*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF POTNTL EXPOS ABOVE OCCUP LIMS, USE NIOSH
    APPRVD RESPS AS SPECIFIED BY QUALIFIED PERS. EXPOS TO UNKNOWN CONCS
    OF FUMES/DUSTS REQS NIOSH APPRVD PRESS-DEMAND AIRLINE
    RESP/PRESS-DEMAND SCBA. PRESS-DEMA ND AIRLINE RESPS RECOM WHEN
    PERFORMING JOBS W/HIGH POTNTL EXPOS SUCH AS CHANGING FILTERS IN
    BAGHOUSE AIR CLEANING DEVICE. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .
Ventilation:LOC EXHST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS IS PREF METH TO CTL
    EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUST & FUME. WHERE UTILIZED, PICKUPS ON FLEXIBLE
    VENT LINES SHOULD BE(SARA REG INFO)
    HANDLING.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHWR MTG ANSI DESIGN CRIT.
    OVERGARMENTS/WORK CLTHG. MANAGE CONTAM CLTHG TO PVNT SEC EXPOS TO
    FAMILY/CLEANERS. NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN CLTHG. CNTCT
    NEHC FOR INFO .
Work Hygienic Practices:VACUUM & WET CLEANING RECOM FOR DUST REMOVAL.
    DE-ENERGIZE ELEC SYS BEFORE WET CLEANING. VACUUM CLEANERS W/HEPA
    FILTERS RECOM. AVOID USE OF COMPRESSED AIR OR BROOMS TO REMOVE
    DUST; CAN (STATE REG INFO)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: SUSCEPTIBLE PERS. SUGGESTED THIS SUSCEPTIBILITY
    RELATED TO GENETIC FACTORS. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE BERYLLIUM DOES NOT
    CAUSE CHRONIC RXN IN MOST PEOPLE. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO ON HLTH
    HAZ S/ROUTES OF EXPOS . MED CNDTNS: HEMATOLOGIC/URINARY SYSTEMS.
    CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:MARC KOLANZ
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:BERYLLIUM
Minumum % Wt:.4
Maxumum % Wt:.7
ACGIH STEL:NA
Ingred Name:COBALT
Minumum % Wt:2.4
Maxumum % Wt:2.7
Other REC Limits:CEILING: NA
OSHA STEL:NA
ACGIH STEL:NA
Ingred Name:COPPER
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
Other REC Limits:CEILING: NA
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3 (FUME)
OSHA STEL:NA
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3 (FUME)
ACGIH STEL:NA
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:IN GEN, METAL DUST & FUMES CAN
    CAUSE IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS & MUC MEMBS. SYMPS
    INCL COUGH, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, FEVER, FATG & NAUS. BERYLLIUM
    FRACTION OF PROD IS INSOL & DO ES NOT CAUSE ACUTE BERYLLIUM
    DISEASE. EXCESS INHAL OF COPPER, COBALT, NICKEL/TIN CAN CAUSE RESP
    IRRIT, COUGH, BRONCH, CHILLS, "METAL FUME FEVER," DECR PULM FUNC &
    ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPS. CNTCT W/NICKEL, CO BALT, COPPER/TIN MAY CAUSE
    ALLERGIC SKIN RXNS. BERYLLIUM IN PROD DOES NOT POSE POTNTL FOR
    ALLERGIC SKIN RXN. CHRONIC:IN GEN, METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE
    RESP DISEASE W/COUGH, CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF  BRTH, WT LOSS, WEAK
    & (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BERYLLIUM: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT,
Effects of Overexposure:EFTS OF OVEREXP: FATG. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE
    PARTICLES CNTNG BERYLLIUM, COBALT, NICKEL/TIN MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM
    HLTH EFTS INCL LOSS OF LUNG FUNC, FIBROSIS OR SUBSEQUENT SECONDARY
    EFTS ON HEART W/EVENTUAL P ERM IMPAIRMENT. INHAL DUST/FUMES CNTNG
    BERYLLIUM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE CALLED CHRONIC
    BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CBD) IN SOME PERS. OVER TIME LUNG DISEASE CAN BE
    FATAL. CBD IS HYPERSENS/ALLER GIC CNDTN IN WHICH LUNG TISS BECOMES
    INFLAMMED W/CELLULAR NODULAR RXN. THIS INFLAM, SOMETIMES
    W/ACCOMPANYING FIBROSIS MAY RESTRICT EXCHANGE OF OXYG BETWEEN LUNGS
    & BLOODSTREAM. THIS ALLERGIC RESPONSE  TO BERYLLIUM IS LIMITED TO
    (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ALLERGIC RXN/SENSITIVITY TO COBALT,
    COPPER, NICKEL/TIN. IMPAIRED PULM FUNC, AIRWAY DISEASES OR CNDTNS
    SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCH, ETC. PRIOR DMG/DISEASE
    TO NEURO, CIRCULATORY, (SUPDAT)
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. NO KNOWN CASE IN WHICH PERS
    STOPPED BRTHG AS RSLT OF EXPOS. IF BRTHG STOPS, PERFORM ARTF RESP &
    OBTAIN MED HELP. INGEST:DRINK LG QTYS OF WATER & ATTEMPT TO INDUCE
    VOMI T, IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED HELP. SKIN:TREAT CUTS & ABRASIONS
    W/STD FIRST AID. SKIN CONTAM CAN BE REMOVED BY WASHING W/SOAP &
    WATER. OBTAIN MED HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS. ACCIDENTAL IMPLANTATION
    OF MATL  BENEATH SKIN REQS REMOVAL TO PVNT INFECTION/DEVELOPMENT OF
    CORN-LIKE LESION. EYE:FLUSH EYES W/LOTS OF CLEAN WATER. OBTAIN MED
    HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS. DO NOT WEAR CNTCT LENSES TREATMENT OF CBD:
    NO KNOW N TREATMENT TO CURE CBD. (OTHER INFO)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:N/A TO SOLID
Upper Limits:N/A TO SOLID
Extinguishing Media:THIS MATERIAL IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING
    MEDIA APPROP TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH FIRES
    AROUND OPERATIONS INVOLVING MOLTEN METAL DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR STEAM
    EXPLOSIONS. NON-COMBUSTIBLE AS A SOLID; EXPLOSIVE LIMITS NOT
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:IN SOLID FORM, NO SPEC HLTH/ENVIRONMENTAL
    RISK. IN PWDR/DUST FORM, ESTABLISH RESTRICTED ENTRY ZONE BASED ON
    SEVERITY. WEAR ADEQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT & PROT CLTHG. CLEAN UP
    W/VACUUM SYS UTILIZING HIG H EFFECIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA)
    FILTRATION SYS FOLLOWED BY WET CLEANING METHS. TAKE SPEC PRECS WHEN
    CHANGING HEPA FILTERS USED TO CLEAN UP POTNTLY TOX MATLS. MINIMIZE
    AIRBORNE (TRANSPORT INFO)
*Handling and Storage  *
    EDGES. STORE IN DRY AREA. DETERM EXPOS TO AIRBORNE MATLS BY HAVING
    AIR SAMPLES TAKEN IN EMPLOYEE BRTHG ZONE, WORK AREA & DEPARTMENT.
    QUALIFIED PERS DETERMS FREQUEN CY & TYPE OF AIR SAMPLING. MAKE
    RSLTS AVAIL TO EMPLOYEES.
Other Precautions:INCL PERS EXPOS TO AIRBORNE CNCS OF MATL IN MED
    SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; SHOULD INCL SKIN & RESP SYS EXAM.
    NON-SPECIFIC FINDINGS OF SKIN RASH, SKIN GRANULOMATA OR RESP
    SIGNS/SYMPS MAY INDICATE RXN TO MAT L. MIN PROGRAM INCLS SKIN,
    EXAM, RESP HISTORY, AUSCULTATION OF LUNGS, SPIROMETRY (FVC & FEV) &
    PERIO DIC (TRANSPORT INFO)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
M.P/F.P Text:MELTING PT
Vapor Pres:NOT APPLIC
Vapor Density:NOT APPLIC
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:COPPER COLOR, SOLID; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH MINERAL ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY
    GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS. HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING TOX INFO WRITE TO:
    MEDS, INCL STEROIDS SUCH  AS PREDNISONE, THEY SHOULD BE USED ONLY
    UNDER DIRECT CARE OF MD. IN GEN, RESERVE THESE MEDS FOR CASES
    W/SIGNIFICANT SYMPS &/OR LOSS OF LUNG FUNC. OTHER SYMP TREATMENT,
    SUCH AS OXYG, INHALED STEROIDS  OR BRONCHODILATORES MAY BE USED BY
    SOME MDS & ARE EFTIVE IN SELECTED CASES. DECISION ABOUT WHEN &
    W/WHAT MED TO TREAT IS JUDGMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL MD. FOR MOST PART,
    TREATMENT RESERVED FOR THOSE W/YMPS  & MEASURABLE LOSS OF
    (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:THIS MATL INSOL IN WATER. CAN BE RECYCLED; CNTCT SALES REP.
    --TOX INFO:LUNG FUNC. VALUE OF STARTING ORAL STEROID TREATMENT
    BEFORE SIGNS/SYMPS EVIDENT, REMAINS UNRESOLVED ISSUE  UNDER STUDY.
    SOME MDS C ONCERNED PATIENTS MAY DEVELOP RESISTANCE TO MEDICATION
    IF STARTED TOO SOON. EFTS OF CONTINUED LOW EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM
    UNKNOWN FOR PERS SENSITIZED TO BERYLLIUM/WHO HAVE CBD DIAGNOSIS.
    UNCERTAINTY LEADS  SOME MDS TO ADVISE REDUCING/ELIM OF FURTHER
    EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM. HOWEVER, SOME PERS DEVELOPED CBD OR HAVE
    GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE AFTER REMOVAL FROM FURTHER EXPOS. OTHERS
    CONTINUED WORK IN INDUS W/OUT A DDNL/ACCELERATED LOSS OF LUNG FUNC.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:WHEN RECYCLED, MATL IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZ
    WASTE UNDER FED LAW. SEAL DUSTY/DUST-LIKE MATLS INSIDE TWO PLASTIC
    BAGS, PLACE IN DOT APPRVD CNTNR & LABEL APPROP. WHEN SPENT PRODS
    DECLARED SOLID WASTES ( NO LONGER RECYCLABLE), THEY MUST BE
    LABELED, MANAGED & DISPOSED OF I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REQS. MATL 
    IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZ WASTE UNDER FED LAW.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:NO US DOT HAZ MATL REGS WHICH APPLY TO PACKAGING
    & LABELING OF PROD AS SHIPPED BY BRUSH WELLMAN. HAZ COMMUNICATION
    REGS OF OSHA REQ THIS PROD BE LABELED. CNTCT NEHC FOR LABEL WHICH
    ACCOMPANIES PROD DU RING SHIPMENT. --SPILL PROC: GENERATION OF
    PWDR/DUST & AVOID CONTAM OF AIR & WATER. DEPENDING ON QTY OF MATL
    RELS, FINE PWDR/DUST SPILLS TO ENVIRONMENT MAY REQ REPORTING TO NRC
    PLANNING COMMITTEE. --OTHER PRECS: CHEST X-RAY. IN ADDN,
    SPECIALIZED, SPECIFIC, IMMUNOLOGICAL BLOOD TEST, BERYLLIUM BLOOD
    LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION TEST (BLPT) IS AV AIL. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE
    INFO .
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:BRUSH WELLMAN'S PRODS REPORTABLE UNDER
    REPORTING). THESE MIXS CNTN ONE/MORE OF FOLLOWING REPORTABLE
    CONSTITUENTS: BERYLLIUM, COBALT, COPPER &  NICKEL. SPECIFIC CHEM
    MAKEUP, CONC BY WT & CAS # FOR EACH PROD PROVIDED IN SECTION 2 & 9
    OF MSDS. FOR ADDNL INFO CALL EPA SARA TITLE III HOTLINE:
    SOURCE OF AIRBORNE CONTAM AS POSS. AVOID DISRUPTION OF AIRFLOW IN
    AREA OF LOC EXHST INLET, SUCH AS BY MAN COOLING FAN. CHECK VENT
    EQUIP REGULARLY TO ENSURE PROPER FUNC. VENT TRAINING RECOMFOR ALL
    USERS. SYSTEMS (FED REG INFO)
    REGS CAN VARY CONSIDERABLY. CNTCT LOC & STATE GOVTS TO DETERM THEIR
    REQS. TSCA: MATL IS MIX; COM PONENTS ARE LISTED ON TSCA CHEM
    SUBSTANCE INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEM SUBSTANCES. AMBIENT AIR
    EMISSIONS: CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO . --SARA REG INFO: SHOULD BE
    WELDING/CUTT ING INDOORS, OUTDOORS/IN CONFINED SPACES INVOLVING
    BERYLLIUM CNTNG BASE/FILLER METALS SHALL BE DONE USING LOC EXHST
    VENT & (STATE REG INFO)
State Regulatory Information:N/P. --FED REG INFO: NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINE
    RESPS UNLESS ATM TESTS UNDER MOST ADVERSE CNDTNS ESTABLISH WORKERS'
    CASES, PROT WORKERS IN  IMMED VICINITY OF WELDING/CUTTING
    OPERATIONS W/LOC EXHST VENT/NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINE RESPS. HYGIENE
    PRACTS: RSLT IN UNNEC SHORT-TERM ELEVATED EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUSTS.
    DURING REPAIR/MAINT, PROTECTING WOR KERS CAN REQ USE OF SPECIFIC
    WORK PRACTS/PROCEDURES INVOLVING COMBINED USE OF VENT, WET & VACUUM
    CLE ANING METHS, RESP PROT, DECONTAM, SPEC PROT CLTHG & WHEN NEC,
    RESTRICTED WORK ZONES.
*  Other Information  *
