SDS

Beneke Wire Company produces aluminum alloy wire, rod, and bar as both coiled product and straight lengths. Our products are predominately utilized in the manufacturing of fabricated products. These products are generally cold headed into some useful shape. Under the Hazardous Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), this wire and rod is classified as an “article” and therefore does not need to be accompanied by a Safety Data Sheet nor does the product need labels. The solid metallic wire is not hazardous as shipped.

Realizing that a few of our customers use a manufacturing process that has the potential to release fumes, dust, fines, or particles that might or might not accumulate, we feel that the material can be classified as hazardous under the same standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) and therefore have developed a Safety Data Sheet for those applications. Labels for these specific products are only needed because of downstream applications and are not required to be placed on the product of each shipment. We will provide a label to affix to product with your initial request. However, per the Hazardous Communication Standard: “For solid materials that are not exempted as articles due to their downstream use, the required label may be transmitted to the customer at the time of the initial shipment, and need not be included with subsequent shipments to the employer unless the information changes.” The label may be transmitted with the shipment or with the Safety Data Sheet that is provided.