Product ID:JAN 6189W
MSDS Date:03/15/1994
FSC:5960
NIIN:00-134-6012
MSDS Number: BYRQB

PHILIPS ECG INC, DIV OF NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS

1001 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD
EMPORIUM, PA 15834
US

Emergency Phone: 814-486-3301

Info Phone: 814-486-3301

Cage: 82219

PHILIPS ECG INC,DIV OF NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORP

EMPORIUM, PA 15834 US

Telephone: 814-486-3301

Cage: 82219

RHENIUM 187 (SPECIFIC ACTIVITY 0.00445 UCI/GM.)

Fraction By Weight: 2%

TUNGSTEN,AS W,SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS. (TUNGSTEN AND RHENIUM 185

CAS: 7440-33-7

RTECS: YO7175000

Fraction By Weight: UNK

OSHA PEL NOE ESTABLISHED

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3/3 STEL; 9495

RHENIUM 185 (NOT RADIOACTIVE) ( THIS MATERIAL WITH TUNGSTEN

Fraction By Weight: UNK

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ELECTRON TUBES OPERATE AT TEMPERATURES
THAT CAN PRODUCE BURNS TO SKIN IF CONTACT IS MADE.
Effects of Overexposure:BURNS TO SKIN FROM TOUCHING A HEATED TUBE DUE
TO OPERATING TEMPERATURES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:NO EMERGENCY CARE ANTICIPATED.

Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS NON-FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTRON TUBES OPERATE UNDER HIGH VACUUM
AND IMPLOSION COULD OCCUR AT HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING FIRE OR
DURING DISPOSAL PROCEDURES.

Spill Release Procedures:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NONE
Ventilation:NONE
Protective Gloves:COTTON
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE
Supplemental Safety and Health
PER MFG; THE COMPOSITION OF THE INTERNAL HEATER WIRE FILAMENTS IS
NOMINALLY 2% RHENIUM 187 (SPECIFIC ACTIVITY 0.00445 UCI/GRAM) AND
THE BALANCE IS TUNGSTEN AND RHENIUM 185 (NOT RADIOACTIVE). THE
CALCU LATED SPECIFIC ACTIVITY OF THE FILAMENTIS 0.00089 UCI/GRAM.
TO BE CONSIDERED RADIOACTIVE, RADIATION MUST EXCEED 0.002.

HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:GLASS ENVELOPE, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

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

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