LAROCHE CHEMICALS -- R-134A HFC-134A TETRAFLUOROETHANE
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: BSXYD
MSDS NAME: R-134A HFC-134A TETRAFLUOROETHANE
Responsible Party
Name: LAROCHE CHEMICALS
Box: 5500
City: GRAMERCY LA 70052
Info Phone: 800-528-4963
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: LAROCHE CHEMICALS
Address: UNKNOWN
City: GRAMERCY LA 70052
Phone: 800-528-4963
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Ingredients
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Cas: 811-97-2
Name: 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE
% Wt: 99.9
Other REC Limits: 1000 PPM (MFR)
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N)
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: NO
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: EYE CONT:NOT READILY ABSORBED THRU MUC MEMB OR TISS OF
EYE; HOWEVER, MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE IF EXPOSED TO DIRECT SPRAY. SKIN CONT:NOT
READILY ABSORBED THRU SKIN; HOWEVER, MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE IF EXPOSED T O
DIRECT SPRAY. INHAL:MAY CAUSE NARCOSIS IN CONC >1000 PPM. PERS W/CARD
ARRHY MAY BE AT INCRD RISK IN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:SEVERE EXPOS; MAY CAUSE
ASPHYXIATION IN HIGH CONC. INGEST:NOT LIKELY DUE TO LOW TOXICITY &
EXISTENCE AS A GAS. INHALATION OF HIGH CONC OF VAP IS HARMFUL & MAY CAUSE
HEART IRREG, UNCON OR DEAT H. INTENTIONAL MISUSE CAN BE FATAL. VAPREDUCES
OXYGEN AVAIL FOR BRTHG & IS HVR THAN AIR. LIQ CONT CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
First Aid: EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. GET MEDICAL ATTN IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTN IF REDDENING OF
SKIN DEVELOPS. INHAL:REMOVE FROM CONTAMD AREA. APPLY OXYGEN IF BR EATHING IS
DIFFICULT. GIVE ARTF RESP IFBREATHING HAS STOPPED & GET MEDICAL ATTN.
INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: STOP DISCHARGE IF POSSIBLE. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY. REMOVE
ANY OPEN FLAME. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IF LARGE SPILL OR LEAK OCCURS.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: PROD AS COMMERCIALLY PRDCED IS NOT A LISTED HAZ WASTE.
DISP OF THIS PROD MUST BE I/A/W APPROP FED, STATE & LOCAL ENVIRON LAWS
& REGS. DO NOT VENT TO ATM. IT IS RECOM THAT PROD WASTE BE COLLECTED FOR
P OSS RECYCLE/RECLAMATION ACTIVITIES. IF (SUP DAT)
Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE IN WELL-VENTILATED, DRY AREA
(<125F). CONTACT W/FLAMES OR HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
Other Precautions: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Method: TOC
Flash Point Text: NONE
Lower Limits: NONE
Upper Limits: NONE
Extinguishing Media: AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: MAY DECOMPOSE TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID AT
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 600C.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: ATM LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BELOW EXPOS GUIDELINES.
WHERE EXPOS GUIDELINE MAY BE GREATLY EXCEEDED, USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
POSITIVE PRESSURE SCBA. IN CONFINED OR POORLY VENTD AREAS, USE A NIOSH/MS HA
APPRVD POSITIVE SCBA.
Ventilation: CONTROL AIRBORNE CONC BELOW EXPOS GUIDELINES. USE ONLY W/ADEQ
VENT. LOCAL EXHST VENT MAY BE NEC FOR SOME OPERATIONS.
Protective Gloves: BUTYL RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: BRIEF CONT, NO PRECS OTHER THAT CLEAN BODY-
COVERING CLTHG. WHEN PRLNGD/RPTD CONT COULD OCCUR, USE PROT CLTHG (SUP DAT)
Work Hygienic Practices: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health: WASTE DISP METH:SUCH OPTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE,
THEN MATERIAL SHOULD BE SENT TO AN EPA APPROVED INCINERATOR. OTHER PROT
EQUIP:SUCH AS BUTYL RUBBER, IMPERVIOUS TO THIS MATERIAL.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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HCC: G3
B.P. Text: -16F,-27C
Vapor Pres: 96PSIA@77F
Vapor Density: 3.2
Spec Gravity: 1.21 (H2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference: >1 (CCL(4)=1)
Solubility in Water: 0.15%
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUIFIED COMPRESSED GAS; FAINT ETHEREAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: AVOID OPEN FLAMES & HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Materials To Avoid: ALKALI & ALKALINE EARTH METALS - POWDERED AQ, ZN, BE, ETC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: MAY DECOMPOSE TO HYDROFLUORIC ACID AT
TEMPERARTURES ABOVE 600C.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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Toxicological Information
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Other Information
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: R-134A HFC-134A TETRAFLUOROETHANE
Company: LAROCHE CHEMICALS
Street: UNKNOWN
City: GRAMERCY LA
Zipcode: 70052
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 08/09/1993
Status Code: C
Label Date: 08/09/1993
Origination Code: G
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: WARNING
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Moderate
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: Slight
Hazard And Precautions: AVOID INHALATION OF VAPORS. INTENTIONAL MISUSE MAY BE
FATAL. MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. STORE IN
WELL-VENTILATED, DRY AREA (BELOW 125F). CONTACT WITH FLAMES OR HIGH
TEMPERATURES SHO ULD BE AVOIDED. ACUTE: MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE IF EXPOSED TO
SPRAY. MAY CAUSE UNCONSCIOUSNESS/PARALYSIS IF EXPOSED TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.
CHRONIC: NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
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