*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION ALONE CANNOT SO CONTROL EXPOSURE,
Ventilation:VENT IS NORM REQD WHEN HNDLG/USING PROD TO KEEP EXPOS TO
    AIRBORNE NICKEL BELOW EXPOS LIMIT. MAINTAIN AIRBORNE (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. LAUNDER
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PROD: AN EXTREM TOX GAS. NICKEL CAN REACT W/ACIDS TO
    LIBERATE H2 GAS WHICH CAN FORM EXPLO MIX IN AIR. NICKEL CAN REACT
    EXPLO OR INCANDESCENTLY W/AMMONIUM NITRATE, PERCHLORATES,
    PHOSPHOROUS,  SELENIUM, SULFUR. VENT: CONC OF NICKELOXIDE AS LOW AS
    POSS. SPILL PROC: EXPOS LIMITS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: SINGLE (ING 4)
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ING 8: REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCIN BASED ON
Ingred Name:ING 9: SUFF EVIDENCE THAT NICKEL CMPDS ARE CARCIN TO HUMANS
    WITH POTENTIAL CARCINOGENICITY OF NICKEL CARBIDE.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
Fraction by Wt: 0.3%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3 (NI)
Fraction by Wt: 1.6%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3 (NI)
Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: INTRATRACHEAL INSTILLATIONS OF NICKEL POWDER IN
Ingred Name:ING 4:OF FIBROSARCOMAS, MESOTHELIOMAS & RHABDOMYOSARCOMAS.
Ingred Name:ING 5:TRACT IN RODENTS. SKIN:RPTD CONT W/METALLIC NICKEL
    CAN CAUSE NICKEL SENSIT & ALLERGIC SKIN RASHES. WOUNDS: (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:NICKEL METAL POWDER HAS CAUSED TUMORS AT SITE OF
    INJECT IN RODENTS. HOWEVER, STUDIES DO NOT SUGGEST (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR HUMANS FROM NICKEL-CONTAINING
    PROSTHESES. ING 2:INHAL: NTP HAS LISTED NICKEL OXIDE AS (ING 9)
*  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:ING 1:NTP HAS LISTED NICKEL AS
    REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCIN BASED ON PRODUCTION OF
    INJECT-SITE TUMORS. IARC FOUND THERE WAS INADEQ EVIDENCE THAT
    METALLIC NICKEL IS CARCIN TO HUMANS BUT SINCE TH ERE WAS SUFF
    EVIDENCE THAT IT IS CARCINTO ANIMALS, IARC CONCLUDED THAT METALLIC
    NICKEL IS POSS CARCIN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL AND NICKEL COMPOUNDS: GROUP 1
    (IARC), GROUP 2 (NTP).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TO HUMANS. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF
    WORKERS EXPOS TO NICKEL POWDER & TO DUST/FUME GEN IN PRODUCTION OF
    NICKEL ALLOYS & OF STAINLESS STEEL HAVE NOT INDICATED PRESENCE OF
    SIGNIFICANT RESP CA NCER HAZ. RPTD INTRACHEAL INSTILLATION OF
    NICKEL POWDER PRDCD INCR INCIDENCE OF MALIGNANT LUNG TUMORS IN
    RATS. (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN CONTACT CAN CAUSE AN ALLERGIC
    SKIN RASH IN PREVIOUSLY SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IF EXPOSURE TO NICKEL CARBONYL IS SUSPECTED, SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: FOR RASHES, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    CLEANSE WOUNDS THOROUGHLY TO REMOVE ANY PARTICLES. INHALATION:
    REMOVE FROM EX POSURE. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION/ OXYGEN) . INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES: FLUSH
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS
    .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:METAL POWDERS HEAT TREATED IN REDUCING
    ATMOSPHERES MAY BECOME PYROPHORIC.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT SPILLS BY WET SWEEPING/BY VACUUMING
    W/VACUUM EXHST PASSING THRU HEPA FILTER IF EXHST IS DISCHARGED INTO
    WORKPLACE.WEAR APPROP NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP IF COLLECTION/DISP OF
    SPILLS IS LIKELY TO C AUSE CONC OF AIRBORNE CONTAM TO EXCEED
    (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT INHALE POWDER. KEEP CONTAINER
    CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. AVOID REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE ING 1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SEE ING 1,2
Spec Gravity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Solubility in Water:0%
Appearance and Odor:GRAY, ODORLESS POWDER WITH AN AVERAGE SIZE OF
    2.5-3.1 MICRONS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS OR REACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:UNDER SPEC CNDTNS NICKEL CAN REACT
    W/CARBON MONOXIDE IN REDUCING ATMOSPHERES TO FORM NICKEL CARBONYL,
    NO(CO)4, (SUPDAT)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:NICKEL-CONTAINING WASTE IS NORMALLY COLLECTED TO
    RECOVER NICKEL VALUES. SHOULD WASTE DISPOSAL BE DEEMED NECESSARY
    FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
