*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS AS SPECIFIED BY
    INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST OR QUALIFIED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL. LUNG
    FUNCTION TESTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR USERS OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE
    DEVICES.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST VENT SHOULD BE USED TO CONTROL EXPOS TO AIRBORNE
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . PROT CLTHG SUCH AS UNIFORMS, DISPOSABLE COVERALLS, SAFETY
    (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA:GRAPHITE/OTHER CLASS "D" FIRE EXTING PWDR. OTHER PREC:&
    SOURCES OF IGNIT. MED SURVEILLANCE:LUNG FUNC TESTS, CHEST X-RAYS &
    ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAMS MAY BE USEFUL TO DETERM EFTS OF DUST/FUME 
    EXPOS. OTHER PROT EQUIP:SHOES, ETC, MAY BE REQD DURING METAL HNDLG
    OPERATIONS AS APPROP TO CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXPOS.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:L.C. WOODSIDE
CAGE:NGKME
CAGE:NGKME
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Fraction by Wt: 2.5%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3 FUME
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:SYMPS. CHRONIC:RESP DISEASE W/SYMPS RANGING
    FROM SHORTNESS OF BREATH & COUGH TO PERM DISABILITY (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4:DUE TO LOSS OF LUNG FUNC, FIBROSIS/SUBSEQUENT EFTS ON
    HEART MAY BE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE EXPOS TO METAL DUST/(ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:FUMES CNTNG BERYLLIUM & COBALT. BERYLLIUM & CERTAIN
    CMPDS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO NASAL, BRONCH & LUNG CANCERS.(ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:INHAL OF BERYLLIUM IN EXCESS CONCS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
    LUNG DISEASE; BERYLIOSIS. CHRONIC HLTH EFTS SPECIFIC (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:TO ELEMENT(S) MAY BE DFCLT TO DETECT DUE TO NUMEROUS
    ELEMENTAL CONSTITUENTS IN THIS ALLOY.
Ingred Name:MED CNDTNS:AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCH, ETC, MAY
Ingred Name:ING 9:FUME ARE INHALED. IF PRIOR DMG OR DISEASE TO
    NEUROLOGIC (NERV), CIRCULATORY, HEMATOLOGIC (BLOOD) OR RENAL (ING
    CAUSES EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.
Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:VOMIT IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED ASSISTANCE AT
    CONT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN IF WORKING W/METAL DUSTS & PWDRS.
Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:PWDR/DUST & AVOID CONTAM OF AIR & WATER.
    C).
Ingred Name:VENT:TO INGS CAN BE BEST DETERMINED BY HAVING AIR SAMPLES
    TAKEN IN EMPLOYEE BRTHG ZONE, WORK AREA OR DEPARTMENT.
Ingred Name:EXPLAN OF CARCIN:CARCIN. HUMAN:LUNG FIBROSIS. COBALT:IARC
*  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:UNDER NORMAL HNDLG & USE OF SOLID FORM
    OF THIS MATL THERE ARE FEW HLTH HAZS. CUTTING, WELDING, MELTING,
    GRINDING, ETC, OF THIS MATL WILL PRDCE DUST, FUME/PARTICULATE WHICH
    MAY PRESENT SIGNIFICANT HLTH  HAZS. ACUTE:METAL DUST & FUMES CAN
    CAUSE IRRIT TO SKIN, EYE & MUC MEMBS. CONT W/COBALT & COPPER MAY
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RXNS. AS DUST,
    PWDR/FUME, EXPOS WHICH ABRADES SKIN CAN CAUSE IRRIT & DERM. INJURY
    TO EYES IS GENRLY RSLT OF PARTICULATE IRRIT/MECH INJURY TO
    CORNEA/CONJ BY DUST/PARTICULAT E. EXCESSIVE INHAL OF COBALT &
    COPPER CAN CAUSE RESP IRRIT, COUGH, BRONCH, CHILLS, "FUME FEVER" &
    ASTHMA-LIKE (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE HAD
    ALLERGIC RXN/SENSITIVITY TO METALS SUCH AS COPPER MAY ENCOUNTER
    SKIN RASH/DERM IF SKIN CONT W/PROD OCCURS. PERS W/IMPAIRED PULM
    FUNC, AIRWAY DISEASES & CNDTNS SUCH (ING 9)
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:BRTHG DFCLTY CAUSED BY INHAL OF DUST/FUME REQS REMOVAL
    TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP & OBTAIN MED
    ASSISTANCE AT ONCE. IF OVEREXP TO METAL FUME PRDCES CHILLS, MUSC
    ACHES/F EVER, MOVE EXPOS PERS TO FRESH AIR & OBTAIN MED ASSISTANCE
    AT ONCE. INGEST:SWALLOWING METAL PWDR/DUST CAN BE TREATED BY HAVING
    AFFECTED PERS SWALLOW LG QTYS OF WATER & ATTEMPTING TO INDUCE (ING
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:THIS ALLOY IS NONCOMBUST. USE EXTING MEDIA APPROP
    TO SURROUND FIRE. TO EXTING METAL PWDR FIRE USE DRY SAND, DRY
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . IF THIS MATERIAL IS REDUCED TO POWDER FORM, CAUTION
    MUST BE USED TO PREVENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS ARE
    ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MATERIAL.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:IN SOLID FORM THIS MATL POSES NO SPECIAL
    CLEAN-UP PROBS. IF THIS MATL IS IN PWDR/DUST FORM, CLEAN-UP SHOULD
    BE CONDUCTED W/VACUUM SYS UTILIZING HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR
    FILTRATION SYS. CAUT SHO ULD BE TAKEN TO MIN AIRBORNE
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:THIS PROD MUST BE HNDLD ACCORDINGLY TO
    SIZE, SHAPE & QTY OF MATL INVOLVED. SOLID METAL MAY REQ USE OF
    HOISTS, CRANES, ETC. AVOID BRTHG DUST/FUME.
Other Precautions:PWDRS SHOULD BE MOVED/TRANSPORTED TO MIN SPILL/RELS
    POTNTL. IN SOLID FORM MATL POSES NO SPEC STOR PROBS. STORE METAL &
    METAL PWDR IN DRY AREA. DO NOT STORE ADJACENT TO MINERAL ACIDS.
    FINE METAL PWDR S HOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM FLAMES (SUPDAT)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:SOLID - BRASS COLOR; NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONT W/MINERAL ACIDS & OXIDIZING AGENTS THAT MAY GENERATE
    HYDROGEN GAS; EVOLUTION OF HYDROGEN MAY BE EXPLO HAZ.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:VARIOUS ELEMENTAL METALS & METAL
    OXIDES MAY BE GENERATED FROM MELTING OR DROSS HANDLING OPERATIONS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS . PRIOR
    TO DISP CONSIDER IF MATL HAS RECOVERY VALUE. STATE/FED REGS MAY REQ
    SPEC LABELING, PACKING, STOR, TRANSPORTATION & DISP PROCS. CONT
    ENVIRON ENGIN EER/CONSULTANT FAMILIAR W/WASTE DISP REGS.
