*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF THE WORK STATION IS NOT PROPERLY VENTILATED
    TO EXHAUST ALL FUMES, VAPORS, AND DUSTS, USE A NIOSH APPROVED MASK.
Ventilation:MAINTAIN AIR FLOW AWAY FROM USER TO REMOVE ALL FUMES, VAPS,
    & DUSTS, SO THAT PEL/TLV ARE NEVER EXCEEDED.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . FULL
    PROT EQUIP NORMALLY USED IN SOLDERING OPERATION SO AS TO PVNT(ING
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING TO REMOVE ALL
    RESIDUE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PROD: UPON MATL BEING WORKED, THE PROCESS, PROC &
    CONSUMABLES USED. OTHER CNDTNS WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE COMPOSITION &
    QTY OF FUMES & GASES TO WHICH WORKERS MAY BE EXPOS INCL: COATINGS
    ON MATL  BEING WORKED (SUCH AS PAINT, PLATING/GALVANIZING), NUMBER
    OF WELDING OPERATIONS & VOL OF WORK AREA, QUALITY (ING 5)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ALL-STATE 1 BLUE FLUX
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM TETRABORATE, ANHYDROUS  (BORAX)
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Ingred Name:BORIC ACID
ACGIH TLV:5 MG BORATES/M3
Ingred Name:IRON OXIDE CONTAINING ING 4
ACGIH TLV:5 MG(FE)/M3 FUME, B2
Fraction by Wt: TRACE
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:SUPDAT: & AMT OF VENT, POSITION OF WORKER'S HEAD W/RESPECT
    TO FUME PLUME, AS WELL AS PRESENCE OF CONTAMINANTS IN (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5: ATM (SUCH AS CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON VAPS FROM
    CLEANING OR PAINTING ACTIVITIES). WHEN MATLS ARE CONSUMED,(ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6: FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS GENERATED ARE DIFFERENT IN
    PERCENT & FORM FROM INGREDS LISTED. DECOMP PRODS OF (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: NORMAL OPERATION INCL THOSE ORIGINATING FROM THE
    VOLATILIZATION, REACTION OR OXIDATION OF THE INGREDS, (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8: PLUS THOSE FROM MATL BEING WORKED AND THE COATINGS
    ETC NOTED.
Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: ANY CONTACT. REVIEW OPERATIONS TO AVOID
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRIMARY ROUTE OF ENTRY OF PROD & OF
    DECOMP PRODS IS BY INHAL. SKIN CONT, EYE CONT, & INGEST ARE POSS.
    WHEN THESE PRODS ARE USED AS REC BY ESAB GROUP, & VENT MAINTAINS
    EXPOS TO DECOMP PRODS BELOW LIMIT S REC, OVEREXP IS UNLIKELY.
    ACUTE: INGEST: NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. SKIN ABSORP: BORON IS NOT
    ABSORBED (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: THRU INTACT SKIN. SKIN CONT: MILD
    DERM/IRRIT. INHAL: IRRITANT TO RESP SYS. SNEEZING & COUGH. EYE
    CONT: MILD IRRIT TO EYE SURFS. CHRONIC: COUGH, ERYTHEMA, & NAUSEA.
    TARGET ORGAN STATEMENT: (B RAZO, LFB WHITE, 5 1/2 AND NO. 1 BLUE
    FLUXES). WARNING: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, IRRITATING TO SKIN &
    EYES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS, LUNG
    DISORDERS AND EYE DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL FOR MEDICAL AID. INGEST: CONTAINS
    BORIC ACID. CALL PHYS/YOUR POIS CTL CTR. SKIN CONT: WASH HANDS
    W/SOAP & WATER TO REMOVE ALL RESIDUE. IF RASH DEVELOPS, CONSULT
    PHYS. INHAL:  REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF FUMES, VAPORS, OR DUSTS ARE
    REMOVE ALL RESIDUE. PROMPTLY GET MEDICAL HELP.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:DOES NOT SUPPORT COMBUST. BE AWARE OF OTHER MATLS
    IN SURROUNDING AREA TO DETERM IF WATER, FOG, FOAM,/CO*2 MAY BE
    USED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . FUMES OF BORON OXIDE MAY BE GIVEN OFF.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL, ABSORB, SWEEP-UP. REMOVE TO
    CHEMICAL SEWER. FLUSH AREA TO CHEMICAL SEWER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE FLUX @ AMBIENT CNDTNS. KEEP
    UNDER EXTREMELY DRY & CONTROLLED CNDTNS. REMOVE & PROFESSIONALLY
    WASH CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE RE-USE.
Other Precautions:NOTE: WHEN USED AS INTENDED, FUMES OF BORON OXIDE
    WILL BE GIVEN OFF WHICH ARE HAZ & INCL ON OSHA & ACGIH LISTS. CONT
    INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST FOR ADDNL INFO. READ & UNDERSTAND MFR'S
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BLUE POWDER. NO CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, ELEMENTAL POTASSIUM, AND OTHER REACTIVE METALS SUCH
    AS ZIRCONIUM METAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BORON OXIDE FUMES. WELDING FUMES &
    GASES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY OF BOTH ARE
    DEPENDENT (SUPDAT)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE,
    AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
