BRUSH WELLMAN INC -- BERYLLIUM POWDER  -- 6810-00N045485
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BERYLLIUM POWDER
MSDS Date:12/01/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N045485
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BRUSH WELLMAN INC
Address:14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S RD
City:ELMORE
State:OH
ZIP:43416-9502
Country:US
Info Phone Num:419-862-2745
Emergency Phone Num:419-862-2745;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:4B151
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BRUSH WELLMAN INC.
Address:14710 W PORTAGE RIVER S ROAD
Box:City:ELMORE
State:OH
ZIP:43416-9502
Country:US
Phone:800-862-4118; -4177 (FAX)
CAGE:4B151

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ING 21: CONTAMINATION TO PERSONAL CLOTHING. NEVER USE
    COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN WORK CLOTHING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT: FREQUENCY & TYPE OF AIR SAMPLING SHOULD BE
    AS SPECIFIED BY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL & RSLTS SHOULD (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: BE MADE AVAIL TO EMPLOYEES. PERIODIC LUNG FUNC
    TEST, CHEST X-RAYS & PHYSICAL EXAMS SHOULD BE USED TO (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: MONITOR THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF DUST OR FUME
    EXPOSURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: W/DUST OR PWDR CAN BE REMOVED BY WASHING
    W/SOAP & WATER. IF IRRIT PERSISTS OBTAIN MED HELP. (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: ACCIDENTAL IMPLANTATION BENEATH THE SKIN REQS IT BE
    REMOVED TO PVNT INFECTION OR DEVELOPMENT OF A CORN- (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: LESION. EYES: DUST/POWDER SHOULD BE FLUSHED FROM
    EYES W/COPIOUS AMTS OF CLEAN WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: IF IRRIT PERSISTS OBTAIN MED HELP. CONTACT LENSES
    SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: UTILIZING A HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULAR AIR
    FILTRATION SYS FOLLOWED BY WET CLEANING METHS. SPEC CARE (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: MUST BE TAKEN WHEN CHANGING FILTERS ON HEPA VACUUM
    CLEANERS WHEN USED TO CLEAN UP POTNTLY TOX MATLS. (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE AIRBORNE
    GENERATION OF POWDER/DUST & AVOID CONTAM OF AIR & WATER. (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: THE US EPA HAS CLASSIFIED BERYLLIUM DUST (P015) AS
    HAZ WASTE UNDER RCRA 40 CFR 261.33(E).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: APPRVD FOR FLAM SOLIDS. OUTER CNTNR MUST
    BE LABELED W/APPROP EPA HAZ WASTE LABEL & DOT HAZ (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: WARNING LABEL(S) & SHIPPED UNDER UNIFORM HAZ WASTE
    MANIFEST TO APPRVD HAZ WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PROC: EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS
    ARE RECOMD TYPE. AVOID USE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO REMOVE DUSTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PRECS: PROTECTION, DECONTAMINATION, SPECIAL
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & WHEN NECESSARY, RESTRICTED WORK ZONES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: FUME TO MEET ESTABLISHED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
    LIMITS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: IN SUCH A MANNER SO AS TO PVNT SECONDARY
    EXPOS TO PERS SUCH AS LAUNDRY OPERATORS & TO PVNT (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:BERYLLIUM (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-41-7
RTECS #:DS1750000
OSHA PEL:0.002 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.002 MG/M3

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: THIS POTNTL RISK, SOURCES OF IGNIT SUCH AS FLAME,
    SPK FROM MACHINING OF OTHER MATLS, WELDING SPK, ETC (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE VENTILATION DUCT
    WORK. ALSO, DUCT WORK MUST BE MADE OF NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: SECONDARY EFFECTS ON THE HEART WITH
    EVENTUAL PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MED CNDTNS: TO THE NEUROLOGIC (NERVOUS), CIRCULATORY,
    HEMATOLOGIC (BLOOD) OR URINARY (KIDNEY) SYS HAS OCCURRED, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: PROPER SCREENING/EXAMS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON
    INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE EXPOS TO FURTHER RISK WHERE HNDLG & (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: USE OF THIS MATERIAL MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:PROD IS INSOL & DOES NOT CAUSE
    ACUTE HLTH EFTS. SKIN ABRASION MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYES:INJURY CAN
    RSLT FROM PARTICULATE IRRIT OR MECH INJURY TO CORNEA/CONJ BY
    DUST/PARTICULATE. CHRONIC: OVEREXP TO  AIRBORNE BERYLLIUM
    PARTICULATE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS LUNG DISEASE IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS
    CALLED CHRONIC (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BERYLLIUM: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPP, VOL 7,
    PG 127, 1987:GROUP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994:ANTIC TO
    BE CARCIN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CHRONIC
    BERYLLIOSIS). THIS IS A CNDTN IN WHICH TISS OF LUNGS BECOME
    INFLAMED, RESTRICTING EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN BETWEEN LUNGS &
    BLOODSTREAM. SYMPS MAY INCL COUGH, CHEST PAIN,  SHORTNESS OF BRTH,
    WT LOSS, WEAK & FATG. LONG-TERM EFTS MAY INCL LOSS OF LUNG FUNC,
    FIBROSIS OR SUBSEQUENT (ING 4)
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 EXCESS CONCS OF DUST/FUME ARE
    INHALED. IF PRIOR DMG/DISEASE (ING 5)

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:BRTHG DFCLTY CAUSED BY INHAL OF DUST/FUME REQS IMMED
    REMOVAL TO FRESH AIR. ALTHOUGH NO CASES IN WHICH PERSON STOPPED
    BRTHG AS RSLT OF EXPOS ARE KNOWN, IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM
    ARTF RESP & O BTAIN MED HELP. INGEST: HAVE AFFECTED PERSON DRINK LG
    QTYS OF WATER & TRY TO INDUCE VOMIT IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED HELP.
    SKIN: CUTS & ABRASIONS CAN BE TREATED BY STD FIRST AID. SKIN CONTAM
    (ING 8)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:>1004F,>540C
Extinguishing Media:EXTING BY SMOTHERING USING CLASS D FIRE EXTING, DRY
    SAND, GRAPHITE PWDR/SODIUM CHLORIDE. DO NOT USE WATER/CO2 TO
    EXTING.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT USE WATER TO EXTING FIRES AROUND
    OPERATIONS INVOLVING MOLTEN METAL DUE TO POTNTL FOR STEAM EXPLO. IN
    ADDN, WATER MAY DISASSOCIATE WHEN IN CNTCT (SUPDAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:IF MATL IS RELSD/SPILLED, ESTABLISH RESTRICTED
    ENTRY ZONE BASED ON SEVERITY OF SPILL. PERS ENTERING RESTRICTED
    ZONE MUST WEAR ADEQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT & PROT CLTHG APPROP FOR
    SEVERITY OF SPILL. CLE ANUP SHOULD BE CONDUCTED W/VACUUM SYS (ING
    12)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:VACUUM/WET CLEANING METHS RECOMD FOR
    DUST REMOVAL. BE SURE TO DEENERGIZE ELEC SYS AS NEC BEFORE
    BEGINNING WET CLEANING. VACUUM CLEANERS W/HIGH(ING 18)
Other Precautions:DURING REPAIR/MAINT ACTIVITIES POTNTL EXISTS FOR
    EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM IN EXCESS OF OCCUP STD. UNDER THESE
    CIRCUMSTANCES, PROTECTING WORKERS CAN REQ USE OF SPECIFIC WORK
    PRACTS/PROCS INVOLVING COMBINED U SE OF VENT, WET METHS, RESP (ING
    19)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC
    TYPES OF RESPIRATORS RECOMMENDED, CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:WHENEVER POSS USE OF LOC EXHST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS
    IS PREF METH OF CONTROLLING EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUST & (ING 20)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    PROT OVERGARMENTS/WORK CLTHG. CONTAMD CLTHG SHOULD BE MANAGED(ING
    21)
Work Hygienic Practices:EXPOS TO BERYLLIUM SHOULD BE DETERMD BY HAVING
    AIR SAMPLES TAKEN IN EMPLOYEE BRTHG ZONE, WORK AREA &
    DEPARTMENT.(ING 23)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:W/BURNING BERYLLIUM PWDR/CHIPS RELS FLAM HYDROGEN GAS; COULD
    BURN & RSLT IN EXPLO. VENT DUCT WORK WHICH HAS ACCUMD FINE COATING
    OF BERYLLIUM DUST ON ITS INTERNAL SURF POSES POTNTLY SERIOUS F IRE
    HAZ. EXTING USING CLASS D FIRE EXTING MEDIA & SHUT DOWN OR ISOLATE
    AFFECTED PORTION OF VENT SYS. BECAUSE OF (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5378F,2970C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2345F,1285C
Spec Gravity:1.85
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:GRAY METALLIC POWDER; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CNTCT W/MINERAL ACIDS & OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY GENERATE
    HYDROGEN GAS. HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MELTING & DROSS HNDLG OF POWDERING
    OPERATIONS CAN EMIT AIRBORNE DUSTS/FUMES. REFER TO INGREDS FOR
    PERMISSIBLE EXPOS LIM.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS.
    BERYLLIUM SCRAP, CHIPS & PWDR ARE NORM RECYCLED. IN CASES WHERE NOT
    JUSTIFIED, MFR RECS ANY OFFSPECIFICATION METALLIC BERYLLIUM
    DUST/PWDR BE SEALED W/IN  2 PLASTIC BAGS & PLACED W/IN DOT
    CNTNR(ING 16)

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