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SAFETY DATA SH EET
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SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE AND OF THE SUPPLIER
Product Name: Cut-Off Wheel
Other/Generic Name: Tungsten Carbide, 542 Carbide Cutting /Shaping Wheel, 543 Carbide Cutting
/Shaping Wheel, 801 Carbide Shaping Wheel, 475 Carbide Drum Sander, 8144 Carbide Pointed Burr
Catalog Number: 542
Date of issue: April 14th, 2005
Manufacturer/Distributor:
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
1800 W. Central Road
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
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SECTION 2: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Hazardous Components
%
OSHA/PEL
ACGIH/TLV
Sec.302
Sec.304
Sec.312
Tungsten Carbide
0-100
N/E
N/E
No
No
No
Tungsten Compounds
0-100
5 mg/m3
C-10 mg/m3
No
No
No
HMIS Rating (0-4): Health: 3 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 0
HMIS Protective Equipment: H: glasses, gloves, clothing, combo respirator
Routes of Entry:
Inhalation, ingestion, skin or eye contact (for dusts, mists, powder and fume).
Effects of Overexposure:
Industrially tungsten does not constitute and important health hazard. Exposure is
related chiefly to the dust arising out
of the crushing and milling operations. Chronic inhalation of the dust may
cause lung damage in humans. Heavy
exposure to the dust or the large amounts of the soluble compounds
produces changes in body weight, behaviors,
blood cells, choline esterase activity and sperm in experimental
animals.
Acute Effects:
Inhalation: Toxic by inhalation. May cause irritation to the mucous membranes, coughing, dyspnea, soreness in
the chest,
weight loss, hemoptysis, bronchitis, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and radiological changes in the lungs.
Ingestion: May cause irritation to the gastrointestinal tract and diarrhea.
Skin: May cause irritation.
Eye: May cause irritation.
Chronic Effects:
Inhalation: May cause damage to the lungs.
Ingestion: No chronic health effects recorded.
Skin: May cause dermatitis, sensitization and eczema.
Eye: May cause conjunctivitis.
Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure:
Pre-existing respiratory and skin disorders. Target Organs: May affect the respiratory system.
Carcinogenicity: NTP: No IARC: No OSHA: No