*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPRVD DUST/MIST RESP WHEN
    GRINDING/MACHINING CURED CMPD. IF EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE UNKNOWN, IF
    LEVELS EXCEED TLV/PEL/IF EFTS OCCUR, USE NIOSH APPRVD DUST/MIST
    RESP I/A/W APPLIC HLTH & SFTY REG S & MFR'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION USUALLY ADEQUATE.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . CLEAN CLOTHING TO COVER SKIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW GEN INDUS SFTY PRACT DURING USE. DO NOT
    SMOKE/EAT DURING USE. DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CONTRS W/OUT (SUP DAT)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: SPREAD OF FLAME. HYGIENE PRACT: COMMERCIAL
    CLEAN/RECONDITION.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:CATHY GRIFFITH
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:GRAPHITE
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 RDUST
Ingred Name:PETROLATUM
Fraction by Wt: >3%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:DUST MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. EYE:MECH IRRIT. PRLNG CONT MAY CAUSE TEARING
    & REDNESS. SKIN:NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN IRRITANT. PRLNG CONT MAY
    CAUSE REDNESS. INHAL:VAPS FROM H EATED MATL MAY CAUSE IRRIT. LIQ
    ASPIR INTO LUNGS MAY CAUSE SEV INJURY/DEATH. INHAL OF DUST MAY
    (EFTS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CAUSE IRRIT. INGEST: MAY CAUSE NAUS &
    VOMIT. CHRONIC: RPTD & PRLNG INHAL OF GRAPHITE/CARBON DUSTS MAY
    CAUSE PULM FIBROSIS, EMPHYSEMA, & PNEUMOCONIOSIS. SEV OF THESE EFTS
    IS GREATLY INFLUENCE D BY PRESENCE OF OTHER HARMFUL MINERAL DUSTS,
    MOST NOTABLY CRYSTALLINE SILICA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING PULMONARY AND
    DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS
    COMPONENTS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MINUTES. OBTAIN MED ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH CONTAMINATED AREAS THORO
    W/WATER. OBTAIN MED ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, INHAL: REMOVE
    TO FRE SH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. OBTAIN MED
    ATTENTION. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE
    WATER/MILK IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & NOT DROWSY. OBTAIN IMMEDIATE
    MED ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:COC
Extinguishing Media:USE ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL,
    FOAM, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . USE
    WATER TO COOL EXPOSED CONTRS. WATER STREAM DIRECTED INTO FIRE MAY
    CAUSE FROTHING W/SUBSEQUENT (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CLSD CONTRS MAY RUPTURE/EXPLODE (DUE TO
    PRESS BUILD-UP) WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. IRRITATING &/TOX
    GASES/FUMES MAY BE GENERATED BY THERMAL DECOMP/COMBUST.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:RECLAIM CLEAN MATL. CONTAM MASK SHOULD BE
    SWEPT/SHOVELED INTO APPROP WASTE CONTR & DISP OF I/A/W APPLIC FED,
    STATE & LOC REGS. NOTE: SPILLS OF THIS MATL INTO WATERWAYS MAY BE
    REPORTABLE UNDER CLEAN WA TER ACT REGS. PVNT ENTRANCE INTO
    WATERWAYS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED CONTACT. AVOID
    INHALING VAPORS. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:1.2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN BUTYL ACETATE
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK PASTE, WITH OIL ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG LEWIS OR MINERAL ACIDS. STRONG BASES OR OXIDANTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID FUMES. OXIDES OF CARBON. VARIOUS
    HYDROCARBONS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:REVIEW ALL CURRENT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS REGARDING HEALTH AND DISPOSAL FOR APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL
    PROCEDURES. INCINERATION PREFERRED.
