Product ID:4130
MSDS Date:07/09/1990
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N054779
MSDS Number: BVYSK

THERMACOTE WELCO

1051 YORK RD
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 912-285-8943

Cage: OAES5

THERMACOTE-WELCO CO SUB OF FOSTER WHEELER CORP

828 KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086 US

Telephone: (704) 739-6421

Cage: 24559

IRON

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (MFR)

MANGANESE (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

OSHA PEL C 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3, DUST

SILICON

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST

CHROMIUM (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

MOLYBDENUM

CAS: 7439-98-7

RTECS: QA4680000

OSHA PEL 10 PPM.

ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM.

VANADIUM (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-62-2

RTECS: YW1355000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

PRESENCE OF CONTAMINANTS IN ATM (CHLORINATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WHEN ELECTRODE IS CONSUMED, FUME & GAS DECOMP PROD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FUME & GAS DECOMP PROD, & NOT INGREDS IN ELECTRODE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DECREASE/INCREASE BY MANY TIMES ORIGINAL CONC. NEW

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OPERATION INCL THOSE ORIGINATING FROM VOLAT,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

METAL & COATING, ETC., AS NOTED ABOVE. REASONABLY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SECONDARILY OXIDES OF CHROMIUM,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXP. LIM FOR HEXAVALENT-CHROMIUM IS .05 MG/M3 &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FROM 5 MG/M3 GEN FUME LEV. GASEOUS REACTION IN PROD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FORMED BY RADIA FROM ARC, IN ADDTN TO SHIELDING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DETERM COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES & GASES IS TO TAKE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BRTHG ZONE. SEE AWS F1.1 & AWS F1.2-1985, AVAIL FROM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

"FUMES & GASES IN THE WELDING ENVIRONMENT".

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LEJUNE RD, PO BOX 351040 MIAMI, FL 33135.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WORKER TO KEEP HEAD OUT OF FUMES.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LENS, PROT SCREENS, FLASH GOGG TO SHIELD OTHERS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GIVES SUFFICIENT VIEW OF WELD ZONE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FROM WORK AND GROUND.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LUNG CANCER, SKIN.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ELECTRIC ARC-WELDING MAY CREATE:FUMES
& GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES & BURN SKIN.
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. SHORT TERM EXPOS TO WELDING
FUMES-DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, DRYNESS & IRRITATION OF NOSE, EYES,
THROAT, CHEST TIGHTNESS, FEVER, ALLERGIC REACTION. LONG
TERM-SIDEROSIS, BELIEVED TO (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM:IARC MONO, VOL 49, PG 49, 1990:
GROUP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCIN, 1991:KNOWN TO BE CARCIN.
HUMAN/ (ING 25)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:AFFECT PULMONARY FUNCTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:NICKEL & CHROMIUM CMPDS ARE REQD BY OSHA TO BE CONSIDERED
CARCIN. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, OBTAIN MED ATTN. EMPLOY FIRST AID
TECHNIQUES REC BY AM. RED CROSS. INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . INHAL:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE O2/ARTF RESP) .
EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR MINIMUM OF 15 MINS, SEEK
ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER. CALL MD .

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN IGNIT
COMBUSTIBLES & FLAMM. REFER TO AMERICAN NATL STD Z49.1 FOR FIRE
PREVENTION DURING USE OF WELDING & ALLIED PROCEDURES.

Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE EXHAUST SYS. MAKE SURE INHAL AIR
DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PERMISSIBLE EXPOS LEVELS.
Other Precautions:OTHER PRECAUT FOR ADDTNL SFTY INFO ON WELDING &
CUTTING, SEE AM STD Z49.1-1983, SFTY IN WELDING & CUTTING, &
WELDING HANDBOOK, VOL 1, CHAPTER 9, SAFE PRACTICES IN WELDING &
CUTTING, BOTH AVAIL FROM AM WELDING SOCIETY INC, 550 N.W. (ING 20)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRABLE FUME
RESP/NIOSH/ MSHA RESP WHEN IN CONFINED SPACE/LOC EXHAUST DOES NOT
KEEP EXPOS BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH LOCAL VENT, & LOC EXHAUST @ ARC TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES FROM WORKER'S BRTHG ZONE & GEN AREA. TRAIN (ING 21)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:WEAR HELMET, FACE SHLD W/FILTER (ING 22)
Other Protective Equipment:HAND, HEAD, BODY PROT TO PVNT INJURY FROM
RADIA, SPARKS & ELEC SHOCK. DO NOT TOUCH LIVE ELEC PARTS & INSULATE
(ING 24)
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PROD:USED. OTHER CNDTNS WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE COMPOSITION &
QTY OF FUMES & GASES TO WHICH WORKERS MAY BE EXPOS INCLD:COATINGS
ON METAL BEING WELDED (SUCH AS PAINT, PLATING, OR GALVANIZING),
NUMBER OF WELDERS & VOL OF WORK AREA, QTY & AMT OF VENT, POSITION
OF WELDER'S HEAD W/RESPECT TO FUME PLUME, & (ING 6)

HCC:N1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMPOSITION & QTY OF WELDING FUMES &
GASES ARE DEPENDENT UPON METAL BEING WELDED, PROCESS, PROC &
ELECTRODES (SUPDA)

Waste Disposal Methods:PVNT WASTE FROM CONTAMG SURROUND ENVIRON.
DISCARD ANY PROD RESIDUE, DISP CNTNR/LINER IN COMPLIANCE W/FEDERAL
STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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