EXTRUDED GRAPHITE

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

SECTION XI

TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

SECTION IV First Aid Measures SECTION XII

ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

SECTION V Fire-Fighting Measures SECTION XIII

Disposal

Considerations SECTION VI Accidental Release Measures SECTION XIV Transport Information SECTION VII Handling and Storage SECTION XV Regulatory Information SECTION VIII Exposure Controls/Personal Protection SECTION XVI

Further information

SECTION I - Composition/Information on Ingredients Chemical name Synthetic graphite EC No. 231-955-3 CAS-No. 7782-42-5 Concentration * > 99% * All concentrations are percent by weight unless ingredient is a gas. Gas concentrations are in percent by volume. The full text for all R-phrases is displayed in Section 16. SECTION II - Manufacturer’s Information Manufacturer Name Coidan Graphite Products Ltd Street Station Road Address2 Kirk Hammerton Address 3 YORK Country UK Post Code YO26 8DQ Emergency Phone (01423) 330492 Information Phone (01423) 330492 Specialist graphite engineers GRAPHITE • VACUUM • FURNACE www.coidan.com This material is not considered to be hazardous according to regulatory guidelines (see Section 15). Processing may generate graphite dusts and fumes with the below listed potential health effects.

Potential health effects

Inhalation: NO INHALATION HAZARD IN MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED STATE. DUST AND FUMES GENERATED FROM THE MATERIAL CAN ENTER THE BODY BY INHALATION. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST AND FUMES MAY IRRITATE THE THROAT AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND CAUSE COUGHING. FREQUENT INHALATION OF FUME/DUST OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME INCREASES THE RISK OF DEVELOPING LUNG DISEASES. Eye contact: DUST IN THE EYES WILL CAUSE IRRITATION. EXPOSED MAY EXPERIENCE EYE TEARING, REDNESS, AND DISCOMFORT. Skin contact: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF INTENDED USE, THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT POSE A RISK TO HEALTH. DUST MAY IRRITATE SKIN. Ingestion: NOT RELEVANT, DUE TO THE FORM OF THE PRODUCT IN ITS MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED STATE. HOWEVER, INGESTION OF DUSTS GENERATED DURING WORKING OPERATIONS MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING.

Other Health Effects

PROLONGED AND REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE TO DUST CAN LEAD TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS. PRE-EXISTING PULMONARY DISORDERS, SUCH AS EMPHYSEMA, MAY POSSIBLY BE AGGRA- VATED BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF GRAPHITE DUSTS. Potential physical / chemical effects: BULK MATERIAL IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE. THE MATERIAL MAY FORM DUST AND CAN ACCUMULATE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SPARK (IGNITION SOURCE).

Environmental hazards

THE PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO THE