Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROPANE IS A NON-TOXIC SIMPLE
ASPHYXIANT. THE CONCENTRATION OF PROPANE IN THIS GAS IS TOO LOW TO
DEPRESS OXYGEN CONCENTRATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:PROPANE IS A NON-TOXIC SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. THE
CONCENTRATION OF PROPANE IN THIS GAS IS TOO LOW TO DEPRESS OXYGEN
CONCENTRATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:-155.2F (SUPP)
Lower Limits:2.1
Upper Limits:9.5
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE
SHIELDING TO PROTECT FROM CYLINDER EXPLOSION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMPRESSED AIR/PROPANE MIXTURES AT HIGH
PRESSURE WILL ACCELERATE BURNING OF OTHER MATERIALS. GAS CYLINDERS
EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME MAY VENT RAPIDLY/EXPLODE.(SUPP)
Spill Release Procedures:THIS MATERIAL IS NON-TOXIC & NON-FLAMMABLE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T STORE CYLINDERS NEAR HEAT/OPEN
FLAMES. TEMP >130F MAY CAUSE RUPTURE. SECURE CYLINDERS. DON'T
DROP/PUNCTURE. DON'T TAMPER W/PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
Other Precautions:WHEN REMOVABLE CAP IS PROVIDED, STORE & HANDLE W/CAP
IN PLACE. NEVER THROW CONTAINER INTO FIRE/INCINERATOR. USE ONLY
W/EQUIPMENT OF PROPER PRESSURE RATING. DON'T TAMPER W/PRESSURE
RELIEF VALVE. CLOSE CYLINDER VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE/EMPTY.
Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL VENTILATION REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:LEATHER RECOMMENDED FOR CYLINDER HANDLIN
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DATAL IS FOR PROPANE. UNUSUAL FIRE CONT'D: AUTOIGNITION TEMP (PROPANE):
842F.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. DON'T INCINERATE CYLINDER. UN 1956. COMPRESSED GAS
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