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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: ARCAIR SEA-WELD ELECTRODE CATALOG NUMBERS: 42-024-002, 42-984-004, 42-034-007 PRODUCT USE: UNDERWATER WELDING ELECTRODE MANUFACTURERS NAME: TWECO PRODUCTS, INC. EMERGENCY PHONE #: (940) 566-2000 STREET ADDRESS: 2800 AIRPORT ROAD CITY: DENTON STATE: TEXAS ZIP CODE: 76207 PREPARED BY: TERRY FULKS PHONE NUMBER: (940) 566-2000 DATE PREPARED: JULY 1989 DATE REVISED: JANUARY 1, 2010
HAZARDOUS %/RANGE CAS NUMBER OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV INGREDIENTS STEEL 70-90 NOT ASSIGNED N/AV. 5 MG/M3 INCLUDING: NICKEL <0.2 7440-02-0 1 MG/M3 1 MG/M3 CHROMIUM <0.2 7440-47-3 0.5 MG/M3 0.5 MG/M3 MANGANESE <2 7439-96-5 1 MG/M3 1 MG/M3 IRON OXIDE 5-15 1309-37-1 10 MG/M3 FUME 5 MG/M3 FUME ALUMINUM <1 7429-90-5 N.APP 5 MG/M3 FUME PLASTICIZED VINYL <5 COMPOUND N.APP. N.APP. WHEN PLACED INTO UNDERWATER SERVICE, AN ELECTRIC ARC IS FORMED AS IN WELDING, GENERATING INTENSE HEAT, ULTRA-VIOLET (UV) RAYS, FUMES AND GASES. WHEN USED AS INTENDED FOR UNDERWATER WELDING, EXPOSURE TO UV RAYS AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK POTENTIAL ARE THE MOST LIKELY SOURCES OF RISK TO HEALTH. WHEN NOT IN SERVICE, THE ELECTRODES POSE NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARD. SECTION 313. SUPPLIER INFORMATION: THIS PRODUCT DOES (X) DOES NOT ( ) CONTAIN TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND OF 40 CFR 372. CAS NUMBER CHEMICAL NAME % 7740-02-0 NICKEL 0.18% 7439-96-5 MANGANESE 1.1% CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 CHEMICALS: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 0.18% NICKEL, 0.0056% CADMIUM, AND .1856% CHROMIUM, CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY.
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID ODOR AND APPEARANCE: YELLOW PLASTIC OVER ALUMINUM OVER LIGHT-BROWN FLUX-COATED STEEL ROD. VAPOR PRESSURE(MMHg): N.APP. VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N.APP EVAPORATION RATE: N.APP BOILING POINT(F/C): N.APP. FREEZING POINT(F/C): N.APP. pH: N.APP. SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N.APP. SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE
FLAMMABILITY: YES ( ) NO (X) IF YES, MEANS OF EXTINCTION: N.APP. FLASHPOINT(F/C) AND METHOD: N.APP. FLAMMABLE LIMIT: N.APP. LEL: N.APP. UEL: N.APP. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE N.APP.: NON APPLICABLE N.AV.: NOT AVAILABLE N.EST.: NOT ESTABLISHED N.F.P.A. RATING SYSTEM: HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 SPECIAL NONE 0 - INSIGNIFICANT 1 - SLIGHT 2 - MODERATE 3 - HIGH 4 - EXTREME WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: CLASS "D" DIVISION 2 SUB-DIVISION "G"
CHEMICAL STABILITY: YES (X) NO ( ) IF NO, CONDITIONS TO AVOID: N.APP. INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES: YES ( ) NO (X) IF YES, WHICH ONES?: NONE KNOWN HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL OCCUR ( ) WILL NOT OCCUR (X) CONDITIONS TO AVOID: N.APP. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: IRON OXIDE FUMES ARE GENERATED DURING CUTTING OPERATIONS BUT POSE NO PROBLEM FOR THE DIVER/WELDER
ROUTE OF ENTRY: SKIN CONTACT ( ) SKIN ABSORPTION ( ) EYE CONTACT ( ) INHALATION ( ) INGESTION ( ) U.V. EXPOSURE (X) EFFECTS OF ACUTE/CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO PRODUCT: EXPOSURE TO UV RADIATION FROM THE CUTTING ARC CAN RESULT IN KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, ALSO KNOWN AS WELDERS FLASH. CARCINOGENICITY: YES SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: INFLAMMATION, BLURRED VISION AND HEADACHE MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: N.APP. EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, PREFERABLY AN EYE SPECIALIST.
LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURE: PICK UP SPENT ENDS WHEN COOL WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: SOLID LANDFILL IF LOCAL REGULATIONS ALLOW. PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING: STORE IN DRY AREA OTHER PRECAUTIONS: CUTTING WARNINGS: CAUTION! ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES. TRAIN THE OPERATOR NOT TO TOUCH ELECTRICAL PARTS. WEAR AN UNDERWATER SUIT.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: FOR UNDERWATER OPERATIONS ONLY GLOVES: BUTYL RUBBER RESPIRATOR: AS REQUIRED FOR UNDERWATER OPERATIONS EYE: FILTER LENS FOR U.V. PROTECTION, #12 OR DARKER FOOTWEAR: N.APP. CLOTHING: SUIT CONSTRUCTED OF RUBBER TO MINIMIZE LIKELIHOOD FOR SHOCK. OTHER: N.APP. VENTILATION: AS REQUIRED FOR UNDERWATER OPERATIONS LOCAL EXHAUST: N.APP. MECHANICAL: AS REQUIRED FOR UNDERWATER OPERATIONS. SPECIAL: N.EST. OTHER: N.APP. WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES: TOP WATER PERSONNEL SHOULD AVOID SURFACING FUMES THIS DATA IS OFFERED IN GOOD FAITH AS TYPICAL VALUES. THIS IS NEITHER AN EXPRESSED NOR IMPLIED PRODUCT SPECIFICATION. RECOMMENDED HANDLING PROCEDURES AND HYGIENE ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE, HOWEVER, THESE RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE REVIEWED IN THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF INTENDED USE AND DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE USER. |