Carbon Steel Electrodes for Gas Shielded Arc Welding

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

The term 'hazardous' in 'Hazardous Materials' should be interpreted as a term required and defined in the Hazards Communication Standard and does not necessarily imply the existence of any hazard. Emergency overview: These products consist of solid wire, which are odorless and may be copper coated. There are no immediate health hazards associated with the wire form of this product. These products are not reactive. If involved in a fire, these products may generate irritating iron fumes and a variety of metal oxides. Emergency responders must wear personal protective equipment suitable for the situation to which they are responding. Warning: Protect yourself and others. Read and understand this information. When this product is used for its intended purpose fumes and gases produced as a byproduct can be hazardous to your health. Aggravation of preexisting respiratory or allergic conditions may occur in some workers. Arc Rays can injure eyes and burn skin. Electric shock can kill. Short-term exposure: Metallic taste; nausea; tightness of chest; fever; irritation of eyes, nose, throat and skin; loss of consciousness/death due to welding gases or lack of oxygen. Long-term exposure: Adverse effects may result from long-term exposure to welding fume, gases, or dusts. These effects may include skin sensitization, neurological damage, and respiratory disease such as bronchial asthma, lung fibrosis or pneumoconiosis. Chromium and nickel, and their compounds, are on the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP) lists as posing a carcinogenic risk to humans. This section covers the materials from which this product is manufactured. The fumes and gases produced during welding with the normal use of this product are covered by Section 10; see it for industrial hygiene information. CAS Number shown is representative for the ingredients listed.