| MSDS | : | MATG14160, METHANE COMPRESSED GAS | | CAS | : | 74-82-8 | | NAME | : | methane (mercaptan may be added as an odorizer)
supdat:as fog. cool contr w/water, from as far a distance
ing 2:to radius of 1500 ft for uncontrollable fires.
explos haz:electroconductivity of substance, flow/agitation
ing 4:sparks with possible autoignition.
matl to avoid:interhalogens, nitrogen trifluoride, oxiders
efts of overexp:cases, skin may become hard & white &
ing 7:pain & blurred vision. ingest:if liq is swallowed,
ing 8: may occur. chronic:no data available.
first aid proc:warm water is not avail/impract to use,
ing 10:to exercise affected part while it is being warmed.
ing 11:immed. eye:if contact w/liq/compressed gas occur,
ing 12:remains (approx 15-20 min). get md attn immed.
ing 13:antidote:no specific antidote. treat symptomatically
spill proc:spaces before entering.
resp prot:scba w/full facepiece operated in press
ing 16:facepiece & operated in press-demand /other pos
ing 17:demand or other positive pressure mode.
other prot equip:freeze. eye wash and quick drench shower.
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===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:MATG14160, METHANE COMPRESSED GAS
NIIN:01-306-7489
MSDS Number: BNDWB
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:MATHESON GAS PRODUCTS
Address:30 SEAVIEW RD
Box:1587
City:SECAUCUS
State:NJ
ZIP:07096
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-867-4100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0NPS5
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:MATHESON GAS PRODUCTS INC
Address:30 SEAVIEW DR
Box:1587
City:SECACUS
State:NJ
ZIP:07094-1882
Country:US
Phone:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0NPS5
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:METHANE (MERCAPTAN MAY BE ADDED AS AN ODORIZER)
CAS:74-82-8
RTECS #:PA1490000
Fraction by Wt: >99.9%
ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT
Name:SUPDAT:AS FOG. COOL CONTR W/WATER, FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE
AS POSS. AVOID BRTHG TOXIC VAP, KEEP UPWIND. EVACUATE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 2:TO RADIUS OF 1500 FT FOR UNCONTROLLABLE FIRES.
CONSIDER EVACUATION OF DOWNWIND AREA IF MATL IS LEAKING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EXPLOS HAZ:ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY OF SUBSTANCE, FLOW/AGITATION
MAY GENERATE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES RESULTING IN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4:SPARKS WITH POSSIBLE AUTOIGNITION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:MATL TO AVOID:INTERHALOGENS, NITROGEN TRIFLUORIDE, OXIDERS
(STRONG), O*2, OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE, TRIOXYGEN DIFLUORIDE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:CASES, SKIN MAY BECOME HARD & WHITE &
DEVELOP BLISTERS. EYE:LIQ MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE W/REDNESS, (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7:PAIN & BLURRED VISION. INGEST:IF LIQ IS SWALLOWED,
FROSTBITE DMG TO LIPS, MOUTH & MUCOUS MEMBRANES MAY (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8: MAY OCCUR. CHRONIC:NO DATA AVAILABLE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID PROC:WARM WATER IS NOT AVAIL/IMPRACT TO USE,
GENTLY WRAP AFFECTED PART IN BLANKET. ENCOURAGE VICTIM (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10:TO EXERCISE AFFECTED PART WHILE IT IS BEING WARMED.
ALLOW CIRCULATION TO RETURN NATURALLY. GET MD ATTN (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11:IMMED. EYE:IF CONTACT W/LIQ/COMPRESSED GAS OCCUR,
WASH W/LRG AMTS OF WARM WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12:REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD ATTN IMMED.
INGEST:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY & GET MD ATTN.(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
Name:ING 13:ANTIDOTE:NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
AND SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:SPILL PROC:SPACES BEFORE ENTERING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:RESP PROT:SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS
DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. SUPPLIED AIR RESP W/FULL (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16:FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND /OTHER POS
PRESS MODE IN COMBO W/AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN PRESS (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 17:DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:FREEZE. EYE WASH AND QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:METHANE:PREGNANT MICE WERE EXPOS
FOR 1 HR TO FUEL GAS, CONTAINING 85% METHANE. RESULTANT ABNORM OF
FETAL BRAIN PRODUCED BRAIN HERNIAS & HYDROCEPHALUS. ACUTE:IN SUDDEN
ACUTE ASPHY, UNCONC MAY BE IMMED. W/SLOW DEV THERE MAY BE RAPID
RESP & PULSE, AIR HUNGER, DIZZ, REDUCED AWARENESS, TIGHTNESS (EFTS
OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IN HEAD, TINGLING SENSATION,
INCOORDINATION, FAULTY JUDGEMENT, EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY & RAPID
FATIGUE. AS ASPHY PROGRESSES, NAUS, VOMIT, COLLAPSE, UNCONC,
CONVULSIONS, DEEP COMA & DEATH ARE PO S. SKIN:DUE TO RAPID
EVAPORATION, LIQ MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE W/REDNESS, TINGLING &
PAIN/NUMBNESS. IN MORE SEV (ING 7)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED, GIVE ARTIF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN O*2
IF AVAIL. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF O*2 SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL. GET MD ATTN. SKIN:IF ADVERSE EFTS OCCUR, GET MD ATTN. IN
CASE OF FROSTBITE, WARM AFFECTED SKIN IN WARM WATER AT A TEMP OF
107F. IF (ING 10)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:-369F,-223C
Lower Limits:5.0%
Upper Limits:15%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR HALON. FOR LARGER
FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POS. STAY AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK
ENDS. FOR MASS FORM IN STORAGE AREA (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE & EXPLOS HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO
HEAT/FLAME. CYLINDER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE. VAP-AIR MIX ARE
EXPLOS ABOVE FLASH POINT. DUE TO LOW (ING 4)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. STOP LEAK
IF YOU CAN WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAP. ISOLATE
AREA UNTIL GAS HAS DISPERSED. NO SMOKING/FLAME/FLARES IN HAZ AREA!
KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY, VENT CLSD
(ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. AVOID
CONTACT WITH HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:CONTENTS ARE UNDER PRESSURE; CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE
VIOLENTLY AND TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. CONTAINERS SHOULD
MEET BONDING AND GROUNDING GUIDELINES IN NFPA 77-1983.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTION MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
LEV FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIM OF RESP & MUST
BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD. SUPPLIED AIR RESP OPERATED IN
PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MOD E/ANY SCBA. EMER CONDTNS:SCBA
W/(ING 16)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:COLD INSULATING GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG & FULL LNGTH FCSHLD
Other Protective Equipment:IN GAS FORM, PROT CLTHG NOT REQ. IF CONTACT
W/LIQ FORM IS POSS, WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREV SKIN
FROM(ING 19)
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER OR MONITOR NOZZLES, ELSE
WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. WITHDRAW IMMED IN CASE OF
RISING SOUND FROM VENT SAFETY DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF STORAGE
TANK F ROM FIRE. LET STORAGE VESSEL BURN UNLESS LEAK CAN BE
STOPPED, IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS (ING 2)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-260F,-162C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-296F,-182C
Vapor Pres:760 @-161C
Vapor Density:0.555
Spec Gravity:0.717 G/L @ 0C
Solubility in Water:3.5 @ 17C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS, TASTELESS GAS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS EXPLOS W/BROMINE, CHLORINE, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, DIOXYGEN
DIFLUORIDE, DIOXYGENYL TETRAFLUOROBORATE, FLUOINE (ING 6)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATUES AND PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC CO*X.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA
HAZARDOUS WASTE NO D001. 100 LB CERCLA SECTION 103 REPORTABLE
QUANTITY.
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