Product ID:SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE: GRADE
MSDS Date:10/24/1989
FSC:9620
NIIN:00N025295
MSDS Number: BMPKB

POCO GRAPHITE INC

1601 SOUTH STATE ST
DECATUR, TX 76234
US

Emergency Phone: 800-356-3129;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 817-627-2121

Cage: FO975

POCO GRAPHITE INC.

DECATUR, TX 76234-2742 US

Telephone: 817-627-2121/202-483-7616

Cage: 53241

EXPOSURE LIMIT. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GRAPHITE

CAS: 7782-42-5

RTECS: MD9659600

OSHA PEL 15 MPPCF RDUST

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 RDUST; 9293

NUISANCE DUST

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

NUISANCE DUST, RESPIRABLE

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

PROT AS CNDTNS WARRENT. MINIMIZE DUST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SHOULD INSURE MIN DUST; VACUUM DUST RATHER THAN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: CNTCT W/DUSTS MAY BE ABRASIVE &
IRRIT TO EYES & MAY CAUSE STINGING, TEARING & REDNESS. SKIN: THIS
MATL IS NOT EXPECTED CAUSE SKIN IRRIT. INHAL: PRLNG/RPTD OVEREXP TO
DUSTS MAY RSLT IN CHRONIC BRO NCHITIS (LUNG INFLAMMATION) W/SYMP OF
COUGHING & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGEST: NO HARMFUL EFTS ARE (EFTS
OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EXPECTED FROM INGESTION OF THIS
MATERIAL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:IF IRRIT/REDNESS DEVELOPS, MOVE VICTIM AWAY FROM EXPOS &
INTO FRESH AIR. FLUSH W/CLEAN H2O FOR @ LST 15 MIN. IF SYMP
PERSIST, SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN:FIRST AID IS NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
HOWEVER, IT IS GOOD PRACTICE TO WASH ANY CHEM FROM SKIN. INHAL:IF
RESP SYMP DEVELOP, MOVE VICTIM AWAY FROM SOURCE OF EXPOS & INTO
FRESH AIR. IF SYMP PERSIST, SEEK MED ATTN. IF VICTIM IS NOT BRTHG,
(SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER OR SAND IS RECOMMENDED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. STOP SPILL/RELEASE IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. H2O SPRAY MAY
BE USEFUL IN MINIMIZING OR (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS MATERIAL MAY BURN, BUT WILL NOT
IGNITE READILY.

Spill Release Procedures:MAY IGNIT. KEEP ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT AWAY FROM
SPILL/RELEASE. STAY UPWIND & AWAY FROM SPILL/RELASE. ISOLATE HAZ
AREA & LIMIT ENTRY TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL. STOP SPILL/RELEASE IF
IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. WEAR APPROP PROT EQUIP INCL RESP(ING
4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE AND STORE THIS MATL IN COOL, DRY,
WELL VENT AREAS AWAY FROM HEAT & ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. KEEP
CNTNR(S) CLSD. STORE ONLY IN APPRVD CNTNRS.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATLS. PROT CNTNR(S)
AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. DO NOT ENTER CONFINED SPACES SUCH AS
TANKS/PITS W/OUT FOLLOWING PROPER ENTRY PROC SUCH AS ASTM D-4276.
THE USE OF RESP PROT IS AD VISED WHEN CONC EXCEED THE ESTAB (ING 6)

Respiratory Protection:IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED ESTABLISHED
EXPOS LIMITS, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUITABLE FILTER TYPE RESPIRATOR
SHOULD BE WORN.
Ventilation:IF CURRENT VENT PRAC ARE NOT ADEQ TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONC
BELOW ESTAB EXPOS LIMITS, ADDNL VENT/EXHST SYS MAY BE REQ.
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A SOURCE OF CLEAN H2O
BE AVAIL IN WORK AREA FOR FLUSHING EYES & SKIN. WEAR IMPERVIOUS
CLTHG.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. USE GOOD
PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: DISPERSING VAPS AND COOLING EQUIPMENT EXPOSED TO HEAT
AND FLAME. FIRST AID PROC: IMMED BEGIN ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG DFCLTS
DEVELOP, O2 SHOULD BE ADMIN BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. SEEK IMMED MED
ATTN. INGEST: NO FIRST AID IS NORMALLY REQUIRED; HOWEVER, IF
SWALLOWED, AND SYMP DEVELOP, SEEK MED ATTN.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>6600F
Appearance and Odor:STEEL GREY TO BLACK SOLID, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS
PRODUCES CARBON DIOXIDE AND POSSIBLY CARBON MONOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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