Common Name: FLEETWELD 5P, 3/32" (2.4 MM)
Manufacturer: LINCOLN ELECTRIC
SDS Revision Date: 10/3/2018
SDS Format: GHS-US
   
Item Number(s): 12C134
Manufacturer Model Number(s):



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1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION 
2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 
3. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS 
4. FIRST AID MEASURES 
5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES 
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES 
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE 
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION 
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY 
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION 
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS 
14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION 
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION 
16. OTHER INFORMATION 



LINCOLN(R*) ELECTRIC

REVISION DATE: 10/03/2018

SAFETY DATA SHEET


1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION 


PRODUCT NAME: FLEETWELD(R*) 5P(TM)

PRODUCT SIZE: 3/32" (2.4 MM)

OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SDS NUMBER: 200000000613

RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTION ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE: SMAW (SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING)
RESTRICTIONS ON USE: NOT KNOWN. READ THIS SDS BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.

MANUFACTURER/IMPORTER/SUPPLIER/DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION:

COMPANY NAME: THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY

ADDRESS:
22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44117
USA

TELEPHONE: +1 (216) 481-8100

CONTACT PERSON:
SAFETY DATA SHEET QUESTIONS: WWW.LINCOLNELECTRIC.COM/SDS
ARC WELDING SAFETY INFORMATION: WWW.LINCOLNELECTRIC.COM/SAFETY

COMPANY NAME: LINCOLN ELECTRIC MEXICANA S.A. DE C.V.

ADDRESS:
CALZ. AZCAPOTZALCO LA VILLA NO. 869
DELEGACION AZCAPOTZALCO 02300 MEXICO, D.F.
MEXICO

TELEPHONE: +1 52 55 5063 0030

CONTACT PERSON:
SAFETY DATA SHEET QUESTIONS: WWW.LINCOLNELECTRIC.COM/SDS
ARC WELDING SAFETY INFORMATION: WWW.LINCOLNELECTRIC.COM/SAFETY

COMPANY NAME: THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY OF CANADA LP

ADDRESS:
179 WICKSTEED AVENUE
TORONTO, ONTARIO M4G 2B9
CANADA

TELEPHONE: +1 (416) 421-2600

CONTACT PERSON:
SAFETY DATA SHEET QUESTIONS: WWW.LINCOLNELECTRIC.COM/SDS
ARC WELDING SAFETY INFORMATION: WWW.LINCOLNELECTRIC.COM/SAFETY

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
USA/CANADA/MEXICO: +1 (888) 609-1762
AMERICAS/EUROPE: +1 (216) 383-8962
ASIA PACIFIC: +1 (216) 383-8966
MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA: +1 (216) 383-8969

3E COMPANY ACCESS CODE: 333988


2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 


CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA OF THE GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF
CLASSIFICATION AND LABELING OF CHEMICALS (GHS), THE UNITED STATES
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION'S HAZARD COMMUNICATION
STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200), CANADA'S HAZARDOUS PRODUCT REGULATIONS AND
MEXICO'S HARMONIZED SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION OF
HAZARDS AND RISKS FROM HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN THE WORKPLACE.

HAZARD CLASSIFICATION:
NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE GHS HAZARD
CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA.

LABEL ELEMENTS:
HAZARD SYMBOL: NO SYMBOL
SIGNAL WORD: NO SIGNAL WORD.
HAZARD STATEMENT: NOT APPLICABLE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: NOT APPLICABLE

OTHER HAZARDS WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN GHS CLASSIFICATION:
ELECTRICAL SHOCK CAN KILL. IF WELDING MUST BE PERFORMED IN DAMP LOCATIONS
OR WITH WET CLOTHING, ON METAL STRUCTURES OR WHEN IN CRAMPED POSITIONS
SUCH AS SITTING, KNEELING OR LYING, OR IF THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF
UNAVOIDABLE OR ACCIDENTAL CONTACT WITH WORK PIECE, USE THE FOLLOWING
EQUIPMENT: SEMIAUTOMATIC DC WELDER, DC MANUAL (STICK) WELDER, OR AC WELDER
WITH REDUCED VOLTAGE CONTROL.

ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN. WELDING ARC AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLES AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES AND
GASES CAN BE HAZARDOUS. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S
INSTRUCTIONS, SAFETY DATA SHEETS AND THE PRECAUTIONARY LABELS BEFORE USING
THIS PRODUCT. REFER TO SECTION 8.

SUBSTANCE(S) FORMED UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF USE:
THE WELDING FUME PRODUCED FROM THIS WELDING ELECTRODE MAY CONTAIN THE
FOLLOWING CONSTITUENT(S) AND/OR THEIR COMPLEX METALLIC OXIDES AS WELL AS
SOLID PARTICLES OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS FROM THE CONSUMABLES, BASE METAL, OR
BASE METAL COATING NOT LISTED BELOW.

CHEMICAL IDENTITY                 CAS-NO.

CARBON DIOXIDE                      124-38-9

CARBON MONOXIDE                     630-08-0

NITROGEN DIOXIDE                  10102-44-0

OZONE                             10028-15-6

MANGANESE                          7439-96-5


3. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS 


REPORTABLE HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS:

MIXTURES:

CHEMICAL IDENTITY      CAS NUMBER      CONTENT IN PERCENT (%)*

IRON                    7439-89-6       50 - <100%

CELLULOSE, PULP        65996-61-4        1 - <5%

SODIUM SILICATE         1344-09-8        1 - <5%

TITANIUM DIOXIDE       13463-67-7        1 - <5%

MANGANESE               7439-96-5      0.1 - <1%

CHLORITE                1318-59-8      0.1 - <1%

IRON OXIDE              1309-37-1      0.1 - <1%

MAGNESITE                546-93-0      0.1 - <1%

* ALL CONCENTRATIONS ARE PERCENT BY WEIGHT UNLESS INGREDIENT IS A GAS.
GAS CONCENTRATIONS ARE IN PERCENT BY VOLUME.

COMPOSITION COMMENTS:
THE TERM "HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS" SHOULD BE INTERPRETED AS A TERM DEFINED
IN HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARDS AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY THE
LABEL ELEMENTS EXISTENCE OF A WELDING HAZARD. THE PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN
ADDITIONAL NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS OR MAY FORM ADDITIONAL COMPOUNDS
UNDER THE CONDITION OF USE. REFER TO SECTIONS 2 AND 8 FOR MORE INFORMATION.


4. FIRST AID MEASURES 


INGESTION:
AVOID HAND, CLOTHING, FOOD, AND DRINK CONTACT WITH FLUXES, METAL FUME OR
POWDER WHICH CAN CAUSE INGESTION OF PARTICULATE DURING HAND TO MOUTH
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DRINKING, EATING, SMOKING, ETC. IF INGESTED, DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. CONTACT A POISON CONTROL CENTER. UNLESS THE POISON
CONTROL CENTER ADVISES OTHERWISE, WASH OUT MOUTH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.
IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT ONCE.

INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT ONCE.

SKIN CONTACT:
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH THE SKIN THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND
WATER. FOR REDDENED OR BLISTERED SKIN, OR THERMAL BURNS, OBTAIN MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE AT ONCE.

EYE CONTACT:
DUST OR FUME FROM THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE FLUSHED FROM THE EYES WITH
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF CLEAN, TEPID WATER UNTIL TRANSPORTED TO AN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL FACILITY. DO NOT ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB OR KEEP EYES TIGHTLY CLOSED.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT ONCE.

ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES. IF EXPOSED TO ARC RAYS, MOVE VICTIM TO DARK
ROOM, REMOVE CONTACT LENSES AS NECESSARY FOR TREATMENT, COVER EYES WITH
A PADDED DRESSING AND REST. OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IF SYMPTOMS
PERSIST.

MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED:

SYMPTOMS:
SHORT-TERM (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE TO FUMES AND GASES FROM WELDING AND
ALLIED PROCESSES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS METAL FUME
FEVER, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT, OR
EYES. MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS (E.G.
ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA). LONG-TERM (CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE TO FUMES AND GASES
FROM WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES CAN LEAD TO SIDEROSIS (IRON DEPOSITS
IN LUNG), CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS, BRONCHITIS AND OTHER
PULMONARY EFFECTS. REFER TO SECTION 11 FOR MORE
INFORMATION.

HAZARDS:
THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH WELDING AND ITS ALLIED PROCESSES SUCH A
SOLDERING AND BRAZING ARE COMPLEX AND MAY INCLUDE PHYSICAL AND HEALTH
HAZARDS SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTRIC SHOCK, PHYSICAL
STRAINS, RADIATION BURNS (EYE FLASH), THERMAL BURNS DUE TO HOT METAL
OR SPATTER AND POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE TO FUMES, GASES
OR DUSTS POTENTIALLY GENERATED DURING THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT. REFER
TO SECTION 11 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

INDICATION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED
TREATMENT: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.


5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES 


GENERAL FIRE HAZARDS:
AS SHIPPED, THIS PRODUCT IS NONFLAMMABLE. HOWEVER, WELDING ARC AND SPARKS
AND WELL AS OPEN FLAMES AND HOT SURFACES ASSOCIATED WITH BRAZING AND
SOLDERING CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. READ AND
UNDERSTAND AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z49.1, "SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING
AND ALLIED PROCESSES" AND NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NFPA
51B, "STANDARD FOR FIRE PREVENTION DURING WELDING, CUTTING AND OTHER HOT
WORK" BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.

SUITABLE (AND UNSUITABLE) EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:

SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
AS SHIPPED, THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN. IN CASE OF FIRE IN THE SURROUNDINGS:
USE APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHING AGENT.

UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
DO NOT USE WATER JET AS AN EXTINGUISHER, AS THIS WILL SPREAD THE FIRE.

SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
WELDING ARC AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES AND FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS.

SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS:

SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
USE STANDARD FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES AND CONSIDER THE HAZARDS OF OTHER
INVOLVED MATERIALS.

SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
SELECTION OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR FIRE FIGHTING: FOLLOW THE GENERAL
FIRE PRECAUTIONS INDICATED IN THE WORKPLACE. SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MUST BE WORN IN CASE OF FIRE.


6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES 


PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
IF AIRBORNE DUST AND/OR FUME IS PRESENT, USE ADEQUATE ENGINEERING
CONTROLS AND, IF NEEDED, PERSONAL PROTECTION TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE.
REFER TO RECOMMENDATIONS IN SECTION 8.

METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
ABSORB WITH SAND OR OTHER INERT ABSORBENT. STOP THE FLOW OF MATERIAL, IF
THIS IS WITHOUT RISK. CLEAN UP SPILLS IMMEDIATELY, OBSERVING PRECAUTIONS
IN THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN SECTION 8. AVOID GENERATING
DUST. PREVENT PRODUCT FROM ENTERING ANY DRAINS, SEWERS OR WATER
SOURCES. REFER TO SECTION 13 FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF
SAFE TO DO SO. DO NOT CONTAMINATE WATER SOURCES OR SEWER.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER MUST BE INFORMED OF ALL MAJOR SPILLAGES.


7. HANDLING AND STORAGE 


PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
PREVENT FORMATION OF DUST. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION AT
PLACES WHERE DUST IS FORMED.

READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTION AND THE PRECAUTIONARY
LABEL ON THE PRODUCT. REFER TO LINCOLN SAFETY PUBLICATIONS AT
WWW.LINCOLNELECTRIC.COM/SAFETY. SEE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z49.1,
"SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING AND ALLIED PROCESSES" PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN
WELDING SOCIETY, HTTP://PUBS.AWS.ORG AND OSHA PUBLICATION 2206 (29CFR1910),
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WWW.GPO.GOV.

CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STORE IN CLOSED ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN A DRY PLACE. STORE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH LOCAL/REGIONAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS. STORE AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.


8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION 


CONTROL PARAMETERS:

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: US

CHEMICAL IDENTITY         TYPE        EXPOSURE LIMIT   SOURCE
                                      VALUES

TITANIUM DIOXIDE          TWA         10 MG/M3         US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (12 2010)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE -        PEL         15 MG/M3         US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
TOTAL DUST.                                            LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

MANGANESE - FUME. -       CEILING     5 MG/M3          US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
AS Mn                                                  LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

                          REL         1 MG/M3          US. NIOSH:
                                                       POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

                          STEL        3 MG/M3          US. NIOSH:
                                                       POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

MANGANESE - INHALABLE     TWA         0.1 MG/M3        US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
FRACTION. - AS Mn                                      LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (03 2014)

MANGANESE - RESPIRABLE    TWA         0.02 MG/M3       US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
FRACTION. - AS Mn                                      LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (03 2014)

IRON OXIDE - RESPIRABLE   TWA         5 MG/M3          US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
FRACTION.                                              LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (12 2010)

IRON OXIDE - FUME.        PEL         10 MG/M3         US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
                                                       LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

IRON OXIDE - DUST AND     REL         5 MG/M3          US. NIOSH:
FUME. - AS Fe                                          POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

MAGNESITE - TOTAL         REL         10 MG/M3         US. NIOSH:
                                                       POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

MAGNESITE - RESPIRABLE.   REL         5 MG/M3          US. NIOSH:
                                                       POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

MAGNESITE - TOTAL DUST.   PEL         15 MG/M3         US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
                                                       LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

MAGNESITE - RESPIRABLE    PEL         5 MG/M3          US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
FRACTION.                                              LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: CANADA

CHEMICAL IDENTITY         TYPE        EXPOSURE LIMIT   SOURCE
                                      VALUES

TITANIUM DIOXIDE          TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE -        TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. BRITISH
TOTAL DUST.                                            COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE -        TWA         3 MG/M3          CANADA. BRITISH
RESPIRABLE FRACTION.                                   COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE          TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2011)

                          TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (11 2010)

                          8 HR ACL    10 MG/M3         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          15 MIN      20 MG/M3         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE -        TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
TOTAL DUST.                                            (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

MANGANESE - AS Mn         TWA         0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          TWA         0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          8 HR ACL    0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          15 MIN      0.6 MG/M3        CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

MANGANESE - RESPIRABLE    TWA         0.02 MG/M3       CANADA. MANITOBA
FRACTION. - AS Mn                                      OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2014)

MANGANESE - INHALABLE     TWA         0.1 MG/M3        CANADA. MANITOBA
FRACTION. - AS Mn                                      OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2014)

MANGANESE - AS Mn         TWA         0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (06 2015)

MANGANESE - FUME,         TWA         0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
TOTAL DUST. - AS Mn                                    (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

IRON OXIDE - RESPIRABLE.  TWA         5 MG/M3          CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

IRON OXIDE - TOTAL        TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. BRITISH
DUST.                                                  COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

IRON OXIDE - DUST. -      TWA         5 MG/M3          CANADA. BRITISH
AS Fe                                                  COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

IRON OXIDE - FUME. -      STEL        10 MG/M3         CANADA. BRITISH
AS Fe                                                  COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

IRON OXIDE -              TWA         3 MG/M3          CANADA. BRITISH
RESPIRABLE FRACTION.                                   COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

IRON OXIDE - FUME. -      TWA         5 MG/M3          CANADA. BRITISH
AS Fe                                                  COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

IRON OXIDE -              TWA         5 MG/M3          CANADA. MANITOBA
RESPIRABLE FRACTION.                                   OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2011)

                          TWA         5 MG/M3          CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (11 2010)

IRON OXIDE                8 HR ACL    10 MG/M3         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          15 MIN      20 MG/M3         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

IRON OXIDE - DUST AND     15 MIN      10 MG/M3         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
FUME. - AS Fe             ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          8 HR ACL    5 MG/M3          CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

IRON OXIDE - TOTAL        TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
DUST.                                                  (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

IRON OXIDE - DUST AND     TWA         5 MG/M3          CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
FUME. - AS Fe                                          (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

MAGNESITE - TOTAL DUST.   TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (07 2010)

MAGNESITE                 8 HR ACL    10 MG/M3         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          15 MIN      20 MG/M3         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

MAGNESITE - TOTAL DUST.   TWA         10 MG/M3         CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
                                                       (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: MEXICO

CHEMICAL IDENTITY         TYPE        EXPOSURE LIMIT   SOURCE
                                      VALUES

IRON - AS Fe              VLE-PPT     1 MG/M3          MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE          VLE-PPT     10 MG/M3         MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

MANGANESE - AS Mn         VLE-PPT     0.2 MG/M3        MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

IRON OXIDE -              VLE-PPT     5 MG/M3          MEXICO. OELS.
RESPIRABLE FRACTION.                                   (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF USE: US

CHEMICAL IDENTITY         TYPE        EXPOSURE LIMIT   SOURCE
                                      VALUES

CARBON DIOXIDE            TWA         5,000 PPM        US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (12 2010)

                          STEL        30,000 PPM       US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (12 2010)

                          PEL         5,000 PPM        US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
                                      9,000 MG/M3      LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

                          STEL        30,000 PPM       US. NIOSH:
                                      54,000 MG/M3     POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

                          REL         5,000 PPM        US. NIOSH:
                                      9,000 MG/M3      POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

CARBON MONOXIDE           TWA         25 PPM           US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (12 2010)

                          PEL         50 PPM           US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
                                      55 MG/M3         LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

                          REL         35 PPM           US. NIOSH:
                                      40 MG/M3         POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

                          CEIL_TIME   200 PPM          US. NIOSH:
                                      229 MG/M3        POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

NITROGEN DIOXIDE          TWA         0.2 PPM          US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (02 2012)

                          CEILING     5 PPM            US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
                                      9 MG/M3          LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

                          STEL        1 PPM            US. NIOSH:
                                      1.8 MG/M3        POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

OZONE                     PEL         0.1 PPM          US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
                                      0.2 MG/M3        LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

                          CEIL_TIME   0.1 PPM          US. NIOSH:
                                      0.2 MG/M3        POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

                          TWA         0.05 PPM         US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (03 2014)

                          TWA         0.20 PPM         US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (03 2014)

                          TWA         0.10 PPM         US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (03 2014)

                          TWA         0.08 PPM         US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
                                                       LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (03 2014)

MANGANESE - FUME. -       CEILING     5 MG/M3          US. OSHA TABLE Z-1
AS Mn                                                  LIMITS FOR AIR
                                                       CONTAMINANTS
                                                       (29 CFR 1910.1000)
                                                       (02 2006)

                          REL         1 MG/M3          US. NIOSH:
                                                       POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

                          STEL        3 MG/M3          US. NIOSH:
                                                       POCKET GUIDE TO
                                                       CHEMICAL HAZARDS
                                                       (2005)

MANGANESE - INHALABLE     TWA         0.1 MG/M3        US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
FRACTION. - AS Mn                                      LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (03 2014)

MANGANESE - RESPIRABLE    TWA         0.02 MG/M3       US. ACGIH THRESHOLD
FRACTION. - AS Mn                                      LIMIT VALUES
                                                       (03 2014)

ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF USE: CANADA

CHEMICAL IDENTITY         TYPE        EXPOSURE LIMIT   SOURCE
                                      VALUES

CARBON DIOXIDE            STEL        30,000 PPM       CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                      54,000 MG/M3     (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          TWA         5,000 PPM        CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                      9,000 MG/M3      (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          TWA         5,000 PPM        CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          STEL        15,000 PPM       CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          TWA         5,000 PPM        CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2011)

                          STEL        30,000 PPM       CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2011)

                          STEL        30,000 PPM       CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (11 2010)

                          TWA         5,000 PPM        CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (11 2010)

                          8 HR ACL    5,000 PPM        CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          15 MIN      30,000 PPM       CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          TWA         5,000 PPM        CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
                                      9,000 MG/M3      (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

                          STEL        30,000 PPM       CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
                                      54,000 MG/M3     (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

CARBON MONOXIDE           TWA         25 PPM           CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                      29 MG/M3         (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          TWA         25 PPM           CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          STEL        100 PPM          CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          TWA         25 PPM           CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2011)

                          TWA         25 PPM           CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (07 2010)

                          8 HR ACL    25 PPM           CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          15 MIN      190 PPM          CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          TWA         35 PPM           CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
                                      40 MG/M3         (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

                          STEL        200 PPM          CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
                                      230 MG/M3        (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

NITROGEN DIOXIDE          STEL        5 PPM            CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                      9.4 MG/M3        (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          TWA         3 PPM            CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                      5.6 MG/M3        (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          CEILING     1 PPM            CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          TWA         0.2 PPM          CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2012)

                          STEL        5 PPM            CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (11 2010)

                          TWA         3 PPM            CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (11 2010)

                          8 HR ACL    3 PPM            CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          15 MIN      5 PPM            CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          TWA         3 PPM            CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
                                      5.6 MG/M3        (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

OZONE                     STEL        0.3 PPM          CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                      0.6 MG/M3        (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          TWA         0.1 PPM          CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                      0.2 MG/M3        (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          TWA         0.05 PPM         CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          TWA         0.1 PPM          CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          TWA         0.08 PPM         CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          TWA         0.2 PPM          CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          TWA         0.1 PPM          CANADA. ONTARIO
                                      0.2 MG/M3        OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (07 2010)

                          STEL        0.3 PPM          CANADA. ONTARIO
                                      0.6 MG/M3        OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (07 2010)

                          15 MIN      0.15 PPM         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          8 HR ACL    0.05 PPM         CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          CEILING     0.1 PPM          CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
                                      0.2 MG/M3        (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (12 2008)

                          TWA         0.20 PPM         CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2014)

                          TWA         0.05 PPM         CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2014)

                          TWA         0.08 PPM         CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2014)

                          TWA         0.10 PPM         CANADA. MANITOBA
                                                       OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2014)

MANGANESE - AS Mn         TWA         0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. ALBERTA OELS
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH & SAFETY
                                                       CODE, SCHEDULE 1,
                                                       TABLE 2) (07 2009)

                          TWA         0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. BRITISH
                                                       COLUMBIA OELS.
                                                       (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR
                                                       CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES,
                                                       OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
                                                       AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATION 296/97,
                                                       AS AMENDED)
                                                       (07 2007)

                          8 HR ACL    0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                                                       OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

                          15 MIN      0.6 MG/M3        CANADA. SASKATCHEWAN
                          ACL                          OELS (OCCUPATIONAL
                                                       HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                                       REGULATIONS, 1996,
                                                       TABLE 21) (05 2009)

MANGANESE - RESPIRABLE    TWA         0.02 MG/M3       CANADA. MANITOBA
FRACTION. - AS Mn                                      OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2014)

MANGANESE - INHALABLE     TWA         0.1 MG/M3        CANADA. MANITOBA
FRACTION. - AS Mn                                      OELS (REG. 217/2006,
                                                       THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
                                                       AND HEALTH ACT)
                                                       (03 2014)

MANGANESE - AS Mn         TWA         0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. ONTARIO
                                                       OELS. (CONTROL OF
                                                       EXPOSURE TO
                                                       BIOLOGICAL OR
                                                       CHEMICAL AGENTS)
                                                       (06 2015)

MANGANESE - FUME,         TWA         0.2 MG/M3        CANADA. QUEBEC OELS.
TOTAL DUST. - AS Mn                                    (MINISTRY OF LABOR -
                                                       REGULATION
                                                       RESPECTING THE
                                                       QUALITY OF THE WORK
                                                       ENVIRONMENT)
                                                       (09 2017)

ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF USE: MEXICO

CHEMICAL IDENTITY         TYPE        EXPOSURE LIMIT   SOURCE
                                      VALUES

CARBON DIOXIDE            VLE-CT      30,000 PPM       MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

                          VLE-PPT     5,000 PPM        MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

CARBON MONOXIDE           VLE-PPT     25 PPM           MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

NITROGEN DIOXIDE          VLE-PPT     0.2 PPM          MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

OZONE                     VLE-P       0.1 PPM          MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

MANGANESE - AS Mn         VLE-PPT     0.2 MG/M3        MEXICO. OELS.
                                                       (NOM-010-STPS-2014
                                                       CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
                                                       AT THE WORKPLACE;
                                                       ASSESSMENT AND
                                                       CONTROL) (04 2014)

APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
VENTILATION:
USE ENOUGH VENTILATION AND LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE ARC, FLAME OR HEAT SOURCE
TO KEEP THE FUMES AND GASES FROM THE WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE AND THE
GENERAL AREA. TRAIN THE OPERATOR TO KEEP THEIR HEAD OUT OF THE FUMES.
KEEP EXPOSURE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:

GENERAL INFORMATION:

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR OVEREXPOSURE, USE CONTROLS SUCH AS
ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE).
OVEREXPOSURE REFERS TO EXCEEDING APPLICABLE LOCAL LIMITS, THE
AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS (ACGIH)
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES (TLVS) OR THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION'S (OSHA) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS (PELS).
WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LEVELS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED BY COMPETENT
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSESSMENTS. UNLESS EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE CONFIRMED TO
BE BELOW THE APPLICABLE LOCAL LIMIT, TLV OR PEL, WHICHEVER IS
LOWER, RESPIRATOR USE IS REQUIRED. ABSENT THESE CONTROLS, OVEREXPOSURE TO
ONE OR MORE COMPOUND CONSTITUENTS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE FUME OR
AIRBORNE PARTICLES, MAY OCCUR RESULTING IN POTENTIAL HEALTH
HAZARDS. ACCORDING TO THE ACGIH, TLVS AND BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES
(BEIS) "REPRESENT CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ACGIH BELIEVES THAT NEARLY
ALL WORKERS MAY BE REPEATEDLY EXPOSED WITHOUT ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS."
THE ACGIH FURTHER STATES THAT THE TLV-TWA SHOULD BE USED AS A GUIDE
IN THE CONTROL OF HEALTH HAZARDS AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO INDICATE A
FINE LINE BETWEEN SAFE AND DANGEROUS EXPOSURES. SEE SECTION 10
FOR INFORMATION ON CONSTITUENTS WHICH HAVE SOME POTENTIAL TO PRESENT
HEALTH HAZARDS. WELDING CONSUMABLES AND MATERIALS BEING JOINED MAY
CONTAIN CHROMIUM AS AN UNINTENDED TRACE ELEMENT. MATERIALS THAT
CONTAIN CHROMIUM MAY PRODUCE SOME AMOUNT OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (CrVI)
AND OTHER CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS AS A BYPRODUCT IN THE FUME. IN 2018,
THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS (ACGIH)
LOWERED THE THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV) FOR HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FROM
50 MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER OF AIR (50 (MICRO)G/M3) TO 0.2 (MICRO)G/M3.
AT THESE NEW LIMITS, CrVI EXPOSURES AT OR ABOVE THE TLV MAY BE POSSIBLE
IN CASES WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IS NOT PROVIDED. CrVI COMPOUNDS ARE
ON THE IARC AND NTP LISTS AS POSING A LUNG CANCER AND SINUS CANCER
RISK. WORKPLACE CONDITIONS ARE UNIQUE AND WELDING FUME EXPOSURES LEVELS
VARY. WORKPLACE EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS MUST BE CONDUCTED BY A
QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL, SUCH AS AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST, TO DETERMINE
IF EXPOSURES ARE BELOW APPLICABLE LIMITS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
WHEN NECESSARY FOR PREVENTING OVEREXPOSURES.

EYE/FACE PROTECTION:
WEAR HELMET OR USE FACE SHIELD WITH FILTER LENS SHADE NUMBER 12 OR DARKER
FOR OPEN ARC PROCESSES - OR FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS SPECIFIED IN
ANSI Z49.1, SECTION 4, BASED ON YOUR PROCESS AND SETTINGS. NO SPECIFIC
LENS SHADE RECOMMENDATION FOR SUBMERGED ARC OR ELECTROSLAG PROCESSES.
SHIELD OTHERS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE SCREENS AND FLASH GOGGLES.

SKIN PROTECTION:
HAND PROTECTION:
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES. SUITABLE GLOVES CAN BE RECOMMENDED BY THE
GLOVE SUPPLIER.

OTHER:
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:
WEAR HAND, HEAD, AND BODY PROTECTION WHICH HELP TO PREVENT INJURY
FROM RADIATION, OPEN FLAMES, HOT SURFACES, SPARKS AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
SEE Z49.1. AT A MINIMUM, THIS INCLUDES WELDER'S GLOVES AND A PROTECTIVE
FACE SHIELD WHEN WELDING, AND MAY INCLUDE ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS,
HATS, SHOULDER PROTECTION, AS WELL AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLOTHING WHEN
WELDING, BRAZING AND SOLDERING. WEAR DRY GLOVES FREE OF HOLES OR SPLIT
SEAMS. TRAIN THE OPERATOR NOT TO PERMIT ELECTRICALLY LIVE PARTS OR
ELECTRODES FROM CONTACTING THE SKIN . . . OR CLOTHING OR GLOVES IF THEY
ARE WET. INSULATE YOURSELF FROM THE WORK PIECE AND GROUND USING DRY
PLYWOOD, RUBBER MATS OR OTHER DRY INSULATION.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
KEEP YOUR HEAD OUT OF FUMES. USE ENOUGH VENTILATION AND LOCAL EXHAUST TO
KEEP FUMES AND GASES FROM YOUR BREATHING ZONE AND THE GENERAL AREA.
AN APPROVED RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE USED UNLESS EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS ARE
BELOW APPLICABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.

HYGIENE MEASURES:
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THE PRODUCT. ALWAYS OBSERVE
GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE MEASURES, SUCH AS WASHING AFTER HANDLING THE
MATERIAL AND BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, AND/OR SMOKING. ROUTINELY WASH
WORK CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS. DETERMINE
THE COMPOSITION AND QUANTITY OF FUMES AND GASES TO WHICH WORKERS ARE
EXPOSED BY TAKING AN AIR SAMPLE FROM INSIDE THE WELDER'S HELMET IF WORN OR
IN THE WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE. IMPROVE VENTILATION IF EXPOSURES ARE
NOT BELOW LIMITS. SEE ANSI/AWS F1.1, F1.2, F1.3 AND F1.5, AVAILABLE FROM
THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY,WWW.AWS.ORG.


9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 


APPEARANCE: STEEL ROD WITH EXTRUDED FLUX COATING.

PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID

FORM: SOLID

COLOR: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

ODOR: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

ODOR THRESHOLD: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

PH: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

INITIAL BOILING POINT AND BOILING RANGE: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

FLASH POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

EVAPORATION RATE: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NO DATA AVAILABLE.

UPPER/LOWER LIMIT ON FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS:
FLAMMABILITY LIMIT - UPPER (%): NO DATA AVAILABLE.
FLAMMABILITY LIMIT - LOWER (%): NO DATA AVAILABLE.

EXPLOSIVE LIMIT - UPPER (%): NO DATA AVAILABLE.
EXPLOSIVE LIMIT - LOWER (%): NO DATA AVAILABLE.

VAPOR PRESSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

VAPOR DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

RELATIVE DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

SOLUBILITY(IES):
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
SOLUBILITY (OTHER): NO DATA AVAILABLE.

PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NO DATA AVAILABLE.

AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

VISCOSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE.


10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY 


REACTIVITY:
THE PRODUCT IS NON-REACTIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, STORAGE AND
TRANSPORT.

CHEMICAL STABILITY: MATERIAL IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.

POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AVOID HEAT OR CONTAMINATION.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
STRONG ACIDS. STRONG OXIDIZING SUBSTANCES. STRONG BASES.

HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
FUMES AND GASES FROM WELDING AND ITS ALLIED PROCESSES SUCH AS BRAZING
AND SOLDERING CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. THE COMPOSITION AND QUANTITY
OF BOTH ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE METAL TO WHICH THE JOINING OR HOT WORK
IS APPLIED, THE PROCESS, PROCEDURE - AND WHERE APPLICABLE - THE ELECTRODE
OR CONSUMABLE USED. OTHER CONDITIONS WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE THE COMPOSITION
AND QUANTITY OF THE FUMES AND GASES TO WHICH WORKERS MAY BE EXPOSED
INCLUDE: COATINGS ON THE METAL BEING WELDED OR WORKED (SUCH AS PAINT,
PLATING, OR GALVANIZING), THE NUMBER OF OPERATORS AND THE VOLUME OF THE
WORK AREA, THE QUALITY AND AMOUNT OF VENTILATION, THE POSITION OF THE
OPERATOR'S HEAD WITH RESPECT TO THE FUME PLUME, AS WELL AS THE PRESENCE
OF CONTAMINANTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE (SUCH AS CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON VAPORS
FROM CLEANING AND DEGREASING ACTIVITIES.)

IN CASES WHERE AN ELECTRODE OR OTHER APPLIED MATERIAL IS CONSUMED, THE
FUME AND GAS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS GENERATED ARE DIFFERENT IN PERCENT
AND FORM FROM THE INGREDIENTS LISTED IN SECTION 3. DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
OF NORMAL OPERATION INCLUDE THOSE ORIGINATING FROM THE VOLATILIZATION,
REACTION, OR OXIDATION OF THE MATERIALS SHOWN IN SECTION 3, PLUS THOSE FROM
THE BASE METAL AND COATING, ETC., AS NOTED ABOVE. REASONABLY EXPECTED FUME
CONSTITUENTS PRODUCED DURING ARC WELDING AND BRAZING INCLUDE THE OXIDES OF
IRON, MANGANESE AND OTHER METALS PRESENT IN THE WELDING CONSUMABLE OR BASE
METAL. HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS MAY BE IN THE WELDING OR BRAZING FUME
OF CONSUMABLES OR BASE METALS WHICH CONTAIN CHROMIUM. GASEOUS AND
PARTICULATE FLUORIDE MAY BE IN THE FUME OF CONSUMABLES OR FLUX MATERIALS
WHICH CONTAIN FLUORIDE. GASEOUS REACTION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE CARBON
MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE. OZONE AND NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE FORMED
BY THE RADIATION FROM THE ARC ASSOCIATED WITH WELDING.


11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION 


GENERAL INFORMATION:
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAS DETERMINED
WELDING FUMES AND ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FROM WELDING ARE CARCINOGENIC
TO HUMANS (GROUP 1). ACCORDING TO IARC, WELDING FUMES CAUSE CANCER OF
THE LUNG AND POSITIVE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH CANCER OF
THE KIDNEY. ALSO ACCORDING TO IARC, ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FROM WELDING
CAUSES OCULAR MELANOMA. IARC IDENTIFIES GOUGING, BRAZING, CARBON ARC
OR PLASMA ARC CUTTING, AND SOLDERING AS PROCESSES CLOSELY RELATED TO
WELDING. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS, SAFETY
DATA SHEETS AND THE PRECAUTIONARY LABELS BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.

INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:

INHALATION:
POTENTIAL CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS RELATED TO THE USE OF WELDING CONSUMABLES
ARE MOST APPLICABLE TO THE INHALATION ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. REFER TO
INHALATION STATEMENTS IN SECTION 11.

SKIN CONTACT: ARC RAYS CAN BURN SKIN. SKIN CANCER HAS BEEN REPORTED.

EYE CONTACT: ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES.

INGESTION:
HEALTH INJURIES FROM INGESTION ARE NOT KNOWN OR EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL USE.

SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL
CHARACTERISTICS:

INHALATION:
SHORT-TERM (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE TO FUMES AND GASES FROM WELDING AND ALLIED
PROCESSES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS METAL FUME FEVER, DIZZINESS,
NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT, OR EYES. MAY AGGRAVATE
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS (E.G. ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA). LONG-TERM
(CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE TO FUMES AND GASES FROM WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
CAN LEAD TO SIDEROSIS (IRON DEPOSITS IN LUNG), CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
EFFECTS, BRONCHITIS AND OTHER PULMONARY EFFECTS.

INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:

ACUTE TOXICITY (LIST ALL POSSIBLE ROUTES OF EXPOSURE):

ORAL:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

SPECIFIED SUBSTANCE(S):

IRON:
LD 50 (RAT): 98.6 G/KG

SODIUM SILICATE:
LD 50 (RAT): 1.1 G/KG

DERMAL:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

INHALATION:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

CARCINOGENICITY:
PRODUCT:
ARC RAYS: SKIN CANCER HAS BEEN REPORTED.

IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISKS TO HUMANS:
TITANIUM DIOXIDE:
OVERALL EVALUATION: 2B. POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS.

US. NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP) REPORT ON CARCINOGENS:
NO CARCINOGENIC COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED

US. OSHA SPECIFICALLY REGULATED SUBSTANCES (29 CFR 1910.1001-1050):
NO CARCINOGENIC COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED

GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY:

IN VITRO:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

IN VIVO:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - REPEATED EXPOSURE
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

ASPIRATION HAZARD:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

OTHER EFFECTS:
ORGANIC POLYMERS MAY BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF VARIOUS WELDING
CONSUMABLES. OVEREXPOSURE TO THEIR DECOMPOSITION BYPRODUCTS MAY RESULT IN
A CONDITION KNOWN AS POLYMER FUME FEVER. POLYMER FUME FEVER USUALLY OCCURS
WITHIN 4 TO 8 HOURS OF EXPOSURE WITH THE PRESENTATION OF FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS,
INCLUDING MILD PULMONARY IRRITATION WITH OR WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN BODY
TEMPERATURE. SIGNS OF EXPOSURE CAN INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN WHITE BLOOD CELL
COUNT. RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS TYPICALLY OCCURS QUICKLY, USUALLY NOT LASTING
LONGER THAN 48 HOURS.

SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL
CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE CONDITION OF USE:

INHALATION:

SPECIFIED SUBSTANCE(S):
MANGANESE:
OVEREXPOSURE TO MANGANESE FUMES MAY AFFECT THE BRAIN AND CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM, RESULTING IN POOR COORDINATION, DIFFICULTY SPEAKING, AND ARM OR
LEG TREMOR. THIS CONDITION CAN BE IRREVERSIBLE.

ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF USE:

ACUTE TOXICITY:

INHALATION

SPECIFIED SUBSTANCE(S):

CARBON DIOXIDE:
LC LO (HUMAN, 5 MIN): 90000 PPM

CARBON MONOXIDE:
LC 50 (RAT, 4 H): 1300 PPM

NITROGEN DIOXIDE:
LC 50 (RAT, 4 H): 88 PPM

OZONE:
LC LO (HUMAN, 30 MIN): 50 PPM

OTHER EFFECTS:

SPECIFIED SUBSTANCE(S):
CARBON DIOXIDE: ASPHYXIA
CARBON MONOXIDE: CARBOXYHEMOGLOBINEMIA
NITROGEN DIOXIDE: LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION


12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 


ECOTOXICITY:

ACUTE HAZARDS TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT:

FISH:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

SPECIFIED SUBSTANCE(S):
SODIUM SILICATE:
LC 50 (WESTERN MOSQUITOFISH (GAMBUSIA AFFINIS), 96 H): 1,800 MG/L

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

SPECIFIED SUBSTANCE(S):

SODIUM SILICATE:
EC 50 (WATER FLEA (CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA), 48 H): 22.94 - 49.01 MG/L

MANGANESE:
EC 50 (WATER FLEA (DAPHNIA MAGNA), 48 H): 40 MG/L

CHRONIC HAZARDS TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT:

FISH:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

TOXICITY TO AQUATIC PLANTS:
PRODUCT: NOT CLASSIFIED

PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY:

BIODEGRADATION:
PRODUCT: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL:

BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR (BCF):
PRODUCT: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO DATA AVAILABLE.


13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS 


GENERAL INFORMATION:
THE GENERATION OF WASTE SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR MINIMIZED WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
WHEN PRACTICAL, RECYCLE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE, REGULATORY
COMPLIANT MANNER. DISPOSE OF NON-RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPOSE OF THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER TO HAZARDOUS OR SPECIAL WASTE
COLLECTION POINT.

CONTAMINATED PACKAGING:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND
DISPOSAL FACILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS,
AND PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS AT TIME OF DISPOSAL.


14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION 


DOT:
UN NUMBER:
UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT DG REGULATED

TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES):
CLASS: NR
LABEL(S):

PACKING GROUP:

MARINE POLLUTANT: NO

IMDG:
UN NUMBER:
UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT DG REGULATED

TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES):
CLASS: NR
LABEL(S):
EMS NO.:

PACKING GROUP:

MARINE POLLUTANT: NO

IATA:
UN NUMBER:
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT DG REGULATED

TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES):
CLASS: NR
LABEL(S):

PACKING GROUP:

MARINE POLLUTANT: NO

CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY: ALLOWED.

TDG:
UN NUMBER:
UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT DG REGULATED

TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES):
CLASS: NR
LABEL(S):

PACKING GROUP:

MARINE POLLUTANT: NO


15. REGULATORY INFORMATION 


US FEDERAL REGULATIONS:

TSCA SECTION 12(B) EXPORT NOTIFICATION (40 CFR 707, SUBPT. D):
NONE PRESENT OR NONE PRESENT IN REGULATED QUANTITIES.

US. OSHA SPECIFICALLY REGULATED SUBSTANCES (29 CFR 1910.1001-1050):
NONE PRESENT OR NONE PRESENT IN REGULATED QUANTITIES.

CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST (40 CFR 302.4):

CHEMICAL IDENTITY   REPORTABLE QUANTITY

MANGANESE           INCLUDED IN THE REGULATION BUT WITH NO DATA VALUES.
                    SEE REGULATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA):
HAZARD CATEGORIES: NOT CLASSIFIED

SARA 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE:
NONE PRESENT OR NONE PRESENT IN REGULATED QUANTITIES.

SARA 304 EMERGENCY RELEASE NOTIFICATION:

CHEMICAL IDENTITY    REPORTABLE QUANTITY

MANGANESE            INCLUDED IN THE REGULATION BUT WITH NO DATA VALUES.
                     SEE REGULATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

SARA 311/312 HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL:

CHEMICAL IDENTITY     THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY

IRON                  10000 LBS

CELLULOSE, PULP       10000 LBS

SODIUM SILICATE       10000 LBS

TITANIUM DIOXIDE      10000 LBS

MANGANESE             10000 LBS

CHLORITE              10000 LBS

IRON OXIDE            10000 LBS

MAGNESITE             10000 LBS

SARA 313 (TRI REPORTING):
NONE PRESENT OR NONE PRESENT IN REGULATED QUANTITIES.

CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 311 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (40 CFR 117.3):
NONE PRESENT OR NONE PRESENT IN REGULATED QUANTITIES.

CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) SECTION 112(R) ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION (40 CFR
68.130): NONE PRESENT OR NONE PRESENT IN REGULATED QUANTITIES.

US STATE REGULATIONS:

US. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
WARNING: CANCER - WWW.P65WARNINGS.CA.GOV

WARNING:
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS OR PRODUCES A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND BIRTH DEFECTS (OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE
HARM). (CALIFORNIA HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 25249.5 ET SEQ.)

WARNING:
CANCER AND REPRODUCTIVE HARM - WWW.P65WARNINGS.CA.GOV

US. NEW JERSEY WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT:

CHEMICAL IDENTITY: TITANIUM DIOXIDE

US. MASSACHUSETTS RTK - SUBSTANCE LIST:

CHEMICAL IDENTITY: QUARTZ

US. PENNSYLVANIA RTK - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:

CHEMICAL IDENTITY: TITANIUM DIOXIDE

US. RHODE ISLAND RTK:
NO INGREDIENT REGULATED BY RI RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW PRESENT.

CANADA FEDERAL REGULATIONS:

LIST OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES (CEPA, SCHEDULE 1):

CHEMICAL IDENTITY:
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
IRON OXIDE

EXPORT CONTROL LIST (CEPA 1999, SCHEDULE 3): NOT REGULATED

NATIONAL POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY (NPRI):
CANADA. NATIONAL POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY (NPRI) SUBSTANCES, PART 5,
VOCS WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
NPRI PT5: NOT REGULATED

CANADA. NATIONAL POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY (NPRI) (SCHEDULE 1, PARTS
1-4):
NPRI: NOT REGULATED

GREENHOUSE GASES: NOT REGULATED

CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT:
CA CDSI: NOT REGULATED
CA CDSII: NOT REGULATED
CA CDSIII: NOT REGULATED
CA CDSIV: NOT REGULATED
CA CDSV: NOT REGULATED
CA CDSVII: NOT REGULATED
CA CDSVIII: NOT REGULATED

PRECURSOR CONTROL REGULATIONS: NOT REGULATED

MEXICO. SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO REPORTING FOR THE POLLUTANT RELEASE AND
TRANSFER REGISTRY (PRTR): NOT APPLICABLE

INVENTORY STATUS:

AUSTRALIA AICS:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

CANADA DSL INVENTORY LIST:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

EINECS, ELINCS OR NLP:
ON OR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVENTORY

JAPAN (ENCS) LIST:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

CHINA INV. EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES:
ON OR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVENTORY

KOREA EXISTING CHEMICALS INV. (KECI):
ON OR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVENTORY

CANADA NDSL INVENTORY:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

PHILIPPINES PICCS:
ON OR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVENTORY

US TSCA INVENTORY:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

NEW ZEALAND INVENTORY OF CHEMICALS:
ON OR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVENTORY

JAPAN ISHL LISTING:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

JAPAN PHARMACOPOEIA LISTING:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

MEXICO INSQ:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

ONTARIO INVENTORY:
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING.

TAIWAN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INVENTORY: ON OR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVENTORY


16. OTHER INFORMATION 


DEFINITIONS:

REVISION DATE: 10/03/2018

FURTHER INFORMATION: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST.

DISCLAIMER:
THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY URGES EACH END USER AND RECIPIENT OF THIS SDS
TO STUDY IT CAREFULLY. SEE ALSO WWW.LINCOLNELECTRIC.COM/SAFETY. IF
NECESSARY, CONSULT AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST OR OTHER EXPERT TO UNDERSTAND
THIS INFORMATION AND SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECT WORKERS
FROM POTENTIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HANDLING OR USE OF THIS
PRODUCT. THIS INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AS OF THE REVISION
DATE SHOWN ABOVE. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS
GIVEN. BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS OR METHODS OF USE ARE BEYOND LINCOLN
ELECTRIC'S CONTROL, WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF
THIS PRODUCT. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY
DIFFER BETWEEN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS REMAIN
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER.

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