THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY -- JETWELD LH-70 -- 3439-01-007-5492
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:JETWELD LH-70 MSDS Date:03/22/1999 FSC:3439 NIIN:01-007-5492 Status Code:A === Responsible Party === Company Name:THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY Address:22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE City:CLEVELAND State:OH ZIP:44117-1199 Country:US Info Phone Num:216-481-8100 Emergency Phone Num:216-481-8100 Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:MSDS NO.: US-MS75 CAGE:UO322 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY Address:22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE Box:City:CLEVELAND State:OH ZIP:44117-1199 Country:US Phone:216-481-8100 CAGE:UO322 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:IRON + CARBON STEEL CORE WIRE CAS:7439-89-6 RTECS #:NO4565500 = Wt:75. Ingred Name:LIMESTONE AND/OR CALCIUM CARBONATE CAS:1317-65-3 RTECS #:EV9580000 = Wt:10. OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 Ingred Name:FLUORIDES (AS F) CAS:7789-75-5 RTECS #:EW1760000 = Wt:5. Ingred Name:SILICATES AND OTHER BINDERS CAS:1344-09-8 < Wt:5. Ingred Name:MINERAL SILICATES CAS:1332-58-7 RTECS #:GF1670500 < Wt:5. OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 Ingred Name:MANGANESE AND/OR MANGANESE ALLYS AND COMPOUNDS (AS MN) CAS:7439-96-5 RTECS #:OO9275000 < Wt:5. OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3 ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 Ingred Name:SILICON AND/OR SILICON ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (AS SI) CAS:7440-21-3 RTECS #:VW0400000 = Wt:1. OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 Ingred Name:ZINC AND/OR ZINC OXIDES CAS:1314-13-2 RTECS #:ZH4810000 < Wt:.5 OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 Ingred Name:VANADIUM ALLOYS (AS V) CAS:7440-62-2 RTECS #:YW1355000 < Wt:.5 ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FUMES AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN. SKIN CANCER HAS BEEN REPORTED. ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. IF WELDING MUST BE PERFORMED IN DAMP LOCATIONS OR WITH WET CLOTHING, ON METAL STRUCTURES OR WHEN IN CRAMPT POSITIONS SUCH AS SITTING, KNEELING OR LYING, IF THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF UNAVOIDABLE OR ACCIDENTAL CONTACT WITH WORKPIECE, USE THE FOLLOWING EQUIPME NT: SEMIAUTOMATIC DC WELDER, DC MANUAL (STICK) WELDER, OR AC WELDER WITH REDUCED VOLTAGE CONTROL. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Effects of Overexposure:SHORT-TERM (ACCUTE) OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS METAL FUNE FEVER, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT, OR EYES. EXPOSURE TO EXTREMELY HIGH L EVELS OF FLUORIDES CAN CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA, MUSCULAR WEAKNESS, AND CONVULSIONS. IN EXTREME CASES IT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. LONG-TERM (CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FU MES CAN LEAD TO SIDROSIS (IRON DEPOSITS IN LUNG) AND MAY AFFECT PULMONARY FUNCSTION. MANGANESE OVEREXPOSURE CAN AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, RESULTING IN IMPAIRED SPEECH AND MOVEMENT. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS (E.G. ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA). ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:CALL FOR MEDICAL AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN. IF NOT BREATHING EMPLOY CPR (CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION) TECHNIQUES. IN CASE OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, TURN OFF POWER AND FOLLOW RECOMMENDED TREATMENT. IN ALL CASES CALL A PHYSICIAN. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE P Lower Limits:NONE PROVIDE Upper Limits:NONE PROVIDE Extinguishing Media:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES AND FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS. SEE Z49.1 ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Neutralizing Agent:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Other Precautions:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN NEEDED. Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION, LOCAL EXHAUSE AT THE ARC, OR BOTH TO KEEP THE FUMES AND GASES FROM THE WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE AND THE GENERAL AREA. Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES Eye Protection:WEAR HELMET OR USE FACE SHIELD WITH FILTER LENS SHADE NUMBER 12. Other Protective Equipment:WEAR HAND, HEAD AND BODY PROTECTION WHICH HELP PREVENT INJURY FROM RADIATION, SPARKS AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK. SEE Z49.1. AT A MINIMUM THIS INCLUDES WELDERS GLOVES AND A PROTECTIVE FACE SHIELD. Work Hygienic Practices:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Supplemental Safety and Health TRAIN THE WORKER TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF THE FUMES. KEEP EXPOSURE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== HCC:N1 Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Vapor Pres:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Vapor Density:NONE PROVI Spec Gravity:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR pH:NONE PROVIDED Viscosity:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Solubility in Water:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Appearance and Odor:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE PROVIDE Corrosion Rate:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Hazardous Decomposition Products:PRIMARY IRON OXIDE AND FLUORIDES; SECONDARILY COMPLEX OXIDES OF MANGANESE, POTASSIUM, SILICON, SODIUM AND ZINC. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER, OR LINER AS ORDINARY WASTE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ===================== Regulatory Information ===================== SARA Title III Information:CONTAINS MANGANESE AND/OR MANGANESE ALLOYS & COMPOUNDS (AS MN) AND ZINC AND/OR ZINC OXIDES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 311, 312, & 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING & COMMU NITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND OF 40 CFR 370 & 372. 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