HOT CUTTING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY.
    THEIR COMPOSITION AND QUANTITY ARE DEPENDENT ON THE METAL BEING
    WELDED, THE PROCEDURES, PROCESSES AND THE TYPE OF WIRE OR
    ELECTRODESUSED. OTHER INFLUENCING FACTORS ARE THEPRESENCE OF
    CONTAMINANTS. CHLORINATED SOLVENTS MAY DECOMPOSE TO TOXIC GASES.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CHROMIUM  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:NICKEL  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CHROMIUM: MAY CAUSE LUNG CHANGES.
    COBALT: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION & DISEASE. IRON: MAY CAUSE
    X-RAY CHANGES OF THE LUNGS. MANGANESE: MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER,
    AFFECT THE NERVOUS SYSTEM & RES PIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASE.
    MOLYBDENUM: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. NICKEL: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
    DISEASE & ALLERGIC SKIN RASH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL, COBALT-CHROMIUM ALLOYS, AND
    CHROMIUM HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY IARC AND/OR NTP AS POTENTIAL
    CANCER CAUSING AGENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY CAUSE METAL FUME
    FEVER WITH SYMPTOMS OF CHILLS, FEVER, NAUSEA, COUGH, DRY THROAT,
    WEAKNESS, MUSCLE ACHES, AND A SWEET OR METALLIC TASTE IN THE MOUTH.
    PROLONGED OR REPEATE D EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN WALKING,
    WEAKNESS OR CRAMPS IN THE LEGS, HOARSENESS, MEMORY LOSS, SKIN
    SENSITIZATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC SKIN, EYE OR
    RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED IF INDIVIDUALS ARE
    REPEATEDLY OVEREXPOSED TO FUMES AND DUST.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS
    DEVELOP, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. EYE: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE
    SKIN: WASH WIT H SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: INGESTION OF LARGE ENOUGH QUANTITIES
    TO CAUSE HEALTH EFFECTS IS UNLIKELY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
    NECESSARY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
    FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP ANY GRINDING DUST OR WASTE RESIDUES
    AND PLACE IN SUITABLE DOT APPROVED CONTAINERS AND DISPOSE OF IN
    FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. AVOID
    INHALATION AND SKIN EXPOSU RE.
*Handling and Storage  *
    CLOTHING WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING OR WELDING. DO NOT EXPOSE SKIN TO
    RADIATION WHEN HOT CUTTING OR WELDING.
Other Precautions:PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SCREENS TO SHIELD OTHERS. WHEN
    ELECTRODES AND FLUXES ARE CONSUMED, THE FUME AND GAS DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS GENERATED ARE DIFFERENT IN FORM FROM THE INGREDIENTS
    LISTED. NEW COMPOUNDS  NOT IN THE ELECTRODES MAY FORM.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:0
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:STEEL ROD
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
    OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING AND CUTTING OPERATION MAY
    INCLUDE OXIDES OF THE METALS, CHROMATES, FLUORIDES, COMPLEX
    METALLICS, AND OZONE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE OR DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
