*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS ABOVE PEL/TLV, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR FOR FUME OR DUST, DEPENDENT UPON SOURCE OF AIRBORNE
    CONTAMINANT.
Ventilation:REQUIRED IF DUST OR FUME CREATED IN HANDLING OR WORKING ON
    THIS MATERIAL.
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED FOR WORK DONE ON OR WITH METAL.
Work Hygienic Practices:AS REQUIRED FOR WORK DONE W/FORGINGS. ALWAYS
    EVALUATE JOBS DONE ON PROD I/A/W OSHA OR RELEVANT STATE, FED, LOCAL
    STD.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:PRESENT POTNTLY SIGNIFICANT HLTH HAZ. FUMES OF COPPER
    MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER W/FLU-LIKE SYMPS & SKIN & HAIR
    DISCOLORATION. WHILE INDUSTRIAL DERM HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED,
    KERATINIZATI ON OF HANDS/SOLES OF FEET HAS BEEN REPORTED.
    SYSTEMICALLY AS WELL, COPPER DUST/FUME CAUSE IRRIT OF UPPER (SEE
    ING 3)
*  Product Identification  *
CAGE:0MCP1
CAGE:0MCP1
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:COPPER  (SARA III)
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME/1 DUST
Ingred Name:CHROMIUM  (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: 1.0%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:RESP TRACT, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH & NAUSEA.
Ingred Name:ING 4:REQUIRED FOR MELT, GRIND, CUT OR WELD OPERATIONS.
    MELTING/WELDING MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL EYE PROT INCLDNG (SEE ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:FACE SHIELDS & SPECIALLY TINTED GLASS. GRINDING
    OPERATIONS MAY ALSO REQUIRE FACESHIELD.
*  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:CHROMIUM:IN SOME, CHROMIUM CMPDS ACT
    AS ALLERGENS & MAY CAUSE DERM & MAY PRODUCE PULMONARY SENSIT.
    CHRONIC ACID & CHROMATES HAVE DIRECT CORROSIVE EFFECT ON SKIN & MUC
    MEMB OF UPPER RESP TRACT. ALTHOUG H RARE, THERE MAY BE POSS OF SKIN
    & PULMONARY SENSIT. IARC HAS DETERMINED THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVID
    (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM:IARC, NTP-GROUP 1.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:OF INCR LUNG CANCER AMONG WORKERS IN
    CHROMATE-PRODUCING INDUSTRY & POSS CHROMIUM ALLOY WORKERS.
    DETERMINATION IS SUPPORTED BY SUFFICIENT EVID FOR CARCIN TO ANIMALS
    & POSS MUTAG TESTING OF CRVI CMPDS. COPPER:MELTING, GRINDING,
    CUTTING OF COPPER MAY PRDCE FUMES/DUST EXPOS & BRTHG FUMES/DUST MAY
    (SEE SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    PARTICULATE. GET MD. SKIN:VACUUM OFF EXCESS DUST. WASH WELL W/SOAP
    & WATER. AVOID BLOWING PARTICULATE INTO ATMOSPHERE. INHAL:REMOVE TO
    FRE SH AIR. GET MD. INGEST:GET MD IF LARGE QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL
    HAVE BEEN INGESTED.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:SPECIAL MIXTURES OF DRY CHEMICAL OR SAND.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SOLID, MASSIVE FORM IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.
    FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS ARE MODERATE
    WHEN MATERIAL IS IN FORM OF DUST & EXPOSED TO HEAT, FLAMES,
    CHEMICAL REACTION OR CONTACT W/POWERFUL OXIDIZERS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR
    SPILLS OF BULK MATL. IF LG QTYS OF DUST SPILLED, REMOVE BY
    VACUUMING/WET SWEEPING TO PREVENT HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF AIRBORNE
    DUST. CLEANUP PERSONNEL SHOULD WE AR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRATORS
    & PROTCLTHG.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE MATERIAL AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    MATERIALS AND KEEP DUST FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:SEE ALL OTHER SECTIONS OF MSDS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:7.5-9.0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:RED SOLID W/NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, BASES AND OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOLTEN METAL MAY REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METAL FUME OR DUST.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.
