Product ID:T-62, DUAL SHIELD
MSDS Date:04/15/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLKBW

ESAB GROUP INC

801 WILSON AVENUE
HANOVER, PA 17331
US

Emergency Phone: 717-637-8911

Info Phone: 717-637-8911 OR 800-933-7070

Preparer: NOT PROVIDED

Cage: 84021

ESAB GROUP INC

517 HANOVER, PA 17331 US

Telephone: 717-637-8911 OR 800-933-7070

Cage: 84021

MANGANESE/MN

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

OSHA PEL C5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

SI & SIO2

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 (RDUST)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (TDUST)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE/TIO2

CAS: 13463-67-7

RTECS: XR2275000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

IRON/FE

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 (TDUST)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (FUME)

MN CMPDS

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (FUME)

FEXOY

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 (TDUST)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (RDUST)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: GASES, FUMES, DUSTS MAY CAUSE
EYES, LUNGS, NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION. TOXIC GASES FROM WELDING
MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA, ASPHYXIATION AND DEATH. SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE WATERY EYES, NO SE AND THROAT IRRITATION,
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, FREQUENT COUGHING OR
CHEST PAIN. NICKEL, IF PRESENT, CAN CAUSE METALLIC TASTE, NAUSEA,
TIGHTNESS OF CHEST, FEVER, ALLERGIC REACT ION. CHRONIC: MAY LEAD TO
ACCUMULATION OF PARTICULATES IN LUNGS. NICKEL, IF PRESENT, MAY
CAUSE PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND EDEMA. IT IS CARCINOGENIC.
OVEREXPOSURE TO MANGANESE COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE CNS EFFEC TS
(SLEEPINESS, MUSCULAR WEAKNESS).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:GASES, FUMES, DUSTS MAY CAUSE EYES, LUNGS, NOSE
AND THROAT IRRITATION. TOXIC GASES FROM WELDING MAY CAUSE PULMONARY
EDEMA, ASPHYXIATION AND DEATH. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE
WATERY EYES, NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, FREQUENT COUGHING OR CHEST PAIN. NICKEL,
IF PRESENT, CAN CAUSE METALLIC TASTE, NAUSEA, TIGHTNESS OF CHEST,
FEVER, ALLERGIC REACTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH ALLERGIES OR
IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS WORSENED BY
EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES.

First Aid:IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CALL FOR MEDICAL AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID
TECHNIQUE RECOMMENDED BY THE RED CROSS. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
GIVE OXYGEN AND CALL FOR A PHYSICIAN. FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DISCONNECT AND TURN OFF THE POWER. IF NOT BREATHING, BEGIN
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF NO DETECTABLE
PULSE, BEGIN CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR). IMMEDIATELY
CALL A PHYSICIAN. FOR A RC BURN, APPLY COLD, CLEAN COMPRESSES AND
CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE THE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA RECOMMENDED FOR THE
BURNING MATERIALS AND FIRE SITUATION.
Fire Fighting Procedures:THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN; HOWEVER, WELDING
ARCS AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT PROVIDED

Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S
INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PRECAUTIONARY LABEL IN THIS PRODUCT. SEE
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z-49.1 SAFETY WELDING AND CUTTING,
PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN WELDING SOC IETY, P.O. BOX 351040, MIAMI,
FL 33135 AND OSHA PUBLICATION 2206 (29 C.F.R. 1910).
Other Precautions:NOT PROVIDED

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR
VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION, LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE ARC, OR BOTH,
TO KEEP THE FUMES AND GASES BELOW THE TLVS IN THE WORKER'S
BREATHING ZONE AND THE GENERAL AREA.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVE
Eye Protection:WEAR HELMET/USE FACE SHIELD WITH FILTER LENS, PROTECTIVE
SCREENS, FLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR HEAD, HAND, AND BODY PROTECTION WHICH
HELP TO PREVENT INJURY FROM RADIATION, SPARKS AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
SEE ANSI Z-49.1. AT A MINIMUM, THIS INCLUDES WELDER'S GLOVES AND A
PROTECTIVE FACE SHIELD.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
TRAIN THE WELDER TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF FUMES, NOT TO TOUCH LIVE
ELECTRICAL PARTS AND TO INSULATE HIMSELF FROM WORK AND GROUND.

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT PROVIDED
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED
Spec Gravity:NOT PROVIDED
Solubility in Water:NOT PROVIDED
Appearance and Odor:TUBULAR STEEL WIRE CONTAINING MINERALS AND ALLOYS,
ODORLESS.
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE CURRENTLY KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT PROVIDED
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FROM NORMAL USE OF THESE PRODUCTS
INCLUDE A COMPLEX OF THE OXIDES AND FLUORIDES OF INGREDIENTS AS
WELL AS CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, OZONE AND NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER, OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE A ND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:NOT PROVIDED

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:NOT PROVIDED

Transport Information:NOT PROVIDED

SARA Title III Information:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICAL(S) SUBJECT TO
THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 (SARA) AND 40 CFR PART 372:
MANGANESE AND MANGA NESE COMPOUNDS.
Federal Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED
State Regulatory Information:WARNING: THIS PRODUCT, WHEN USED FOR
WELDING OR CUTTING, PRODUCES FUMES OR GASES WHICH CONTAIN CHEMICALS
KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS AND IN SOME
CASES, CANCER. (CALIFORNIA HEALTH & SAFETY CODE 25249.5 ET SEQ).