*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:AIR SUPPLIED OR FUME RESPIRATOR MUST BE USED IF
    VENTILATION IS INSUFFICIENT.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:AS REQUIRED TO REDUCE FUMES GENERATED BY EACH
    SPECIFIC APPLICATION BELOW ACGIH TLV.
Other Protective Equipment:DARK,SUBSTANTIAL APRONS, FOOTWEAR SUITABLE
Work Hygienic Practices:OPERATOR TRAINED TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND
    U.V. RAY EXPOSURE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ARCAIR CARBON ARC ELECTRODES
Preparer's Name:DENNIS WILSON
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CARBON
Ingred Name:GRAPHITE, SYNTHETIC
Ingred Name:COPPER (SARA III)
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME/1 DUST
Ingred Name:CARBON BLACK /FULLY BAKED OUT
OSHA PEL:3.5 MG/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE TO FUMES MAY CAUSE
    BRONCHITIS,LUNG DEPOSITS AND TISSUE DAMAGE WHICH MAY BE
    IRREVERSIBLE. EXPOSURE TO ULTRA- VIOLET ARC RAYS CAN RESULT IN
    KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS,CAUSING INFLAMMATION, BLURRED VI
    SION,HEADACHE-"SUNBURN".
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
    LISTED BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:BREATHING DIFFICULTY,HEADACHE,NAUSEA,DRYNESS OR
    IRRITATION OF NOSE,THROAT AND EYES. BURNING SENSATION OF SKIN OR
    EYES. UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ERYTHMAS
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IMPAIRED, ASSISTED
    RESPIRATION MAY BE REQUIRED. TREAT U. V. SIMILAR TO SEVERE SUNBURN,
    SEEK MEDIAL ATTENTION!
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR PICK UP. BE ALERT TO "HOT ENDS".
Neutralizing Agent: APPLICABLE FOR THIS MATERIAL
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREA. ELECTRODES EXPOSED
    TO MOISTURE MAY EXPLODE VIOLENTLY IF USED. DRY MOIST RODS BY BAKING
Other Precautions:READ AND UNDERSTAND "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
    CUTTING" BY THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID. NO NOTABLE ODOR, COPPER COATED BLACK ROD.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
 KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:MFR SAID "NOT APPLICIABLE" IN THIS FIELD.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE,
    TRACES OF COPPER FUME (OZONE, NITROGEN OXIDE FROM THE ELECTRIC ARC
    AND UV RAYS).
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:SOLID LANDFILL IF LOCAL REGULATIONS ALLOW.
