Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

UCAR CARBON STANDARD GRADE GRAPHITE SHAPES

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

In the manufacture of " lead" pencils, refractory shapes, stove polish, graphite cement,
lubricant, matches, explosives, commutator brushes. As a moderator rods in nuclear piles.
A coating for cathode ray tubes.

SYNONYMS

"silver graphite AG 1500 GP 6OS SKLN 1", "plumbago AS 1 grafoil UCAR 38", "exfoliating
graphite AT 20 grafoil GTA lubricants", "electrographite graphnol N 3M S1", "Ceylon black
lead ATJ-S GRAPHITE GS 2", "Swedish black lead canlub GY 70", "schungite CB 50 H 451",
"shungite CPB 5000 HITCO HMG 50", "stove black DC 2 IG 11", "korobon EG 0 MG 1", "papyex
EXP-F MPG 6", "mineral carbon Fortafil 5Y PG 50", "Pyro-Carb 406 GK 2 GK 3 ROCOL X 7119",
"Aerodag G GP 60 GP 63 VVP 66-95", "Aerodag G GP 60 GP 63 VVP 66-95", "Air Spun Graphite
synthetic graphite shapes"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Harmful: danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through
inhalation.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  The material has NOT been classified as "harmful by ingestion". This is because of the lack of corroborating animal or human evidence. The material may still be damaging to the health of the individual, following ingestion, especially where pre-existing organ (e.g. liver, kidney) damage is evident. Present definitions of harmful or toxic substances are generally based on doses producing mortality (death) rather than those producing morbidity (disease, ill-health). Gastrointestinal tract discomfort may produce nausea and vomiting. In an occupational setting however, unintentional ingestion is not thought to be cause for concern.  

EYE

  Although the material is not thought to be an irritant, direct contact with the eye may cause transient discomfort characterized by tearing or conjunctival redness (as with windburn). Slight abrasive damage may also result. The material may produce foreign body irritation in certain individuals.  

SKIN

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or skin irritation following contact (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable gloves be used in an occupational setting.  

INHALED

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or irritation of the respiratory tract (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable control measures be used in an occupational setting.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Long term exposure to high dust concentrations may cause changes in lung function i.e. pneumoconiosis; caused by particles less than 0.5 micron penetrating and remaining in the lung. Prime symptom is breathlessness; lung shadows show on X-ray.  Long-term exposure to the product is not thought to produce chronic effects adverse to the health (as classified using animal models); nevertheless exposure by all routes should be minimized as a matter of course.