*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATORY
    OR AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN IN CONFINED SPACE OR LOCAL EXHAUST
    DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH LOCAL VENTILATION AND LOCAL EXHAUST AT ARC TO
    KEEP FUMES AND GASES FROM WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE AND GENERAL AREA.
    LENS, (SUPP DATA)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    HAND, HEAD, BODY PROTECTION TO PREVENT INJURY FROM RADIATION,
    SPARKS AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROT:PROT SCREENS. FLASH GOGGS TO SHIELD OTHERS. START W/SHADE TOO
    DARK THEN GO TO LIGHTER SHADE WHICH GIVES SUFFICIENT VIEW OF WELD
    ZONE. -- HAZ DECOMP PROD: WHICH WORKERS MAY BE EXPOS INCL: COAT
    INGS ON METAL BEING WELDED (SUCH AS PAINT, PLATING/GALVANIZING),
    NUMBER OF WELDERS & VOL OF WORK AREA, (TOX INFO)
*  Product Identification  *
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:A=NIC & CHR, MSDS VERSION NUMBER: 3
    CO
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:IRON
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
Ingred Name:CHROMIUM
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:NICKEL
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Ingred Name:MANGANESE
Minumum % Wt:.6
Other REC Limits:ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3(M)
OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
Ingred Name:SILICON
Minumum % Wt:.3
Maxumum % Wt:5.
Other REC Limits:TLV:3 MG/M3(SIO2)(M)
Ingred Name:MOLYBDENUM
Maxumum % Wt:6.
Ingred Name:CARBON
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:1.
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3
Ingred Name:PHOSPHORUS
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:.5
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:SULPHUR
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:.5
Ingred Name:NITROGEN
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:.5
Ingred Name:COPPER
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Ingred Name:NIOBIUM
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:1.
*  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:ELECTRIC ARC-WELDING MAY CREATE: FUMES
    AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN.
    ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS ARE REQUIRED BY OSHA TO
    BE CONSIDERED CARCINOGENI C (MFR).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL: IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE
    REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE HUMAN CARCIN OGEN. ANIMAL: LUNGS,
    NASAL CAVITIES.
Effects of Overexposure:SHORT TERM TO WELDING FUMES - DIZZINESS,
    NAUSEA, DRYNESS AND IRRITATION OF NOSE, EYES, THROAT, CHEST
    TIGHTNESS, FEVER, ALLERGIC REACTION. LONG TERM - SIDEROSIS,
    BELIEVED TO AFFECT PULMONARY FUNCTION.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY AMERICAN RED
    CROSS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS
    OF WAT ER. CALL MD . EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH POTABLE WATER FOR
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE
    PREVENTION DURING THE USE OF WELDING AND ALLIED PROCEDURES. HMIS
    HAZARD RATING: HEALTH - 3; FLAMMABILITY - 0 ; REACTIVITY - 0.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:TRAIN WORKER TO KEEP HEAD OUT OF
    FUMES. DO NOT TOUCH LIVE ELEC PARTS & INSULATE FROM WORK & GROUND.
    FOR MAX SAFETY: BE CERTIFIED FOR, & WEAR NIOSH APPRVD RESP AT ALL
    TIMES WHEN WELDING OR BRAZING. USEEXHST SYS. MAKE SURE INHALED
    AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PEL'S.
Other Precautions:OTHER PRECAUTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION
    CUTTING, AND THE WELDING HANDBOOK, VOL 1, CHAPTER 9, SAFE PRACTICES
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Vapor Density:N/A(AIR=1)
Appearance and Odor:BARE FILLER METALS ARE SOLID WIRE, SHINY SILVER
    APPEARANCE.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMPOSITION & QUALITY OF WELDING FUMES
    & GASES ARE DEPENDENT UPON METAL BEING WELDED, PROCESS, PROC &
    ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CNDTNS WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE COMPOSITION &
    QTY OF FUMES & GASES TO (SUPP DATA)
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:N/P --SUPP DATA: QUALITY & AMT OF VENT,
    POSITION OF WELDER'S HEAD W/RESPECT TO FUME PLUME & PRESENCE OF
    CONTAMS IN ATM (CHLORINATED HYDROCAROBN VAPS FROM CLEANING &
    DEGREASING ACTIVITIES). WHEN ELECTR ODE IS CONSUMED, FUME & GAS
    DECOMP PRODS GENERATED ARE DIFF IN PERCENT & FORM FROM INGS LISTED.
    FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS, & NOT INGS IN ELECTRODE, ARE IMPORTANT.
    CONC OF GIVEN FUME/GAS COMPONENT MAY DE CR/INCR BY MANY TIMES
    ORIGINAL CONC. NEW CMPDS IN ELECTRODE MAY FORM. DECOMP PRODS OF
    NORMAL OPERATION INCL THOSE ORIGINATING FROM VOLATILIZATION,
    RXN/OXIDATION OF MATLS IN INGS SECTION, PLUS THOSE FR OM BASE METAL
    & COATING, (ECOL INFO)
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:N/P --TOX INFO: ETC., AS NOTED. REASONABLY EXPECTED FUME
    CONSTITUENTS OF PROD COULD INCL PRIMARILY OXIDES OF IRON;
    SECONDARILY OXIDES OF CHROMIUM, NICKEL, MANGANESE, SILICON &
    MOLYBDENUM. PRESENT OSHA  EXPOS LIMS FOR HEXAVALENT-CHROMIUM IS
    REDUCTION FROM 5 MG/M3 GEN FUME LEVEL. GASEOUS RXN IN PRODS MAY
    INCL CARBON MONOXIDE & CARBON DIOXIDE.  OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDES MAY
    BE FORMED BY RADIA FROM ARC, IN ADDN TO SHIELDING GASES LIKE ARGON
    & HELIUM WHEN EMPLOYED. ONE REC WAY TO DETERM COMPOSITION & QTY OF
    FUMES & GASES ARE TO TAKE AIR SAMPLE  FROM INSIDE WELDER'S
    (TRANSPORT INFO)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
    LINER IN ENVIRONMENTAL ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL  REGULATIONS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:N/P --ECOLOGICAL INFO: HELMET IF WORN OR IN
    WELDING SOCIETY (AWS). SEE AWS PUBLICATION: "FUMES AND GASES IN THE
    WELDING ENVIRONMENT" AN D AWS "EFFECTS OF WELDING ON HEALTH 1X".
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:CHROMIUM, NICKEL AND MANGANESE ARE LISTED IN
Federal Regulatory Information:NICKEL AND CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS ARE
    REQUIRED BY OSHA TO BE CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC.
State Regulatory Information:THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA REQUIRES THE
    FOLLOWING INFORMATION: WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICALS
    KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER.
*  Other Information  *
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