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17 June 2015

SAFETY DATA SHEET

1. SUBSTANCE AND SOURCE IDENTIFICATION

Product Identifier
SRM Number: 1877 SRM Name: Beryllium Oxide Powder Other Means of Identification: Not applicable.

Recommended Use of This Material and Restrictions of Use

This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is intended for use in laboratory analysis and health research for the development and validation of analytical methods and instruments used to determine beryllium, as well as for proficiency testing of laboratories involved in beryllium determinations. A unit of SRM 1877 consists of one bottle containing 20 g of beryllium oxide powder.

Company Information

National Institute of Standards and Technology Standard Reference Materials Program 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2300 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-2300

Telephone: 301-975-2200 FAX: 301-948-3730 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.nist.gov/srm
Emergency Telephone ChemTrec:
1-800-424-9300 (North America)
+1-703-527-3887 (International)

2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Classification
Physical Hazard: Not classified. Health Hazard: Acute Toxicity, Inhalation

Skin Corrosion/Irritation Serious Eye Damage/Irritation Skin Sensitization
Category 2 Category 2 Category 2B Category 1 Category 1A Category 1
Carcinogenicity STOT-Repeat Exposure

Label Elements Symbol

Signal Word

DANGER

Hazard Statement(s)

  • H330
  • Fatal if inhaled.

H315+H320 H317 H350
Causes skin and eye irritation. May cause an allergic skin reaction. May cause lung cancer.

  • H372
  • Causes damage to lungs through prolonged or repeated inhalation.

Precautionary Statement(s)

P201 P202 P260 P264 P270
Obtain special instructions before use. Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood. Do not breathe dust. Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

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P271 P272 P280 P284
Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace. Wear protective gloves, protective clothing, and eye protection. Wear respiratory protection.

P304+P340 P310
If inhaled: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing. Immediately call a doctor.

P302+P352 P333+P313 P362+P364
If on skin: Wash with plenty of water. If skin irritation or rash occurs: Get medical attention. Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse.

P305+P353+P338 If in eyes: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing

  • P337+P313
  • If eye irritation persists: Get medical attention.

  • P308+P313
  • If exposed or concerned: Get medical attention.

P403+P233 P405
Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed. Store locked up.

  • P501
  • Dispose of contents and container according to local regulations.

Hazards Not Otherwise Classified: Not applicable. Ingredients(s) with Unknown Acute Toxicity: Not applicable.

3. COMPOSITION AND INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

Substance: Beryllium oxide Other Designations: Beryllium monoxide; bromellite; thermoalox

Components are listed in compliance with OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910.1200; for the actual values see the NIST Certificate of Analysis.

  • Hazardous Component(s)
  • CAS Number
  • EC Number

(EINECS)

Nominal Mass Concentration
(%)

  • Beryllium oxide
  • 1304-56-9
  • 215-133-1

100

4. FIRST AID MEASURES

Description of First Aid Measures:

Inhalation: If adverse effects occur, remove to uncontaminated area. Give artificial respiration if not breathing. Get immediate medical attention.

Skin Contact: Wash skin with soap and water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Get medical attention, if needed. Thoroughly clean and dry contaminated clothing and shoes before reuse.

Eye Contact: Flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Then get immediate medical attention. Ingestion: If a large amount is swallowed, get medical attention.

Most Important Symptoms/Effects, Acute and Delayed: Eye and skin irritation, allergic skin reactions, lung

damage, and cancer.

Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed, if necessary: If any of the above

symptoms are present, seek immediate medical attention.

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5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

Fire and Explosion Hazards: Negligible fire hazard. Poisonous gases may be produced in fire. See Section 9, “Physical and Chemical Properties” for flammability properties.

Extinguishing Media:

Suitable: Regular dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water, and regular foam. Unsuitable: None listed.

Specific Hazards Arising from the Chemical: Thermal decomposition will form oxides of beryllium. Special Protective Equipment and Precautions for Fire-Fighters: Avoid inhalation of material or combustion

byproducts. Wear full protective clothing and NIOSH approved self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). NFPA Ratings (0 = Minimal; 1 = Slight; 2 = Moderate; 3 = Serious; 4 = Severe)

  • Health = 2
  • Fire = 0
  • Reactivity = 0

6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

Personal Precautions, Protective Equipment and Emergency Procedures: Immediately contact emergency

personnel. Keep unnecessary personnel away. Use suitable protective equipment; see Section 8, “Exposure Controls and Personal Protection”.

Methods and Materials for Containment and Clean up: Do not touch spilled material. Notify safety personnel

of spills. Absorb with sand or other non-combustible material. Collect spilled material in appropriate container for disposal. Isolate hazard area and deny entry. Keep out of water supplies and sewers.

7. HANDLING AND STORAGE

: See Section 8, “Exposure Controls and Personal Protection”.

Safe Handling Precautions

Storage: Store and handle in accordance with all current regulations and standards. Keep separated from incompatible substances (see Section 10, “Stability and Reactivity”).

8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION

Exposure Limits: (as Be, related to Beryllium compounds, n.o.s.)

NIOSH (REL): ACGIH (TLV): OSHA (PEL):
4 mg/m3 (IDLH) 0.5 µg/m3 (Ceiling) 0.05 µg/m3 (TWA) (inhalable fraction) Skin - potential significant contribution to overall exposure by the cutaneous route.
2 µg/m3 (TWA) 5 µg/m3 (Ceiling)

Engineering Controls: Provide local exhaust or process enclosure ventilation system. Ensure compliance with applicable exposure limits.

Personal Protection: In accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132, subpart I, wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to minimize exposure to this material.

Respiratory Protection: If workplace conditions warrant a respirator, a respiratory protection program that meets OSHA 29CFR 1910.134 must be followed. Refer to NIOSH 42 CFR 84 for applicable certified respirators.

Eye/Face Protection: Wear splash resistant safety goggles with a face shield. An eyewash station should be readily available near areas of use.

Skin and Body Protection: Personal protective equipment for the body should be selected based on the task being performed and the risks involved and should be approved by a specialist before handling this product. Chemical-resistant gloves should be worn at all times when handling chemicals.

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9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Descriptive Properties
Appearance (physical state, color, etc.): Molecular Formula: Molar Mass (g/mol): Odor:

clear, off-white amorphous powder BeO 25.01 odorless not available not available not available 2570 (4658 ºF) 3.01

Odor threshold: pH: Evaporation rate: Melting point/freezing point (ºC): Density (g/mL): Relative Density (g/L) as specific gravity

3
(water = 1): not available not available not available

Vapor Pressure (mmHg): Vapor Density (air = 1): Viscosity (cP):

water solubility: 2 ppm at (30 ºC); soluble in acids, alkali, concentrated sulfuric acid, fused potassium hydroxide, and ammonium carbonate solutions not available

Solubility(ies): Partition coefficient (n-octanol/water): Particle Size:

≤20 mesh

Thermal Stability Properties
Autoignition Temperature (ºC): Thermal Decomposition (ºC): Initial boiling point and boiling range (ºC): Explosive Limits, LEL (Volume %): Explosive Limits, UEL (Volume %): Flash Point (ºC):

not available 3900 (7052 ºF) not available not available not available not available not available

Flammability (solid, gas):

10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

Reactivity: Stable at normal temperatures and pressure.

  • X
  • Stable
  • Unstable

Stability:
Possible Hazardous Reactions: None listed.

Conditions to Avoid: Avoid generating dust. Contact with combustible or incompatible materials.

Incompatible Materials: Acids, magnesium. Fire/Explosion Information: See Section 5, “Fire Fighting Measures”. Hazardous Decomposition: Thermal decomposition will produce oxides of beryllium.

Will Occur

11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Inhalation

  • X
  • Will Not Occur

Hazardous Polymerization:

  • X
  • X
  • Skin
  • X
  • Ingestion

Route of Exposure: Symptoms Related to the Physical, Chemical and Toxicological Characteristics: Eye and skin irritation, allergic

skin reactions, lung damage, and cancer.

Potential Health Effects (Acute, Chronic and Delayed):

Inhalation: May cause irritation. Chronic inhalation of particulates may cause a serious, chronic lung disease call chronic beryllium disease (CBD) with can be fatal.

Skin Contact: May cause irritation. An allergic dermal response may occur in sensitized individuals.

Eye Contact: May cause irritation.

Ingestion: May cause digestive tract irritation.

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Numerical Measures of Toxicity:

Acute Toxicity: This SRM contains >1 % of beryllium or beryllium compounds and it is classified as a
Category 2 Inhalation. Rat Oral LD50: >2000 mg/kg Mouse Oral LD50: 2062 mg/kg

Skin Corrosion/Irritation: Category 2, causes skin irritation. Serious Eye Damage/Irritation: Category 2, causes eye irritation. Respiratory Sensitization: Not classified. Skin Sensitization: Category 1, related to beryllium or beryllium compounds. Germ Cell Mutagenicity: Not classified. Carcinogenicity: Category 1A.

  • X
  • Yes
  • No

Listed as a Carcinogen/Potential Carcinogen

Beryllium compounds are listed as Group 1 (carcinogenic to humans) by IARC and reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen by NTP. Beryllium or beryllium compounds are not listed by OSHA as carcinogens.

Reproductive Toxicity: Not classified.

Rat, Intravenous TDLo: 139 mg/kg (pregnant, 3 d)

Specific Target Organ Toxicity, Single Exposure: Not classified. Specific Target Organ Toxicity, Repeated Exposure: Category 1, may cause damage to lungs and blood

damage.

Aspiration Hazard: Not classified.

12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Ecotoxicity Data: No ecotoxicity data available. Persistence and Degradability: No data available. Bioaccumulative Potential: No data available. Mobility in Soil: No data available. Other Adverse effects: No data available.

13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

Waste Disposal: Dispose of waste in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

14. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

U.S. DOT and IATA: UN1566, Beryllium compound, n.o.s. (beryllium oxide), Hazard Class 6.1, PG II.

15. REGULATORY INFORMATION

U.S. Regulations:

CERCLA Sections 102a/103 (40 CFR 302.4): Not regulated. SARA Title III Section 302 (40 CFR 355.30): Not regulated. SARA Title III Section 304 (40 CFR 355.40): Not regulated. SARA Title III Section 313 (40 CFR 372.65): 0.1 % de minimis concentration (Be related compounds, n.o.s)

  • OSHA Process Safety (29 CFR 1910.119):
  • Not regulated.

SARA Title III Sections 311/312 Hazardous Categories (40 CFR 370.21):
ACUTE HEALTH: CHRONIC HEALTH: FIRE: REACTIVE: PRESSURE:
Yes. Yes. No. No. No.

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State Regulations:

California Proposition 65: WARNING! This product contains a chemical known (beryllium and beryllium compounds) to the state of California to cause cancer.

U.S. TSCA Inventory: Beryllium oxide is listed. TSCA 12(b), Export Notification: Not listed. Canadian Regulations:

WHMIS Information: Not provided for this material.

16. OTHER INFORMATION

Issue Date: 17 June 2015

Beryllium

Oxide, 20 March 2015.

Sources:

ChemAdvisor, Inc., SDS

Materion Brush Inc, Vendor SDS, Beryllium Product identifier Oxide Powder – M02, 02 June 2015.

Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), National Library of Medicine's TOXNET system, Beryllium
CAS No. 1304-56-9; available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov (accessed Jun 2015).

Oxide

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), CAMEO Chemicals, Database of

  • Hazardous Materials, Beryllium CAS   No. 1304-56-9, June 2009; available at
  • Oxide

http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chris/BEO.pdf (accessed Jun 2015). European Chemicals Agency (ECHA); Registered Substance, Acute Toxicity, Beryllium Oxide CAS No. 1304-56-9; http://echa.europa.eu/ (accessed Jun 2015).

Key of Acronyms:

  • ACGIH
  • American Conference of Governmental Industrial
  • NTP
  • National Toxicology Program

Hygienists
CAS CERCLA
Chemical Abstracts Service Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
OSHA PEL
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Permissible Exposure Limit

CFR DOT EINECS
Code of Federal Regulations Department of Transportation European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
RCRA REL RQ
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Recommended Exposure Limit Reportable Quantity

EPCRA IARC IATA IDLH LC50 LD50 LEL
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act International Agency for Research on Cancer International Air Transportation Agency Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Lethal Concentration
RTECS Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances SARA SCBA SRM STEL STOT TLV
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Standard Reference Material Short Term Exposure Limit Specific Target Organ Toxicity Threshold Limit Value
Median Lethal Dose or Lethal Dose, 50 % Lower Explosive Limit
MSDS NFPA NIOSH NIST

  • Material Safety Data Sheet
  • TPQ
  • Threshold Planning Quantity

Toxic Substances Control Act Time Weighted Average
National Fire Protection Association National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Institute of Standards and Technology Not Otherwise Specified
TSCA TWA

  • UEL
  • Upper Explosive Limit

  • n.o.s.
  • WHMIS Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Disclaimer: Physical and chemical data contained in this SDS are provided only for use in assessing the hazardous nature of the material. The SDS was prepared carefully, using current references; however, NIST does not certify the data in the SDS. The certified values for this material are given in the NIST Certificate of Analysis.

Users of this SRM should ensure that the SDS in their possession is current. This can be accomplished by contacting the SRM Program: telephone (301) 975-2200; fax (301) 948-3730; e-mail [email protected]; or via the Internet at http://www.nist.gov/srm.

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