[K3pzn-board] BERYLLIUM OXIDE IS DEADLY!

Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:09:45 -0400

USE EXTREME CAUTION!

We have tubes here at MPT which also contain beryllium oxide.  YOU DO NOT 
WANT TO GET THIS STUFF ON YOUR HANDS!  It is DEADLY!  You can become 
extremely sick just by coming in contact with it!  It will be absorbed 
through the skin.  Take no chances!  Rubber/latex gloves, a dust mask and 
goggles are MINIMUM protection for dealing with these tubes.  Carefully 
dispose of the gloves, mask and goggles in a sealed plastic bag.

If the ceramic becomes scratched or broken, evacuate the building and call 
for HAZMAT AT ONCE!

73,

Keith Krichinsky - KB3HHK

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Frank Rodski" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>,"'Al Bisasky'" <[email protected]>
Subject: [K3pzn-board] beryllium oxide ceramic tubes
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 17:54:26 -0400

Al
As far as I know, those tubes are safe to handle unless they are dropped and
fracture into small pieces and dust. My understanding is ya don't want to
breathe that stuff. Also you need to avoid scrapeing  or abraiding which
causes small particles.  Latex gloves would probably give protection. Update
me if my memory is incorrect.
Frank K3MTT

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