===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:OXYGEN IN NITROGEN MIXTURE
NIIN:00N088676
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHSQN
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BOC GROUP INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-464-8100
Emergency Phone Num:905-949-3777:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO796
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BOC GASES, A DIVISION OF THE BOC GROUP, INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVENUE
Box:City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Phone:908-464-8100
CAGE:80382
Company:BOC GROUP INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
Box:City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Phone:908-464-8100
CAGE:HO796
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:OXYGEN
CAS:7782-44-7
RTECS #:RS2060000
Fraction by Wt: 2-98%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:NITROGEN
CAS:7727-37-9
RTECS #:QW9700000
Fraction by Wt: 2-98%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT; 9495
Name:SUPDAT: PROGRESSES, NAUS, VOMIT, PROSTRATION, & UNCON MAY
RSLT, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO CONVULS, (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 3: COMA, & DEATH. TOX INFO: HIGH PRESS EFTS (> 2 ATMS
OF OXYG) ARE ON CNS. IMPROPER DECOMPRESSION RSLTS IN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4: ACCUM OF NITROGEN IN BLOOD. NOTE: COMPRESSED AIR IS
NOT INTENDED FOR BRTHG USE, SINCE OXYG CNTNTS MAY BE (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 5: BELOW THAT WHICH SUPPORTS LIFE. REFER TO INDIVIDUAL
DATA SHEETS ON OXYG & NITROGEN FOR TOX PROPERTIES. (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 6: MIXS W/< 19.5% OXYGEN ARE INACTIVE BIOLOGICALY &
ESNTLY NONTOXIC. MAJOR HAZ IS THAT OF OXYG DEFICIENCY (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7: DUE TO DISPLACEMENT. REPRO: OXYG DEFICIENCY DURING
PREGNANCY HAS PRDCED DEVEL ABNORM IN HUMAN & EXPTAL (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8: ANIMALS. MUTAGENIC: OXYG CONCS BTWN 20-95% HAVE
PRDCED GENETIC CHGS IN MAMMALIAN CELL ASSAY TEST SYSTEMS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID PROC: DERMAL CNTCT/FROSTBT, REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG &
FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS W/LUKEWARM WATER. DO NOT USE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10: HOT WATER. MD SHOULD SEE PATIENT PROMPTLY IF
CRYOGENIC "BURN" HAS RSLTD IN BLISTERING OF DERMAL SURF/ (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11: DEEP TISS FREEZING. INGEST: NOT REQ. CALL MD IMMED
. INHAL: NOTE: NOT TO BE USED AS BRTHG AIR! (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12: FACIL/PRACTICES AT WHICH AIR IS BREATHED IN A HIGH
PRESS ENVIR SHOULD BE PREPARED TO DEAL W/ILLNESSES (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 13: ASSOC W/DECOMPRESSION (BENDS/CAISSON DISEASE).
DECOMPRESSION EQUIP MAY BE REQUIRED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:OTHER PREC: SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPRESSED AIR IN PNEUMATIC
EQUIP SINCE THIS TYPE GENRLY CNTNS FLAMM (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 15: LUBRICANTS. VALVE PROT CAP MUST REMAIN IN PLACE
UNLESS CNTNR IS SECURED W/VALVE OUTLET PIPED TO USE (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16: POINT. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLS. USE SUITABLE
HAND TRUCK FOR CYL MOVEMENT. USE PRESS REDUCING (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 17: REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYL TO LOWER PRESS (<3000
PSIG) PIPING/SYS. DO NOT HEAT CYL BY ANY MEANS TO (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 18: INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD FROM CYL. USE CHECK
VALVE/TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ BACK FLOW INTO (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 19: SYS. PROT CYLS FROM PHYS DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY,
WELL-VENT AREA AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS & (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 20: EMER EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMP WHERE CYLS STORED TO
EXCEED 130F (54C). STORE CYLS UPRIGHT & FIRMLY (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 21: SECURED TO PVNT FALL/BEING KNOCKED OVER. FULL &
EMPTY CYLS SHOULD BE SEGREGATED. USE "FIRST IN-FIRST (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 22: OUT" INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT FULL CYLS BEING STORED
FOR EXCESS PERIODS OF TIME. POST "NO SMKG/OPEN FLAMES"(ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 23: SIGNS IN STOR/USE AREA. FOR ADDNL STOR REC, CONSULT
COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC PAMPHLETS P-1, G-7 & G-7.1.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
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/LIQ PROD MAY CAUSE TISS FREEZING. INGEST:
UNLIKELY SINCE OXYGEN IS GAS AT ROOM TEMP. INHAL: NOTE: NOT TO BE
USED AS BRTHG AIR! AIR IS NONTO XIC & NEC TO SUPPORT LIFE. INHAL OF
AIRIN HIGH PRESS ENVIR SUCH AS UNDERWATER DIVING, CAISSON/ (EFTS OF
OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: HYPERBARIC CHAMBER, CAN RSLT IN SYMPS
SIMILAR TO OVEREXP TO PURE OXYG. THESE INCL TINGLING OF FINGERS &
TOES, ABNORM SENSATIONS, IMPAIRED COORDINATION & CONFUSN.
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS PAINS /"BENDS" ARE POSS FOLLOWING RAPID
DEPRESS. OXYG DEFICIENCY DURING PREGNANCY HAS PRDCED DEVELOPMENTAL
ABNORM IN (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
EVAP LIQ, DO NOT WASH EYES W/HOT/EVEN TEPID H*2O! REMOVE VICTIM
FROM SOURCE OF CO NTAM. OPEN EYELIDS WIDE TO ALLOW LIQ TOEVAP. IF
PAIN IS PRESENT, REFER TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR TREATMENT & FOLLOW
UP. IF VICTIM CANNOT TOLERATE LIGHT, PROT EYES W/LIGHT BANDAGE.
SKIN: FOR (ING 10)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY TO KEEP CYLINDERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . IF POSSIBLE, STOP THE FLOW OF GAS WHICH IS SUPPORTING
THE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGH OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS VIGOROUSLY
ACCELERATE COMBUSTION.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:EVAC ALL PERS FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE APPROP
PROT EQUIP. IF LEAK IN USER'S EQUIP, BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING
W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IN CNTNR/CNTNR
VALVE, CNTCT APPROP EMER TE LEPHONE # LISTED IN SECTION 1/CALL
CLSEST BOC LOC.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DRY AIR IS NONCORROSIVE AND MAY BE
USED WITH ALL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. ELECTRICAL CLASSIFICATION:
NON HAZARDOUS.
Other Precautions:MOISTURE CAUSES METAL OXIDES WHICH ARE FORMED W/AIR
TO BE HYDRATED SO THAT THEY INCL VOLUME & LOSE THEIR PROT ROLE
(RUST FORMATION). CONCS OF SO*2, CL*2, SALT, ETC IN MOISTURE
ENHANCES RUSTING OF META LS IN AIR. OXYGEN SHOULD NOT (ING 15)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: ABOVE CRITICAL TEMP. EFTS OF OVEREXP: HUMANS & EXPTAL ANIMALS.
OTHER EFTS OF OXYG DEFICIENCY RSLTG FROM SIMPLE ASPHY MAY INCL:
RAPID BRTHG, DIMINISHED MENTAL ALERTNESS, IMPAIRED MUSC
COORDINATION, FAULTY JUDGEMENT, DEPRESS OF ALL SENSATIONS,
EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, & FATG. AS ASPHY (ING 3)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-318F,-194C
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.0 @ STP
Solubility in Water:SIGHTLY
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL
WASTE/UNUSED QTIES. RETURN IN SHOPPING CNTNR PROPERLY LABELED,
W/ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS/CAPS SECURED & VALVE PROT CAP IN PLACE TO
BOC GASES/AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
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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