*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH-APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IS REQUIRED IF
    TLV IS EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL AND LOCAL VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    FIGHT PROC: DISPERSION & EXPOSURE TO AN IGNITION SOURCE. THIS IS 
    NOT EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. TUNGSTEN POWDER, PARTICULARLY
    LESS THAN 1 MICRON (FSSS), CAN BE IGNITED (ING 3)
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:DUANE OSTENSON
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:TUNGSTEN
OSHA PEL:N/K 
Ingred Name:TIN
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:SUPDAT:IN AIR BY FRICTION DURING BLENDING, MILLING, ETC. IF
    OVERBLENDED, OVERMILLED, ETC. FINE POWDERS MAY (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3:IGNITE SPONTANEOUSLY IN AIR.
Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID:HYDROFLUORIC ACID & NITRIC ACID. VIGOROUS
    RXN W/BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE. LEAD OXIDE MIXED W/TUNGSTEN (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:BECOMES INCANDESCENT UPON HEATING. TUNGSTEN BECOMES
    INCANDESCENT IN COLD FLUORINE. IODINE PENTAFLUORIDE (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:REACTS SPONTANEOUSLY W/TUNGSTEN W/INCANDESCENCE.
    AVOID OXIDIZERS. TIN IS INCOMPATIBLE W/ACIDS, BASES & OXIDIZERS.
Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:METHODS ARE RECOMMENDED TO REDUCE DUST
    GENERATION. DISPOSE OF THE MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. CONTAMINATED
    MATERIAL MAY BE SOLD FOR RECLAIM.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. SKIN:MAY CAUSE
    SKIN IRRIT. INHAL:TUNGSTEN MAY/MAY NOT CAUSE TRANSIENT/PERMANENT
    LUNG DMG. INHAL OF INORGANIC TIN FUMES/DUST MAY CAUSE AN APPARENT
    BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS CALLED STA NNOSIS WHICH IS REPORTED NOT TO BE
    DISABLING. INGEST:NOT AVAIL. ACUTE: INHAL & SKIN EFTS (EFTS OF
    OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:GENERALLY OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH
    EXPOSURE TO OTHER DUSTS. CHRONIC: NOT KNOWN. PERIODIC MEDICAL
    EXAMINATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR INDIVIDUALS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO
    DUST.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXPOSURE TO TUNGSTEN DUST OR FUME
    MAY AGGRAVATE CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MINUTES. IF IRRITATION OCCURS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: VACUUM
    OFF EXCESS DUST. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION OCCURS,
    SEEK MEDICA L ATTENTION. AVOID BLOWING PARTICULATE IN ATMOSPHERE.
    INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF NECESSARY AID BREATHING AND
    SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS, DRY POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    UNDER ABNORMAL CNDTNS, TUNGSTEN POWDER MAY PRESENT A FIRE HAZ
    DEPENDING UPON PARTICLE SIZE, (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HAZ COMBUST PRODS: WHEN TUNGSTEN BURNS IN
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:AVOID DUST GENERATION. DO NOT CUASE MATL TO
    BECOME AIRBORNE. PROVIDE ADEQ VENT. IF TLV IS EXCEEDED, CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL NEED NIOSH-APPRVD DUST RESPS. VACUUM (W/APPROP FILTER TO
    PVNT AIRBORNE DUST LEVEL S WHICH EXCEED TLV) OR WET CLEAN-UP (ING
    8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. MAINTAIN GOOD
    HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPDAT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:GRAY TO DARK GRAY POWDER; NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
TUNGSTEN IS VERY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN NITRIC ACID, SULFURIC ACID & AQUA
    REGIA. IT IS SOLUBLE IN A MIXTURE OF (ING 5)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF THE MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. CONTAMINATED MATERIAL MAY BE
    SOLD FOR RECLAIM.
