Control Measures 
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Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: A=NIC & CHR, MSDS VERSION NUMBER: 3
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Contractor Summary 
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Ingredients 
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% Wt: BALANCE
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OSHA PEL: 1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
EPA Rpt Qty: 1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty: 1 LB
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OSHA PEL: 1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
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% low Wt: .6
Other REC Limits: ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3(M)
OSHA PEL: C5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
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% low Wt: .3
% high Wt: 5.
Other REC Limits: TLV:3 MG/M3(SIO2)(M)
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
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% high Wt: 6.
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
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% low Wt: 0.
% high Wt: 1.
ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3
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% low Wt: 0.
% high Wt: .5
OSHA PEL: 0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
EPA Rpt Qty: 1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty: 1 LB
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% low Wt: 0.
% high Wt: .5
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% low Wt: 0.
% high Wt: .5
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% low Wt: 0.
% high Wt: 5.
OSHA PEL: 1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
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% low Wt: 0.
% high Wt: 1.
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: YES
IARC: YES
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: 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 EVALUATION OF
  OGEN. ANIMAL: LUNGS, NASAL CAVITIES.
Signs And Symptions 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: EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY AMERICAN RED CROSS.
  INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: CALL MD
  IMMEDIATELY (FP N). SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WAT ER. CALL MD (FP
  ASSISTANCE FROM MD (FP N).
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Handling and Disposal
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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.
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. USE  EXHST SYS. MAKE SURE INHALED AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN
  FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PEL'S.
Other Precautions: OTHER PRECAUTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION ON
  THE WELDING HANDBOOK, VOL 1, CHAPTER 9, SAFE PRACTICES IN WELDING AN D
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Flash Point Text: NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media: MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE (FP N).
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
  (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: WELDING ARC AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES
  WELDING AND ALLIED PROCEDURES.  HAZARD RATING: HEALTH - 3; FLAMMABILITY - 0 ;
  REACTIVITY - 0.
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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 (FP N).
  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)
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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Vapor Density: N/A(AIR=1)
Appearance and Odor: BARE FILLER METALS ARE SOLID WIRE, SHINY SILVER
  APPEARANCE.
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
Materials To Avoid: NONE.
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)
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information 
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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)
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Ecological Information 
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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
  RSLT IN SIGNIFICANT 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)
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Transport Information: N/P --ECOLOGICAL INFO: HELMET IF WORN OR IN BREATHING
  SEE AWS PUBLICATION: "FUMES AND GASES IN THE WELDING ENVIRONMENT" AN D AWS
  "EFFECTS OF WELDING ON HEALTH 1X".
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Regulatory Information 
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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.
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Other Information 
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HAZCOM Label 
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Company Name: J. W. HARRIS CO INC & HARRIS WELCO, DIVISION/J.W. HARRIS CO
Label Required IND: Y
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: CAUTION
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Slight
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: ELECTRIC ARC-WELDING MAY CREATE DANGEROUS FUMES
  AND GASES. WELDING FUME EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, DRYNESS AND
  IRRITATION OF THE NOSE, EYES AND THROAT, CHEST TIGHTNESS, FEVER, ALLERG IC
  REACTION. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN. ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. 
  CHRONIC: CANCER HAZARD. CONTAINS NICKEL WHICH IS LISTED AS A LUNG CARCINOGEN
  (FP N). CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS ARE REQUIRED BY O SHA TO BE CONSIDERED
  CARCINOGENIC (MFR). WELDING FUMES MAY CAUSE SIDEROSIS AND AFFECT PULMONARY
  FUNCTION.
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