Product ID:1100, 4043, 5356, 5556, 5554
MSDS Date:01/22/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:01-169-4790
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJDJH

R & D METALS & CHEMICALS INC

201 PERIMETER PK SUITE C
KNOXVILLE, TN 37922-2233
US

Emergency Phone: 423-531-6065

Info Phone: 615-531-6065

Cage: 56406

R & D METALS & CHEMICALS, INC

22533 KNOXVILLE, TN 37922-2233 US

Telephone: 423-531-2044

Cage: 56406

ALUMINIUM

CAS: 7429-90-5

RTECS: BD0330000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

COPPER

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

IRON

CAS: 1309-37-1

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3;2 PPM

MAGNESIUM

CAS: 1309-48-4

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

MANGANESE

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

OSHA PEL C5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

SILICON

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

TIN (AS INORGANIC COMPOUND)

CAS: 7440-31-5

RTECS: XP7320000

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

ZINC

CAS: 1314-13-2

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ELECTRIC ARC-WELDING MAY CREATE ONE OR
MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HEALTH HAZARDS:FUMES & GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS
TO YOUR HEALTH.ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES & BURN SKIN.ELECTRIC SHOCK
CAN KILL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY OF INGREDIENTS
ARE NO.
Effects of Overexposure:SHORT-TERM OVEREXPO TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT
IN DISCOMFT LIKE DIZZ,NAU,DRDYNESS, IRRIT OF
NOSE/THROAT/EYES,TIGHTNESS IN CHEST,FEVER,ALLERGIC RXS.LONG-TERM
OVEREXPO(CHRONIC) TOWELD FUMES MAY LEAD TO SIDEROSIS(IRON DEPO IN
LUNGS),BELIEVED BY SOME INVESTIGATORS TO AFFECT PULM
FUNCTION.CHRONIUM CMPDS REQUIRE TO BE CONSIDERED CARC BY OSHA.

First Aid:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.EMPLOY FIRST AID
TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY AMERICAN RED CROSS.

Extinguishing Media:WELDING ARC AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES AND
FLAMMABLES. REFER TO AM. NATIONS STD. Z49.1 FOR FIRE PREVENTION
DURING USE OF WELDING & ALLIED PROCEDURES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ & UNDERSTAND MFG'S INSTRUCTIONS &
PRECAUT LABEL ON PROD.ONE RECOMMENDED WAY TO DETERMINE COMPO &
QUANT OF FUMES/GAS TO WHICH WORKERS EXPO IS TAKE AIR SMPL FRM
INSIDE WELDERS HELMET IF WORN OR BRE ATH ZONE.SEE AWS F1.1 &
F1.2-1985 FRM AMER WELD SOC.SEE PUBLICATION:"FUMES & GAS IN WLED
ENVIRO".
Other Precautions:CONTD FRM OTHER:REASONABLE EXPECTED FUME:PRIMARILY
IRON OXIDES,2ND COMPLEX MN,SI,NI,CR, MO,V OXIDES.PRESENT OSHA PERM
EXPO LIMITS FOR HEXAVALENT CR=0.05MG/M,NI=1MG/M,RESULT IN SIGNIF
RED FRM 5MG/M GE N FUME LEVEL.GAS RX PROD:CO,CO2.OZONE & NI OXIDES
FORM BY RADIATION FRMARC + SHIELDING GASES(ARGON,H E)WHEN USED.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUMES RESPIRATORY OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOC EXHAU OR
VENTI DOESNT KEEP EXPO BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPO LIMIT.USE EXHAU SYST
TO CLEAR WELDING FUM ES.MAKE SURE THAT INHAL AIR DOESNT CONTAIN
FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PERMISSIBLE EXPO LEVELS.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTI,LOC EXHAU @ARC,OR BOTH,TO KEEP FUMES/GAS
FRM WORKER'S BREATH ZONE & GEN AREA.TRAIN WELDER TO KEEP HEAD OUT
OF FUMES.
Protective Gloves:HAND PROTECTION FRM RADIATION,SPARKS,ELECTRICAL
SHOCK.(ANSI Z49.1)(SUPPLE)
Eye Protection:WEAR HELMET,USE FACESHIELD W/FILT LENS.PROV PROT SCREENS
& FLASH GOGG (SUPPLE)
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR HEAD/BODY PROT-HELPS PREVENT INJURY FRM
RADIATION,SPARK,ELECTRICAL SHOCK.(ANSI Z49-1)MIN INCLUDE PROT
FACESHIELD,ARM PROTECTORS,APRONS,HATS,SHOULDER PROTECTION,AS WELL
AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLOTH.
Work Hygienic Practices:TRAIN WELDER NOT TO TOUCH LIVE ELCTR PARTS & TO
INSULATE HIMSELF FRM WORK & GROUND. OTHER PRECAUTON WELD/CUT SEE
AMER STD 249-1-1983(SAF IN WELD/CUT)&WELD HNDBK VOL1 CHAPT 9 BOTH
FRM AERM WELD SOC.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROT:IF NECESSARY,TO SHIELD OTHERS.AS RULE OF THUMB START W/SHADE
THATS TOO DARK TO SEE WELDS ZONE.THEN GO NEXT LIGHTER SHADE WHICH
GIVES SUFFICIENT VIEW OF WELD ZONE. GLOVES:MIN INCLUDE WELDERS G
LOVES.

HCC:N1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMPO/QUAL OF WELD FUMES/GAS DEPEND
UPON METAL BEING WELD,PROCESS,PROCEDURE,ELECTRODE USED.OTHER
CONDITION ALSO INFLUENCE:COATING OF METAL BEING
WELDED(PAINT,PLANTING,GALVAN), #OF WELDERS & (OTHER INFO)

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRO.DISCARD ANY PRODUCT RESIDUE,DISPO CNTNR OR LINER IN ENVIRO
ACCEPTABLE MANNER,IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FED/STATE/LOC REGS.

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