Product ID:STAINLESS STEEL ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRES
MSDS Date:07/08/1991
FSC:6520
NIIN:01-153-6245
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLMDS

UNITEK/3M CORPORATION

2724 SOUTH PECK ROAD
MONROVIA, CA 91016

Emergency Phone: 818-574-4000

Info Phone: (818) 574-4000

Cage: FO556

UNITEK/3M CORPORATION

MONROVIA, CA 91016

Telephone: (818) 574-4000

Cage: FO556

CHROMIUM

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

NICKEL

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

IRON

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

MANGANESE

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

OSHA PEL C5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (DUST)

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN IARC:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED INHALTION OF NICKEL DUSTS
MAY CAUSE SERIOUS RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. INHALTION MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY ORGANS IN SENSITIVE PERSONS. CHROMIUM HAS
BEEN DETERMINED BY THE IARC TO BE A S USPECTED CARCINOGEN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE IARC
TO BE A SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:PROLONGED INHALTION OF NICKEL DUSTS MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. INHALTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF
RESPIRATORY ORGANS IN SENSITIVE PERSONS. CHROMIUM HAS BEEN
DETERMINED BY THE IARC TO BE A S USPECTED CARCINOGEN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:AGGRAVATION OF PREEXISTING
RESPIRATORY OR ALLERGIC CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME WORKERS

First Aid:INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING, CONSULT PHYSICIAN. SKIN AND EYES:
WASH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER, CONSULT PHYSICIAN. INHALTION: REMOVE
FROM EXPOSURE, CONSULT PHYSICIAN.

Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:PICK-UP DUST OR POWDER SPILLS BY VACUUMING OR
WET MOPPING. AVOID DUST FORMATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT PROVIDED

Handling and Storage Precautions:NOT PROVIDED
Other Precautions:NOT PROVIDED

Respiratory Protection:USE APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF
AIRBORNE DUST EXCEEDS APPROPRIATE TLV LIMIT.
Ventilation:GENERAL MECHANICAL. LOCAL EXHAUST IF REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NOT PROVIDED
Eye Protection:NOT PROVIDED
Other Protective Equipment:NOT PROVIDED
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
HCC OF N1 BASED ON FACT THAT ITEM IS ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE AND IS AN
ARTICLE UNDER OSHA HAZCOM.

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:METALLIC GREY, ODORLESS SOLID. STAINLESS STEEL
ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRES.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NOT PROVIDED
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY LIBERATE METAL FUMES, METAL OXIDES, OR
OTHER OXIDES IF EXPOSED TO ELEVATED TEMP. ACID PICKLING OF PRODUCT
MAY RESULT IN FORMATION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM WHICH IS HAZARDOUS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT PROVIDED

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:NOT PROVIDED

Ecological:NOT PROVIDED

Transport Information:NOT PROVIDED

SARA Title III Information:CONTAINS CHROMIUM AND NICKEL WHICH ARE
SUBJECT TO SARA 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER, PRODUCT IS
ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE WHICH IS PROBABLY AN ARTICLE.
Federal Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED

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