Product ID:BERYLLIA CERAMIC
MSDS Date:03/01/1998
FSC:9650
NIIN:00N091641
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJNBK

Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300

Info Phone: 800-862-4118

Preparer: MARC KOLANZ

Cage: 4B151

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

Cage: 4B151

BERYLLIUM

CAS: 7440-41-7

RTECS: DS1750000

OSHA PEL see Table Z-2

ACGIH TLV: 0.002 MG/M3

2547F(1397C). MOLECULAR WEIGHT

CAS: 1304-56-9

RTECS: DS4025000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: BERYLLIUM FRACTION OF PROD IS
INSOL & DOES NOT CAUSE ACUTE BERYLLIUM DISEASE. BERYLLIUM IN THIS
PROD DOES NOT POSE POTNTL FOR ALLERGIC DERMAL RESPONSE. INHAL:EXPOS
IN EXCESS OF OCCUP STD CAN OC CUR WHEN ABRADING MATL SURF IN MANNER
WHICH GENERATES FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES OR DURING EQUIP
REPAIR/MAINT. INGEST:NO KNOWN CASES OF ILLNESS FROM INGEST.
SKIN:ABRASION MAY CAUSE IRRIT. IMBEDDED MATL MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED
GRANULOMA (SEE FIRST AID). EYE:INJURY CAN RSLT FROM PARTICULATE
IRRIT/MECH INJURY BY DUST/PARTICULATE. CHRONIC: INHAL DUST/FUMES
CNTNG BERYLLIUM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS, CHRONIC LUNG D ISEASE - CHRONIC
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BERYLLIUM & BERYLLIUM OXIDE: IARC
MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT, VOL 58, PG 41, 1993:GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL
REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998: ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:. BERRYLIUM DISEASE (CBD) - IN SOME
PERS. OVER TIME LUNG DISEASE CAN BE FATAL. LONG-TERM EFTS MAY INCL
LOSS OF LUNG FUNC, FIBROSIS/SUBSEQUENT SECONDARY EFTS ON HEART
W/EVENTUAL PERM IMPAIRME NT. CBD IS HYPERSENS/ALLERGIC CNDTN IN
WHICH LUNG TISS BECOME INFLAMED W/CELLULAR NODULAR RXN.THIS INFLAM,
SOMETIMES W/ACCOMPANYING FIBROSIS, MAY RESTRICT EXCHANGE OF OXYG
BETWEEN LUNGS & BLOODSTREAM. THIS ALLERGIC RESPONSE TO BERYLLIUM
IS LIMITED TO SUSCEPTIBLE PERS. MED SCIENCE SUGGESTS SUSCEPTIBILITY
RELATED TO GENETIC FACTORS. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE BERYLLIUM DOES NOT
CAUSE CHRONIC RXN IN MOST PEEO PLE. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .
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 DUST/FUME INHALED. IF PRIOR
DMG/DISEASE TO NEURO, CIRCULATORY,(SUPDAT)

First Aid:INHAL:BRTHG DFCLTY REQS IMMED REMOVAL TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG
STOPS PERFORM ARTF RESP & OBTAIN MED HELP. INGEST: HAVE PERSON
DRINK LG QTYS OF WATER & ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMIT, IF CONSCIOUS.
OBTAIN MED H ELP. SKIN:TREAT CUTS & ABRASIONS BY STD FIRST AID.
REMOVE SKIN CONTAM BY WASHING W/SOAP & WATER. OBTAIN MED HELP IF
IRRIT PERSISTS. ACCIDENTAL IMPLANTATION OF MATL BENEATH SKIN REQS
ITS REMOVAL TO PVN T INFECTION OR DEVELOPMENT OF CORN-LIKE LESION.
EYES:FLUSH DUST FROM EYES W/LOTS OF CLEAN WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN.
OBTAIN MED HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS. CNTCT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN
WHEN WORKING W/MET AL DUSTS & PWDRS. (SUPDAT)

Lower Limits:NOT APPLIC
Upper Limits:NOT APPLIC
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE.

Spill Release Procedures:IN SOLID FORM, NO SPEC HLTH/ENVIRONMENT RISK.
IN PWDR/DUST FORM, ESTABLISH RESTRICTED ENTRY ZONE BASED ON SPILL
SEVERITY. PERS ENTERING ZONE MUST WEAR ADEQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT
& PROT CLTHG. CONDUCT CLEANUP W/VACUUM SYS UTILIZING HIGH
EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTRATION SYS FOLLOWED BY WET
CLEAN METHS. TAKE SPEC PRECS WHEN CHANGING FILTERS ON HEPA VACUUM
CLEANERS (TRANSPORT INFO)

Handling and Storage Precautions:WEAR GLOVES WHEN HNDLG TO PVNT CUTS &
SKIN ABRASIONS. STORE IN DRY AREA. DURING REPAIR/MAINT, PROTECTING
WORKERS CAN REQ USE OF SPECIFIC WORK PRACTS/PROCS INVOLVING
COMBINED USE OF VENT, WET METHS, RE SP PROT, DECONTAM, SPEC PROT
CLTHG & RESTRICTED WORK ZONES. CNTCT NEHC FOR WELDING INFO .
Other Precautions:DETERM EXPOS TO AIRBORNE MATLS BY HAVING AIR SAMPLES
TAKEN IN EMPLOYEE BRTHG ZONE, WORK AREA & DEPT. FREQUENCY & TYPE OF
AIR SAMPLING SHOULD BE SPECIFIED BY INDUS HYGIENISTS/OTHER
QUALIFIED PROFESSION AL. MAKE AIR SAMPLE RSLTS AVAIL TO EMPLOYEES.
INCL PERS EXPOS TO AIRBORNE CONCS OF MATL IN PERIODIC (STATE REG
INFO)

Respiratory Protection:WHEN POTNTL EXPOS ARE ABOVE OCCUP LIMS, NIOSH
APPRVD RESPS MUST BE USED. EXPOS TO UNKNOWN CONCS OF FUMES/DUSTS
REQS WEARING PRESS-DEMAND AIRLINE RESP OR PRESS-DEMAND SCBA.
PRESS-DEMAND AIRLINE RESPS A RE RECOM WHEN PERFORMING JOBS W/HIGH
POTNTL EXPOS SUCH AS CHANGING FILTERS IN BAGHOUSE AIR CLEANING
DEVICE. FOR MORE INFO CNTCT NEHC .
Ventilation:WHENEVER POSS, USE OF LOC EXHST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS
IS PREF METH OF CONTROLLING EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUST & FUME. WHERE
UTILIZED (STATE REG INFO)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER. PROT
OVERGARMENTS/WORK CLTHG; PVNT SECONDARY EXPOS TO PERS (IE, LAUNDRY
OPERATORS) & PVNT PERSONAL CLTHG CONTAM. NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR
TO CLEAN CLTHG.
Work Hygienic Practices:VACUUM & WET CLEAN METHS REC FOR DUST REMOVAL.
DE-ENERGIZE ELEC SYS, AS NEC, BEFORE BEGINNING WET CLEAN. HEPA
FILTER VACUUMS REC. AVOID USE OF COMPRESSED AIR OR BROOMS. CNTCT
NEHC FOR MORE INFO .
Supplemental Safety and Health
MED CNDTNS: HEMATOLOGIC OR URINARY SYS HAS OCCURRED, PROPER
SCREENING/EXAMS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON PERS WHO MAY BE EXPOS TO
FURTHER RISK WHERE HNDLG & USE OF THIS MATL MAY CAUSE EXPOS. FIRST
AID PROC: TREATMENT OF CBD:NO KNOWN TREATMENT TO CURE CBD.
PREDNISONE/OTHER CORTICOSTEROIDS ARE MOST SPECIFIC (OTHER INFO)

Spec Gravity:2.86 (BEO)
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NOT APPLICABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLED PROD IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZ WASTE
UNDER FED LAW. DUSTY OR DUST-LIKE MATLS SHOULD BE SEALED INSIDE TWO
PLASTIC BAGS, PLACED IN DOT APPRVD CNTNR & APPROPRIATELY LABELED.
WHEN SPENT PRODS DECL ARED SOLID WASTES, THEY MUST BE LABELED,
MANAGED & DISPOSED OF I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REQS. MATL IS NOT
CLASSIFIED HAZ WASTE UNDER FED LAWS.

Toxicological Information:FOR QUESTIONS CONCERING TOXICOLOGICAL INFO
WRITE TO: MED DIRECTOR, BRUSH WELLMAN INC, 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S
RD, ELMORE, OH 43416-9502. OTHER INFO: THESE LATTER AGENTS REMAIN
INVESTIGATIONAL. FURTHER , IN VIEW OF POTNTL SIDE EFTS OF ALL
IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDS, INCLUDING STEROIDS SUCH AS PREDNISONE, THEY
SHOULD BE USED ONLY UNDER DIRECT CARE OF MD. IN GEN, MEDS SHOULD BE
RESERVED FOR CASES W/SIGNIF ICANT SYMPS &/OR SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF
LUNG FUNC. OTHER SYMP TREATMENT SUCH AS OXYG, INHALED STEROIDS OR
BRONCHODILATORES, MAY BE USED BY SOME MDS & ARE EFTIVE IN SELECTED
CASES. DECISION ABOUT WHEN & W /WHAT MED (ECOLOGICAL INFO)

Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.

Ecological:THIS MATL IS INSOL IN WATER. THIS MATL CAN BE RECYCLED;
CNTCT YOUR SALES REP. TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: TO TREAT IS JUDGMENT
SITUATION FOR INDIVIDUAL MDS. TREATMENT IS RESERVED FOR THOSE
W/SYMPS & MEASURABL E LOSS OF LUNG FUNC. VALUE OF STARTING ORAL
STEROID TREATMENT, BEFORE SIGNS/SYMPS EVIDENT, REMAINS MEDICALLY
UNRESOLVED ISSUE. SOME MDS ARE CONCERNED THEIR PATIENTS MAY DEVELOP
RESISTANCE TO MEDICATIO N IF IT IS STARTED TOO SOON. EFTS OF
CONTINUED LOW EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM UNKNOWN FOR PERS SENSITIZED TO
BERYLLIUM OR WHO HAVE DIAGNOSIS OF CBD. UNCERTAINTY LEADS SOME MDS
TO ADVISE REDUCTION OR ELIMATION OF (TRANSPORT INFO)

Transport Information:THERE ARE NO US DOT HAZ MATL REGS WHICH APPLY TO
PACKAGING & LABELING OF PROD AS SHIPPED BY BRUSH WELLMAN. HAZ
COMMUNICATION REGS OF US OCCUP SFTY & HLTH ADMIN REQ THIS MATL BE
LABELED. CNTCT NEHC FOR LABEL WHICH ACCOMPANIES THIS PROD DURING
SHIPMENT . ECOLOGICAL INFO: FURTHER EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM. HOWEVER,
SOME PERS HAVE DEVELOPED CBD OR HAVE GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE AFTER
REMOVAL FROM FURTHER EXPOS. OTHERS CONTINUED TO WORK IN BERYLLIUM
INDUSTRY W/OUT ANY ADDNL OR ACCELERATED LOSS OF LUNG FUNC. SPILL
PROC: USED TO CLEAN UP POTNTLY TOX MATLS. USE CAUTION TO MINIMIZE
AIRBORNE GENERATION OF P WDR/DUST (STATE REG INFO)

SARA Title III Information:ON FEB 16, 1988 US EPA ISSUED FINAL RULE
THAT IMPLEMENTS REQS OF SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS & REAUTHORIZATION ACT
(SARA) TITLE III, SECTION 313 (53) FED REGISTER 4525. TITLE III IS
PORTION OF SARA CONCERNIN G EMER PLANNING & COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
ISSUES. SECTION 313 COVERS ANNUAL EMISSION REPORTING ON SPECIFIC
CHEMS WHICH ARE MANUFACTURED, PROCESSED OR USED AT CERTAIN US INDUS
FACILITIES. BERYLLIUM IS REPORTABLE UNDER SECTION 313. CHEM
ABSTRACT SERVICES NUMBER IS PROVIDED IN INGRED SECTION. YOU MAY
OBTAIN ADDNL INFO BY CALLING EPA SARA TITLE III HOTLINE AT
1-800-535-0202 (OR 205-555-1411).
Federal Regulatory Information:BERYLLIM IS CONSIDERED HAZ INGRED BY
OSHA COMMUNICATION STD, 29 CFR 1910.1200. BERYLLIUM IS LISTED ON
THE TSCA CHEM SUBSTANCE INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEM SUBSTANCES.
WASTEWATER REGS CAN VARY CONSIDERAB LY. CNTCT YOUR LOC & STATE
GOVTS TO DETERM THEIR REQS. BERYLLIUM-CNTNG MATLS ARE SUBJECT TO
NATL EMISSION STD FOR BERYLLIUM AS PROMULGATED BY EPA (40 CFR 61,
SUBPART (C). NATIONAL EMISSION STD FOR BER YLLIUM IS 0.01
MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER (30 DAY AVERAGE) IN AMBIENT AIR FOR
THOSE PRODUCTION FACIL ITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED TO BE
REGULATED THRU AMBIENT AIR MONITORING. FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT NEHC.
State Regulatory Information:N/P. TRANSPORT INFO: & AVOID CONTAM OF AIR
& WATER. DEPENDING ON QTY RELSD, FINE PWDR/DUST SPILLS TO
ENVIRONMENT MAY REQ REPORTING TO NRC 800-424-8802 AS WELL AS STATE
EMER RESPONSE COMMISSION & LOC E MER PLANNING COMMITTEE. OTHER
PRECS: MED SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM INCLUDING EXAM OF SKIN & RESP SYS.
CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO . VENT: PICKUPS ON FLEXIBLE VENT LINES
SHOULD BE POSITIONED AS CLOSE TO SOURCE OF CONTAM AS POSS.
DISRUPTION OF AIRFLOW IN AREA OF LOC EXHST INLET SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
CHECK VENT EQUIP REGULARLY TO ENSURE PROPER FUNC. VENT TRAINING
REC FOR ALL USERS. SYS SHOULD BE DESIGNED & INSTALLED BY QUALIFIED
PROFESSIONALS.