AMEREX CORP -- COPPER POWDER -- 6810-00N059499 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:COPPER POWDER
MSDS Date:08/25/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N059499
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AMEREX CORP
Address:7595 GADSDEN HWY
Box:81
City:TRUSSVILLE
State:AL
ZIP:35173-0081
Country:US
Info Phone Num:205-655-3271
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:DO025
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AMEREX CORP
Box:81
City:TRUSSVILLE
Phone:205-655-3271/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:DO025
Company Name:AMEREX CORPORATION
Address:7595 GADSDEN HWY E
Box:81
City:TRUSSVILLE
State:AL
ZIP:35173-0081
Country:US
Phone:205-655-3271
CAGE:54905

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

Ingred Name:COPPER (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3 FUME
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: THIS EXTING MATL PRESENTS ONLY
    A SLIGHT RISK OF CAUSING ACUTE HLTH EFTS. IF SUCH EFTS OCCUR, THEY
    WILL BE IN THE FORM OF MILD IRRIT OF THE SKIN, NOSE OR THROAT & MOD
    IRRIT OF EYES. IF INGESTED,  THIS PROD MAY CAUSE AN UPSET STOMACH.
    INHAL: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT OF NOSE, THROAT & OTHER TISS OF RESP
    SYS. SKIN: CNTCT W/DUST MAY CAUSE MOD IRRIT & REDDENING OF SKIN &
    DISCOMFORT. NO COMPONENT OF TH IS PROD IS KNOWN TO ABSORB THRU
    SKIN. EYE: CNTCT MAY CAUSE IRRIT, DISCOLORATION & POSS TISS DMG.
    INGEST: MAY CAUSE MILD GASTRIC DISTRESS. INGEST CAN LEAD TO NAUS &
    VOMIT. INJECTION: WHILE INJECTION OF  (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: THIS PROD IS UNLIKELY, IT MAY OCCUR
    AS RESLT OF PUNCTURE OR CUT W/SHARP OBJECT CONTAMD W/EXTING AGENT.
    MILD SYMPS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF SKIN IRRIT MAY OCCUR. CHRONIC: THIS
    PROD IS NOT KNOWN TO  CAUSE ANY CHRONIC ILLNESSES OR DISEASES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:SKIN: IMMED BEGIN DECONTAM W/RUNNING WATER. REMOVE
    EXPOSED/CONTAMD CLTHG, TAKING CARE NOT TO CONTAM EYES. IF
    REDDENING/IRRIT OCCURS, SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. EYE: OPEN EYES WHILE
    UNDER GENTLE RUNNING WATE R. USE SUFFICIENT FORCE TO OPEN EYELIDS.
    HAVE VICTIM "ROLL" EYES. MINIMUM FLUSHING IS FOR 15 MIN. INHAL:
    REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NEC, USE ARTF RESP TO SUPPORT VITAL FUNCS.
    IF REDDENING/IRRIT OCCURS, V ICTIM & RESCUERS MUST SEEK IMMED MED
    ATTN. INGEST: CALL MD OR POIS CTL CTR FOR MOST CURRENT INFO. IF
    PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IS NOT AVAIL, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. VICTIM
    SHOULD DRINK MILK, EGG WHITES OR LARG E QTYS OF WATER. NEVER INDUCE
    (SUP DAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NOT
    APPLICABLE. THIS IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . INCIPIENT FIRE RESPONDERS SHOULD WEAR EYE
    PROTECTION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE, THIS MATERIAL
    MAY PRODUCE COPPER METAL FUMES AND COPPER OXIDES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:UNCONTROLLED RELS SHOULD BE RESPONDED TO BY
    TRAINED PERS USING PRE-PLANNED PROCS. PROPER PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE
    USED. IN CASE OF A SPILL, CLEAR AFFECTED AREA, PROTECT PEOPLE &
    RESPOND W/TRAINED PERS. FO R EXPOSURE TO PARTICULATE LEVELS > REG
    LEVELS (I.E. 1.0 MG/M3 OF DUST) USE LEVEL C:TRIPLE-GLOVES (RUBBER
    GLOVES & NITRILE GLOVES OVER LATEX GLOVES), CHEM RESISTANT SUIT &
    BOOTS, HARD-HAT (OTHER INFO)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE THIS MATERIAL
    SHOULD BE TRAINED TO HANDLE IT SAFELY.
Other Precautions:PROT PRACTS DURING MAINT OF CONTAMD EQUIP:FOLLOW
    PRACTS INDICATED IN SPILL PRC. MAKE CERTAIN APPLIC EQUIP IS LOCKED
    & TAGGED-OUT SAFELY. ALWAYS USE PROD IN AREAS WHERE ADEQ VENT IS
    PROVIDED. DECONTAM	EQUIP USING SOAPY WATER BEFORE MAINT BEGINS.
    COLLECT ALL RINSATES & DISPOSE OF ACCDG TO APPLIC FED,  STATE &
    LOCAL PROCS.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
    FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . RESPIRATORY PROT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
    NEEDED. IF RESPIRATORY PROT IS NEEDED, USE PROT AUTHORIZED IN 29
    CFR 1910.104 OR A PPLIC STATE REGULATIONS.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE A MECHANICAL FAN OR VENT
    AREA TO OUTSIDE.
Protective Gloves:RUB GLOVES FOR ROUTINE INDUS USE. USE TRIPLE GLOVES
    FOR SPILL RESPONSE.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . USE
    BODY PROTECTION APPROPRIATE FOR TASK.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID GETTING CHEMICALS ON YOU OR IN YOU. WASH
    HANDS AFTER HNDLG CHEMICALS. DO NOT EAT OR DRINK WHILE HNDLG
    CHEMICALS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: VOMIT OR GIVE DILUENTS (MILK OR WATER) TO SOMEONE WHO
    IS UNCONSCIOUS, HAVING CONVULSIONS OR WHO CANNOT SWALLOW. IF EXPOS
    CAUSES OBVIOUS DISTRESS, VICTIM(S) & RESCUERS MUST BE TAKEN FOR 
    MED ATTN. TAKE COPY OF LABEL & MSDS TO MD OR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
    WITH VICTIM.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:>1000.C, ######F
Spec Gravity:3.4
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH PWODER.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
EXPLOSIVELY INCOMPAT W/SODIUM AZIDE. COPPER DUSTS MAY REACT W/ACETYLENE
    GAS TO FORM COPPER ACETYLIDES WHICH ARE SENSITIVE TO SHOCK.
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COPPER FUMES, COPPER OXIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE DISP MUST BE I/A/W APPROP FED, STATE &
    LOCAL REGS. THIS PROD, IF UNALTERED BY USE, MAY BE DISPOSED OF BY
    TREATMENT AT A PERMITTED FACILITY/AS ADVISED BY LOCAL HAZ WASTE
    REGULATORY AUTH. RESIDUE  FROM FIRES EXTINGD W/THIS MATL MAY BE
    HAZ.

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