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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: ARCAIR ARCWATER ELECTRODE CATALOG NUMBERS: 42-059-006 PRODUCT USE: UNDERWATER ARC METAL REMOVAL MANUFACTURERS NAME: TWECO PRODUCTS, INC. STREET ADDRESS: 2800 AIRPORT ROAD CITY: DENTON STATE: TEXAS ZIP CODE: 76207 EMERGENCY PHONE #: (940) 566-2000 PHONE NUMBER: (940) 566-2000 PREPARED BY: TERRY FULKS DATE PREPARED: JULY 1989 DATE REVISED: JANUARY 1, 2010
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS %/RANGE CAS NUMBER OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV COPPER (COATING) APPR. 15 7440-50-8 0.2 MG/M3 FUME 0.2 MG/M3 FUME SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE APPR. 84 7440-44-0 3.5 MG/M3 3.5 MG/M3 PLASTICIZED VINYL APPR. 1 COMPOUND N.AP. N.AP. WHEN PLACED INTO UNDERWATER SERVICE, AN ELECTRIC ARC IS FORMED AS IN WELDING, GENERATING INTENSE HEAT, ULTRA-VIOLET (UV) RAYS, FUMES AND GASES AS IN CONVENTIONAL WELDING. 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 % 7440-50-8 COPPER APPROXIMATELY 15
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID ODOR AND APPEARANCE: WHITE PLASTIC OVER COPPER-COATED CARBON ROD. NO NOTICEABLE ODOR. VAPOR PRESSURE: N.APP. VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N.APP. EVAPORATION RATE: BOILING POINT (FREEZING POINT) (MMHg): N.APP. (DEGREE)F/C): (DEGREE)F/C): N.APP. pH: N.APP. SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N.APP. SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE
FLAMMABILITY: YES ( ) NO (X) IF YES, MEANS OF EXTINCTION: DOES NOT READILY BURN FLASHPOINT ((DEGREE) FLAMMABLE LIMIT F/C) AND METHOD: 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.AP. 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.AP. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: SMALL AMOUNTS OF COPPER FUME 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. TOXICITY: CARBON: INTRAVENOUS MOUSE; LD50: 440 MG/KG COPPER (FUME): HUMAN, ORAL LDLO: 120 (MICRO)G/KG REPRODUCTION: CARBON: SUBCUTANEOUS RAT; TDLO: 167 MG/KG (8D PREG) COPPER: ORAL, RAT: TDLO: 1520 (MICRO)G/KG (22W PRE) TDLO: 1210 (MICRO)G/KG (35W PRE) CARCINOGENICITY: NOT LISTED SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: INFLAMMATION, BLURRED VISION AND HEADACHE MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: NONE KNOWN 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 (SPECIFY TYPE): AS APPLICABLE FOR UNDERWATER OPERATION GLOVES (SPECIFY): BUTYL RUBBER RESPIRATOR (SPECIFY): AS REQUIRED FOR UNDERWATER OPERATIONS EYE (SPECIFY): FILTER LENS FOR U.V. PROTECTION, #12 OR DARKER FOOTWEAR (SPECIFY): N.AP CLOTHING (SPECIFY): SUIT CONSTRUCTED OF RUBBER TO MINIMIZE LIKELYHOOD FOR SHOCK OTHER (SPECIFY): N.AP. VENTILATION: AS REQUIRED FOR UNDERWATER OPERATIONS MECHANICAL: AS REQUIRED FOR UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 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. |