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

MSDS NAME:BFC (HALON 1211)
NIIN:00-285-5887
MSDS Number: BDTRD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ICI AMERICAS INC./FIRE FIGHTING CHEMICALS DIV.
Address:NEW MURPHY RD AND CONCORD PIKE
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
Country:US
Emergency Phone Num:302-575-3000
CAGE:1AT55
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ICI AMERICAS INC. (FILM DIVISION)
Address:NEW MURPHY ROAD AND CONCORD PIKE
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19897
Country:US
Phone:302-575-3000
CAGE:1AT55

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

Name:BROMOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
CAS:353-59-3
RTECS #:PA5270000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS GAS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
    CONTACT WITH THE LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. PRODUCT IS TOXIC AT
    CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE 4% FOR OVER 1 MINUTE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:CHILLING SENSATION,FROSTBITE. SKIN:CHILLING
    SENSATION,FROSTBITE. INHALED:DIZZINESS,HEADACHE,NAUSEA,IMPAIRED
    COORDINATION,UNCONSCIOUS. CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES IF ON EPINEPHRINE
    TYPE DRUGS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ANY MEDICAL CONDITION AFFECTING
    SAME ORGANS AS THOSE AFFECTED BY OVEREXPOSURE.

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

Eyes:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,SEE
    DOCTOR;INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED,SEE
    DOCTOR;INGESTION:GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER,DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT.LIE  DOWN & KEEP WARM.SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CYLINDERS OR OTHER
    CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SCBA WITH FULL FACEPIECE & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    WHEN RE-ENTERING UNVENTILATED FIRE AREAS WHERE PRODUCT HAS BEEN
    USED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN BCF IS DISCHARGED INTO A FIRE IT
    DECOMPOSES ABOVE 900F,RELEASING BROMIDE IONS.HALOGEN COMPOUNDS,SUCH
    AS HALOGEN ACIDS ARE ALSO FORMED.VACATE AREA&VENTILATE

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA AND RECOVER ANY LIQUID.VAPOR IS
    HEAVIER THAN AIR & CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING AVAILABLE
    OXYGEN.PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE FROM EVAPORATING LIQUID.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL AREA WITH GOOD
    VENTILATION.KEEP VAPORS AWAY FROM HIGH TEMPERATURE SURFACES TO
    AVOID TOXIC & CORROSIVE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
Other Precautions:ENFORCE "NO SMOKING" RULES IN AREAS OF USE.

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

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY NEEDED.IF NEEDED,USE MSHA/NIOSH
    APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAOPRS. FOR HIGH CONCENTRATIONS &
    OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES,USE POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR-SUPPLIED
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:VENTILATE LOW-LYING AREAS,SUCH AS SUMPS OR PITS WHERE DENSE
    VAPORS MAY COLLECT.USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO CONTROL EXPOSURES.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL TIGHT GOGGLES & FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS APRON. EYEWASH STATION & SAFETY
    SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:STANDARD HYGENIC PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D:CAN RESULT IN POTENTIALLY FATAL HEART
    IRREGULARITIES.

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

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:26F,-3C
Vapor Pres:15 PSI
Vapor Density:5.7
Spec Gravity:1.83
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS OR COLORLESS VOLATILE LIQUID WITH
    VERY FAINT SWEET ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACTIVE METALS SUCH AS POWDERED ALUMINUM & MAGNESIUM,AND FIRES OF METAL
    HYDRIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DECOMPOSES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS (ABOVE
    900F,4820)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FREE HALOGENS,HALOGEN ACIDS,AND SMALL
    AMOUNTS OF CARBONYL HALIDES.

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