===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:PROPYLENE, G-75
NIIN:00N086595
MSDS Number: CHJJQ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:AIRCO GASES DIV BOC CROUP INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVENUE
City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-464-8100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO800
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:AIRCO GASES DIV BOC GROUP INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
Box:City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Phone:908-464-8100
CAGE:HO800
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:PROPYLENE; (PROPENE) (SARA 313). % (WT): 99.0 TO 99.7
CAS:115-07-1
RTECS #:UC6740000
Fraction by Wt: >99.0%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:ASPHIXIANT; 9495
Name:SUPDAT: EXCLUSION OF AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO THE
LUNGS. NOTE THAT LEVELS OF PROPYLENE VAPOR WHICH CAN (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 2: CAUSE OXYGEN DEFICIENCY MAY BE IN THE EXPLOSIVE
RANGE!
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID PROC: BANDAGE. SKIN: FOR DERMAL CNTCT/FROSTBITE:
REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & FLUSH AFFECTED AREA W/LUKEWARM (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4: WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. A MD SHOULD SEE PATIENT
PROMPTLY IF CRYOGENIC "BURN" HAS RESULTED IN (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 5: BLISTERING OF DERMAL SURFACE/DEEP TISS FREEZING.
INHAL: PROMPT MED ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 6: OVEREXP. RESCUE PERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED W/NIOSH
APPRVD SCBA. VICTIMS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO AN UNCONTAMD (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7: AREA & INHALE FFRESH AIR. QUICK REMOVAL FROM CONTAMD
AREA IS MOST IMPORTANT. UNCON PERS SHOULD BE MOVED (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8: TO UNCONTAMD AREA, & IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
ADMINISTER ARTF RESUSCITATION & SUPP OXYGEN. FURTHER (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 9: TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE.
INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:SPILL PROC: CLOSEST AIRCO LOCATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PREC: PROD FROM CYL. USE A CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN
DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ BACK FLOW INTO CYL. PROTECT CYL (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12: FROM PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENT
AREA OF NON-COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION AWAY FROM HEAVILY (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 13: TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMER EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMP
WHERE CYLS ARE STORED TO EXCEED 125F. CYLS SHOULD BE (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 14: STORED UPRIGHT & FIRMLY SECURED TO PVNT
FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER. USE A "FIRST IN-FIRES OUT" (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 15: INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT FULL CYLS BEING STORED FOR
EXCESSIVE PERIODS OF TIME. POST "NO SMOKING/OPEN (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16: FLAMES" SIGNS IN STOR AREA/USE AREA. THERE SHOULD
BE NO SOURCE OF IGNITION IN STOR/USAGE AREA. NEVER (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 17: CARRY A COMPRESSED GAS CYL/CNTNR OF GAS IN
CRYOGENIC LIQ FORM IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE SUCH AS A CAR TRUNK, (ING
19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 18: VAN OR STATION WAGON. A LEAK CAN RESULT IN A FIRE,
EXPLOSION, ASPHYXIATION OR A TOXIC EXPOSURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Fraction by Wt: NO
Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: DEALING WITH LIQUIFIED GAS.
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:EYE: CNTCT W/LIQ PROD MAY CAUSE TISS
FREEZING. SKIN: CNTCT W/EVAPORATING LIQ COULD CAUSE
FROSTBITE/FREEZING OF DERMAL TISS. FROSTBITE EFTS APPEAR AS A
CHANGE IN COLOR OF SKIN TO GRAY/WHITE POSSIBLY FO LLOWED BY
BLISTERING. ACUTE: INHAL: PROPYLENE IS A SIMPLY ASPHYXIANT. OXYGEN
LEVELS SHOULD BE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: MAINTAINED AT >19.5% AT NORM ATM
PRESS WHICH IS EQUIV TO A PARTIAL PRESS OF 135 MG HG. HIGH CONCS OF
PROPYLENE SO AS TO EXCLUDE AN ADEQ SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO LUNGS CAUSE
DIZZ, DEEPER BRTHG DUE TO AIR HUNGER, POSS NAUS & EVENTUAL
UNCONSCIOUSNESS. IT HAS BEEN RPTD THAT BRTHG PROPYLENE CAUSES
ANESTH (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: NEVER INTRODUCE OINTMENT/OIL INTO EYES W/OUT MED
ADVICE! IN CASE OF FREEZING/CRYOGENIC "BURNS" CAUSED BY RAPIDLY
EVAPORATING LIQ, DO NOT WASH EYES W/HOT/EVEN TEPID WATER! REMOVE
VICTIM FROM SOUR CES OF CONTAM. OPEN EYELIDS WIDE TO ALLOW LIQ TO
EVAP. IF PAIN IS PRESENT, REFER VICTIM TO AN OPTHALMOLOGIST FOR
TREATMENT & FOLLOW UP. IF VICTIM CANNOT TOLERATE LIGHT, PROTECT
EYES W/LIGHT (ING 4)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:-162F,-108C
Lower Limits:2%
Upper Limits:11.1%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . IF
POSS, STOP THE FLOW OF PROPYLENE, ALLOW FUEL TO CONSUME ITSELF. USE
WATER SPRAY TO COOL SURROUNDING CNTNRS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PROPYLENE IS HVR/AIR & MAY TRAVEL A
CONSIDERABLE DIST TO A SOURCE OF IGNIT. SHOULD FLAME BE EXTINGD &
FLOW OF GAS CONTINUE, INCR VENT TO PVNT FLAMM (SUPDAT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERS FROM AFFECTED AREAS. 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, CNTCT CHE MTREC FOR EMER ASSISTANCE/CALL YOUR
(ING 11)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENT AREAS. VALVE
PROTECTION CAPS MUST REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS CONTAINER IS SECURED
WITH VALVE PROT OUTLET PIPED TO USE POINT.
Other Precautions:DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLINDERS. USE A SUITABLE
HAND TRUCK FOR CYL MOVEMENT. USE A PRESS REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN
CONNECTING CYL TO LOWER PRESS (<200 PSIG) PIPING/SYS. DO NOT HEAT
CYL TO ANY MEANS TO INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF (ING 12)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH APPROVED AIR LINE WITH
MASK OR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:HOOD WITH FORCED VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY GOGGLES/GLASSES, PLUS A FACE SHIELD IF (ING
20)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR: MILD OLEFINIC ODOR. EXPLO HAZ: MIXT FORMATION IN LOW AREAS
OF POCKETS. MAY BURN W/INVISIBLE FLAME IN BRIGHT LIGHT. PROPYLENE
IS FLAMM OVER A WIDE RANGE OF CONCS IN AIR, & CAN FORM EXPLO M IX.
ELECT CLASSIFICATION: CLASS 1, GROUP D. SEE NFPA NO. 70. EFTS OF
OVEREXP: EFTS; HOWEVER, MAJOR PROPERTY IS (ING 2)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-54F,-48C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-301F,-185C
Vapor Pres:151 PSIA
Vapor Density:1.43
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS. SHIPPED AS A LIQUEFIED GAS UNDER ITS
OWN VAPOR PRESSURE.(SUPDAT)
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NO*2, N*2O*4 AND N*2O). KEEP
AWAY FROM OXIDIZING COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE WHEN BURNED. (ONLY
WITH INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN).
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSED OF WASTE/UNUSED
QUANTITIES. RETURN IN THE SHIPPING CONTAINER PROPERLY LABELED,
W/ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS/CAPS SECURED & VALVE PROT CAP IN PLACE TO
AIRCO FOR PROPER DISPOSAL & IN A/W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.
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