*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR
    WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACES & WHENEVER FUME CONCS EXCEED
    APPLICABLE LIMITS FOR ZIRCONIUM, TUNGSTEN OR OTHER WELDING FUMES.
Ventilation:GEN &/OR LOC EXHST AT WELDING ARC REC. IF SUCH EQUIP IS NOT
    AVAIL, USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPS AS SPECIFIED ABOVE. AIR SAMPLING IF
    NEC TO DETERMINE CORRECTIVE MEAS.
    OR (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . FOOTWEAR:SUITABLE FOR METAL WORKING. CLOTHING:DARK,
Work Hygienic Practices:OPERATOR TRAINED TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK & UV
    RAY EXPOSURE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:DENNIS WILSON
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:TUNGSTEN
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3;3 STEL
Ingred Name:ZIRCONIUM; (ZIRCONIUM (DRY))
Fraction by Wt: 1%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION OF FUMES GENERATED DURING
    WELDING. MOST STUDIES HAVE FOUND TUNGSTEN TO BE TOXICOLOGICALLY
    INERT. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: BREATHING DIFFICULTY,
    HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DRYNESS OR IRRITATIO N OF NOSE, THROAT, EYES.
    BURNING SENSATION OF SKIN OR EYES. UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ERYTHMAS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/POTABLE
    INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IMPAIRED, ASSISTED RESPIR
    ATION MAY BE REQUIRED. SKIN:TREAT U.V. EXPOSURE SIMILAR TO SEVERE
    SUNBURN, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION!
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NOT
    FLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN IGNITE
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ZIRCONIUM IS DANGEROUS IN FORM OF DUST, BY
    CHEMICAL REACTION TO AIR, WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OF FLAME/CHEMICAL
    CUTTING" PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Other Precautions:NONE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, GRAY METAL CYLINDER; NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES (OXIDES OF METAL BEING
    WELDED & GASES, SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE, OZONE & OXIDES OF
    NITROGEN) DEPENDING ON PROCESS & METAL BEING WELDED. SOME LOSS OF
    ELECTRODE WILL OCCUR.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.
