=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:CHLORINE
NIIN:00N073839
MSDS Number: CCPVG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:AIRCO DIV BOC GROUP INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-464-8100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO799
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:AIRCO DIV BOC GROUP INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
Box:City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:NJ
Phone:201-464-8100
CAGE:HO799
Company:AIRCO INC, AIRCO INDUSTRIAL GASES DIV.
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
Box:City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974-2006
Country:US
Phone:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:00741

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:CHLORINE (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7782-50-5
RTECS #:FO2100000
OSHA PEL:C 1 PPM
ACGIH TLV:0.5 PPM/1 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Name:FIRST AID PROC:AIRWAY BY POSITIONAL DRAINAGE. EYES:FLUSH
    W/COPIOUS QTYS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. PART LIDS TO (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2:ASSURE COMPLETE FLUSHING. CONTINUE FOR MIN OF 15 MIN.
    SKIN:FLUSH AFFECTED AREA W/COPIOUS QTYS OF WATER. (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3:REMOVE AFFECTED CLTHG AS RAPIDLY AS POSS. EYE
    CONT:PERSONS W/POTNTL EXPOS TO CHLORINE SHOULD NOT WEAR CONT
    LENSES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PRECS:FLOW INTO CYL. FOR ADDNL HNDLG & STOR RECS,
    CONSULT COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC PAMPHLETS P-1. PROT CYLS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5:PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD AREA OF
    NON-COMBUST CONTRUCTION AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAFFICKED (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:AREAS & EMER EXISTS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMP WHERE CYLS ARE
    STORED TO EXCEED 130F (54C). CYLS SHOULD BE STORED (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:UPRIGHT & FIRMLY SECURED TO PVNT FALLING/BEING
    KNOCKED OVER. FULL & EMPTY CYLS SHOULD BE SEGREGATED. USE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8:"FIRST IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT FULL CYLS
    BEING STORED FOR EXCESSIVE PERIODS OF TIME. MOST (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9:METALS ARE CORRODED BY CHLORINE AT AMBIENT TEMPS IF
    MOISTURE IS PRESENT. SYS MUST BE KEPT SCRUPULOUSLY (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10:DRY. LEAD, GOLD, TANTALUM & HASTELOY OFFER BEST CORR
    RESISTANCE TO MOIST CHLORINE. COMPRESSED GAS CYLS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11:SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS
    OF COMPRESSED GASES. SHIPMENT OF COMPRESSED GAS CYL (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12:WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FILLED BY OWNER OR W/HIS
    (WRITTEN) CONSENT IS VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW (49 CFR).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EYE PROT:AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORR & IRRIT TO UPPER & LOWER RESP
    TRACT, ALL MUCOSAL TISS, SKIN & EYES. INHAL:INITIAL SYMPS ARE IRRIT
    OF EYES, NOSE & THROAT BECOMING STEADILY WORSE, SUFFOCATING &
    PAINFUL. IRRIT EXTENDS TO CHEST CAU SING COUGH REFLEX WHICH MAY BE
    VIOLENT & PAINFUL & MAY INCLUDE DISCHARGE OF BLOOD/VOMIT W/EVENTUAL
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:COLLAPSE. OTHER SYMPS MAY INCLUDE
    HDCH, GEN DISCOMFORT & ANXIETY. SKIN & EYE:CONT W/LIQ/VAP CAUSES
    PAINFUL BURNS & ULCERATIONS. TOX PROPERTIES:IRRIT & CORR TO ALL
    LIVING TISS. TOX LEVEL EXPO S TO DERM TISS CAUSES ACID-LIKE BURNS
    &SKIN LESIONS RSLTING IN EARLY NECROSIS & SCARRING. CHEM PNEUM &
    PULM (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:PROMPT MED ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXP TO
    CHLORINE. RESCUE PERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED W/NIOSH APPRVD SCBA.
    INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . INHAL:CONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE ASSISTED
    TO UNCONTA M AREA & INHAL FRESH AIR. UNCON PERSONSSHOULD BE MOVED
    TO UNCONTAM AREA & GIVEN MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION & SUPP OXYG.
    KEEP VICTIM WARM & QUIET. ASSURE MUCOUS/VOMIT MATL DOES NOT
    OBSTRUCT (ING 2)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NONFLAMMABLE
    GAS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . NONE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOST COMBUST MATLS BURN IN CHLORINE AS
    THEY DO IN OXYG. HIGH REACTIVITY W/ORG & INORG CMPDS MAY CAUSE
    EXPLO & CAN CAUSE/AGGRAVATE FIRES. MOST HAZ RXNS (SUPDAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERS FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE
    APPROP PROT EQUIP. IF LEAK IS IN USER'S EQUIP, BE CERTAIN TO PURGE
    PIPING W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN
    CNTNR/CNTNR VALVE, CONT CHEMT REC FOR EMER ASSISTANCE/CALL CLOSEST
    MFR LOCATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTD AREAS. VALVE
    PROT CAPS MUST REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS CNTNR IS SECURED W/VALVE
    OUTLET PIPED TO USE POINT.
Other Precautions:DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLS. USE SUITABLE HAND TRUCK
    FOR CYL MOVEMENT. USE PRESS REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYL
    BY ANY MEANS TO INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD FROM CYL. USE CHECK
    VALVE/TRAP IN D ISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ BACK (ING 5)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH
    MASK OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
    EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:HOOD WITH FORCED VENTILATION. LOCAL EXHAUST:TO PREVENT
    ACCUMULATION ABOVE TWA.
Protective Gloves:PVC, TEFLON/KEL-F. NATURAL RUB (SUPDAT)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(ING 14)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER . SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:2.47 @ 70F, 1 ATM(AIR=1). VP:100.2 PSIA (691 KPA) @ 70F.
    EXPLO HAZS:ARE W/OF*2, O*2F*2, F*2, NH*3, PHOSPHORUS & ARSENIC.
    EFTS OF OVEREXP:EDEMA RSLT FROM EXPOS TO LOWER RESP TRACT & DEEP
    LUNG . BURNS TO EYE RSLTS IN LESIONS & POSS LOSS OF VISION. PROT
    GLOVES:HAS POOR RESIST TO CHLORINE AS DOES NEOPRENE & NYLON.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-29F,-34C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-150F,-101C
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID IS AMBER COLORED. GAS IS GREENISH-YELLOW
    WITH A SHARP, SUFFOCATING ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROCARBONS, AMMONIA, ETHER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS . DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISP OF WASTE/UNUSED QTYS. RETURN
    IN SHIPPING CNTNR PROPERLY LBLED, W/ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS/CAPS
    SECURED & VALVE PR OT CAP IN PLACE TO MFR FOR PROPER DISP.

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