MAGNESIUMOXIDE.PDFVIP

Common Name: MAGNESIUM OXIDE CAS Number: 1309-48-4 DOT Number: None RTK Substance number: 1144 DOT Hazard Class: None Date: May 2003 Revision: January 2007 HAZARD SUMMARY * Magnesium Oxide can affect you when breathed in. * If you think you are experiencing any work-related health * Breathing Magnesium Oxide can irritate the eyes and problems, see a doctor trained to recognize occupational nose. diseases. Take this Fact Sheet with you. * Exposure to Magnesium Oxide can cause “metal fume fever.” This is a flu-like illness with symptoms of metallic WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS taste in the mouth, headache, fever and chills, aches, chest OSHA: The legal airborne permissible exposure limit tightness and cough. The symptoms may be delayed for (PEL) is 15 mg/m3 averaged over an 8-hour several hours after exposure and usually last for a day or workshift. two. NIOSH: There is inadequate data to propose an exposure IDENTIFICATI