*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE SCBA OR AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    CUTTING, GRINDING OR WELDING IN A CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL
    EXHAUST OR GENERAL VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW
    RECOMMENDED LIMITS. USE ONLY NIOSHAPPROVED RESPIRATORS.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING OR WELDING TO
    KEEP THE DUST, FUMES & GASES FROM THE WORKERS BREATHING ZONE
Other Protective Equipment:FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING WHEN CUTTING,
    GRINDING OR WELDING. DO NOT EXPOSE SKIN TO RADIATION WHEN HOT
    CUTTING OR WELDING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
    LAUNDER CONTAMINATIED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WELDING AND HOT CUTTING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY.
    THEIR COMPOSITION AND QUANTITY ARE DEPENDENT ON THE METAL BEING
    WELDED, THE PROCEDURES, PROCESSES AND THE TYPE OF WIRE OR
    ELECTRODESUSED. OTHER INFLUENCING FACTORS ARE THEPRESENCE OF
    CONTAMINANTS. CHLORINATED SOLVENTS MAY DECOMPOSE TO TOXIC GASES.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:TUNGSTON WELDING ELECTRODES
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:TUNGSTEN
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SHORT TERM EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES,
    GASES OR DUST MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,
    FEVER, DRYNESS AND/OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT AND EYES. SKIN
    SENSITIVITY MAY ALSO BE NOTED. L ONG TERM EXPOSURE TO
    FUMES/GASES/DUST MAY CAUSE PULMONARY IRRITATION OR PNEUMOCONIOSIS;
    & SIDEROSIS FROM IRON FUMES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:RESPIRATORY CANCER FROM WELDING IS
    UNCONFIRMED.
Effects of Overexposure:EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT IN
    DISCOMFORT SUCH AS DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, FEVER, DRYNESS AND/OR
    IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT AND EYES. SKIN SENSITIVITY MAY ALSO BE
    NOTED. WATERY EYES, HEADACHE, BREA THING DIFFICULTY, FREQUENT
    COUGHING AND/OR CHEST PAINS MAY OCCUR FROM ACUTE EXPOSURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY
    FUNCTION OR ILLNESS MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS EXACERBATED BY IRRITANTS
    CONTAINED IN WELDING FUMES.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IN CASE OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, TURN OFF POWER PRIOR TO REMOVAL
    FROM EXPOSURE AREA AND ADMINISTRATION OF FIRST AID. REMOVE FROM
    EXPOSURE AREA AND CALL FOR MEDICAL AID. ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF
    BREATHING IS D IFFICULT. IF NOT BREATHING, BEGIN ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. IF NO DETECTABLE PULSE, BEGIN EXTERNAL HEART MASSAGE.
    EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
    TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:TO EXTINGUISH A METAL POWDER FIRE USE DRY
    SAND, OR CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY
    CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE
    PRODUCTION OF HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP ANY GRINDING DUST OR WASTE RESIDUES
    AND PLACE IN SUITABLE DOT APPROVED CONTAINERS. AVOID INHALATION AND
    SKIN EXPOSURE.
*Handling and Storage  *
    CLOTHING WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING OR WELDING. DO NOT EXPOSE SKIN TO
    RADIATION WHEN HOT CUTTING OR WELDING.
Other Precautions:PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SCREENS TO SHIELD OTHERS. WHEN
    ELECTRODES AND FLUXES ARE CONSUMED, THE FUME AND GAS DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS GENERATED ARE DIFFERENT IN FORM FROM THE INGREDIENTS
    LISTED. NEW COMPOUNDS  NOT IN THE ELECTRODES MAY FORM.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:GREY METAL, NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MINERAL ACIDS AND STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING/CUTTING OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE
    ELEMENTAL METALS, OXIDES OF THE METALS, FUMES/GASES &
    ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
