LIQUID CARBONIC CORP -- OXYGEN/COMPRESSED
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: BWKKF
MSDS NAME: OXYGEN/COMPRESSED
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: 7782-44-7
RTECS #: RS2060000
Name: OXYGEN (GAS)
% Wt: >99.5
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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: INHALATION: BREATHING HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF 21 MOLAR %
OXYGEN COULD LEAD TO HYPEROXIA & PNEUMONIA/INFLAMMATION OF ORGANIC MATTER
IN THE BODY.
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: INFLAMMATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: PERSONS IN ILL HEALTH WOULD BE AGGRAVATED
BY EXPOSURE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL LEVELS OF OXYGEN.
First Aid: INHALATION: CONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO FRESH AIR. KEEP
WARM & QUIET. IF UNCONSICOUS, MOVE TO FRESH AIR & RESTORE BREATHING.
TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE. OBTAIN MEDICAL AT TENTION
IN ALL CASES.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: STOP LEAK IF POSSIBLE. EVACUATE PERSONNEL FROM AREA.
REMOVE SOURCES OF HEAT & IGNITION.
Waste Disposal Methods: LOCATE LEAKING CONTAINERS IN A DOWNWIND LOCATION &
ALLOW TO VENT TO ATMOSPHERE IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. UN1072.
Handling And Storage Precautions: PROTECT CYLINDERS AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
STORE IN COOL/DRY/WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT/DIRECT
SUNLIGHT. DON'T STORE >125F.
Other Precautions: USE A CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN THE CYLINDER DISCHARGE LINE TO
PREVENT BACKFLOW. STORE CYLINDERS UPRIGHT & FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT
FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER. KEEP OIL/GREASE/ALL FLAMMABLES & GASES AWAY.
OPEN OYXGEN VALVES SLOWLY. (SEE SUPP)
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Extinguishing Media: WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures: STOP AT SOURCE OF OXYGEN. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL
SURROUNDING CONTAINERS. IF CYLINDERS ARE INVOLVED IN A FIRE, SAFELY
RELOCATE/KEEP COOL W/WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES COMBUSTION. MANY
COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE NOT FLAMMABLE IN AIR MAY BURN IN PURE OXYGEN.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST; MECHANICAL (GENERAL) TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION
>25%
Protective Gloves: ANY MATERIAL.
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES/GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment: SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER. USE APPROPRIATE
EQUIPMENT WHEN WELDING/CUTTING.
Supplemental Safety and Health: VAPOR PRESSURE: @70F >CRITICAL CONDITIONS.
USE ONLY DOT/ASME CODED VESSELS. USE A PRESSURE REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN
CONNECTING CYLINDER TO LOWER PRESSURE PIPING/SYSTEMS. CLOSE VALVE AFTER EACH
USE & WH EN EMPTY. CYLINDERS MAY NOT BE REFILLEDEXCEPT BY/W/THE CONSENT
OF LIQUID CARBONIC. AVOID BREATHING FUMES & GASES.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: -297F
Vapor Pres: (SEE SUPP)
Vapor Density: 1.11
Solubility in Water: SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS, GAS W/NO ODOR.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: SOURCES OF HEAT/DIRECT SUNLIGHT. TEMPS >125F.
Materials To Avoid: ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE
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: OXYGEN/COMPRESSED
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: BREATHING HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF 21 MOLAR
% OXYGEN COULD LEAD TO HYPEROXIA & PNEUMONIA/INFLAMMATION OF ORGANIC
MATTER IN THE BODY.
INFLAMMATION.
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