Material Safety Data Sheet

Southeastern Metal, Inc

234 Molly Walton Drive

Hendersonville, Tn 37075

Emergency Phone: 1-866-510-8725

Section 1 – Identification

Product:  Galvanized Steel studs and track

Chemical Family:  Steel

Section 2 – Composition/Information on Ingredients

NOTE:  No permissible exposure limits (PEL) or threshold limit values (TVL) exist for steel.  The above listing is a summary of elements used in normal steel products.  Various grades of steel will contain different combinations of these elements and/or traces materials. 

Section 3 – Hazard Identifications

Emergency Overview

Warning!  Welding, sawing, brazing, grinding, and machining may cause dusts and/or fume to be released.  May be harmful if inhaled.  May irritate the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. 

Potential Health Effects

Note:  Steel products in their solid state under normal conditions; do not present an inhalation, ingestion or skin hazard.  However, operations resulting in fume or particulate formation such as welding, sawing, brazing, grinding, and machining may present health hazards. 

Eye contact

Dust or particulates may cause mechanical irritation including pain, tearing, and redness.  Scratching of the cornea can occur if eye is rubbed. 

Skin Contact

Dusts or particulates may cause mechanical irritation due to abrasion.  Some components in this product are capable of causing an allergic reaction, possibly resulting in burning, itching, and skin eruptions.

Inhalation

Dust may cause irritation of the nose, throat, and lungs.  Excessive inhalation of metallic fumes and dusts may result in metal fume fever, an influenza-like illness.  It is characterized by a sweet or metallic taste in the mouth, accompanied by dryness and irritation or the throat, cough, shortness of breath, general malaise, weakness, fatigue, muscle and joint pains, fever and chills.  Typical symptoms last 12 to 48 hours.

Section 4 – Emergency and First Aid Procedures

Eye contact – Immediately flush well with running water for at least 15 minutes to remove particles.  Get medical attention if irritation persists.

Skin contact – If irritation develops, remove clothing and wash well with soap and water.  Get medical attention if irritation persists.

Inhalations – If overexposed to dusts or fumes, remove to fresh air.  Get immediate medical attention if symptoms described in Section 3 develop.

Ingestions – Not considered an ingestions hazard.  However, if significant amount of dust or particulates are swallowed, seek medical attention.

Section 5 – Exposure Controls/Personal Protection

Operations with potential for generating high concentrations of airborne particulates or fumes should be evaluated and controlled as necessary.

Eye Protection – Use safety glasses.  Dust resistant safety goggles are recommended under circumstances where particles could cause mechanical injury such as grinding or cutting.  Face shield should be used when welding or cutting.

Respiratory Protection – NIOSH/MSHA – approved dust and fume respirators should be used to avoid excess inhalation of particulates.  Appropriate respirator selection depends on the magnitude of exposure

Skin – Appropriate protective gloves should be worn as necessary.  Good personal hygiene practices should be followed including cleansing exposed skin several times daily with soap and water, and laundering or dry cleaning soiled work clothing.

Ventilation – Provide general and/or local exhaust ventilation to control airborne levels of dust or fumes below exposure levels.

Other Protective Equipment – Depending upon the conditions of use and specific works situations, additional protective equipment and/or clothing may be required to control exposure.

Section 6 – Physical Data

Boiling Point – Not Appplicable

Melting Point – Approximately 2800 ^oF

Vapor Pressure – Not Applicable

Vapor Density (at 15.6 ^oC) – Not Applicable

Volatile by Volume (%) – Not Applicable

Specific Gravity (at 15.6 ^oC) – Not Applicable

Solubility in Water – Insoluble

Evaporation Rate (H2O = 1) – Not Applicable

Appearance and Odor – Gray-black with metallic luster.  Odorless

Section 7 – Stability and Reactivity

Stability – Stable

Conditions to avoid – Non-ventilated areas when cutting, welding, burning, or brazing.     Avoid generations of airborne dusts and fumes

Hazardous Polymerization – Will not occur

Incompatibility – Reacts with strong acids to form hydrogen gas.

Hazardous Decomposition Products – Metallic oxides may be produced during welding, burning, grinding, and possibly machining. 

Section 8 – Spill or Leak Procedures

Not applicable to steel in the solids state

Waste Disposal Methods – Dispose used or unused produce in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local regulations.

Section 9 – Special Precautions

Precautions to be taken in handling and Storage – Store in dry place and on a level surface.