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California Steel Industries, Inc. Effective Date: August 31, 2098 <br /> GALVANIZED STEEL <br /> Welding Fumes <br /> i <br /> Welding fumes may be different in composition from the original welding product, with the chief component { <br /> being ordinary oxides of metal being welded, Chronic health effects (including cancer) have been associated <br /> with the fumes and dusts of individual component metals(see above), and welding fumes as a general <br /> category have been listed by IARC as a carcinogen. There is also limited evidence that welding fumes may <br /> cause adverse reproductive and fetal effects. Evidence is stronger where welding materials contain Know <br /> reproductive toxicants. <br /> This material 1 product contains chemicals, including nickel and hexavalent chrome compounds known to the <br /> State of California to cause cancer and/or birth defects and/or reproductive harm that may be released during <br /> welding (see section 15). <br /> 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION <br /> This material is not classified as hazardous to the aquatic environment. Components greater than or equal to 1% <br /> are not classified as hazardous. <br /> 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS <br /> The generator of a waste is always responsible for making proper hazardous waste determinations and needs <br /> to consider state and local requirements in addition to federal regulations. <br /> This material, if discarded as produced, is not a RCRA"listed"or"characteristic"hazardous waste. Use which <br /> results in chemical or physical change or contamination may subject it to regulation as a hazardous waste. <br /> Along with properly characterizing all waste materials, consult state and local regulations regarding the proper <br /> disposal of this material. <br /> 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION <br /> DOTITC/1MOWN Proper Shipping Name: Not regulated <br /> DOTITC/IMOWN Identification Number: Not applicable <br /> DOT1IM01UN Classification: Not regulated <br /> I <br /> i <br /> i <br /> 1 <br /> Page 7 of 9 <br />