Product ID:PLAIN CARBON RODS
MSDS Date:01/01/1995
FSC:9620
NIIN:00N087816
MSDS Number: CHKDB

C H SYMINGTON & CO INC

77 E WILSON BRIDGE RD SUITE 205
WORTHINGTON, OH 43085
US

Emergency Phone: 614-848-4821

Info Phone: 614-848-4821

Cage: JO423

C H SYMINGTON & CO INC

WORTHINGTON, OH 43085 US

Telephone: 614-848-4821

Cage: JO423

UP TO 99

CAS: 7782-42-5

RTECS: MD9659600

Fraction By Weight: <99%

OSHA PEL 15 MPPCF; Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 RDUST

UP TO 30

CAS: 7440-44-0

RTECS: FF5250100

Fraction By Weight: <30%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

COATINGS

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GALVANIZING), NUMBER OF WELDERS & VOL OF WORK AREA,

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W/RESPECT TO FUME PLUME, AS WELL AS PRESENCE OF

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FROM CLEANING & DEGREASING ACTIVITIES). WHEN

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DIFFERENT IN PERCENT & FORM FROM INGREDS LISTED.

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FROM VOLAT, RXN/OXIDATION OF MATLS PLUS THOSE FROM

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CARBON

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FORMED BY RADIA FORM ARC. ONE REC WAY TO DETERM

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EXPOS IS TO TAKE AIR SAMPLE FROM INSIDE & WELDERS

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F1.1-78, AVAIL FROM AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, P.O.

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NO DETECTABLE PULSE, BEGIN EXTERNAL HEART

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SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS.

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WELDER TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF FUMES.

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PROVIDE PROT SCREENS & FLASH GOGGS, IF

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GOUGING CAN BE NOISY. WEAR SUITABLE HEARING PROT IF

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HEAD, & BODY PROT WHICH HELP TO PVNT INJURY FROM

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INCLUDES WELDER'S GLOVES & PROT FACE SHIELD, & MAY

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WELL AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLTHG. TRAIN WELDER NOT TO

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WORK AND GROUND.

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: THE OSHA PEL & ACGIH (1985-88)
TLV FOR WELDING FUME NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED IS 5 MG/M3. ACGIH
1985-86 PREFACE STATES "THESE LIMITS ARE NOT FINE LINES BETWEEN
SAFE & DANGEROUS CONCS & SHOULD NO T BE USED BY ANYONE UNTRAINED IN
DISCIPLINE OF INDUST HYGIENE". ELECTRIC ARC WELDING OR CARBON ARC
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: GOUGING MAY CREATE ONE/MORE OF
FOLLOWING HLTH HAZS: FUMES AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO HEALTH.
SHORT-TERM OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT
SUCH AS: DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF NOSE,
THROAT, OR EYES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING
PULMONARY DISABILITIES MAY BE AT AN INCREASED RISK OF
PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

First Aid:CALL FOR MED AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES REC BY AMERICAN
RED CROSS. INGEST:CALL MD IMMED. EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER
FOR MIN OF 15 MINS, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD. SKIN:FLUSH W/CO PIOUS
AMTS OF WATER. CALL MD. INHAL:IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG, CALL
PHYS. IN CASE OF ELEC SHOCK, DISCONNECT & TURN OFF POWER. IF NOT
BRTHG, BEGIN ARTF RESP, PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH . IF (ING 13)

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, SAND, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THE ELECTRODE IS NON-FLAMM. WELDING ARC &
SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUST. REFER TO AMERICAN NATL STD Z49.1, SFTY
IN WELDING & CUTTING PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP AS FOR NORMAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ AND UNDERSTAND MANUFACTURER'S
INTRUCTIONS & PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:SEE AMERICAN NATL STD Z49.1 SFTY IN WELDING &
CUTTING, & AWS C5.3 "REC PRACTICES FOR AIR CARBON & GOUGING &
CUTTING", PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 351040,
MIAMI, FL 33135 & OSHA PUB LICATION 2206(29CFR 1910), (ING 14)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPRVD HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUST, MIST &
FUME RESP/AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED
SPACE/WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST/VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW
TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT. LOC EXHAUST @ ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES FROM WORKER'S BRTHG ZONE & GEN AREA. TRAIN (ING 15)
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
HELMET; OR USE FACE SHIELD W/FILTER LENS SHADE #12/DARKER. (ING 16)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: NEGLIGIBLE AT ROOM TEMP. % VOLAT: <0.1% BY WEIGHT. EXOKI HAZ:
WELDING SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 351040, MIAMI FLORIDA 33135, FOR FIRE
PREVENTION & PROT INFO DURING USE OF WELDING & ALLIED PROCEDURES.
HAZ DECOMP: WORKED, PROCESS, PROC & ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CNDTNS
WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES & (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NONE
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.9-2.1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK SOLID, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE
CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY OF BOTH ARE DEPENDENT UPON
METAL BEING (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN APPRVD LANDFILL. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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