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1.1 PRODUCT NAME: E308LFC-O, E309LFC-O, E312FC-O, E316LFC-O 1.2 CHEMICAL NAME: STAINLESS STEEL 1.5 PRODUCT USE: WELDING WIRE 16 DISTRIBUTOR'S NAME: WELDING MATERIAL SALES 1.7 DISTRIBUTOR'S ADDRESS: 1340 REED ROAD GENEVA, IL 60134 1.8 EMERGENCY PHONE: 800-424-9300 1.9 BUSINESS PHONE/FAX: TEL: 630-232-6421 FAX: 888-733-1512
2.1 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION: THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED NEITHER CLASSIFIED AS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE NOR AS DANGEROUS GOODS ACCORDING TO THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA OF NOHSC: 1088 (1999) AND ADG CODE (AUSTRALIA). WARNING! CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. EXCLAMATION MARK HAZARD STATEMENTS (H): H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. H335: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS (P): P261: AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUME. P264: WASH HANDS AND EXPOSED SKIN AREAS WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. P271: USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. P280: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION. P304+P340: IF INHALED: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. P305+P351+P338: IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. P312: CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. P337+P313: IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. WARNING: ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM WELDING EQUIPMENT OR ELECTRODES MAY BE FATAL. THE WELDING PROCESS USES ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS THAT SUSTAIN A WELDING ARC BETWEEN THE ELECTRODE AND THE BASE PLATE THE WELDING ARC CONVERTS THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO A LOCALIZED, CONCENTRATED HEAT SOURCE. THE TREMENDOUSLY HIGH TEMPERATURES OF THE ARC CAUSE THE WELDING CONTINUOUS WIRE AND ROD ELECTRODE (OR FILLER METAL, WHEN USED AS SUCH) TO DECOMPOSE. ELECTRIC ARC WORKING MAY CREATE ONE OR MORE HEALTH HAZARDS. HOT METAL SPATTER AND HEAT FROM ELECTRIC ARCS, WELDING FLAMES OR THE THERMAL SPRAY PROCESS MAY CAUSE BUMS TO THE HANDS AND BODY OR MAY CAUSE FIRE IF IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. UV, IR AND LIGHT RADIATION FROM AN ELECTRIC ARC MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED EYES. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. FUMES AND GASES GENERATED DURING THE WELDING PROCESS CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH AND NOISE GENERATED DURING WELDING CAN DAMAGE HEARING. SEE ALSO AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z-49.1, "SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING AND ALLIED PROCESSES" PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND HAZARD WARNINGS. 2.2 EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE: INGESTION: GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, NAUSEA, AND/OR VOMITING. EYES: MILD TO MODERATE IRRITANT. SKIN: REDNESS, IRRITATION, RASH AT SITE OF EXPOSURE. CHROMIUM DUST ON SKIN CAN FORM ULCERS. INHALATION: INHALATION OF CHROMIUM AND CHROMATES, IN FUMES, CAN CAUSE A METALLIC TASTE, TIGHTNESS IN THE CHEST, NAUSEA, FEVER, FATIGUE AND ALLERGIC REACTION. FUMES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO NASAL MEMBRANES, BRONCHIAL TUBES AND LUNGS. 2.3 SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE: INGESTION: INTESTINAL DISCOMFORT, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA. EYES: MILD IRRITATION, REDNESS, AND WATERING. SKIN: CONTACT DERMATITIS, CHARACTERIZED BY LOCALIZED RED OR PUFFY DRY SKIN AND ITCHING. INHALATION: ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WATERY EYES, NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, METAL FUME FEVER, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, FREQUENT COUGHING, OR CHEST PAIN. 2.4 ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS: INGESTION: GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. EYES: MILD TO MODERATE IRRITANT. SKIN: PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE CONTACT DERMATITIS (LOCALIZE REDNESS OR RASH). INHALATION: ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WATERY EYES, NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, METAL FUME FEVER, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, FREQUENT COUGHING, OR CHEST PAIN. OVEREXPOSURE TO METALS OXIDE MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER CHARACTERIZED BY METALLIC TASTE, TIGHTNESS OF CHEST AND FEVER. SYMPTOMS MAY LAST 24-48 HOURS FOLLOWING OVEREXPOSURE. 2.5 CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS: INGESTION: INGESTION OR INHALATION OF FLUORIDES MAY CAUSE SERIOUS BONE EROSION (OSTEOPOROSIS) AND MOTTLING OF TEETH. EYES: NONE REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SKIN: PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE CONTACT DERMATITIS (LOCALIZED REDNESS OR RASH). INHALATION: LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES GASES, DUSTS AND FUMES MAY CONTRIBUTE TO PULMONARY IRRITATION OR PNEUMOCONIOSIS OR "SIDEROSIS." INHALATION OF FUME WITH CHROMIUM (VI) COMPOUNDS CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, LUNG DAMAGE AND ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPTOMS. LONG-TERM OVEREXPOSURE TO MANGANESE COMPOUNDS MAY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. SYMPTOMS MAY BE SIMILAR TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND CAN INCLUDE SLOWNESS, CHANGES IN HANDWRITING, GAIT IMPAIRMENT, MUSCLE SPASMS AND CRAMPS AND LESS COMMONLY, TREMOR AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES. EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OVEREXPOSED TO MANGANESE COMPOUNDS SHOULD BE SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN FOR EARLY DETECTION OF NEUROLOGIC PROBLEMS. 2.6 TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. NOTE: ALL WHMIS REQUIRED INFORMATION IS INCLUDED. IT IS LOCATED IN APPROPRIATE SECTIONS BASED ON THE ANSI Z400.1-2010 FORMAT.
CHEMICAL NAME(S) CAS NO. RTECS NO. EINECS NO. % NICKEL 7440-02-0 QR5950000 231-111-4 8-34 CARC. 2; STOT RE 1; SKIN SENS. 1; AQUATIC CHRONIC 3; H351, H372**, H317, H412 IRON 7439-89-6 NO4565500 231-096-4 38-69 CHROMIUM # 7440-47-3 GB4200000 231-157-5 15-30 TITANIUM DIOXIDE 13463-67-7 XR2275000 236-675-5 1-7.5 CARC. 2; H351 CALCIUM FLUORIDE 7789-75-5 EW1760000 232-188-7 0-5 SKIN IRRIT. 2; EYE IRRIT. 2; STOT SE 3; H315, H319 COPPER 7440-50-8 GL5325000 231-159-6 0-4 MOLYBDENUM 7439-98-7 QA4680000 231-107-2 0-4 MANGANESE 7439-96-5 OO9275000 231-105-1 0.5-5 ALUMINUM OXIDE 11092-32-3 NA 215-691-6 0-2 IRON OXIDE 1332-37-2 NO7380000 215-570-8 0-2 SILICON DIOXIDE 7631-86-9 VV7310000 231-545-4 0-2 EYE IRRIT. 2A; STOT SE 3; H319, H335 ZIRCONIUM OXIDE 1314-23-4 215-227-2 0-2 SKIN IRRIT,. 2; EYE IRRIT. 2A; STOT SE 3; H315, H319, H335 POTASSIUM TITANATE 12030-97-6 NA 234-748-6 0-2 NIOBIUM 7440-03-1 QT9900000 231-113-5 0-1 SILICON 7440-21-3 VW0400000 231-130-8 0.1-1 TITANIUM 7440-32-6 XR1700000 231-142-3 0.1-1 CHEMICAL EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR (MG/M3) NAME(S) ACGIH NOHSC OSHA OTHER PPM PPM PPM TLV STEL ES- ES- ES- PEL STEL IDLH TWA STEL PEAK NICKEL (5.0) NA NF NF NF (5.0) NA NA IRON (5.0) NA NF NF NF (10.0) NA NA 0.5 - NIOSH CHROMIUM # (0.5) NA (0.5) NF NF (1.0) NA 25 TITANIUM (10) NA (10) NF NF (15) NA NA TOTAL DIOXIDE DUST CALCIUM NA NA NF NF NF NA NA NA FLUORIDE COPPER (1.0)** NA (1.0) NF NF (1.0) NA NA (0.2) FUME MOLYBDENUM (10.0) NA (10.0) NF NF (15.0) NA (5000) MANGANESE (0.2) (3) (10.0) NF NF (10.0) NA NA ALUMINUM NA NA NF NF NF NA NA NA OXIDE IRON OXIDE 15 NA NF NF NF 10 NA NA FUME SILICON NA NA NF NF NF 20 NA 3000 DIOXIDE ZIRCONIUM (5) NA (5) NF NF (5) NA NA OXIDE POTASSIUM NA NA NF NF NF NA NA NA TITANATE NIOBIUM (5.0) NA NF NF NF (5.0) NA NA SILICON (10.0) NA (10.0) NF NF (10.0) NA NA TITANIUM NA NA NF NF NF NA NA NA THE EXPOSURE LIMIT FOR WELDING FUME HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT 5 MG/M3 WITH OSHA'S PEL AND ACGIH'S TLV. THE INDIVIDUAL COMPLEX COMPOUNDS WITHIN THE FUME MAY HAVE LOWER EXPOSURE LIMITS THAN THE GENERAL WELDING FUME PEL/TLV. AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST, THE OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR AIR CONTAMINANTS (29 CFR 1910.1000), AND THE ACGIH THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES SHOULD BE CONSULTED TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC FUME CONSTITUENTS PRESENT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
4.1 FIRST AID: EYES: FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, HOLDING EYELID(S) OPEN TO ENSURE COMPLETE FLUSHING. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING UNTIL AFTER IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY CLEANED. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AT ONCE. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN AND SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF BREATHING STOPS, PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. INGESTION: INGESTION IS UNLIKELY; HOWEVER, PARTICULATES FROM GRINDING OR CUTTING MAY BE INGESTED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CONTACT CHEMTREC AT +1 (703) 527-3887 OR THE NEAREST POISON CONTROL CENTER OR LOCAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR ASSISTANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF VOMITING OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP VICTIM'S HEAD LOWERED (FORWARD) TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ASPIRATION. 4.2 MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: INDIVIDUALS WITH ALLERGIES OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS WORSENED BY EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES; HOWEVER, SUCH REACTION CANNOT BE PREDICTED DUE TO THE VARIATION IN THE COMPOSITION AND IN THE QUANTITY OF THE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 0 PHYSICAL HAZARDS 0 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT E EYES SKIN LUNGS
5.1 FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE. 5.2 EXTINGUISHING METHODS: WATER, CO2, HALON OR DRY CHEMICAL 5.3 FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES: FIGHT FIRES AS FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS. FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR A MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. FIRE SHOULD BE FOUGHT FROM A SAFE DISTANCE. KEEP CONTAINERS COOL UNTIL WELL AFTER THE FIRE IS OUT. PREVENT RUNOFF FROM FIRE CONTROL OR DILUTION FROM ENTERING SEWERS, DRAINS, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, OR ANY NATURAL WATERWAY. NFPA: 1 0 0
6.1 SPILLS: SPILLED PRODUCT MAY PRODUCE A SLIP HAZARD. BEFORE CLEANING ANY SPILL, INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN SPILL CLEANUP MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING GLOVES, GLASSES AND NIOSH APPROVED (OR EQUIVALENT) DUST RESPIRATOR. CAREFULLY VACUUM OR SWEEP UP THE SPILLED POWDER, PARTICULATE OR SLAG. DISPOSE OF PROPERLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. WASH ALL AFFECTED AREAS. REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE REUSE.
7.1 WORK & HYGIENE PRACTICES: AVOID CONTACT TO EYES, SKIN, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. AVOID INHALATION OF VAPORS, GASES, FUMES AND DUSTS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND USE. DO NOT SMOKE, EAT, DRINK, CHEW GUM OR TOBACCO, OR APPLY COSMETICS WITHIN THE WORKING AREA. DO NOT STORE OR BRING TOBACCO PRODUCTS, GUM, FOOD, DRINKS OR COSMETICS WITHIN THE WORKING AREA. OTHERWISE FOLLOW THE STANDARDS OF GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES. 7.2 STORAGE & HANDLING: NO UNUSUAL METHODS ARE REQUIRED. KEEP PRODUCT CONTAINED AND RETAIN ALL WARNING AND IDENTITY LABELS. PREFERRED STORAGE IS A SHELTERED WARM AREA WITH TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL TO PREVENT HIGH HUMIDITY AND "GOING THROUGH THE DEW POINT." STATIC CHARGE MAY OCCUR DURING POWDER TRANSFER. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS LISTED IN SECTION 10. OPEN CONTAINERS SLOWLY ON A STABLE SURFACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. 7.3 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON THIS PRODUCT. SEE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z-49.1, "SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING AND ALLIED PROCESSES," PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, P. O. BOX 351040, MIAMI, FL 33135 AND OSHA PUBLICATION 2206 (29 C.F.R. 1910), U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, P.O. BOX 371954, PITTSBURGH, PA 15250-7954 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING FIRE AND EXPLOSION CONTROL, EXPOSURE CONTROL AND OTHER SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS.
8.1 VENTILATION & ENGINEERING CONTROLS: USE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MONITORING EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE THAT EXPOSURE DOES NOT EXCEED THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION (E.G., OPEN DOORS AND WINDOWS, LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION). ENSURE APPROPRIATE DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE (E.G., SINK, SAFETY SHOWER, EYE-WASH STATION). USE IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD WHEN WORKING WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCT AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION (E.G., LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION, FANS). 8.2 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: CAUTION: WELDING OR CUTTING MAY PRODUCE FUMES AND GASES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. AVOID BREATHING THESE FUMES AND GASES. USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. SEE ANSI Z49.1-1967 SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY. KEEP THE EXPOSURE WITHIN LEGAL LIMITS. IN THE WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE AND THE GENERAL AREA, THE FUMES AND GASES MUST BE KEPT BELOW THE TLVS AND THE EQUIVALENT EXPOSURE MUST COMPUTE TO LESS THAN ONE. KEEP EXPOSURE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW THE TLV. WHERE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NECESSARY, NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE USED. THE SELECTION OF THE APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (DUST RESPIRATOR, ETC.) SHOULD BE BASED ON THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR CONCENTRATIONS PRESENT. 8.3 EYE PROTECTION: WEAR HELMET OR USE FACE SHIELD WITH FILTER LENS ACCORDING TO ANSI Z87.1. PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SCREENS AND FLASH GOGGLES, IF NECESSARY, TO SHIELD OTHERS. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH UV PROTECTIVE SIDE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES. WEAR CONTACT LENSES IN COMBINATION WITH SAFETY EYEWEAR, EXCEPT WHERE THE CONTACT LENSES (SJ CREATE A LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY FROM INTENSE HEAT, HIGHLY PARTICULATE ATMOSPHERE, OR WHERE THEIR USE IS PROHIBITED. 8.4 HAND PROTECTION: WEAR HEAD, HAND AND BODY PROTECTION THAT HELP TO PREVENT INJURY FROM HOT METAL, SPARKS, SLAG, INFRARED RADIATION, UV RADIATION, ABRASIONS, CONTUSIONS AND HEAT STRESS. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WILL NOT GENERALLY PREVENT SHOCK EXCEPT FOR LEATHER IF KEPT DRY. GLOVES MADE OF LEATHER WITH INSIDE SEAMS (OR THOSE THAT GIVE EQUAL PERFORMANCE) ARE PREFERRED. 8.5 BODY PROTECTION: WEAR HEAD, HAND AND BODY PROTECTION THAT HELP TO PREVENT INJURY FROM RADIATION, SPARKS AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK. WEAR FLAME RESISTANT EAR PLUGS TO KEEP SPARKS OUT OF EARS. SEE ANSI Z-49.1. THE CLOTHING MAY INCLUDE HEAT/FIRE RESISTANT GLOVES, OVERALLS, APRONS, SLEEVES, FOOTWEAR, WELDER'S SPATS AND HEAD COVER. WEAR GARMENTS MADE OF LEATHER, HEAVYWEIGHT TIGHTLY WOVEN WOOL OR COTTON. KEEP CLOTHING CLEAN (FREE OF OIL, GREASE OR SOLVENTS) AND IN GOOD REPAIR. DO NOT WEAR CLOTHING WITH FRAYED EDGES, TEARS OR HOLES. DO NOT ROLL UP SLEEVES OR TROUSERS (PANTS SHOULD NOT BE CUFFED).
9.1 APPEARANCE: SOLID WIRE, SILVER-GREY COLOR 9.2 ODOR: ODORLESS 9.3 ODOR THRESHOLD: NA 9.4 PH: NA 9.5 MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT: NA 9.6 INITIAL BOILING POINT/BOILING RANGE: NA 9.7 FLASH POINT: NA 9.8 UPPER/LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMITS: 9.9 VAPOR PRESSURE: NA 9.10 VAPOR DENSITY: NA 9.11 RELATIVE DENSITY: 7.2 - 7.8 G/CM3 9.12 SOLUBILITY: NA 9.13 PARTITION COEFFICIENT (LOGPOW): NA 9.14 AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NA 9.15 DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NA 9.16 VISCOSITY: NA 9.17 OTHER INFORMATION: NA
10.1 STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE (SEE SECTION 7). 10.2 HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: DECOMPOSITION IRRITATING VAPORS AND TOXIC GASES (E.G., CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE) WHEN BURNED OR DURING 10.3 HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR. 10.4 CONDITIONS TO AVOID: USE OR STORAGE NEAR INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. 10.5 INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS AND BASES.
11.1 ROUTES OF ENTRY: INHALATION: YES ABSORPTION: YES INGESTION: NO 11.2 TOXICITY DATA: TOXICITY INFORMATION FOR PARTICULATES (FUMES) GENERATED FROM CONSTITUENTS OF THIS PRODUCT DURING WELDING IS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. THIS SDS DOES NOT PROVIDE TOXICITY INFORMATION FOR WELDING FUMES AND GASES THAT MAY ORIGINATE FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THIS PRODUCT (FOR EXAMPLE FROM BASE METAL, COATINGS ON BASE METAL, FLUXES, AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES PRESENT IN WELDING AREA). GENERAL NUISANCE DUSTS: MANY OF THE METAL OXIDES GENERATED AS COMPONENTS OF WELDING FUME, ARE CONSIDERED NUISANCE DUSTS (SUCH AS OXIDES OF TITANIUM AND ALUMINUM), WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY NONTOXIC AND CHEMICALLY NON IRRITATING. SKIN CONTACT HAS SHOWN NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN POSSIBLE DRYING AND MECHANICAL IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT CAN PRODUCE PARTICULATE IRRITATION. EXCESSIVE INHALATION CAN PRODUCE MILD PULMONARY IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE NON-DISABLING SLIGHT FIBROSIS OF THE LUNGS. CHROMIUM & CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS: WHERE CHROMIUM IS PRESENT IN THE WELDING CONSUMABLE, CHROMIUM III AND CHROMIUM VI (HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM) MAY BE GENERATED DURING WELDING. SHORT TERM OVEREXPOSURE TO CHROMIUM VI CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, LUNG DAMAGE AND ASTHMA TYPE SYMPTOMS. WORKERS EXPOSED TO HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS HAVE AN EXCESS OF LUNG CANCER, AND THESE COMPOUNDS ARE REQUIRED TO BE LISTED AS CARCINOGENS BY OSHA. ABSORPTION THROUGH THE SKIN CAN CAUSE ORGAN SYSTEM DAMAGE, PRIMARILY AFFECTING THE KIDNEYS AND LIVER. (#) CHROMIUM AND ITS COMPOUNDS ARE LISTED IN THE CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS (PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM). THEIR PRESENCE IN THIS ALLOY IS NOT BELIEVED TO PRESENT A CARCINOGENIC OR ANY OTHER HEALTH HAZARD DUE TO THEIR RELATIVELY LOW CONCENTRATION AND CHEMICAL FORM. IRON & IRON COMPOUNDS: OVEREXPOSURE TO FUMES OF IRON MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. LONG TERM OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN A BENIGN CONDITION OF THE LUNG, CALLED "ARC WELDERS LUNG," OR "SIDEROSIS," CHARACTERIZED BY IRON DEPOSITS IN THE LUNG, OR "PIGMENTATION," THAT IS DETECTIBLE BY X-RAY, BUT WHICH GENERALLY DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH LUNG FUNCTION, AND DOES NOT PROGRESS TO PERMANENT SCARRING (FIBROSIS) OF THE LUNG. PIGMENTATION OF THE LUNGS WILL CLEAR IN TIME AFTER EXPOSURE CEASES. 11.2 TOXICITY DATA: MANGANESE & MANGANESE OXIDES: HIGH SHORT-TERM (ACUTE) EXPOSURE TO MANGANESE AND ITS COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE "METAL FUME FEVER," A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY SEVER FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS OF CHILLS, FEVER, UPSET STOMACH, VOMITING, IRRITATION OF THE THROAT AND ACHING OF THE BODY. SYMPTOMS GENERALLY DISAPPEAR WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER DISCONTINUATION OF EXPOSURE (FOR EXAMPLE OVER A WEEKEND), MAY QUICKLY REAPPEAR UPON RESUMPTION OF EXPOSURE ("MONDAY MORNING SYNDROME"), AND MAY DISSIPATE DURING THE WORKWEEK AS THE BODY ADJUSTS TO EXPOSURE. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE TO MANGANESE COMPOUNDS MAY RESULT IN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) EFFECTS, WITH SYMPTOMS THAT MAY INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES, IMPAIRMENT OF MUSCLE FUNCTION, AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION. IN SEVERE CASES, IRREVERSIBLE CNS EFFECTS MAY RESULT, WITH A HOST OF SYMPTOMS THAT MIMIC PARKINSON'S DISEASE OR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. MOLYBDENUM: OVEREXPOSURE TO OXIDES OF MOLYBDENUM MAY AFFECT THE BODY IF THEY ARE INHALED, INGESTED OR IF THEY CONTACT THE EYES. EFFECTS COULD INCLUDE IRRITATION OF THE EYES, NOSE, AND THROAT, WEIGHT LOSS, AND DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES. LONG TERM EFFECTS ARE NOT KNOWN, BUT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH MUSCLE AND JOINT ACHES, HEADACHE. NIOBIUM: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION, AS WELL AS IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. LONG TERM EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN KIDNEY DAMAGE AND MODERATE FIBROSIS OF THE LUNGS. SILICON & SILICON OXIDES: (AMORPHOUS SILICA) SHORT TERM OVEREXPOSURE MAY BE A POSSIBLE EYE IRRITANT. REPEATED INHALATION OF AMORPHOUS SILICA CAN CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS OR NON-DISABLING FIBROSIS OF THE LUNG. TITANIUM OXIDES: OXIDES OF TITANIUM ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE MINIMAL TOXICITY, AS A NUISANCE DUST. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND EYES. TITANIUM DIOXIDE: LC50 (RAT, INH-4H): >6.82 MG/L ALUMINUM OXIDES: OXIDES OF ALUMINUM ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE MINIMAL TOXICITY. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND EYES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SEE SECTION 2, "HAZARD IDENTIFICATION," FOR GENERAL OVERVIEW OF HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF THIS PRODUCT, AND FOR HEALTH HAZARDS AND SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC EXPOSURES TO WELDING FUMES GENERATED FROM THIS PRODUCT. SEE SECTION 3 OF THIS SDS FOR SPECIFIC CONSTITUENTS OF THIS PRODUCT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE APPLICABILITY OF INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. 11.3 ACUTE TOXICITY: SEE SECTION 2.4 11.4 CHRONIC TOXICITY: SEE SECTION 2.5 11.5 SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN: CHROMIUM IN THE FORM OF "HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM," IS CONSIDERED A HUMAN CARCINOGEN, AND THUS A MUTAGEN AS WELL. WHILE THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM, IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE CHROMIUM IN THIS PRODUCT IS CONVERTED TO VARIOUS CHEMICAL FORMS DURING THE WELDING PROCESS, INCLUDING HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM. THEREFORE, USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN NORMAL WELDING OPERATIONS MUST BE CONSIDERED TO REPRESENT A CANCER HAZARD. OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENS OR MUTAGENS. 11.6 REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REPORTED TO PRODUCE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY IN HUMANS. MUTAGENICITY: CHROMIUM IN THE FORM OF "HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM," IS BELIEVED TO PRODUCE MUTAGENIC EFFECTS IN HUMANS. EMBRYOTOXICITY: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REPORTED TO PRODUCE EMBRYOTOXIC EFFECTS IN HUMANS. TERATOGENICITY: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REPORTED TO PRODUCE TERATOGENIC EFFECTS IN HUMANS. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: MANGANESE COMPOUNDS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM EFFECTS. OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT CONSIDERED REPRODUCTIVE TOXINS. 11.7 IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT: SEE SECTION 2.3 11.8 BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES: CONSULT OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN FOR THE AVAILABILITY AND APPROPRIATENESS OF BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES (E.G., BLOOD TESTS, URINE TESTS, ETC.). 11.9 PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDATIONS: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
12.1 ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY: THIS PRODUCT WILL SLOWLY CORRODE IN SOIL. 12.2 EFFECTS ON PLANTS & ANIMALS: THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT. 12.3 EFFECTS ON AQUATIC LIFE: RELEASES OF LARGE VOLUMES OF THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HARMFUL OR FATAL TO OVEREXPOSED AQUATIC LIFE.
13.1 WASTE DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL OR LOCAL REGULATIONS. 13.2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: NA
THE BASIC DESCRIPTION (ID NUMBER, PROPER SHIPPING NAME, HAZARD CLASS & DIVISION, PACKING GROUP) IS SHOWN FOR EACH MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAY BE REQUIRED BY 49 CFR, IATA/ICAO, IMDG AND THE CTDGR. 14.1 49 CFR (GND): NOT REGULATED 14.2 IATA (AIR): NOT REGULATED 14.3 IMDG (OCN): NOT REGULATED 14.4 TDGR (CANADIAN GND): NOT REGULATED 14.5 ADR/RID (EU): NOT REGULATED 14.6 SCT (MEXICO): NOT REGULATED 14.7 ADGR (AUS): NOT REGULATED
15.1 SARA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS ARE LISTED ON THE SARA TITLE III (EPCRA 313 TOXIC CHEMICAL LIST): CHROMIUM, MANGANESE. 15.2 SARA THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY: THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES FOR THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT. 15.3 TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: ALL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE OTHERWISE EXEMPT FROM INVENTORY STATUS. 15.4 CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): CHROMIUM: 2,270 KG (5,000 LBS) 15.5 OTHER FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS: NA 15.6 OTHER CANADIAN REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) AND THE SDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR. THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE DSL/NDSL. THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS ARE LISTED ON THE INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST: CHROMIUM, MANGANESE, AND MOLYBDENUM. WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: D2B (OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS). 15.7 STATE REGULATORY INFORMATION: CHROMIUM IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING STATE CRITERIA LISTS: FLORIDA TOXIC SUBSTANCES LIST (FL), MASSACHUSETTS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST (MA), MICHIGAN CRITICAL SUBSTANCES LIST (MI), MINNESOTA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST (MN), NEW JERSEY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LIST (NJ), NEW YORK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST (NY), PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW LIST (PA), AND WASHINGTON PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURES LIST (WA). TITANIUM DIOXIDE IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING STATE CRITERIA LISTS: MA, NJ, AND PA. NIOBIUM IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING STATE CRITERIA LISTS: MA, MN, PA, AND WA. MANGANESE IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING STATE CRITERIA LISTS: FL, MA, MN, NJ, PA, AND WA. SILICON IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING STATE CRITERIA LISTS: MA, MN, PA, AND WA. SILICON DIOXIDE IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING STATE CRITERIA LISTS: FL, MA, MN, NJ, AND PA. ZIRCONIUM OXIDE IS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING STATE CRITERIA LISTS: MA, NJ, AND PA. NO OTHER INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT, PRESENT IN A CONCENTRATION OF 1.0% OR GREATER, ARE LISTED ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING STATE CRITERIA LISTS: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (CA65), DELAWARE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT LIST (DE), FLORIDA TOXIC SUBSTANCES LIST (FL), MASSACHUSETTS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST (MA), MICHIGAN CRITICAL SUBSTANCES LIST (MI), MINNESOTA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST (MN), NEW JERSEY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LIST (NJ), NEW YORK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST (NY), PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW LIST (PA), WASHINGTON PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURES LIST (WA), WISCONSIN HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST (WI). 15.8 OTHER REQUIREMENTS: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS IN THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED IN ANNEX I OF EU DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC. HARMFUL (XN). RISK PHRASES (R): 9-20-24/25 - USE ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS. HARMFUL BY INHALATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. SAFETY PHRASES (S): 22-36/37/39-38-51 - DO NOT BREATHE GAS/FUMES/SPRAY. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. POISONS SCHEDULE NUMBER: NONE ALLOCATED.
16.1 OTHER INFORMATION: WARNING! CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUMES. WASH HANDS AND EXPOSED SKIN AREAS WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION. IF INHALED: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. P305+P351+P338 - IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. CONSULT THE COR-MET, INC. SAFETY DATA SHEET, AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. LOCAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE USED DURING HANDLING. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ARE RECOMMENDED. SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY SHOW SENSITIVITY TO EXPOSURE. FAILURE TO OBSERVE PROPER PRACTICES MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. HARMFUL BY INHALATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. DO NOT BREATHE GAS, FUMES, VAPOR OR SPRAY. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID OVEREXPOSURE TO METAL FUMES, POWDERS AND PARTICULATES. 16.2 TERMS & DEFINITIONS: SEE END OF THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET. 16.3 DISCLAIMER: THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS OFFERED PURSUANT TO OSHA'S HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR (SUBSECTION) 1910.1200. OTHER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS MUST BE REVIEWED FOR APPLICABILITY TO THIS PRODUCT. TO THE BEST OF SHIPMATE'S & COR-MET'S KNOWLEDGE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RELIABLE AND ACCURATE AS OF THIS DATE; HOWEVER, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY OR COMPLETENESS IS NOT GUARANTEED AND NO WARRANTIES OF ANY TYPE, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, ARE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT(S). IF THIS PRODUCT(S) IS COMBINED WITH OTHER MATERIALS, ALL COMPONENT PROPERTIES MUST BE CONSIDERED. DATA MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME. BE SURE TO CONSULT THE LATEST EDITION. 16.4 PREPARED FOR: WELDING MATERIAL SALES 1340 REED ROAD GENEVA, IL 60134 PHONE: 630-232-6421 FAX: 888-733-1512 E-MAIL: INFO@WELDINGMATERIALSALES.COM 16.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS: A LARGE NUMBER OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS APPEAR ON A MSDS. SOME OF THESE THAT ARE COMMONLY USED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GENERAL INFORMATION: CAS NO.: CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SERVICE NUMBER EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR: ACGIH: AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS TLV: THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE OSHA: U.S. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PEL: PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT IDLH: IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND HEALTH FIRST AID MEASURES: CPR: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION - METHOD IN WHICH A PERSON WHOSE HEART HAS STOPPED RECEIVES MANUAL CHEST COMPRESSIONS AND BREATHING TO CIRCULATE BLOOD AND PROVIDE OXYGEN TO THE BODY. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM: HMIS HEALTH, FLAMMABILITY & REACTIVITY RATINGS: HEALTH FLAMMABILITY REACTIVITY PERSONAL PROTECTION 0 MINIMAL HAZARD 1 SLIGHT HAZARD 2 MODERATE HAZARD 3 SEVERE HAZARD 4 EXTREME HAZARD PERSONAL PROTECTION RATINGS: A: SAFETY GLASSES B: SAFETY GLASSES GLOVES C: SAFETY GLASSES GLOVES APRON D: FACE SHIELD GLOVES APRON E: SAFETY GLASSES GLOVES DUST RESPIRATOR F: SAFETY GLASSES GLOVES APRON DUST RESPIRATOR G: SAFETY GLASSES GLOVES VAPOR RESPIRATOR H: SPLASH GOGGLES GLOVES APRON VAPOR RESPIRATOR I: SAFETY GOGGLES GLOVES DUST AND VAPOR RESPIRATOR J: SPLASH GOGGLES GLOVES DUST RESPIRATOR DUST AND VAPOR RESPIRATOR K: AIR-LINE HOOD OR MASK GLOVES FULL SUIT BOOTS X: CONSULT YOUR SUPERVISOR OR SOPS FOR SPECIAL HANDLING DIRECTIONS. SAFETY GLASSES SPLASH GOGGLES FACE SHIELD & EYE PROTECTION GLOVES BOOTS PROTECTIVE APRON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & FULL SUIT DUST RESPIRATOR FULL FACE RESPIRATOR DUST & VAPOR HALF-MASK RESPIRATOR FULL FACE RESPIRATOR AIRLINE HOOD/MASK OR SCBA OTHER STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS: NA: NOT AVAILABLE NR: NO RESULTS NE: NOT ESTABLISHED ND: NOT DETERMINED ML: MAXIMUM LIMIT SCBA: SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION: NFPA FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR: AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: MINIMUM TEMPERATURE REQUIRED TO INITIATE COMBUSTION IN AIR WITH NO OTHER SOURCE OF IGNITION LEL: LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT - LOWEST PERCENT OF VAPOR IN AIR, BY VOLUME, THAT WILL EXPLODE OR IGNITE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE UEL: UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT - HIGHEST PERCENT OF VAPOR IN AIR, BY VOLUME, THAT WILL EXPLODE OR IGNITE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE HAZARD RATINGS: 0 MINIMAL HAZARD 1 SLIGHT HAZARD 2 MODERATE HAZARD 3 SEVERE HAZARD 4 EXTREME HAZARD ACD ACIDIC ALK ALKALINE COR CORROSIVE -W USE NO WATER OX OXIDIZER TREFOIL RADIOACTIVE NFPA: HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 1 REACTIVITY 2 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS -W TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: LD50: LETHAL DOSE (SOLIDS & LIQUIDS) WHICH KILLS 50% OF THE EXPOSED ANIMALS S LC50: LETHAL CONCENTRATION (GASES) WHICH KILLS 50% OF THE EXPOSED ANIMAL PPM: CONCENTRATION EXPRESSED IN PARTS OF MATERIAL PER MILLION PARTS TDLO: LOWEST DOSE TO CAUSE A SYMPTOM TCLO: LOWEST CONCENTRATION TO CAUSE A SYMPTOM TDLO, LDLO, & LDO OR TC, TCO, LCLO, & LCO: LOWEST DOSE (OR CONCENTRATION) TO CAUSE LETHAL OR TOXIC EFFECTS IARC: INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER NTP: NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM RTECS: REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES BCF: BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR TLM: MEDIAN THRESHOLD LIMIT LOG KOW OR LOG KOC: COEFFICIENT OF OIL/WATER DISTRIBUTION REGULATORY INFORMATION: WHMIS: CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM DOT: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TC: TRANSPORT CANADA EPA: U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DSL: CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST NDSL: CANADIAN NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST PSL: CANADIAN PRIORITY SUBSTANCES LIST TSCA: U.S. TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT EU: EUROPEAN UNION (EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC) WGK: WASSERGEFAHRDUNGSKLASSEN (GERMAN WATER HAZARD CLASS) WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION (WHMIS) SYSTEM: CLASS A: COMPRESSED CLASS B: FLAMMABLE CLASS C: OXIDIZING CLASS D1: TOXIC CLASS D2: IRRITATION CLASS D3: INFECTIOUS CLASS E: CORROSIVE CLASS F: REACTIVE EC (67/548/EEC) INFORMATION: C: CORROSIVE E: EXPLOSIVE F: FLAMMABLE N: HARMFUL O: OXIDIZING T: TOXIC XI: IRRITANT XN: HARMFUL CLP/GHS (1272/2008/EC) PICTOGRAMS: GHS01: EXPLOSIVE GHS02: FLAMMABLE GHS03: OXIDIZER GHS04: PRESSURIZED GHS05: CORROSIVE GHS06: TOXIC GHS07: HARMFUL IRRITATING GHS08: HEALTH HAZARD GHS09: ENVIRONMENT |