Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MUSCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITATION/PULMONARY EDEMA >24
HRS/TRACHEOBRONCHITIS/PNEUMONIA/EDEMA/APNEA IN INSPIRATORY
POSITION/INCREASED DEPTH OF RESPIRATION/ATELECTASIS/ASTHMA LIKE
ATTACKS/FIBROBLAS TIC PROLIFERATIION/HYPERPLASIS OF ALVEOLAR
CELLS/CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EFFECTS/SEVERE FIBROTIC CHANGES OF
LUNGS. (SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION/TIGHTNESS IN
CHEST/DISCOMFORT/COUGHING/CONGESTION/RAPID
PANTING/BRADYCARDIA/HYPERTHEMIA/HYPOTHERMIA/MOOD
CHANGES/NAUSEA/DIZZINESS/SLOWING OF MENTAL
PROCESSES/MALAISE/HILARITY/APPRHENSION/PA
RESTHESIA/TINGLING/MUSCULAR TWITCHING/VISUAL & AUDITORY
HALLUCINATIONS/CONVULSIONS/EPILEPTIC SEIZURES/COLLAPSE. (SUPP)
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. KEEP
WARM & AT REST. SKIN: IN CASE OF FROSTBITE, WARM AFFECTED AREA
W/WATER AT A TEMP OF 107F. IF WARM WATER NOT AVAILABLE, WRAP IN
BLANKET & ALLOW CIRCULATION TO RETURN NATURALLY. EYES:IMMEDIATELY
FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. NO SPECIFIC
ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL/CO2. LARGE: WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:REMOVE CONTAINER FROM AREA SAFELY. COOL
CONTAINERS W/FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF
TANKS. USE SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE IN PRESSURE-DEMAND MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.
CONTACT W/EASILY OXIDIZABLE/ORGANIC/OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
RESULTS IN IGNITION/VIOLENT COMBUSTION/EXPLOSION.
Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM AREA. STOP LEAK IF
POSSIBLE W/OUT RISK. ISOLATE AREA & DENY ENTRY UNTIL GAS HAS
DISPERSED. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. STAY UPWIND/OUT OF LOW
AREAS & VENTILATE CLOSED SPA CES BEFORE ENTERING.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T PERMIT DAMAGE/OVERHEATING OF
CONTAINERS. CONTENTS ARE UNDER PRESSURE. CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE
VIOLENTLY & TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.
Other Precautions:FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZLES; IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHDRAW FROM AREA &
LET FIRE BURN.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE & MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GENERAL DILUTION.
Protective Gloves:FULL PROTECTIVE & COLD INSULATING
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES & FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT, EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: SKIN: FROSTBITE. EYES: IRRITATION/FROSTBITE.
INGESTION: FROSTBITE OF LIPS/MOUTH/MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SYMPTOMS
CONT'D: LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS/PHOTOPHOBIA/AMBLYOPIA/MYDRIASIS/IMPAIRED CENTRAL
VISION/CONSTRICTION OF RETINALVASCULATURE/LOSS OF
VISION/REDNESS/TINGLING/PAIN/BLISTERS.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D001.
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