LIQUID CARBONIC CORP -- ACETYLENE/DISSOLVED
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: BWKKD
MSDS NAME: ACETYLENE/DISSOLVED
Responsible Party
Name: LIQUID CARBONIC CORP
Address: 135 S LA SALLE ST
City: CHICAGO IL 60603-4101
Info Phone: 504-673-8831/312-855-2500
Emergency Phone Number: 504-673-8831/312-855-2500
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Preparer Co. when other than Responsible Party Co.
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Name: LIQUID CARBONIC CORP
Address: 135 S LA SALLE STREET
City: CHICAGO IL 60603-4101
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Contractor Summary
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Name: LIQUID CARBONIC CORP
Address: 135 S LA SALLE STREET
City: CHICAGO IL 60603-4101
Phone: 312-855-2500
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Ingredients
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Cas: 74-86-2
RTECS #: AO9600000
Name: ACETYLENE
% Wt: >99
OSHA PEL: 2500 PPM
ACGIH TLV: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT
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Cas: 67-64-1
RTECS #: AL3150000
Name: ACETONE; DIMETHYL KETONE; 2-PROPANONE
OSHA PEL: 2400 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV: 750 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS
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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: INHALATION: MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS EXCLUDING AN ADEQUATE
AIR SUPPLY MAY ACT AS AN ANESTHETIC.
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: PERSONS IN ILL HEALTH WOULD BE AGGRAVATED
BY EXPOSURE TO ACETYLENE.
First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF UNCOSNCIOUS/BREATHING DIFFICULT,
GIVE CPR/OXYGEN. KEEP WARM & AT REST.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE PERSONNEL UPWIND & AWAY FROM AREA. STOP
LEAK IF POSSIBLE. USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. ELIMINATE SOURCES
OF IGNITION. SUPPLY MAXIMUM VENTILATION W/EXPLOSION PROOF EQUIPMENT.
Waste Disposal Methods: LOCATE LEAKING CONTAINERS IN A REMOTE DOWNWIND AREA
OUTSIDE & ALLOW TO VENT TO ATMOSPHERE. INCINERATE GAS BY CONTROLLED
BURNING IN FLARE IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
UN1001.
Handling And Storage Precautions: PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN
COOL/DRY/WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNITION
SOURCES/DIRECT SUNLIGHT. DON'T STORE >125F.
Other Precautions: ISOLATE FROM OXIDIZERS; OXYGEN/CHLORINE/FLUORINE. USE A
CHECK VALVE/TRAP ACETYLENE DISCHARGE LINE. STORE CYLINDERS UPRIGHT &
FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER. USE NON-SPARKING/EXPL
OSION PROOF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. (SUPP)
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Lower Limits: 2.2
Upper Limits: 80-85
Extinguishing Media: WATER, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures: STOP FLOW OF GAS. COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS W/WATER
SPRAY. IF POSSIBLE, ALLOW FIRE TO BURN ITSELF OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE VIOLENT WHEN HEATED BY A
FIRE. VAPORS MAY TRAVEL A DISTANCE TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. FLAMMABLE GAS UN
1001. (SEE SUPP).
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST, MECHANICAL (GENERAL) TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION
>THE LEL.
Protective Gloves: POLYVINYL CHLORINE/RUBBER
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES/GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment: SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER. USE APPROPRIATE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN WELDING/CUTTING.
Supplemental Safety and Health: UNUSUAL FIRE PROC CONT'D: METAL FUSE SAFETY
RELIEF DEVICES IN THE CYLINDERS MELT >212F RELEASING ACETYLENE WHICH
DECOMPOSES WHEN HEATED/SHOCKED. USE ONLY DOT/ASME CODED CONTAINERS.
GROUND/BOND ALL LIN ES & EQUIPMENT. USE A PRESSURE REDUCINGREGULATOR WHEN
CONNECTING CYLINDER TO LOWER PRESSURE PIPING/SYSTEMS.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: -118F
Decomp Text: >30 PSIA
Vapor Pres: 645 PSIA
Vapor Density: 0.92
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS GAS W/GARLIC-LIKE ODOR.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: NO
Stability Condition To Avoid: >30 PSIA. SOURCES OF HEAT, IGNITION & DIRECT
SUNLIGHT, TEMPS >125F.
Materials To Avoid: OXIDIZERS, HALOGENS, COPPER, SILVER, MERCURY
Hazardous Decomposition Products: HYDROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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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: ACETYLENE/DISSOLVED
Company: LIQUID CARBONIC CORP
Street: 135 S LA SALLE STREET
City: CHICAGO IL
Zipcode: 60603-4101
Health Emergency Phone: 504-673-8831/312-855-2500
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 12/16/1998
Status Code: C
Label Date: 12/16/1998
Origination Code: G
Hazard And Precautions: INHALATION: MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS EXCLUDING AN
ADEQUATE AIR SUPPLY MAY ACT AS AN ANESTHETIC.
DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, UNC
ONSCIOUSNESS
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