*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR
    WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACES & WHENEVER FUME CONCENTRATIONS
    EXCEED APPLICABLE LIMITS FOR TUNGSTEN OR OTHER WELDING FUMES. ALL
Ventilation:GEN &/OR LOC EXHST AT WELDING ARC REC. IS SUCH EQUIP IS NOT
    AVAIL, USE NIOSH APPRVD RESP AS SPECIFIED. AIR (SUPP DATA)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . FOOTWEAR:SUITABLE FOR METAL WORKING. CLOTHING: DARK, (SUPP
    DATA)
Work Hygienic Practices:OPERATOR TRAINED TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK & UV
    RAY EXPOSURE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    WELDED. SOME LOSS OF ELECTRODE WILL OCCUR. VENT:SAMPLING IF NEC TO
    DETERMINE CORRECTIVE MEASURES. EYE PROT:FULL LGTH FSHLD  OR 
    WELDER'S HELMET W/PROPER FILTER LENS. OTHER PROT
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:DENNIS WILSON
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:TUNGSTEN
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3;3 STEL
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION OF FUMES GENERATED DURING
    WELDING. MOST STUDIES FOUND TUNGSTEN TO BE TOXICOLOGICALLY INERT.
    SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: BREATHING DIFFICULTY, HEADACHE,
    NAUSEA, DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF  NOSE, THROAT, EYES. BURNING
    SENSATION OF SKIN OR EYES. UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ERYTHMAS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/POTABLE
    INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IMPAIRED, ASSISTED RESPIR
    ATION MAY BE REQUIRED. SKIN:TREAT U.V. EXPOSURE SIMILAR TO SEVERE
    SUNBURN, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION!
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NOT
    FLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN IGNITE
    CUTTING", PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Other Precautions:NONE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, GRAY METAL CYLINDER; NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES (OXIDES OF METAL BEING
    WELDED & GASES, SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE, OZONE & OXIDES OF
    NITROGEN) (SUPP DATA)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.
