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October 1, 2014
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SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING: Handle with care to avoid cuts and to keep the wire from piercing the skin. Wear gloves when handling welding
consumables. Avoid exposure to dust and do not ingest. Some individuals can develop and allergic reaction to certain materials. Keep all
warning labels and identification labels on the product.
STORAGE: Keep material sealed and dry before use and do not remove product identification label or warning label. After using, keep
remaining product sealed and dry and do not remove product identification label or warning label.
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION
Read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and precautionary label on this product.
Always use adequate ventilation and wear appropriate personal protection. Do not breathe welding fumes and gases; they are
dangerous to your health.
See American National Standard Z49.1, Safety in Welding and Cutting, published by the "American Welding Society," 550 N.W.
LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 and OSHA Publication 2206 (29CFR 1910), U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of
Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 for more detail on the following:
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: Proper ventilation must be maintained.
ARC RAYS and SPARKS can injure eyes and burn skin. ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill! Wear correct hand, eye, head, and body
protection.
VENTILATION: Use enough ventilation, local exhaust at the arc, or both, to keep the fumes and gases below the TLV's in the
workers breathing zone and the general area. Train the welder to keep their head out of the fumes. Monitor fume levels and do not
exceed permissible exposure limits or values.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: Use respirable fume respirator or air supplied respirator when welding in a confined space or
where local exhaust or ventilation does not keep exposure below the TLV's.
EYE PROTECTION: Wear a helmet or face shield with a filter lens of shade 12 or darker. Provide screens and flash goggles to
shield others.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Wear head, hand, and body protection which help to prevent injury from radiation, sparks, and
electrical shock. See ANSI Z49.1. At a minimum, this includes welders’ gloves and a protective face shield and may include arm
protectors, aprons, hats, shoulder protection, as well as dark substantial clothing. Train the welder not to touch live electrical parts
and to insulate themselves from work and ground, especially if clothing and gloves are wet.
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES: Do not eat or consume beverages in the work area.
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: Use industrial hygiene monitoring equipment to ensure that exposure does not exceed applicable
national exposure limits. When the electrode is consumed, fume and gas decomposition products generated are different in percent
and form from the ingredients listed in Section 3. The fume and decomposition products, not the ingredients in the electrode, are
important. Decomposition products include those originating from the volatilization, reaction, or oxidation of materials in Section 3,
plus those from the base metal, etc., as noted above. These components are virtually always present as complex oxides and not as
metals (Characterization of Arc Welding Fume: American Welding Society). Reasonably expected fume constituents of the fume
could include complex oxides of iron, manganese, chromium and nickel.