*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH APPRVD HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUST, MIST &
    FUME RESP OR AIR SUPPLIED RESP WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE/WHERE
    LOC EXHST OR VENT DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT, LOC EXHST @ ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . AIR
    CARBON ARC GOUGING CAN BE NOISY. WEAR SUITABLE HEARING PROT (ING
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: NEGLIGIBLE AT ROOM TEMP. % VOLAT BY WEIGHT: <0.1. EXPLO HAZ: P.O.
    USE OF WELDING & ALLIED PROCEDURES. HAZ DECOMP PROD: WORKED, P
    ROCESS, PROCEDURE & ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CNDTNS WHICH ALSO
    INFLUENCE COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES & GASES TO (ING 3)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:PLAIN CARBON RODS
CAGE:1C4D3
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 RDUST
OSHA PEL:3.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:3.5 MG/M3
Ingred Name:SUPDAT: WHICH WORKERS MAY BE EXPOSED INCL: COATINGS ON
    METAL BEING WORKED (SUCH AS PAINT, PLATING/GALVINIZING), (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3: NUMBER OF WELDERS & VOL OF WORK AREA, THE QUALITY &
    AMT OF VENT, POSITION OF WELDER'S HEAD W/RESPECT TO (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4: FUME PLUME, AS WELL AS PRESENCE OF CONTAMINANTS IN
    ATM (SUCH AS CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON VAPS FROM (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5: CLEANING & DEGREASING ACTIVITIES). WHEN ELECTRODE IS
    CONSUMED, FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS GENERATED ARE (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6: DIFFERENT IN PERCENT & FORM FROM INGREDS LISTED.
    DECOMP PRODS OF NORMAL OPERATION INCL THOSE ORIGINATING (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: FROM VENT, RXN, OR OXIDATION OF MATLS SHOWN IN
    INGREDS PLUS THOSE FROM THE BASE METAL & COATING, ETC, (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8: AS NOTED. REASONABLY EXPECTED FUME CONSTITUENTS OF
Ingred Name:ING 9: OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE FORMED BY RADIA FROM
Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: BEGIN EXTERNAL HEART MASSAGE. IMMED CALL
    PHYS. SKIN: IN CASE OF BURN, CALL PHYSICIAN.
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS. U.S. GOV'T
Ingred Name:VENT: TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF THE FUMES.
Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD . WEAR HELMET/FACESHIELD
    TO SHIELD OTHERS.
Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: IF OVEREXP TO NOISE OCCURS. WEAR HAND,
    WORK OR GROUND.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: ELECTRIC ARC WELDING/CARBON ARC
    GOUGING MAY CREATE ONE/MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HEALTH HAZARDS: FUMES
    AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH. SHORT-TERM OVEREXPOSURE
    TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT  IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS: DIZZINESS,
    NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT, OR EYES.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING
    PULMONARY DISABILITIES MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:CALL FOR MED AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES REC BY AMERICAN
    RED CROSS. INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
    ( ). INHAL: IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL PHYS. IN CASE OF
    ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DISCONNECT & TURN OFF POWER. IF NOT BRTHG, BEGIN
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, SAND, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTRODE IS NON-FLAMM. WELDING ARC &
    CUTTING PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY (SUPDAT)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP AS FOR NORMAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:READ & UNDERSTAND MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS &
    PRECAUTIONARY LBL ON PRODUCT.
    CUTTING, & AWS C5.3 "REC PRACTICES FOR AIR CARBON ARC GOUGING &
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NONE
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.9-2.1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK SOLID. NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE
    CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY OF BOTH ARE DEPENDENT UPON
    METAL BEING (SUPDAT)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL. DISPOSAL MUST BE
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
