Product ID:PURE LEAD PIG LEAD, PURE LEAD BLOCK LEAD
MSDS Date:12/09/1985
FSC:5910
NIIN:00F007527
MSDS Number: BBYFG

WESCO ELECTRICAL CO

201 MUNSON ST
GREENVILLE, MA 01301-9605

Emergency Phone: (413) 774-4358

Info Phone: (413) 774-4358

Cage: 12673

WESCO ELECTRICAL

GREENVILLE, MA 01301

Telephone: (413) 774-4358

Cage: 12673

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 99.9%

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3;1910.1025

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3;DUST 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRITATING TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM,
SKIN, & EYES, WEAKNESS, VOMITING, LOSS OF APPETITE,UNCOORDINATION,
CONVULSIONS, STUPOR, COMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IF LEFT UNTREATED: WEAKNESS, INSOMINIA,
HYERTENSION, IRRITATION TO SKIN & EYE, ANEMIA, METALIC TASTE,
CONSTIPATION, HEADACHE, MUSCLE & JOINT PAIN, NEUROMUSCULAR
DYSFUNCTION, PARALYSIS, ENCEPHALOPATHY. LEAD & ITS INORGANIC
COMPOUNDS ARE NEUROTOXINS WHICH MAY PRODUCE PERIPHERAL NEUOPATHY.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP & WATER. INHALATION:
REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2. DON'T USE WATER ON FIRES WHERE
MOLTEN METAL IS PRESENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA)
AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOLTEN METALS PRODUCE FUME, VAPOR & DUST
THAT MAY BE TOXIC & RESPIRATORY IRRITANTS.

Spill Release Procedures:DUST MATERIAL SHOULD BE VACUUMED, OR WET SWEPT
WHERE VACUUMING ISN'T FEASIBLE. PARTICULATE MATTER SHOULD BE STORED
IN DRY CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T USE COMPRESSED AIR OR
DRY SWEEPING AS A M EANS OF CLEANING.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREA WHERE ACCIDENTAL
CONTACT WITH ACIDS ISN'T POSSIBLE. AVOID SKIN CONTACT. WASH
HANDS/FACE/NECK/ARMS THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING/SMOKING.
Other Precautions:WORK CLOTHES & EQUIPMENT SHOULD REMAIN IN DESIGNATED
LEAD CONTAMINATED AREAS, & NEVER TAKEN HOME OR LAUNDERED WITH
PERSONAL CLOTHING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
SMOKING & EATING SHOUL D BE CONFINED TO NON-CONTAMINATED AREAS.

Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP Protective Gloves:SHOULD BE WORN
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD, GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:COVERALLS, FULL BODY CLOTHING. HAT, SAFETY
BOOTS, & SHOES SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION WITH THIS
PRODUCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:ALWAYS EXERCISE NORMAL, GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE
PRIOR TO SMOKING OR EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:3164F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:621F
Spec Gravity:11.3
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-GRAY METAL, TARNISHES; NO APPARENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS & THIS PRODUCT MAY
LIBERATE HYDROGEN GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGH TEMPERATURESS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
METAL FUME, VAPOR & DUST.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES & HAZARDOUS WASTES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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