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MSDS  : HELIUM GAS, G-5
CAS  : 7440-59-7
NAME  : helium. % of mixture: 99.9950 to 99.9999 (simple asphyxiant - maintain
HOLOX LTD -- HELIUM GAS, G-5
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJXYH
MSDS NAME: HELIUM GAS, G-5
Responsible Party
Name: HOLOX LTD
Address: 1500 INDIAN TRAIL ROAD
City: NORCROSS GA 30093
Info Phone: 770-925-4640
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: G-5
Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: HOLOX LTD
Address: 1500 INDIAN TRAIL ROAD
Box: 6100
City: NORCROSS GA 30091-6100
Phone: 770-925-4640
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Item Description Information
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Ingredients
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Cas: 7440-59-7
RTECS #: MH6520000
Name: HELIUM. % OF MIXTURE: 99.9950 TO 99.9999 (SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT - MAINTAIN
OXYGEN LEVELS ABOVE 19.5 PERCENT)
% Wt: 19.5
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Health Hazards Data
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: NO
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: SKIN, EYES & INGESTION: NONE KNOWN. ACUTE: HELIUM IS A
SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. MAINTAIN OXYGEN LEVELS ABOVE 19.5% AT SEA LEVEL. EFFECTS
OF OVEREXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS SO AS TO DISPLACE THE OXYGEN I N THE
AIR NECESSARY FOR LIFE ARE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, LABORED BREATHING AND
EVENTUAL UNCONSCIOUSNESS. BREATHING MIXTURES OF HELIUM WITH ADEQUATE OXYGEN
TO SUPPORT LIFE MODIFIES THE VOICE SO THAT IT IS HIGH PITCHED. HELIUM IS
NONTOXIC, BUT THE RELEASE OF A LARGE AMOUNT IN A CONFINED AREA COULD DISPLACE
THE OXYGEN IN AIR NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIFE.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
First Aid: INGEST: CALL MD IMMED (FP N). SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.
CALL MD. (FP N). INHAL: PROMPT MED ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXP.
RESCUE PERSONNEL, SHOULD BE EQUIPPED W/NIOSH APPRVD SCB A. CONSCIOUS PERSON
SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO UNCONTAMD AREA & INHALE FRESH AIR. QUICK REMOVAL
FROM CONTAMD AREA IS MOST IMPORTANT. UNCON PERSONS SHOULD BE MOVED TO
UNCONTAMD AREA, GIVEN MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RE SUSCITATION & SUPPL OXYG. FURTHER
TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE. EYES: NEVER INTRODUCE
OINTMENT/OIL INTO EYES W/OUT MED ADVICE! IN CASE OF FREEZING/CRYOGENIC
(SUPDAT)
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM AFFECTED AREAS. USE
APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IF LEAK IS IN CONTAINER OR CONTAINER VALVE,
CONTACT CHEMTREC FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE OR YOUR CLOSEST HOLOX LOCATION.
Waste Disposal Methods: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL OR UNUSED
QUANTITIES. RETURN IN THE SHIPPING CONTAINER PROPERLY LABELED. WITH ANY VALVE
OUTLET PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED AND VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO HOLOX FO R
PROPER DISPOSAL. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
(FP N).
Handling And Storage Precautions: USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILD AREAS. VALVE PROT
CAPS MUST REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS CNTNR IS SECURED W/VALVE PROT OUTLET PIPED
TO USE POINT. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLS. USE SUITABLE HAND TRUCK FOR CYL
MOVEM ENT. DO NOT HEAT CYL BY ANY MEANS TO INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD FROM
CYL.
Other Precautions: USE PRESS REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYL TO LOWER
PRESS (<3000 PSIG) PIPING/SYS. USE CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE TO
PVNT HAZ BACK FLOW INTO CYL. PROTECT CYLS FROM PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL,
DRY, WELL-VENTILD AREA OF NON-COMBUST CONSTRUCTION AWAY FROM HEAVILY
TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMERG ENCY (OTHER INFO)
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Extinguishing Media: NONFLAMMABLE, INERT GAS - USE ANY EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: NONE. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE. ELECTRICAL CLASSIFICATION: NONHAZARDOUS.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH MASK OR
NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHST TO PVNT ACCUMULATION OF HIGH CONCS SO AS TO REDUCE
OXYG LEVEL IN AIR TO <19.5%. MECHANICAL I/A/W ELECTRICAL CODES.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N). SAFETY SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health: FIRST AID PROC: "BURNS" CAUSED BY RAPIDLY
EVAPORATING LIQ. DO NOT WASH EYES W/HOT OR EVEN TEPID WATER! REMOVE VICTIM
FROM SOURCE OF CONTAM. OPEN EYELIDS WIDE TO ALLOW LIQ TO EVAP. IF PAIN IS
PRESENT, REFER VICTIM TO OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR TREATMENT & FOLLOW UP. IF
VICTIM CANNOT TOLERATE LIGHT, PROTECT EYES (OTHER INFO)
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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Boiling Point: =-268.9C, -452.1F
Vapor Density: 0.14(GAS)
Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor: A COLORLESS GAS. ODORLESS.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
Materials To Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: MISCELLANEOUS TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
CARCINOGENICITY - NTP: NO, IARC: NO,
OSHA: NO.
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Transport Information: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: HELIUM OR HELIUM. COMPRESSED.
HAZARD CLASS: NONFLAMMABLE GAS. DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN1046. DOT
SHIPPING LABEL: NONFLAMMABLE GAS.
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Regulatory Information
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Sara Title III Information: SARA HAZARD CLASSES: SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE
HAZARD.
Federal Regulatory Information: MISC COMMENTS & REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION:
HELIUM IS NON-CORROSIVE & MAY BE USED W/ANY COMMON STRUCTURAL MATERIAL.
COMPRESSED GAS CYLS SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PROCEDURES TO
COMPRESSED GASES. SHIPMENTS OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN
FILLED BY OWNER OR WITH HIS (WRITTEN) CONSENT, IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW
(49CFR). FOR ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS, CONSULT COMPRESSE D GAS ASSOCIATION
PAMPHLET P-1, P-14, P-9, AND SAFETY BULLETIN SB-2.
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Other Information
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Other Information: HAZ RATING - HLTH: 1 SLIGHT. FIRE: 0 NEGLIG. REACTIVITY: 0
NEGLIG. SUPDAT: W/LIGHT BANDAGE. EYES: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/POTABLE WATER FOR
AT LST 15 MINS, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD (FP N). OTHER PREC: EXITS . DO NOT
ALLOW TEMP WHERE CYLS ARE STORED TO EXCEED 130F. CYLS SHOULD BE STORED
UPRIGHT & FIRMLY SECURED TO PVNT FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER. USE "FIRST
IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT FULL CYLS BE ING STORED FOR EXCESS
PERIODS OF TIME. NEVER CARRY COMPRESSED GAS CYL/CNTNR OF GAS IN CRYOGENIC LIQ
FROM IN ENCLOSED SPACE SUCH AS CAR TRUNK, VAN/STATION WAGON. LEAK CAN RSLT IN
FIRE, EXPLO, ASPHY/TOX IC EXPOSURE.
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: HELIUM GAS, G-5
Company: HOLOX LTD
Street: 1500 INDIAN TRAIL ROAD
PO Box: 6100
City: NORCROSS GA
Zipcode: 30091-6100
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 12/29/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: WARNING
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: None
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: HELIUM IS A SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. MAINTAIN OXYGEN
LEVELS ABOVE 19.5% AT SEA LEVEL. EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE TO HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS SO AS TO DISPLACE THE OXYGEN IN THE AIR NECESSARY FOR LIFE ARE
HEA DACHE, DIZZINESS, LABORED BREATHING ANDEVENTUAL UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
BREATHING MIXTURES OF HELIUM WITH ADEQUATE OXYGEN TO SUPPORT LIFE MODIFIES
THE VOICE SO THAT IT IS HIGH PITCHED. HELIUM IS NONTOXIC, BU T THE RELEASE OF
A LARGE AMOUNT IN A CONFINED AREA COULD DISPLACE THE OXYGEN IN AIR NECESSARY
TO SUPPORT LIFE. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER (FP N).
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