*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
    FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.
Other Protective Equipment:FIRE RESIST FOOTWEAR & FULL PROT CLTHG WHEN
    ADDING CARTRIDGE TO MOLTEN METAL BATH. SAFETY SHOWER & QUICK DRENCH
    EYEWASH.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA:DRY (ANHYDROUS) CALCIUM OXIDE, DRY LITHIUM CHLORIDE. FIRE
    FIGHT PROC:OXIDE DUST & FUMES. LITHIUM METAL CAN REIGNITE AFTER
    FIRE IS INITIALLY EXTING. NEVER LEAVE EXTING FIRE UNATTENDED. AFT
    ER ALL MATL HAS APPARENTLY BURNED & COOLED, CAREFULLY TURN OVER
    REMAINING RESIDUE & BE PREPARED TO (ING 2)
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
    DMG. TREATMENT IS OTHERWISE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE.
Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:NO SPECIAL ACTION IS NECESSARY.
Ingred Name:EYE PROT:FCSHLD . FULL FLAME RESISTANT FACE SHIELD WHEN
    ADDING CARTRIDGES TO A MOLTEN METAL BATH.
Ingred Name:LITHIUM; (LITHIUM METAL (SEALED IN COPPER CARTRIDGES))
Ingred Name:SUPDAT:REEXTING SHOULD THIS REIGNIT OCCUR. CAREFULLY PLACE
    RESIDUE IN A STEEL DRUM, USING A LONG-HANDLED (ING 3)
Ingred Name:ING 2:SHOVEL, & COVER W/EXTING MEDIA.
Ingred Name:MATL TO AVOID:CARBON DIOXIDE, TEMPERATURES ABOVE MELTING
Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP PROD:RELEASING LRG QTYS OF HEAT AND/OR HAZ PROD.
    IT CAN REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER, HUMIDITY IN AIR, (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:& MOISTURE IN OTHER SUBSTANCES, RELEASING HYDROGEN
    GAS, WHICH MAY CATCH FIRE EXPLOS. CORR FUMES OF (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:LITHIUM OXIDE AND/OR LITHIUM HYDROXIDE ARE ALSO
    RELEASED. REACTIVITY OF LITHIUM INCREASES AS EXPOSED (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:SURF AREA INCREASES.
Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG DFCLTY
Ingred Name:ING 9:WIPE FROM MOUTH AS MUCH OF MATL AS POSS & IMMED RINSE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IF CARTRIDGE IS BROKEN, THE RELEASED
    LITHIUM METAL IS CORROSIVE (REACTS WITH BODY MOISTURE TO FORM
    CORROSIVE LITHIUM HYDROXIDE). ACUTE: LITHIUM METAL IS EXTREMELY
    REACTIVE WITH BODY MOISTURE AND IS CO RROSIVE TO SKIN, NOSE, THROAT
    AND EYES (MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES:IMMED WIPE AWAY ANY PARTICLES, THEN FLUSH W/VERY LRG
    MIN. SEE MD IMMED. SKIN:QUICKLY BRUSH OFF AS MUCH OF MATL AS POSS.
    IF PARTICLE S ARE EMBEDDED IN SKIN & CANNOT BE REMOVED, COVER AREA
    W/USP GRADE MINERAL OIL & SEE MD IMMED. IF PARTICLES ARE NOT
    EMBEDDED, FLUSH W/LRG AMTS OF WATER. OBTAIN MD ATTN. (ING 9)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:DO NOT USE WATER, SAND OR CARBON DIOXIDE. USE
    GRAPHITE, LITH-X (ANSUL). IF NOT AVAIL, USE DRY SODIUM
    CHLORIDE,(SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    LITHIUM FIRES CAN THROW OFF MOLTEN LITHIUM METAL PARTICLES. BURNING
    LITHIUM RELEASES CORR LITHIUM (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IF CARTRIDGE SEAL IS BROKEN, LITHIUM
    METAL REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER TO GIVE OFF FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN
    GAS AND CORROSIVE DUST. FLAMMABLE SOLID.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:IF CARTRIDGE SEAL IS BROKEN & IN ORDER TO PREV
    IGNIT, COVER W/MINERAL OIL/KEROSENE, SOAKING THORO, & PLACE IN
    OILED STEEL DRUMS, CLOSING THEM SECURELY & TIGHTLY. KEEP AWAY FROM
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:WEAR FULL FLAME-RESISTANT FACE SHIELD
    & BODY PROT CLTHG WHEN ADDING CARTRIDGE TO A MOLTEN METAL BATH.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM WATER, HUMID AIR, ACIDS AND OXIDIZING
    MATERIALS. IF COPPER CARTRIDGE SEAL IS BROKEN, STORE IN ARGON
    ATMOSPHERE/MINERAL OIL. PROT COPPER PACKAGING CARTRIDGE FROM
    PHYSICAL DMG. DO NOT OPE N. KEEP AWAY FROM SPARKS, HEAT & FLAME.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:0.5
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY-WHITE SOFT METALLIC SOLID SEALED IN A
    COPPER CARTRIDGE. ODORLESS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
IF CARTRIDGE IS BROKEN, RELEASED LITHIUM METAL IS INCOMPAT W/MOISTURE,
    ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, (ING 4)
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE MELTING POINT
    HUMID AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:LITHIUM IS AN ELEMENT & DOES NOT
    DECOMPOSE. HOWEVER, IT IS HIGHLY REACTIVE IN CONT W/MANY OTHER
    SUBSTANCES. (ING 5)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL EPA, STATE
    AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
