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

MSDS NAME:OXYGEN, COMPRESSED GAS (UN1072)
NIIN:00N078805
MSDS Number: CGGPK
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:AIRGAS
Address:100 MATSONFORD RD SUITE 550
City:RADNOR
State:PA
ZIP:19087-4579
Country:US
Info Phone Num:610-687-5253
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:AIRGA
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:AIRGAS
Address:100 MATSONFORD ROAD, 5 RADNOR CORP CNTR
City:RADNOR
State:PA
ZIP:19087
Country:US
Phone:215-687-5253
CAGE:AIRGA
Company:AIRGAS INC
Address:100 MATSONFORD RD SUITE 550
Box:City:WAYNE
State:PA
ZIP:19087
Country:US
Phone:215-687-5253
CAGE:0MN39

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

Name:OXYGEN
CAS:7782-44-7
RTECS #:RS2060000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:INERT INGREDIENTS
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPDAT:AFTER FIRE IS OUT. W/DRAW IMMED IF RISING SOUND FROM
    VENTING SFTY DEVICE IS HEARD/ANY DISCOLORATION OF (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3:STOR TANKS DUE TO FIRE. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN STOR
    AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ, OR W/DRAW (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4:FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. USE EXTING AGENTS SUITABLE
    FOR TYPE OF SURROUND FIRE. COOL CNTNRS W/FLOODING (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5:AMOUNTS OF WATER, APPLY FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS
    POSSIBLE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:WASTE DISP METH:SPACE. WHEN DISP OF LIQ OXYG, BE SURE THAT
    LIQ & VAPS DO NOT COME IN CONT W/COMBUST MATLS, ESP (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:HYDROCARBON MATERIALS SUCH AS OIL, GREASE & ASPHALT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:HILARITY, APPREHENSION, PARESTHESIAS INCL
    TINGLING OF FINGERS & TOES. FASCICULATION OF LIPS & (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9:FACE, MUSCULAR TWITCH, VISUAL/AUDITORY
    HALLUCINATIONS, GEN CONVLS & EPILEPTIC SEIZURES, UNCON & COLLAPSE.
    (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10:AT INCR ATM PRESS, VISION MAY BE AFFECTED. SYMPS MAY
    INCL PHOTOPHOBIA, AMBLYOPIA, MYDRIASIS, BILATERAL (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11:PROGRESSIVE CONSTRICTION OF VISUAL FIELD, IMPAIRED
    CENTRAL VISION, CONSTRICTION OF RETINAL VASCULATURE & (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12:POSS LOSS OF VISION. HOWEVER, NO CHANGE IN VISUAL
    FIELDS/VISUAL ACUITY WAS FOUND AFTER BRTHG PURE OXYG (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13:FOR 4-1/2 HRS AT NORMAL ATM PRESS. IN PREGNANT WOMEN
    EXPOS TO 100% OXYG FOR 20 MINS, RESPONSE WAS FETAL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14:CARD RATE WHICH DECR & BECAME VARIABLE. SKIN:LIQ MAY
    CAUSE FROSTBITE W/REDNESS, TINGLING & PAIN/NUMB. IN (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15:MORE SEV CASES, MAY BECOME HARD & WHITE & DEVEL
    BLISTERS. EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRIT IF NOT PROPERLY HUMIDIFIED.(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16:LIQ MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE, W/REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED
    VISION. INGEST:FROSTBITE DMG OF LIPS, MOUTH & MUC MEMBS(ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17:MAY OCCUR. SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. CHRONIC:INHAL:ATM
    PRESS AT CONCS OF 60-80% MAY BE FOLLOWED BY SEV COUGH, (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18:ACUTE CHEST PAIN ASSOC W/DECR IN VITAL CAPACITY,
    INTRA-ALVEOLAR EDEMA & ATELECTASIS. PRLNG LOW-LEVEL (ING 2)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19:INJURY MAY PRDCE SEV FIBROTIC CHANGES IN LUNGS. HIGH
    CONC FOR 150 DAYS PRDCD SEV IRREVERSIBLE RETINAL (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20:ATROPHY. ONSET OF RETINAL DMG MAY OCCUR MORE RAPIDLY
    TO INFANTS/YOUTHS & W/INCR OVER ATM PRESS. ADDNL (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21:DATA:TOXIC ACTION IS GREATLY ENHANCED BY EXERCISE/BY
    PRESENCE OF MOD AMTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE. TARGET EFTS:(ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 22:POISONING MAY AFFECT PULMONARY, CARDIOVASCULAR &
    NERVOUS SYSTEMS & EYE. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO CONT NEHC .
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:ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT &
    PULM EDEMA. AS EXPOS TO HIGHER CONCS CONTINUES SYMPS OF TOX MAY
    DEVEL & INCR IN SEVERITY. RESP SYS EFTS MAY INCL PROGRESSIVE DECR
    IN VITAL CAPACITY, TIGHTNESS IN  CHEST & DISCOMFORT, COUGH,
    CONGESTION,TRACHEOBRONCH, PNEUM, EDEMA, ATELECTASIS & INCR DEPTH OF
    RESP, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:RAPID PANTING/ASTHMA-LIKE ATTACKS,
    APNEA IN INSPIRATORY POS, FIBROBLASTIC PROLIFERATION & HYPERPLASIA
    OF ALVEOLAR CELLS. CVS EFTS MAY INCL BRADYCARDIA,
    HYPERTHERMIA/HYPOTHERMIA & PERIPHERAL V ASOCONSTRICTION. NERV SYS
    MAY BE AFFECTED W/MOOD CHANGES, NAUS, DIZZ, SLOWING OF MENTAL
    PROCESSES, MALAISE, (ING 9)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP) . EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
    W/POTABLE WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM
    MD	. SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD . FOR MORE
    SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING FIRST AID TREATMENT CONTACT NEHC .

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR HALON. FOR LARGER
    FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. STAY AWAY FROM STOR TANK ENDS. COOL
    FIRE-EXPOS CNTNRS W/WATER FROM (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME.
    OXIDIZERS DECOMP, ESP WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD OXYG/OTHER GASES WHICH
    WILL INCR BURNING RATE OF COMBUST MATTER. (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) AWAY
    FROM HAZ AREA. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. ISOLATE AREA
    UNTIL GAS HAS DISPERSED. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY; ISOLATE HAZ AREA &
    DENY ENTRY. VENT CLSD  SPACES BEFORE ENTERING. PROHIBIT SMOKING;
    (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT
    DIRECTOR OF EPA, &/OR PRODUCT SUPPLIER.
Other Precautions:STORE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.101 & 1910.104. DO NOT PERMIT
    DAMAGE OR OVERHEATING OF CONTAINERS. CONTENTS ARE UNDER PRESSURE;
    CONTAINERS MAY VIOLENTLY RUPTURE & TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:FULL PROTECTIVE, COLD INSULATING GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER. LIQ:APPROP PROT (INSULATIVE) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT CONT &
    FREEZING.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:CONT W/EASILY OXIDIZABLE, ORG/OTHER COMBUST MATLS MAY RSLT IN
    IGNIT, VIOLENT COMBUST/EXPLO. CYL MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.
    SPILL PROC:SPK PRDCG EQUIP & VEHICLE OPERATION IN IMMED AREA & FO R
    CONSIDERABLE DIST DOWN WIND FROM SPILL/LEAK. EYE PROT:FULL LGTH
    FSHLD . FIRE FIGHT PROC:SIDE UNTIL WELL (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297F,-183C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-361F,-218C
Vapor Pres:760 @-183C
Vapor Density:1.309
Spec Gravity:1.105 (GAS)
Solubility in Water:0.0491 @ 0C (GAS)
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, TASTELESS GAS; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS, COMBUST MATLS, ETHERS, HYDROCARBONS, METALS, ETC. FOR A
    COMPLETE LIST OF MATLS TO AVOID CONT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT W/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
    (WOOD, PAPER, FUEL, OILS, ETC); CONTACT MAY RESULT IN IGNITION OR
    EXPLOSION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE HAZARDOUS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN DISP OF
    THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA &/OR
    PROD SUPPLIER. GASEOUS OXYG FOR WHICH DISP BECOMES NEC SHOULD BE
    VENTED IN MANNER THAT  DOES NOT CREATE OXYG-RICH ATM IN CONFINED
    (ING 7)

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