*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    USE APPRVD DUST & MIST RESP. 0.5 MG/M3:DUST MASK, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE
    RESP. 1 MG/M3:DUST MASK, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE & QUARTER-MASK RESP.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR GENERAL DILUTION
    VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW TLV-TWA.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP & BARRIER CREAMS TO PVNT CONT
    W/MATL.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN HNDLG
    THESE MATLS. WASH HANDS THORO AFTER HNDLG, BEFORE EATING/SMOKING.
    (SUPDAT)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT:OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
    HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; OR W/DRAW & LET FIRE BURN. AVOID BRTHG FUMES
    FROM BURNING MATL. EXPLO HAZ:DISPERSION IN AIR DETERM REACTIVITY.
    TU NGSTEN CARBIDE PROD, EXCEPT AS PWDR/DUST, IS NOT FIRE HAZ.
    HYGIENE PRACT:DO NOT SHAKE CLTHG, RAGS/OTHER ITEMS TO (ING 4)
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (W)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (W)
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
Ingred Name:VANADIUM CARBIDE
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-5%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT:REMOVE DUST. DUST SHOULD BE REMOVED BY
    WASHING/VACUUMING. SOILED CLTHG SHOULD BE LAUNDER SEPARATELY.
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:RADIOLOGICAL CHANGES MAY BE NOTED IN LUNGS.
    MORE SEV EXPOS MAY RSLT IN PULM EDEMA & PNEUM WHICH (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:MAY BE FATAL. SYMPS MAY BE DELAYED FOR SEVERAL DAYS
    UP TO A WK. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRIT, DERM, ECZEMA, INTENSE(ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:ITCH & POSS GENERALIZED URTICARIA, SENSIT DERM IF
    PREVIOUSLY EXPOS; RASH MAY DEVEL, USUALLY IN FLEXOR AREAS(ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:OF ELBOW, NECK & FACE. EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS,
    PAIN, ITCH, INTENSE LACRIM, BURNING SENSATION OF CONJ(ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:& CONJ. INGEST:MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT, HYPOTENSION, PAIN,
Ingred Name:ING 9:HEMORRHAGIC RHINITIS, DIARR, ABDOM PAIN/SPASMS,
    ADVERSELY AFFECT PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND, HEART OR BONE MARROW.
    IMMEDIATELY.
Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:VALUABLE CONSTITUENTS. IF MATL CANNOT BE
    REGULATIONS.
Ingred Name:RESP PROT:HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESP W/FULL
    FACEPIECE. SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD. (ING
    AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER W/FULL FACEPIECE. (ING
    IN PRESS DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:OVEREXP TO MATL IN FORM OF
    METALLURIGICAL PWDR, DUST/MIST FROM GRINDING/SWEEPING IS HAZ TO
    HLTH. ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE COUGH, DYSP, SORENESS IN CHEST, WT
    LOSS, HEMOPTYSIS, BRONCH, ASTHMA, PULM FIBROSI S, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, WHEEZING, INTERSTITIAL PNEUM, LUNG DENSITIES, RESP TRACT
    IRRIT, SERIOUS/HEMORR (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT:IARC MONO ON EVAL OF CARCIN RISK
    (BLOOD EFTS).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:RHINITIS, SORE THROAT, SNEEZING,
    TRACHEITIS, BRONCHIECTASIS, PERSISTENT ASTHMA-TYPE BRONCH,
    PAROXYSMAL COUGH, EMPHYSEMA, PALLOR, ALTERED TASTE, GREEN TONGUE,
    BLACKENING OF TEETH, HDCH, NAUS,  INSOM, ANOREXIA, NERVOUSNESS,
    DIZZ, KIDNEY MALFUNC, TREMOR OF DISTAL EXTREMS, PSYCHIC DISTURBS &
    BLINDNESS. (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CERTAIN PULMONARY & SKIN CONDITIONS
    MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP AFFECTED PERS WARM & AT REST. GET
    MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH
    AFFECTED A REA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO
    IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:FOR LOCALIZED POWDER FIRES, SMOTHER W/DRY SAND, DRY
    DOLOMITE, SODIUM CHLORIDE OR SODA ASH.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CNTNRS EXPOS TO FLAME W/WATER
    FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINELY DIVIDED TUNGSTEN CARBIDE PWDR/DUST
    FROM GRINDING IS EXPECTED TO BE FIRE & EXPLO HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HIGH
    TEMPS/IGNIT SOURCES. PARTICLE SIZE & (SUPP DATA)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP W/MINIMUM OF DUST GENERATION & PLACE
    INTO SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER
    DISPOSAL. RESIDUE SHOULD BE CLEANED UP USING HIGH-EFFICIENCY
    PARTICULATE FILTER VACUUM OR WET  CLEAN UP. USE APPROP NIOSH APPRVD
    RESPPROT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:MINIMIZE FREE FALL OF POWDER & AVOID
    DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES, DUST OR FUMES
    MAY BE FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM SPARKS OR IGNITION SOURCES. CONTENTS
    SHOULD BE STORED IN A CLEAN, DRY, COOL AREA. PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS
    ARE RECOMMENDED FOR INDIVIDUALS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO DUST OR MIST.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:PRACTICALLY INSOL
Appearance and Odor:GRAY POWDER OR SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPAT W/ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, STRONG BASES, FLUORINE & NITROGEN
    DIOXIDE. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO, CONT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE W/MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    ACRID SMOKE & IRRITATING FUMES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:THIS IS A VALUABLE MATL THAT CAN BE RECOVERED &
    RECYCLED IN MANY CASES. HARD METAL ARTICLES SUCH AS INSERTS SHOULD
    BE COLLECTED AT END OF THEIR SERVICE LIVES & SENT TO SUITABLE
    RECLAMATION/SCRAP METAL  FACILITY FOR EVENTUAL SALVAGE & REUSE OF
