BRUSH WELLMAN INC -- COPPER BERYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY, 170 -- -
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:COPPER BERYLLIUM WROUGHT ALLOY, 170 MSDS Date:03/01/1998 FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN Status Code:A === 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:800-862-4118 Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300 Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:A10 Preparer's Name:MARC KOLANZ Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300 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:BERYLLIUM CAS:7440-41-7 RTECS #:DS1750000 Minumum % Wt:1.9 Maxumum % Wt:2. Other REC Limits:CEILING: 0.005 MG/M3 OSHA PEL:0.02 MG/M3 OSHA STEL:0.025 MG/M3 ACGIH TLV:0.002 MG/M3 ACGIH STEL:NA Ingred Name:COBALT CAS:7440-48-4 RTECS #:GF8750000 = Wt:.09 Other REC Limits:CEILING: NA OSHA PEL:0.05 MG/M3 OSHA STEL:NA ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3 ACGIH STEL:NA Ingred Name:COPPER CAS:7440-50-8 RTECS #:GL5325000 Fraction by 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 Ingred Name:NICKEL CAS:7440-02-0 RTECS #:QR5950000 Minumum % Wt:.25 Maxumum % Wt:.45 Other REC Limits:CEILING: NA OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3 OSHA STEL:NA ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3 ACGIH STEL:NA ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic: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 & DO ES NOT CAUSE ACUTE BERYLLIUM DISEASE. EXCESS 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, CO BALT, COPPER/TIN MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RXNS. BERYLLIUM IN PROD DOES NOT POSE POTNTL 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. NICKEL: IARC GROUP 2B, VOL 49, P 411, 1990; ANTICIPATED CARCINOGEN, NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998. Effects 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 P ERM IMPAIRMENT. INHAL DUST/FUMES CNTNG BERYLLIUM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE CALLED CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CBD) IN SOME PERS. OVER TIME LUNG DISEASE CAN BE FATAL. CBD IS HYPERSENS/ALLER GIC CNDTN IN WHICH LUNG TISS BECOMES INFLAMMED W/CELLULAR NODULAR RXN. THIS INFLAM, SOMETIMES W/ACCOMPANYING 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 Measures ======================= 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 VOMI T, IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED HELP. SKIN:TREAT 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 KNOW N TREATMENT TO CURE CBD. (OTHER INFO) ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point: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 . 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% CUBE. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== 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 HIG H EFFECIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTRATION SYS FOLLOWED BY WET CLEANING METHS. TAKE SPEC PRECS WHEN CHANGING HEPA FILTERS USED TO CLEAN UP POTNTLY TOX MATLS. MINIMIZE AIRBORNE (TRANSPORT INFO) ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== 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 FREQUEN CY & TYPE OF AIR SAMPLING. MAKE RSLTS AVAIL TO EMPLOYEES. Other Precautions:INCL PERS EXPOS TO AIRBORNE CNCS OF MATL IN MED SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; SHOULD INCL SKIN & RESP SYS EXAM. NON-SPECIFIC FINDINGS OF SKIN RASH, SKIN GRANULOMATA OR RESP SIGNS/SYMPS MAY INDICATE RXN TO MAT L. MIN PROGRAM INCLS SKIN, EXAM, RESP HISTORY, AUSCULTATION OF LUNGS, SPIROMETRY (FVC & FEV) & PERIO DIC (TRANSPORT INFO) ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= 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-DEMA ND AIRLINE RESPS RECOM WHEN PERFORMING JOBS W/HIGH POTNTL EXPOS SUCH AS CHANGING FILTERS IN BAGHOUSE AIR CLEANING DEVICE. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO . 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 . Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHWR MTG ANSI DESIGN CRIT. OVERGARMENTS/WORK CLTHG. MANAGE CONTAM CLTHG TO PVNT SEC EXPOS TO FAMILY/CLEANERS. NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN CLTHG. CNTCT NEHC FOR INFO . 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 HAZ S/ROUTES OF EXPOS . MED CNDTNS: HEMATOLOGIC/URINARY SYSTEMS. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO . ================== 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:GOLD COLOR, SOLID; NO ODOR. Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES 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. =================== 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 ONLY 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. DECISION 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 C ONCERNED 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 PERS DEVELOPED CBD OR HAVE GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE AFTER REMOVAL FROM FURTHER EXPOS. OTHERS CONTINUED WORK IN INDUS W/OUT A DDNL/ACCELERATED LOSS OF LUNG FUNC. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== 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 LABELED, MANAGED & DISPOSED OF I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REQS. MATL IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZ WASTE UNDER FED LAW. =================== 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 DU RING 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 AV AIL. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO . ===================== 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 WT & 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 A S CLOSE TO SOURCE OF AIRBORNE CONTAM AS POSS. AVOID DISRUPTION OF AIRFLOW IN AREA 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; COM PONENTS ARE LISTED ON TSCA CHEM SUBSTANCE INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEM SUBSTANCES. AMBIENT AIR EMISSIONS: CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO . --SARA REG INFO: SHOULD BE DESIGNED & INSTALLED BY QUALIFIED PE RS. I/A/W OSHA REG 29 CFR 1910.252, WELDING MATLS CNTNG BERYLLIUM REGULATED AS FOLLOWS: WELDING/CUTT ING 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 OPERATIONS W/LOC EXHST VENT/NIOSH APPRVD AIRLINE RESPS. HYGIENE PRACTS: RSLT IN UNNEC SHORT-TERM ELEVATED EXPOS TO AIRBORNE DUSTS. DURING REPAIR/MAINT, PROTECTING WOR KERS CAN REQ USE OF SPECIFIC WORK PRACTS/PROCEDURES INVOLVING COMBINED USE OF VENT, WET & VACUUM CLE ANING METHS, RESP PROT, DECONTAM, SPEC PROT CLTHG & WHEN NEC, RESTRICTED WORK ZONES. ======================= Other Information ======================= 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.'