Product ID:BERYLLIUM POWDER
MSDS Date:12/01/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N045485
MSDS Number: CDMRK

BRUSH WELLMAN INC

14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD
ELMORE, OH 43416-9502
US

Emergency Phone: 419-862-2745;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 419-862-2745

Cage: 4B151

BRUSH WELLMAN INC.

ELMORE, OH 43416-9502 US

Telephone: 800-862-4118; -4177 (FAX)

Cage: 4B151

CONTAMINATION TO PERSONAL CLOTHING. NEVER USE

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FREQUENCY & TYPE OF AIR SAMPLING SHOULD BE

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BE MADE AVAIL TO EMPLOYEES. PERIODIC LUNG FUNC

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MONITOR THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF DUST OR FUME

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W/DUST OR PWDR CAN BE REMOVED BY WASHING

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ACCIDENTAL IMPLANTATION BENEATH THE SKIN REQS IT BE

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DUST/POWDER SHOULD BE FLUSHED FROM

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IF IRRIT PERSISTS OBTAIN MED HELP. CONTACT LENSES

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UTILIZING A HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULAR AIR

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MUST BE TAKEN WHEN CHANGING FILTERS ON HEPA VACUUM

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CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE AIRBORNE

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THE US EPA HAS CLASSIFIED BERYLLIUM DUST (P015) AS

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APPRVD FOR FLAM SOLIDS. OUTER CNTNR MUST

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WARNING LABEL(S) & SHIPPED UNDER UNIFORM HAZ WASTE

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EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS

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PROTECTION, DECONTAMINATION, SPECIAL

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FUME TO MEET ESTABLISHED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE

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IN SUCH A MANNER SO AS TO PVNT SECONDARY

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BERYLLIUM (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-41-7

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OSHA PEL 0.002 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.002 MG/M3

THIS POTNTL RISK, SOURCES OF IGNIT SUCH AS FLAME,

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MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE VENTILATION DUCT

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SECONDARY EFFECTS ON THE HEART WITH

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TO THE NEUROLOGIC (NERVOUS), CIRCULATORY,

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PROPER SCREENING/EXAMS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON

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USE OF THIS MATERIAL MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:PROD IS INSOL & DOES NOT CAUSE
ACUTE HLTH EFTS. SKIN ABRASION MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYES:INJURY CAN
RSLT FROM PARTICULATE IRRIT OR MECH INJURY TO CORNEA/CONJ BY
DUST/PARTICULATE. CHRONIC: OVEREXP TO AIRBORNE BERYLLIUM
PARTICULATE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS LUNG DISEASE IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS
CALLED CHRONIC (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BERYLLIUM: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPP, VOL 7,
PG 127, 1987:GROUP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994:ANTIC TO
BE CARCIN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CHRONIC
BERYLLIOSIS). THIS IS A CNDTN IN WHICH TISS OF LUNGS BECOME
INFLAMED, RESTRICTING EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN BETWEEN LUNGS &
BLOODSTREAM. SYMPS MAY INCL COUGH, CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BRTH,
WT LOSS, WEAK & FATG. LONG-TERM EFTS MAY INCL LOSS OF LUNG FUNC,
FIBROSIS OR SUBSEQUENT (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERS W/IMPAIRED PULM FUNC, AIRWAY
DISEASES OR CNDTNS SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCH, ETC
MAY INCUR FURTHER IMPAIRMENT IF EXCESS CONCS OF DUST/FUME ARE
INHALED. IF PRIOR DMG/DISEASE (ING 5)

First Aid:INHAL:BRTHG DFCLTY CAUSED BY INHAL OF DUST/FUME REQS IMMED
REMOVAL TO FRESH AIR. ALTHOUGH NO CASES IN WHICH PERSON STOPPED
BRTHG AS RSLT OF EXPOS ARE KNOWN, IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM
ARTF RESP & O BTAIN MED HELP. INGEST: HAVE AFFECTED PERSON DRINK LG
QTYS OF WATER & TRY TO INDUCE VOMIT IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED HELP.
SKIN: CUTS & ABRASIONS CAN BE TREATED BY STD FIRST AID. SKIN CONTAM
(ING 8)

Flash Point:>1004F,>540C
Extinguishing Media:EXTING BY SMOTHERING USING CLASS D FIRE EXTING, DRY
SAND, GRAPHITE PWDR/SODIUM CHLORIDE. DO NOT USE WATER/CO2 TO
EXTING.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT USE WATER TO EXTING FIRES AROUND
OPERATIONS INVOLVING MOLTEN METAL DUE TO POTNTL FOR STEAM EXPLO. IN
ADDN, WATER MAY DISASSOCIATE WHEN IN CNTCT (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:IF MATL IS RELSD/SPILLED, ESTABLISH RESTRICTED
ENTRY ZONE BASED ON SEVERITY OF SPILL. PERS ENTERING RESTRICTED
ZONE MUST WEAR ADEQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT & PROT CLTHG APPROP FOR
SEVERITY OF SPILL. CLE ANUP SHOULD BE CONDUCTED W/VACUUM SYS (ING
12)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:VACUUM/WET CLEANING METHS RECOMD FOR
DUST REMOVAL. BE SURE TO DEENERGIZE ELEC SYS AS NEC BEFORE
BEGINNING WET CLEANING. VACUUM CLEANERS W/HIGH(ING 18)
Other Precautions:DURING REPAIR/MAINT ACTIVITIES POTNTL EXISTS FOR
EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM IN EXCESS OF OCCUP STD. UNDER THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES, PROTECTING WORKERS CAN REQ USE OF SPECIFIC WORK
PRACTS/PROCS INVOLVING COMBINED U SE OF VENT, WET METHS, RESP (ING
19)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC
TYPES OF RESPIRATORS RECOMMENDED, CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:WHENEVER POSS USE OF LOC EXHST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS
IS PREF METH OF CONTROLLING EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUST & (ING 20)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
PROT OVERGARMENTS/WORK CLTHG. CONTAMD CLTHG SHOULD BE MANAGED(ING
21)
Work Hygienic Practices:EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM SHOULD BE DETERMD BY HAVING
AIR SAMPLES TAKEN IN EMPLOYEE BRTHG ZONE, WORK AREA &
DEPARTMENT.(ING 23)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:W/BURNING BERYLLIUM PWDR/CHIPS RELS FLAM HYDROGEN GAS; COULD
BURN & RSLT IN EXPLO. VENT DUCT WORK WHICH HAS ACCUMD FINE COATING
OF BERYLLIUM DUST ON ITS INTERNAL SURF POSES POTNTLY SERIOUS F IRE
HAZ. EXTING USING CLASS D FIRE EXTING MEDIA & SHUT DOWN OR ISOLATE
AFFECTED PORTION OF VENT SYS. BECAUSE OF (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5378F,2970C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2345F,1285C
Spec Gravity:1.85
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:GRAY METALLIC POWDER; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CNTCT W/MINERAL ACIDS & OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY GENERATE
HYDROGEN GAS. HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MELTING & DROSS HNDLG OF POWDERING
OPERATIONS CAN EMIT AIRBORNE DUSTS/FUMES. REFER TO INGREDS FOR
PERMISSIBLE EXPOS LIM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS.
BERYLLIUM SCRAP, CHIPS & PWDR ARE NORM RECYCLED. IN CASES WHERE NOT
JUSTIFIED, MFR RECS ANY OFFSPECIFICATION METALLIC BERYLLIUM
DUST/PWDR BE SEALED W/IN 2 PLASTIC BAGS & PLACED W/IN DOT
CNTNR(ING 16)

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