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General Information
Revision date
2011-04-20
Product name
STEEL PLATE, COIL, AND SLAB
Product Synonyms
Steel Plate, Coil or Slab
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Company Information
company name
Evraz Inc. NA
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
OSHA EMERGENCY OVERVIEW In the finished state, steel is not expected to present inhalation, ingestion, or contact health hazards. Dust or fumes may be generated by operations involving grinding, welding, cutting, machining, etc. Dust or fumes may irritate the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. Molten metal may cause thermal burns. Rough edges may cause physical abrasion or irritation.
Principle Routes of Exposure
Inhalation, eye contact, skin contact INHALATION: Chronic doses of airborne manganese can affect motor skills (symptoms include languor, sleepiness, weakness, emotional disturbances, spastic gait, and paralysis) and cause sexual dysfunction. Overexposure to iron oxide can cause a non-disabling lung condition called Siderosis, observed as an X-ray change. Inhalation of particulate can cause lung inflammation. SKIN CONTACT: Contact with steel particulate may cause mechanical irritation or abrasion. Burns will result from contact with heated metal. EYE CONTACT: Steel can cause physical irritation, tearing. Particles of iron which become imbedded in the eye may cause rust stains if not removed. INGESTION: Not a likely route of entry. Not expected to be toxic by ingestion. CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: Not listed in the 2005 11th Report on Carcinogens. IARC: Welding fume is listed as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). OSHA: Not listed.
