SDS 5960 01 487 2175.pdf

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COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES

beverly microwave division

THIS IS THE MSDS REQUIRED BY FED-STD-313, PARAGRAPH 3.2.

SECTION 1 - PRODUCT IDENTITY SECTION

� Commercial Identity: Electron Tube � NRC License Number: Not applicable � EPA Registration Number: Not Applicable � Government Contract No.

� National Stock Number:

� Specification:

� Type, grade, class: Not Applicable � General:

This article is a vacuum electron tube and contains a permanent magnetic field, which does not exceed the limits specified in 49 CFR 173.21 (d) for Air shipment.

This article may also contain a small amount of beryllium metal in solid form. The tube is considered a “sealed source” and normal handling will present no health hazard.

Per OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200

(C) this device is considered an article.

Articles are exempt from 29 CFR 1910.1200 (Hazard Communication) under section (b), (6), (v) and therefore do not require a Material Safety Data Sheet.

However, under FED-STD-313 an MSDS must be submitted for hazardous items listed under Table II, with a Federal Supply Code 5960 (Electron Tube) and associated hardware.

SFD-268

SPRMM1-10-C-YA41 / N00104-10-D-D002

5960-01-487-2175 6155764 Rev. C

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SECTION 2 – GENERAL INFORMATION

� Hazardous item: Yes, via Air Shipment only. FED-STD-313, paragraph 3.2.1.3, FSC 5960 – contains magnetized material. FSC 5999 – contains Beryllium metal in solid form.

� Type of Data Sheet: New � Cage Code: 88236 � Manufacturer’s Name: Communications & Power Industries, Inc.

beverly microwave division � Manufacturer’s Address: 150 Sohier Road, Beverly, MA 01915-5595 � Emergency Telephone Number: (978) 922-6000, Ext. 230 � Telephone Number for Information: (978) 922-6000, M-F, 8 AM – 5 PM � Date Prepared:

� Prepared by: Robert A. Davenport, Jr.

� Phone: (978) 279-0688 � Fax: (978) 720-4263 � Email: mailto:bob.davenportjr@cpii.com

SECTION 3 – HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION

� NIOSH Identification Number: DS1750000 � Name of Hazardous Ingredient: Beryllium metal as a solid

(Material is hazardous in dust form only.)

SECTION 4 – FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA

� Flashpoint Not Applicable � Flammable (explosive) Limits: Not Applicable � Extinguishing Media: Not Applicable � Special Fire fighting Procedures: Not Applicable � Special Fire and Explosion Hazards: Not Applicable

SECTION 5 – PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE

� Steps taken if material is released or spilled:

See attached

� Waste disposal method: See attached � Precautions taken in handling and storage:

See attached

� Other precautions: See attached.

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SECTION 6 – CONTROL MEASURES

� Respiratory Protection (Specify Type): Not Applicable � Ventilation: Not Applicable � Protective Gloves: Not Applicable � Eye Protection: Not Applicable � Other protective clothing or equipment: Not Applicable � Work/hygienic practices Not Applicable

SECTION 7 – PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS

� Freezing (Melting) point: Not Applicable � Boiling point: Not Applicable � Evaporation rate: Not Applicable � Vapor pressure: Not Applicable � Vapor density: Not Applicable � Appearance and odor: Metal / Metal oxide / o order � Specific Gravity: Not Applicable � Solubility in water: Not Applicable � Percentage volatile by volume: Not Applicable � Viscosity: Not Applicable � pH: Not Applicable � Autoignition temperature: Not Applicable � Decomposition temperature: Not Applicable � Magnetism: The magnetic field strength at a distance of 4.6 meters (15 ft.) from any point on the surface of the assembled consignment does not exceed 0.418A/m (0.00525 gauss)

� Corrosion rate: Not Applicable

SECTION 8 – REACTIVITY DATA

� Stability: Not Applicable � Conditions to avoid (stability): Not Applicable � Incompatibility (materials to avoid): None known � Hazardous decomposition product: Not Applicable � Hazardous polymerization: Not Applicable � Condition to avoid (polymerization): Not Applicable

SECTION 9 – HEALTH HAZARD DATA

Not Applicable

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SECTION 10 – DISPOSAL INFORMATION

� EPA Hazardous Waste Number/Code Not Applicable � Hazardous Waste Characteristics: Not Applicable � Disposal Methods: This tube is an exempt device. This device is exempt from controlled disposal. This device should not be intentionally damaged, altered, or disassembled prior to disposal. This device should be disposed of in accordance with Federal, state and local laws and regulations.

SECTION 11 TRANSPORTATION

� Applicable regulations: 49CFR (Ground) / IATA (Air) � Shipping name: Electron Tube, article � Identification number: UN2807 � Reportable Quantity: Not Applicable � Hazard Class: Class 9 � Labels: Magnetized � Unit Container:

� DOT Specification Container:

� Net explosive weight: Not Applicable � Limited quantity: Not Applicable � Aerosol Propellant(s): Not Applicable � US Postal Service Regulations: May be mailed

SECTION 12 – NOTES

� This form must have a "Products Operating Safety Precautions" sheet (VAR-F-0835) attached to be complete.

Fiber board container with foam inserts.

VAR-F-0835 REV. K

Communications & Power Industries, Inc.

beverly microwave division

PRODUCTS OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Proper use and safe operating practices with respect to microwave tubes/equipment are the responsibility of equipment manufacturers and users of such tubes/equipment. Communications & Power Industries, Inc., Beverly Microwave Division provides information on its products and associated hazards, but does not assume responsibility for after-sale operating and safety practices. Take appropriate action through redundancy or other safeguards to protect personnel and property from tube/equipment failure.

All persons who work with or are exposed to microwave tubes or equipment, which utilizes such tubes, must take precautions to protect themselves against possible serious bodily injury. Do not be careless around such products.

SAFETY / OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

This sheet and the product specification can help you to operate this tube/equipment safely and efficiently. Special operating consideration and precautions will be found in the specification. Uninformed or careless operation of this tube/equipment can result in poor performance, damage to the tube/equipment or other property, serious bodily injury and possibly death.

Address questions regarding tube/equipment operation to customer service at the address on this sheet.

WARNING

SERIOUS HAZARDS EXIST IN THE OPERATION OF MICROWAVE TUBES/EQUIPMENT

SAFETY DATA

This sheet and the product specification can help you operate this tube/equipment safely. The tube/equipment specification contains special operating considerations and precautions. Careless operation of this device can result in injury or death.

HIGH VOLTAGE - Normal operating voltages can be deadly.

RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION (NON-IONIZING) - Exposure to RF radiation may cause serious bodily injury possibly resulting in blindness or death. RF radiation may effect cardiac pacemakers.

IONIZING RADIATION (X-RAY) - High voltage tubes can produce dangerous, possibly fatal, x-rays.

IONIZING RADIATION (RADIOACTIVE) - Broken or disassembled receiver protector tubes may emit ionizing radiation.

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION - Exposure to ultraviolet radiation can cause painful skin burns and serious eye damage or irritation.

TUBE STORAGE – Store in clean dry area. Store so that magnetic field will not interfere with other equipment.

BERYLLIUM AND BERYLLIUM OXIDE - Dust or fumes from beryllium and beryllium oxide is highly toxic.

CORROSIVE AND POISONOUS COMPOUNDS - Breakdown of a dielectric gas may create toxic or corrosive compounds.

IMPLOSION HAZARD - Windows in microwave tubes can shatter on impact or crack in use. This may result in injury from flying particles or from beryllium oxide dust or fumes.

HOT LIQUID - A liquid-cooled tube and the liquid used to cool it can reach scalding temperatures and cause serious burns.

HOT SURFACES - Air-cooled surfaces may reach high temperatures and cause serious burns.

CADMIUM - Dust or fumes from Cadmium plating can pose serious health risks.

WEIGHT - Electron tubes over 40 pounds and equipped with handles, will require a minimum of two people to lift.

MAGNETS – Safeguards should be taken during shipping on aircraft due to interference with aircraft navigation equipment.

ROTATING MACHINERY – Contact with moving parts can pose serious injuries.

Communications & Power Industries, Inc.

beverly microwave division 150 Sohier Road

Beverly, MA 01915-5595 Phone: 978-922-6000 Fax: 978-922-8914

VAR-F-0835 REV. K

WARNING

SERIOUS HAZARDS EXIST IN THE OPERATION OF MICROWAVE TUBES

HIGH VOLTAGE

Many microwave tubes/equipment operate at lethal voltages. Prevent contact with high voltages. Securely attach prominent hazard warnings. Always break the primary circuits of the power supply and discharge high voltage capacitors.

RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION (NON-IONIZING)

Minimize exposure to RF radiation. Do not permit people in the vicinity of open energized waveguides or energized antennas. Exposure to high levels of RF radiation may cause severe injury. RF radiation may affect cardiac pacemakers.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) rules limit exposure to RF radiation. For normal environmental conditions and for incident electromagnetic energy of frequencies from 10 MHz to 100 GHz the radiation protection guide limit is 10 mW/cm2 (milliwatt per square centimeter) as averaged over a 0.1 hour period for occupational (controlled) exposure.

All input and output RF connections, waveguides, flanges, and gaskets must be RF leakproof. Never operate a microwave tube without a properly matched RF load. Never look into or expose any part of the body to an antenna or open waveguide. Monitor the tube and system for RF radiation leakage at regular intervals and after servicing.

IONIZING RADIATION (X-RAY)

Tubes operated above 15 kilovolts are capable of producing x-ray radiation.

Provide adequate x-ray shielding on all sides of these tubes as well as the modulator and pulse transformer tanks. Check x-ray levels. Never operate high voltage tubes without adequate x-ray shielding in place. Monitor the tube and system for x-ray radiation at regular intervals and after servicing.

IONIZING RADIATION (RADIOACTIVE)

The sealed component of a receiver protector tube may contain one or more of the following materials: Tritium (H3), Cobalt 60 (Co60) or Promethium 147 (Pm147). The activity level of the added material will not exceed the maximum levels (10 CFR 30.15(a)(8) for sale or distribution to persons exempt from the requirements for an NRC license. Communications & Power Industries Inc., Beverly Microwave Division marks each tube with the chemical symbol and activity of the added material.

Tubes are exempt devices under 10 CFR, Part 30.15 and normal handling does not present a radiation problem. When handling broken tubes wear protective rubber gloves and clothing. Avoid the possibility of rubbing radioactive material onto the skin. Wash exposed skin after handling broken tubes containing radioactive material. Avoid inhaling gases from broken tubes containing Tritium. Dispose of broken or spent tubes as specified in 10 CFR, Part 20.

CERTIFICATION OF ACCEPTABILITY FOR TRANSPORTATION

This package conforms to the conditions and limitations specified in 49 CFR

173.424 for radioactive material, excepted package - instruments or articles, and UN 2911.For air transport IATA 10.5.9.5 Instruments and manufactured articles applies.

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION

Gas discharge tubes can produce ultraviolet radiation. Painful skin burns can result from exposure to the ultraviolet radiation. Exposure of the unprotected eye to ultraviolet radiation can cause injury to the eye which can be permanent.

Maintain shielding intact. Avoid exposure to an ultraviolet source.

PRECAUTIONS IN STORAGE OF ELECTRON TUBES

Electron tubes should be stored in a clean dry environment suitable for electronic equipment. Tubes with permanent magnets (magnetrons, cross field amplifiers, traveling wave tubes and klystrons for example) may generate stray magnetic fields. These and similar devices should be stored so that such fields will not interfere with other equipment.

BERYLLIUM AND BERYLLIUM OXIDE

Some Communications & Power Industries, Inc., Beverly Microwave Division microwave tubes contain beryllium or beryllium oxide (beryllia) parts. While the solid beryllium represents no particular hazard, operations which may produce dust or fumes represent an extreme hazard. Do not alter or disassemble tube containing beryllium parts. Do not grind, grit blast or acid clean beryllium. If a tube window breaks, carefully remove the tube from the mating waveguide and close the tube flanges with tape.

Disposal of tubes containing beryllium must be done in a safe manner and in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations. Safeguard people in the disposal operation. Warn people in any possible salvage operation.

Communications & Power Industries Inc., Beverly Microwave Division, marks tubes which contain beryllium with a warning label. Because the label may be destroyed or missing, contact Communications & Power Industries Inc., Beverly Microwave Division before alteration, disassembly or destruction of a Communications & Power Industries Inc., Beverly Microwave Division microwave tube.

CORROSIVE AND POISONOUS COMPOUNDS

Some systems may use a dielectric gas in the output waveguide or cathode high voltage bushing. If breakdown does occur, the gas may decompose and form highly toxic and corrosive compounds. For example, Freon gas which may form phosgene; sulfur hexaflouride (SF6) gas may form sulfur or fluorine compounds.

When breakdown does occur in the presence of these gases, take proper precautions. Avoid inhaling gases from these systems. Avoid touching liquids from these systems.

IMPLOSION HAZARD

A glass tube may implode (shatter) if the tube suffers mechanical shock. The output window may implode (shatter) if the tube suffers mechanical shock. Flying debris may result in injury. Avoid inhaling gas or dust from broken tubes.

HOT LIQUIDS

High temperatures arise in microwave tubes/equipment during operation. Liquid cooling channels may reach high temperature under pressure. A rupture of the cooling channel or contact with hot portions of the tube /equipment could scald or burn.

Liquid cooling may leave surfaces hot. These areas can become very hot even though other parts of the tube/equipment are cool.

HOT SURFACES

The air-cooled surface of a microwave tube/equipment may operate at a high temperature. Integral motors can also operate at high temperatures. Hot surfaces may remain hot after the end of operation. Avoid touching these surfaces during and after operation. Maintain airflow until hot surfaces have cooled.

CADMIUM

CPI uses cadmium only when specified by our customers or when required for corrosion resistance. Under normal handling and use cadmium as used on these devices does not pose a health risk. CPI marks devices containing cadmium with the chemical symbol for cadmium, Cd. Operations with the potential to generate cadmium dust or fumes can pose serious health risks and should be avoided. If for any reason operations with the potential to generate dust or fumes must be performed, consult 29CFR Part 1910, Standard 1027 to insure compliance with OSHA requirements before the operation is undertaken.

WEIGHT

Some Electron tubes may weigh over 40 pounds. If equipped with handles, utilize proper lifting techniques and assistance from another individual to help prevent accidents and injuries.

MAGNETS

Magnets that are part of the electron tube can generate strong Magnetic fields.

Their proximity to certain electronic devices (i.e.: aircraft navigation equipment) can interfere with their operation. Care should be taken for storage and installation of the electron tube.

ROTATING MACHINERY

Unprotected rotating parts such as cooling fans and actuating devices could pose a hazard if clothing or parts of the human body make contact. Individuals should be aware that these devices may activate with no warning and care should be observed in their vicinity.