*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NECESSARY WHEN PERMISSABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS MAY
    BE EXCEEDED DURING CUTTING, GRINDING OR WELDING. USE NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IN CONFINED SPACES. USE ONLY
Ventilation:USE LOC EXHAUST WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING/WELDING. MAINTAIN
    EXPOS BELOW LIM IN INGRED SECT. CONFINED SPACES REQ (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING. SELECT WELDING
    LENSE SHADE FROM AWS PUB F2.2.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PROD:FLUORIDES & COMPLEX METALLICS. GASES MAY INCLUDE CO,
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CHROMIUM; (CR)  (SARA III)
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:IRON (III) OXIDE; (FE)
Fraction by Wt: 7%
Ingred Name:MANGANESE; (MN) (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: 3%
OSHA PEL:(C) 5 MG/M3 DUST
Ingred Name:NICKEL; (NI)  (SARA III)
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Ingred Name:TITANIUM; (TI) PEL/TLV AS TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Fraction by Wt: 4%
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:METALLIC TASTE, NAUS, TIGHTNESS
    OF CHEST, FEVER, IRRIT OF EYES, NOSE, THROAT & SKIN; LOSS OF
    CONSCIOUSNESS/DEATH DUE TO WELDING GASES/LACK OF O*2.
    CHRONIC:ADVERSE EFTS MAY RESULT FROM LONG TIME  EXPOS TO WELDING
    FUMES, GASES/DUSTS. THESE EFTS MAY INCL SKIN SENSIT, NEUROLOGICAL
    DMG, & RESP (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM:KNOWN CARCINOGEN (NTP), GROUP 1
    (IARC); NICKEL:ANTICIPATED TO BE A CARCINOGEN (NTP), GROUP 2B
    (IARC).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DISEASE SUCH AS BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, LUNG
    FIBROSIS/PNEUM. NI & CR MUST BE CONSIDERED POSS CARCIN. RECENT
    EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF WORKERS MELTING & WORKING ALLOYS
    CONTAINING NI/CR HAVE FOUND N O INCREASE RISK OF CANCER.
    NEVERTHELESS, EXPOS MUST BE MAINTAINED BELOW LEV SPECIFIED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:AGGRAVATION OF PREEXISTING
    RESPIRATORY OR ALLERGIC CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME WORKERS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH
    . SKIN:FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD . INHA L:REMOVE
    FROM EXPOSURE AND OBTAIN PROMPT MD ATTENTION. IF VICTIM IS
    UNCONSCIOUS, ADMINISTER OXYGEN. IF NOT BREATHING, RESUSITATE
    IMMEDIATELY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONFLAMMABLE; HOWEVER, WELDING ARCS AND
    SPARKS CAN IGNITE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND VAPORS AND COMBUSTIBLE
    SOLIDS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM RESIDUE FROM CUTTING, GRINDING OR
    WELDING OPERATIONS INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:MAINTAIN EXPOS <PEL/TLV. USE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AIR
    MONITORING TO ENSURE USE OF MATL DOES NOT CREATE EXPOS WHICH EXCEED
    OZONE & NO*X. CHLORINATED SOLVENTS MAY BE DECOMPOSED BY ARC INTO
    TOX GASES SUCH AS PHOSGENE. VENT:SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PROVISION OF 
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:SOLID ALLOY WIRE.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THE CONSITIUENTS OF FUME ARE GENERALLY
    DIFFERENT FROM INGREDS, & MAY INCLUDE OXIDES OF METALS, CHROMATES,
    (SUPDAT)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EPA OR LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS .
