MSDS NAME:ETHYLENE
NIIN:00F012801
MSDS Number: BWHLG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:MATHESON CO/DIV OF G D SEARLE MED PRODS
Address:932 PATERSON PLANK RD.
Box:85
City:EAST RUTHERFORD
State:NJ
ZIP:07073
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-933-2400 OR 201-867-4100
Emergency Phone Num:201-933-2400
CAGE:FO610
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:MATHESON CO DIV OF G D SEARLE MEDICAL PRODUCTS
Address:30 SEAVIEW DRIVE
Box:City:SCAUCUS
State:NJ
ZIP:07096
Country:US
Phone:201-867-4100
CAGE:96355
Company:MATHESON CO/DIV OF G D SEARLE MED PRODS
Address:932 PATERSON PLANK RD.
Box:85
City:EAST RUTHERFORD
State:NJ
ZIP:07073
Phone:(201) 933-2400
CAGE:FO610
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION:
NARCOSIS/ASPHYXIA/UNCONSCIOUS. SKIN: DUE TO RAPID EVAPORATION,
FROSTBITE W/REDNESS/TINGLING/PAIN/NUMBNESS. IN SEVERE CASE,
HARDEN/WHITEN/DEVELOP BLISTER. EYE: DUE TO RAPID EVAPORATION, FRO
STBITE W/REDNESS/PAIN/BLURRED VISION. INGESTION: FROSTBITE DAMAGE
TO LIPS, MOUTH, & MUCOUS MEMBRANES/CNS DEPRESSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: W/SLOW DEVELOPMENT THERE MAY BE
RAPID RESPIRATION & PULSE/AIR HUNGER/DIZZINESS/REDUCED
AWARENESS/TIGHTNESS IN HEAD/TINGLING
SENSATIONS/INCOORDINATION/FAULTY JUDGEMENT/EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY
/RAPID FATIGUE. AS ASPHYXIA
PROGRESSES/NAUSEA/VOMITING/COLLAPSE/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/CONVULSIONS/DEE
P COMA/POSSIBLE DEATH.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. MAINTAIN AIRWAY/BLOOD
PRESSURE/GIVE OXYGEN & CPR IF NECESSARY BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
KEEP WARM/AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH
W/WARM WATER. I F NOT AVAILABLE, GENTLY WRAP AFFECTED PART IN
BLANKET. EXERCISE AFFECTED PART. ALLOW FOR CIRCULATION. EYE: FLUSH
W/WARM WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Lower Limits:2.7%
Upper Limits:36%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, OR HALON. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE
WATER SPRAY OR FOG. EXTINGUISH ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL FROM SIDE. USE UNMANNED HOSE
HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZLE. LET STORAGE TANK BURN. KEEP UPWIND. EVACUATE
TO RADIUS OF 1500 FEET. STOP FLOW OF GAS. WEAR SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLODES/FLAMMABLE. DUE TO LOW
ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY, FLOW/AGITATION GENERATES ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES
RESULTING IN SPARK W/IGNITION. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 842F/450C.
Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCE. DON'T TOUCH SPILLED
MATERIAL. STOP LEAK SAFELY. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS.
ISOLATE AREA UNTIL GAS HAS DISPERSED. NO SMOKING/FLAMES/FLARES IN
HAZARD AREA. KEEP UNNECESS ARY PEOPLE AWAY. VENTILATE CLOSED
SPACES.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL/WELL VENTILATED AREA OF
NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES/PHYSICAL
DAMAGE/STATIC ELECTRICITY/LIGHTENING.
Other Precautions:DON'T ALLOW CONTACT W/SKIN. MATERIAL MAY CAUSE
FROSTBITE. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. NO SMOKING. AVOID BREATHING
TOXIC VAPORS. CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR
OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE OR
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS TO MAINTAIN LIMITS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION: MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:FULL PROTECTIVE COLD INSULATING
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES/FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER. NOT REQUIRED WHEN IN GAS FORM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D001. 100 POUND =
REPORTABLE QUANTITY. COMPRESSED FLAMMABLE GAS. UN 1962.
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