C H SYMINGTON & CO INC -- GRAPHITE RODS  -- 3439-00N090721
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:GRAPHITE RODS
MSDS Date:01/01/1995
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N090721
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:C H SYMINGTON & CO INC
Address:77 E WILSON BRIDGE RD SUITE 205
City:WORTHINGTON
State:OH
ZIP:43085
Country:US
Info Phone Num:614-848-4821
Emergency Phone Num:614-848-4821
CAGE:JO423
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:C H SYMINGTON & CO INC
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:1C4D3
Company Name:C H SYMINGTON & CO INC
Address:77 E WILSON BRIDGE RD STE 205
Box:City:WORTHINGTON
State:OH
ZIP:43085
Country:US
Phone:614-848-4821
CAGE:JO423

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

Ingred Name:NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ELECTRIC ARC WELDING OR CARBON ARC
    GOUGING MAY CREATE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HEALTH HAZARDS:
    FUMES AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH. SHORT-TERM
    OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT  IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS:
    DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATING OF NOSE, THROAT, OR
    EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING
    PULMONARY DISABILITIES MAY BE AT INCREASE RISK OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

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

First Aid:CALL FOR MED AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES REC BY AMERICAN
    RED CROSS. INHAL: IF BRTHG IS DFCLT GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A MD. IN CASE
    OF ELEC SHOCK, DISCONNECT & TURN OFF POWER. IF NOT BRTHG, BEGIN
    ARTF R ESP, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF NO DETECTABLE PULSE,
    BEGIN EXTERNAL HEART MASSAGE. IMMED CALL A MD. SKIN: IN CASE OF
    BURN, CALL A MD. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED . EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/ (ING
    14)

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

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, SAND, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTRODE IS NON-FLAMM. WELDING ARC &
    SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUST. REFER TO AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
    Z49.1, SAFETY IN WELDING & CUTTING PUBLISHED BY (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP AS FOR NORMAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ & UNDERSTAND MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS &
    PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON PROD. SEE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z49.1,
    SAFETY IN WELDING & CUTTING , & AWS C5.3.
Other Precautions:"REC PRACTICES FOR AIR CARBON ARC GOUGING & CUTTING,"
    PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, PO BOX 35140, MIAMI, FLORIDA
    33135, & OSHA, PUBLICATION 2206 (29 CFR 1910), SUPERINTENDENT OF
    DOCUMENTS. US  GOVT PRINTING OFFICE, (ING 16)

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

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH APPROVED HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUST, MIST
    AND FUME RESPIRATOR OR NIOSH APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION
    DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSUR E BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT, LOC EXHST AT ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
    GASES FROM WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE & GEN AREA. TRAIN (ING 15)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: NEGLIGIBLE AT ROOM TEMP. % VOLAT: <0.1% (WT). EXPLO HAZ: AMERICAN
    WELDING SOCIETY. PO BOX 351040, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33135, FOR FIRE
    PREVENTION & PROT INFO DURING USE OF WELDING & ALLIED PROCS. HAZ DE
    COMP PROD: WORKED, PROCESS, PROC & ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CNDTNS
    WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE THE COMPOSITION & QTY OF (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NONE
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.9 TO 2.1
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK SOLID; NONE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE
    CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY OF BOTH ARE DEPENDENT UPON
    METAL BEING (SUPDAT)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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