not the Department of a corresponding Department of the Department by intends said information to verify and assume responsibility for to military or Defense or viability by or other government situation. a BRUSH WELLMAN INC -- COPPER BERYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY, 25, 190, 290, ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 9650 MSDS Date: 03/01/1998 MSDS Num: CKNCK LIIN: 00N032654 Product ID: COPPER BERYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY, 25, 190, 290, UNS C17200 MFN: 02 Responsible Party Cage: 4B151 Name: BRUSH WELLMAN INC Address: 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD City: ELMORE OH 43416-9502 Info Phone Number: 800-862-4118 Emergency Phone Number: (800)424-9300 Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: A10 Preparer's Name: MARC KOLANZ Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 4B151 Name: BRUSH WELLMAN INC Address: 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD City: ELMORE OH 43416-9502 Phone: 800-862-4118 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 7440-41-7 RTECS #: DS1750000 Name: BERYLLIUM % low Wt: 1.6 % high Wt: 2. Other REC Limits: 0.005 MG/M3 CEILING OSHA PEL: 0.002 MG/M3 OSHA STEL: 0.025 MG/M3 ACGIH TLV: 0.002 MG/M3 ACGIH STEL: NA EPA Rpt Qty: 10 LBS DOT Rpt Qty: 10 LBS ------------------------------ Cas: 7440-48-4 RTECS #: GF8750000 Name: COBALT % low Wt: .2 % high Wt: .35 Other REC Limits: CEILING: NA OSHA PEL: 0.05 MG/M3 OSHA STEL: NA ACGIH TLV: 0.02 MG/M3 ACGIH STEL: NA ------------------------------ Cas: 7440-50-8 RTECS #: GL5325000 Name: COPPER % Wt: BALANCE Other REC Limits: CEILING: NA OSHA PEL: 0.1 MG/M3 (FUME) OSHA STEL: NA ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (FUME) ACGIH STEL: NA EPA Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: YES IARC: YES OSHA: NO Effects of America should seek competent professional advice of the United States of the suitability of Defense. The United States of this information to have any application, use or implied warrants, states, or persons outside the United States of Defense nor any person or to their particular situation regardless of Exposure: ACUTE:IN GEN, METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS & MUC MEMBS. SYMPS INCL COUGH, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, FEVER, FATG & NAUS. BERYLLIUM FRACTION OF PROD IS INSOL & DOES NOT CAUSE ACUTE BERYLLIUM DISEASE. EX CESS INHAL OF COPPER, COBALT, NICKEL/TIN CAN CAUSE RESP IRRIT, COUGH, BRONCH, CHILLS, "METAL FUME FEVER," DECR PULM FUNC & ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPS. CNTCT W/NICKEL, COBALT, COPPER/TIN MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RXNS. BERYLLIUM IN PROD DOES NOT POSE P OTNTL FOR ALLERGIC SKIN RXN. CHRONIC:IN GEN, METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE RESP DISEASE W/COUGH, CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, WT LOSS, WEAK & (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: BERYLLIUM: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT, VOL 58, PG 41, 1993:GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998: ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN. COBALT: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 52, PG 396, 1991: GROUP 2B. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: EFTS OF OVEREXP: FATG. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE PARTICLES CNTNG BERYLLIUM, COBALT, NICKEL/TIN MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM HLTH EFTS INCL LOSS OF LUNG FUNC, FIBROSIS OR SUBSEQUENT SECONDARY EFTS ON HEART W/EVENTUAL PERM IMPAIRMENT. INHAL DUST/FUMES CNTNG B ERYLLIUM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE CALLED CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CBD) IN SOME PERS. OVER TIME LUNG DISEASE CAN BE FATAL. CBD IS HYPERSENS/ALLERGIC CNDTN IN WHICH LUNG TISS BECOMES INFLAMMED W/CELLULAR NODULAR RXN. THIS INFLAM, SOMETIMES WACCOMPANYING FIBROSIS MAY RESTRICT EXCHANGE OF OXYG BETWEEN LUNGS & BLOODSTREAM. THIS ALLERGIC RESPONSE TO BERYLLIUM IS LIMITED TO (SUPDAT) Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: ALLERGIC RXN/SENSITIVITY TO COBALT, COPPER, NICKEL/TIN. IMPAIRED PULM FUNC, AIRWAY DISEASES OR CNDTNS SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCH, ETC. PRIOR DMG/DISEASE TO NEURO, CIRCULATORY, (SUPDAT) First Aid: INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. NO KNOWN CASE IN WHICH PERS STOPPED BRTHG AS RSLT OF EXPOS. IF BRTHG STOPS, PERFORM ARTF RESP & OBTAIN MED HELP. INGEST:DRINK LG QTYS OF WATER & ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMIT, IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED HELP. SKIN:T REAT CUTS & ABRASIONS W/STD FIRST AID. SKIN CONTAM CAN BE REMOVED BY WASHING W/SOAP & WATER. OBTAIN MED HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS. ACCIDENTAL IMPLANTATION OF MATL BENEATH SKIN REQS REMOVAL TO PVNT INFECTION/DEVELOPMENT OF CORN-LIKE LESION. EYE :FLUSH EYES W/LOTS OF CLEAN WATER. OBTAIN MED HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS. DO NOT WEAR CNTCT LENSES TREATMENT OF CBD: NO KNOWN TREATMENT TO CURE CBD. (OTHER INFO) ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: IN SOLID FORM, NO SPEC HLTH/ENVIRONMENTAL RISK. IN PWDR/DUST FORM, ESTABLISH RESTRICTED ENTRY ZONE BASED ON SEVERITY. WEAR ADEQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT & PROT CLTHG. CLEAN UP W/VACUUM SYS UTILIZING HIGH EFFECIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILT RATION SYS FOLLOWED BY WET CLEANING METHS. TAKE SPEC PRECS WHEN CHANGING HEPA FILTERS USED TO CLEAN UP POTNTLY TOX MATLS. MINIMIZE AIRBORNE (TRANSPORT INFO) Waste Disposal Methods: WHEN RECYCLED, MATL IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZ WASTE UNDER FED LAW. SEAL DUSTY/DUST-LIKE MATLS INSIDE TWO PLASTIC BAGS, PLACE IN DOT APPRVD CNTNR & LABEL APPROP. WHEN SPENT PRODS DECLARED SOLID WASTES (NO LONGER RECYCLABLE), THEY MUST BE LABE LED, MANAGED & DISPOSED OF I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REQS. MATL IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZ WASTE UNDER FED LAW. Handling And Storage Precautions: WEAR GLOVES WHEN HNDLG PARTS W/SHARP EDGES. STORE IN DRY AREA. DETERM EXPOS TO AIRBORNE MATLS BY HAVING AIR SAMPLES TAKEN IN EMPLOYEE BRTHG ZONE, WORK AREA & DEPARTMENT. QUALIFIED PERS DETERMS FREQUENCY & TYPE OF AIR SAMPLING. MAKE RSLTS AV AIL TO EMPLOYEES. Other Precautions: INCL PERS EXPOS TO AIRBORNE CNCS OF MATL IN MEDSURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; SHOULD INCL SKIN & RESP SYS EXAM. NON-SPECIFICFINDINGS OF SKIN RASH, SKIN GRANULOMATA OR RESP SIGNS/SYMPS MAY INDICATERXN TO MATL. MIN PROGRAM INCLS SKIN, EXAM, RESP HI STORY, AUSCULTATION OFLUNGS, SPIROMETRY (FVC & FEV) & PERIODIC (TRANSPORT INFO) ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point Text: NON-COMBUSTIBLE Lower Limits: N/A TO SOLID Upper Limits: N/A TO SOLID Extinguishing Media: THIS MATERIAL IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROP TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: DO NOT USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH FIRES AROUND OPERATIONS INVOLVING MOLTEN METAL DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR STEAM EXPLOSIONS. NON-COMBUSTIBLE AS A SOLID; EXPLOSIVE LIMITS NOT APPLICABLE TO SOLIDS - NO IGNITION AS LAYER OF SUB 44 MICRON PARTICLES OF NOMINAL 98% CUE. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: IF POTNTL EXPOS ABOVE OCCUP LIMS, USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPS AS SPECIFIED BY QUALIFIED PERS. EXPOS TO UNKNOWN CONCS OF FUMES/DUSTS REQS NIOSH APPRVD PRESS-DEMAND AIRLINE RESP/PRESS-DEMAND SCBA. PRESS-DEMAND AIRLINE RESPS RECOM WHEN PERFORMING J OBS W/HIGH POTNTL EXPOS SUCH AS CHANGING FILTERS IN BAGHOUSE AIR CLEANING DEVICE. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N). Ventilation: LOC EXHST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS IS PREF METH TO CTL EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUST & FUME. WHERE UTILIZED, PICKUPS ON FLEXIBLE VENT LINES SHOULD BE(SARA REG INFO) Protective Gloves: GLOVES TO PVNT METAL CUTS AND SKIN ABRASIONS DURING HANDLING. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH & DELUGE SHWR MTG ANSI DESIGN CRIT(FP N). OVERGARMENTS/WORK CLTHG. MANAGE CONTAM CLTHG TO PVNT SEC EXPOS TO FAMILY/CLEANERS. NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN CLTHG. CNTCT NEHC FOR INFO (FP N). Work Hygienic Practices: VACUUM & WET CLEANING RECOM FOR DUST REMOVAL. DE-ENERGIZE ELEC SYS BEFORE WET CLEANING. VACUUM CLEANERS W/HEPA FILTERS RECOM. AVOID USE OF COMPRESSED AIR OR BROOMS TO REMOVE DUST; CAN (STATE REG INFO) Supplemental Safety and Health: EFTS OF OVEREXP: SUSCEPTIBLE PERS. SUGGESTED THIS SUSCEPTIBILITY RELATED TO GENETIC FACTORS. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE BERYLLIUM DOES NOT CAUSE CHRONIC RXN IN MOST PEOPLE. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO ON HLTH HAZS/ROUTES OF EXPOS (FP N). MED CNDTNS: HE MATOLOGIC/URINARY SYSTEMS. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N). ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Melt/Freeze Pt: =871.1C, ######F M.P/F.P Text: MELTING PT Vapor Pres: NOT APPLIC Vapor Density: NOT APPLIC Spec Gravity: DENSITY: 0.302 LB/IN 3 Solubility in Water: NONE Appearance and Odor: BRASS COLOR, SOLID; NO ODOR. Percent Volatiles by the compiling agencies): This information is elements of similarity to any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of America in no manner whatsoever expressly or civilian employee of America and disclaims all liability for use by Volume: NONE ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Materials To Avoid: AVOID CONTACT WITH MINERAL ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS. HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING TOX INFO WRITE TO: MED DIRECTOR, BRUSH WELLMAN INC, 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER SOUTH RD, ELMORE, OH 43416-9502. --OTHER INFO: EFTS OF ALL IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDS, INCL STEROIDS SUCH AS PREDNISONE, THEY SHOULD BE USED ONL Y UNDER DIRECT CARE OF MD. IN GEN, RESERVE THESE MEDS FOR CASES W/SIGNIFICANT SYMPS &/OR 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. DE CISION ABOUT WHEN & W/WHAT MED TO TREAT IS JUDGMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL MD. FOR MOST PART, TREATMENT RESERVED FOR THOSE W/YMPS & MEASURABLE LOSS OF (ECOLOGICAL INFO) ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: THIS MATL INSOL IN WATER. CAN BE RECYCLED; CNTCT SALES REP. --TOX INFO:LUNG FUNC. VALUE OF STARTING ORAL STEROID TREATMENT BEFORE SIGNS/SYMPS EVIDENT, REMAINS UNRESOLVED ISSUE UNDER STUDY. SOME MDS CONCERNED PATIENTS MAY DEVELOP RESISTANCE TO MEDICATION IF STARTED TOO SOON. EFTS OF CONTINUED LOW EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM UNKNOWN FOR PERS SENSITIZED TO BERYLLIUM/WHO HAVE CBD DIAGNOSIS. UNCERTAINTY LEADS SOME MDS TO ADVISE REDUCING/ELIM OF FURTHER EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM. HOWEVER, SOME PE RS DEVELOPED CBD OR HAVE GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE AFTER REMOVAL FROM FURTHER EXPOS. OTHERS CONTINUED WORK IN INDUS W/OUT ADDNL/ACCELERATED LOSS OF LUNG FUNC. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: NO US DOT HAZ MATL REGS WHICH APPLY TO PACKAGING & LABELING OF PROD AS SHIPPED BY BRUSH WELLMAN. HAZ COMMUNICATION REGS OF OSHA REQ THIS PROD BE LABELED. CNTCT NEHC FOR LABEL WHICH ACCOMPANIES PROD DURING SHIPMENT. --SPILL PROC: GENERATION OF PWDR/DUST & AVOID CONTAM OF AIR & WATER. DEPENDING ON QTY OF MATL RELS, FINE PWDR/DUST SPILLS TO ENVIRONMENT MAY REQ REPORTING TO NRC (800-424-8802) & STATE EMER RESPONSE COMMISSION & LOC EMER PLANNING COMMITTEE. --OTHER PRECS: CHEST X -RAY. IN ADDN, SPECIALIZED, SPECIFIC, IMMUNOLOGICAL BLOOD TEST, BERYLLIUM BLOOD LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION TEST (BLPT) IS AVAIL. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N). ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Sara Title III Information: BRUSH WELLMAN'S PRODS REPORTABLE UNDER SECTION 313 - "CMPDS &/OR MIX" (313 COVERS ANNUAL EMISSION REPORTING). THESE MIXS CNTN ONE/MORE OF FOLLOWING REPORTABLE CONSTITUENTS: BERYLLIUM, COBALT, COPPER & NICKEL. SPECIFIC CHEM MAKEUP, CONC BY W T & CAS # FOR EACH PROD PROVIDED IN SECTION 2 & 9 OF MSDS. FOR ADDNL INFO CALL EPA SARA TITLE III HOTLINE: 1-800-535-0202 OR 202-555-1411). --VENT: POSITIONED AS CLOSE TO SOURCE OF AIRBORNE CONTAM AS POSS. AVOID DISRUPTION OF AIRFLOW IN ARE A OF LOC EXHST INLET, SUCH AS BY MAN COOLING FAN. CHECK VENT EQUIP REGULARLY TO ENSURE PROPER FUNC. VENT TRAINING RECOM FOR ALL USERS. SYSTEMS (FED REG INFO) Federal Regulatory Information: OSHA HAZ COMMUNICATIONS STD, 29 CFR 1910.1200:COMPONENTS OF PROD ARE CONSIDERED HAZ INGREDS. WASTEWATER REGS CAN VARY CONSIDERABLY. CNTCT LOC & STATE GOVTS TO DETERM THEIR REQS. TSCA: MATL IS MIX; COMPONENTS ARE LISTED ON TSCA CHEM SUBSTANC E INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEM SUBSTANCES. AMBIENT AIR EMISSIONS: CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N). --SARA REG INFO: SHOULD BE DESIGNED & INSTALLED BY QUALIFIED PERS. I/A/W OSHA REG 29 CFR 1910.252, WELDING MATLS CNTNG BERYLLIUM REGULATED AS F OLLOWS: WELDING/CUTTING INDOORS, OUTDOORS/IN CONFINED SPACES INVOLVING BERYLLIUM CNTNG BASE/FILLER METALS SHALL BE DONE USING LOC EXHST VENT & (STATE REG INFO) State Regulatory Information: N/P. --FED REG INFO: NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINE RESPS UNLESS ATM TESTS UNDER MOST ADVERSE CNDTNS ESTABLISH WORKERS' EXPOS IS W/IN ACCEPTABLE CONCS DEFINED BY 29 CFR 1910.1000. IN ALL CASES, PROT WORKERS IN IMMED VICINITY OF WELDING/CUTTING OPERAT IONS W/LOC EXHST VENT/NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINE RESPS. HYGIENE PRACTS: RSLT IN UNNEC SHORT-TERM ELEVATED EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUSTS. DURING REPAIR/MAINT, PROTECTING WORKERS CAN REQ USE OF SPECIFIC WORK PRACTS/PROCEDURES INVOLVING COMBINED USE OF VE NT, WET & VACUUM CLEANING METHS, RESP PROT, DECONTAM, SPEC PROT CLTHG & WHEN NEC, RESTRICTED WORK ZONES. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: MSDS REVISED FOLLOWING GUIDELINES OUTLINED IN AMERICAN NATL STD FOR HAZ CHEMS Z400.1-1993 "MSDS-PREPARATION." IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/REQ ADDNL INFO CNTCT ENVIRONMENTAL CTL DEPT LISTED ON PG 1 OF MSDS. --FIRST AID PROC: PREDNISONE /OTHER CORTICOSTEROIDS ARE MOST SPECIFIC TREATMENT CURRENTLY AVAIL. THEY ARE DIRECTED @ SUPPRESSING IMMUNOLOGICAL RXN & ARE EFTIVE IN DIMINISHING MANY SIGNS & SYMPS OF CBD. WHERE STEROID THERAPY HAS HAD ONLY PARTIAL/MINIMAL EFT, OTHER AGEN TS SUCH AS CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, CYCLOSPORINE OR METHOTREXATE USED. THESE LATTER AGENTS REMAIN INVESTIGATIONAL. FURTHER, IN VIEW OF POTNTL SIDE (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO) ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: COPPER BERYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY, 25, 190, 290, UNS C17200 Cage: 4B151 Company Name: BRUSH WELLMAN INC Street: 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD City: ELMORE OH Zipcode: 43416-9502 Health Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 06/06/2000 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: Moderate Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS & MUC MEMBS. SYMPS INCL COUGH, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, FEVER, FATG & NAUS. INHAL OF COPPER & COBALT CAN CAUSE RESP IRRIT, COUGH, BRONCH, CHILLS, "METAL FUME FEVER ," DECR PULM FUNC & ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPS. CNTCT W/ COBALT & COPPER MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RXNS. CHRONIC: CANCER HAZARD. BERYLLIUM & COBALT ARE LISTED AS LUNG CARCINOGENS (FP N). METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE RESP DISEASE W/COUGH, CHEST PAIN, S HORTNESS OF BRTH, WT LOSS, WEAK & FATIGUE. LONG-TERM EFFECTS INCLUDE: LOSS OF LUNG FUNCTION, FIBROSIS & PULMONARY IMPAIRMENT. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information for such use. Any person utilizing this instruction who is formulated BRUSH WELLMAN INC -- COPPER BERYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY, 25, 190, 290, ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 9650 MSDS Date: 03/01/1998 MSDS Num: CKNCK LIIN: 00N032654 Product ID: COPPER BERYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY, 25, 190, 290, UNS C17200 MFN: 02 Responsible Party Cage: 4B151 Name: BRUSH WELLMAN INC Address: 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD City: ELMORE OH 43416-9502 Info Phone Number: 800-862-4118 Emergency Phone Number: (800)424-9300 Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: A10 Preparer's Name: MARC KOLANZ Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 4B151 Name: BRUSH WELLMAN INC Address: 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD City: ELMORE OH 43416-9502 Phone: 800-862-4118 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 7440-41-7 RTECS #: DS1750000 Name: BERYLLIUM % low Wt: 1.6 % high Wt: 2. Other REC Limits: 0.005 MG/M3 CEILING OSHA PEL: 0.002 MG/M3 OSHA STEL: 0.025 MG/M3 ACGIH TLV: 0.002 MG/M3 ACGIH STEL: NA EPA Rpt Qty: 10 LBS DOT Rpt Qty: 10 LBS ------------------------------ Cas: 7440-48-4 RTECS #: GF8750000 Name: COBALT % low Wt: .2 % high Wt: .35 Other REC Limits: CEILING: NA OSHA PEL: 0.05 MG/M3 OSHA STEL: NA ACGIH TLV: 0.02 MG/M3 ACGIH STEL: NA ------------------------------ Cas: 7440-50-8 RTECS #: GL5325000 Name: COPPER % Wt: BALANCE Other REC Limits: CEILING: NA OSHA PEL: 0.1 MG/M3 (FUME) OSHA STEL: NA ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (FUME) ACGIH STEL: NA EPA Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: YES IARC: YES OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE:IN GEN, METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS & MUC MEMBS. SYMPS INCL COUGH, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, FEVER, FATG & NAUS. BERYLLIUM FRACTION OF PROD IS INSOL & DOES NOT CAUSE ACUTE BERYLLIUM DISEASE. EX CESS INHAL OF COPPER, COBALT, NICKEL/TIN CAN CAUSE RESP IRRIT, COUGH, BRONCH, CHILLS, "METAL FUME FEVER," DECR PULM FUNC & ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPS. CNTCT W/NICKEL, COBALT, COPPER/TIN MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RXNS. BERYLLIUM IN PROD DOES NOT POSE P OTNTL FOR ALLERGIC SKIN RXN. CHRONIC:IN GEN, METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE RESP DISEASE W/COUGH, CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, WT LOSS, WEAK & (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: BERYLLIUM: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT, VOL 58, PG 41, 1993:GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998: ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN. COBALT: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 52, PG 396, 1991: GROUP 2B. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: EFTS OF OVEREXP: FATG. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE PARTICLES CNTNG BERYLLIUM, COBALT, NICKEL/TIN MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM HLTH EFTS INCL LOSS OF LUNG FUNC, FIBROSIS OR SUBSEQUENT SECONDARY EFTS ON HEART W/EVENTUAL PERM IMPAIRMENT. INHAL DUST/FUMES CNTNG B ERYLLIUM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE CALLED CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CBD) IN SOME PERS. OVER TIME LUNG DISEASE CAN BE FATAL. CBD IS HYPERSENS/ALLERGIC CNDTN IN WHICH LUNG TISS BECOMES INFLAMMED W/CELLULAR NODULAR RXN. THIS INFLAM, SOMETIMES WACCOMPANYING FIBROSIS MAY RESTRICT EXCHANGE OF OXYG BETWEEN LUNGS & BLOODSTREAM. THIS ALLERGIC RESPONSE TO BERYLLIUM IS LIMITED TO (SUPDAT) Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: ALLERGIC RXN/SENSITIVITY TO COBALT, COPPER, NICKEL/TIN. IMPAIRED PULM FUNC, AIRWAY DISEASES OR CNDTNS SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCH, ETC. PRIOR DMG/DISEASE TO NEURO, CIRCULATORY, (SUPDAT) First Aid: INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. NO KNOWN CASE IN WHICH PERS STOPPED BRTHG AS RSLT OF EXPOS. IF BRTHG STOPS, PERFORM ARTF RESP & OBTAIN MED HELP. INGEST:DRINK LG QTYS OF WATER & ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMIT, IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED HELP. SKIN:T REAT CUTS & ABRASIONS W/STD FIRST AID. SKIN CONTAM CAN BE REMOVED BY WASHING W/SOAP & WATER. OBTAIN MED HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS. ACCIDENTAL IMPLANTATION OF MATL BENEATH SKIN REQS REMOVAL TO PVNT INFECTION/DEVELOPMENT OF CORN-LIKE LESION. EYE :FLUSH EYES W/LOTS OF CLEAN WATER. OBTAIN MED HELP IF IRRIT PERSISTS. DO NOT WEAR CNTCT LENSES TREATMENT OF CBD: NO KNOWN TREATMENT TO CURE CBD. (OTHER INFO) ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: IN SOLID FORM, NO SPEC HLTH/ENVIRONMENTAL RISK. IN PWDR/DUST FORM, ESTABLISH RESTRICTED ENTRY ZONE BASED ON SEVERITY. WEAR ADEQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT & PROT CLTHG. CLEAN UP W/VACUUM SYS UTILIZING HIGH EFFECIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILT RATION SYS FOLLOWED BY WET CLEANING METHS. TAKE SPEC PRECS WHEN CHANGING HEPA FILTERS USED TO CLEAN UP POTNTLY TOX MATLS. MINIMIZE AIRBORNE (TRANSPORT INFO) Waste Disposal Methods: WHEN RECYCLED, MATL IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZ WASTE UNDER FED LAW. SEAL DUSTY/DUST-LIKE MATLS INSIDE TWO PLASTIC BAGS, PLACE IN DOT APPRVD CNTNR & LABEL APPROP. WHEN SPENT PRODS DECLARED SOLID WASTES (NO LONGER RECYCLABLE), THEY MUST BE LABE LED, MANAGED & DISPOSED OF I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REQS. MATL IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZ WASTE UNDER FED LAW. Handling And Storage Precautions: WEAR GLOVES WHEN HNDLG PARTS W/SHARP EDGES. STORE IN DRY AREA. DETERM EXPOS TO AIRBORNE MATLS BY HAVING AIR SAMPLES TAKEN IN EMPLOYEE BRTHG ZONE, WORK AREA & DEPARTMENT. QUALIFIED PERS DETERMS FREQUENCY & TYPE OF AIR SAMPLING. MAKE RSLTS AV AIL TO EMPLOYEES. Other Precautions: INCL PERS EXPOS TO AIRBORNE CNCS OF MATL IN MEDSURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; SHOULD INCL SKIN & RESP SYS EXAM. NON-SPECIFICFINDINGS OF SKIN RASH, SKIN GRANULOMATA OR RESP SIGNS/SYMPS MAY INDICATERXN TO MATL. MIN PROGRAM INCLS SKIN, EXAM, RESP HI STORY, AUSCULTATION OFLUNGS, SPIROMETRY (FVC & FEV) & PERIODIC (TRANSPORT INFO) ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point Text: NON-COMBUSTIBLE Lower Limits: N/A TO SOLID Upper Limits: N/A TO SOLID Extinguishing Media: THIS MATERIAL IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROP TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: DO NOT USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH FIRES AROUND OPERATIONS INVOLVING MOLTEN METAL DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR STEAM EXPLOSIONS. NON-COMBUSTIBLE AS A SOLID; EXPLOSIVE LIMITS NOT APPLICABLE TO SOLIDS - NO IGNITION AS LAYER OF SUB 44 MICRON PARTICLES OF NOMINAL 98% CUE. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: IF POTNTL EXPOS ABOVE OCCUP LIMS, USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPS AS SPECIFIED BY QUALIFIED PERS. EXPOS TO UNKNOWN CONCS OF FUMES/DUSTS REQS NIOSH APPRVD PRESS-DEMAND AIRLINE RESP/PRESS-DEMAND SCBA. PRESS-DEMAND AIRLINE RESPS RECOM WHEN PERFORMING J OBS W/HIGH POTNTL EXPOS SUCH AS CHANGING FILTERS IN BAGHOUSE AIR CLEANING DEVICE. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N). Ventilation: LOC EXHST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS IS PREF METH TO CTL EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUST & FUME. WHERE UTILIZED, PICKUPS ON FLEXIBLE VENT LINES SHOULD BE(SARA REG INFO) Protective Gloves: GLOVES TO PVNT METAL CUTS AND SKIN ABRASIONS DURING HANDLING. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH & DELUGE SHWR MTG ANSI DESIGN CRIT(FP N). OVERGARMENTS/WORK CLTHG. MANAGE CONTAM CLTHG TO PVNT SEC EXPOS TO FAMILY/CLEANERS. NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN CLTHG. CNTCT NEHC FOR INFO (FP N). Work Hygienic Practices: VACUUM & WET CLEANING RECOM FOR DUST REMOVAL. DE-ENERGIZE ELEC SYS BEFORE WET CLEANING. VACUUM CLEANERS W/HEPA FILTERS RECOM. AVOID USE OF COMPRESSED AIR OR BROOMS TO REMOVE DUST; CAN (STATE REG INFO) Supplemental Safety and Health: EFTS OF OVEREXP: SUSCEPTIBLE PERS. SUGGESTED THIS SUSCEPTIBILITY RELATED TO GENETIC FACTORS. EXPOS TO AIRBORNE BERYLLIUM DOES NOT CAUSE CHRONIC RXN IN MOST PEOPLE. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO ON HLTH HAZS/ROUTES OF EXPOS (FP N). MED CNDTNS: HE MATOLOGIC/URINARY SYSTEMS. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N). ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Melt/Freeze Pt: =871.1C, ######F M.P/F.P Text: MELTING PT Vapor Pres: NOT APPLIC Vapor Density: NOT APPLIC Spec Gravity: DENSITY: 0.302 LB/IN 3 Solubility in Water: NONE Appearance and Odor: BRASS COLOR, SOLID; NO ODOR. Percent Volatiles by Volume: NONE ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Materials To Avoid: AVOID CONTACT WITH MINERAL ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS. HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING TOX INFO WRITE TO: MED DIRECTOR, BRUSH WELLMAN INC, 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER SOUTH RD, ELMORE, OH 43416-9502. --OTHER INFO: EFTS OF ALL IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDS, INCL STEROIDS SUCH AS PREDNISONE, THEY SHOULD BE USED ONL Y UNDER DIRECT CARE OF MD. IN GEN, RESERVE THESE MEDS FOR CASES W/SIGNIFICANT SYMPS &/OR 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. DE CISION ABOUT WHEN & W/WHAT MED TO TREAT IS JUDGMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL MD. FOR MOST PART, TREATMENT RESERVED FOR THOSE W/YMPS & MEASURABLE LOSS OF (ECOLOGICAL INFO) ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: THIS MATL INSOL IN WATER. CAN BE RECYCLED; CNTCT SALES REP. --TOX INFO:LUNG FUNC. VALUE OF STARTING ORAL STEROID TREATMENT BEFORE SIGNS/SYMPS EVIDENT, REMAINS UNRESOLVED ISSUE UNDER STUDY. SOME MDS CONCERNED PATIENTS MAY DEVELOP RESISTANCE TO MEDICATION IF STARTED TOO SOON. EFTS OF CONTINUED LOW EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM UNKNOWN FOR PERS SENSITIZED TO BERYLLIUM/WHO HAVE CBD DIAGNOSIS. UNCERTAINTY LEADS SOME MDS TO ADVISE REDUCING/ELIM OF FURTHER EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM. HOWEVER, SOME PE RS DEVELOPED CBD OR HAVE GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE AFTER REMOVAL FROM FURTHER EXPOS. OTHERS CONTINUED WORK IN INDUS W/OUT ADDNL/ACCELERATED LOSS OF LUNG FUNC. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: NO US DOT HAZ MATL REGS WHICH APPLY TO PACKAGING & LABELING OF PROD AS SHIPPED BY BRUSH WELLMAN. HAZ COMMUNICATION REGS OF OSHA REQ THIS PROD BE LABELED. CNTCT NEHC FOR LABEL WHICH ACCOMPANIES PROD DURING SHIPMENT. --SPILL PROC: GENERATION OF PWDR/DUST & AVOID CONTAM OF AIR & WATER. DEPENDING ON QTY OF MATL RELS, FINE PWDR/DUST SPILLS TO ENVIRONMENT MAY REQ REPORTING TO NRC (800-424-8802) & STATE EMER RESPONSE COMMISSION & LOC EMER PLANNING COMMITTEE. --OTHER PRECS: CHEST X -RAY. IN ADDN, SPECIALIZED, SPECIFIC, IMMUNOLOGICAL BLOOD TEST, BERYLLIUM BLOOD LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION TEST (BLPT) IS AVAIL. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N). ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Sara Title III Information: BRUSH WELLMAN'S PRODS REPORTABLE UNDER SECTION 313 - "CMPDS &/OR MIX" (313 COVERS ANNUAL EMISSION REPORTING). THESE MIXS CNTN ONE/MORE OF FOLLOWING REPORTABLE CONSTITUENTS: BERYLLIUM, COBALT, COPPER & NICKEL. SPECIFIC CHEM MAKEUP, CONC BY W T & CAS # FOR EACH PROD PROVIDED IN SECTION 2 & 9 OF MSDS. FOR ADDNL INFO CALL EPA SARA TITLE III HOTLINE: 1-800-535-0202 OR 202-555-1411). --VENT: POSITIONED AS CLOSE TO SOURCE OF AIRBORNE CONTAM AS POSS. AVOID DISRUPTION OF AIRFLOW IN ARE A OF LOC EXHST INLET, SUCH AS BY MAN COOLING FAN. CHECK VENT EQUIP REGULARLY TO ENSURE PROPER FUNC. VENT TRAINING RECOM FOR ALL USERS. SYSTEMS (FED REG INFO) Federal Regulatory Information: OSHA HAZ COMMUNICATIONS STD, 29 CFR 1910.1200:COMPONENTS OF PROD ARE CONSIDERED HAZ INGREDS. WASTEWATER REGS CAN VARY CONSIDERABLY. CNTCT LOC & STATE GOVTS TO DETERM THEIR REQS. TSCA: MATL IS MIX; COMPONENTS ARE LISTED ON TSCA CHEM SUBSTANC E INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEM SUBSTANCES. AMBIENT AIR EMISSIONS: CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N). --SARA REG INFO: SHOULD BE DESIGNED & INSTALLED BY QUALIFIED PERS. I/A/W OSHA REG 29 CFR 1910.252, WELDING MATLS CNTNG BERYLLIUM REGULATED AS F OLLOWS: WELDING/CUTTING INDOORS, OUTDOORS/IN CONFINED SPACES INVOLVING BERYLLIUM CNTNG BASE/FILLER METALS SHALL BE DONE USING LOC EXHST VENT & (STATE REG INFO) State Regulatory Information: N/P. --FED REG INFO: NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINE RESPS UNLESS ATM TESTS UNDER MOST ADVERSE CNDTNS ESTABLISH WORKERS' EXPOS IS W/IN ACCEPTABLE CONCS DEFINED BY 29 CFR 1910.1000. IN ALL CASES, PROT WORKERS IN IMMED VICINITY OF WELDING/CUTTING OPERAT IONS W/LOC EXHST VENT/NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINE RESPS. HYGIENE PRACTS: RSLT IN UNNEC SHORT-TERM ELEVATED EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUSTS. DURING REPAIR/MAINT, PROTECTING WORKERS CAN REQ USE OF SPECIFIC WORK PRACTS/PROCEDURES INVOLVING COMBINED USE OF VE NT, WET & VACUUM CLEANING METHS, RESP PROT, DECONTAM, SPEC PROT CLTHG & WHEN NEC, RESTRICTED WORK ZONES. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: MSDS REVISED FOLLOWING GUIDELINES OUTLINED IN AMERICAN NATL STD FOR HAZ CHEMS Z400.1-1993 "MSDS-PREPARATION." IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/REQ ADDNL INFO CNTCT ENVIRONMENTAL CTL DEPT LISTED ON PG 1 OF MSDS. --FIRST AID PROC: PREDNISONE /OTHER CORTICOSTEROIDS ARE MOST SPECIFIC TREATMENT CURRENTLY AVAIL. THEY ARE DIRECTED @ SUPPRESSING IMMUNOLOGICAL RXN & ARE EFTIVE IN DIMINISHING MANY SIGNS & SYMPS OF CBD. WHERE STEROID THERAPY HAS HAD ONLY PARTIAL/MINIMAL EFT, OTHER AGEN TS SUCH AS CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, CYCLOSPORINE OR METHOTREXATE USED. THESE LATTER AGENTS REMAIN INVESTIGATIONAL. FURTHER, IN VIEW OF POTNTL SIDE (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO) ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: COPPER BERYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY, 25, 190, 290, UNS C17200 Cage: 4B151 Company Name: BRUSH WELLMAN INC Street: 14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD City: ELMORE OH Zipcode: 43416-9502 Health Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 06/06/2000 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: Moderate Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS & MUC MEMBS. SYMPS INCL COUGH, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, FEVER, FATG & NAUS. INHAL OF COPPER & COBALT CAN CAUSE RESP IRRIT, COUGH, BRONCH, CHILLS, "METAL FUME FEVER ," DECR PULM FUNC & ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPS. CNTCT W/ COBALT & COPPER MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RXNS. CHRONIC: CANCER HAZARD. BERYLLIUM & COBALT ARE LISTED AS LUNG CARCINOGENS (FP N). METAL DUST & FUMES CAN CAUSE RESP DISEASE W/COUGH, CHEST PAIN, S HORTNESS OF BRTH, WT LOSS, WEAK & FATIGUE. LONG-TERM EFFECTS INCLUDE: LOSS OF LUNG FUNCTION, FIBROSIS & PULMONARY IMPAIRMENT. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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