===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:NON-FLAMMABLE GAS MIXTURE, MM-011
NIIN:00N091071
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHCJ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:AIRGAS INC. (FIVE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER)
Address:100 MATSONFORD RD, SUITE 550
City:RADNOR
State:PA
ZIP:19087
Country:US
Info Phone Num:610-687-5253
Emergency Phone Num:202-483-7616 INTERNATIONAL
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:OMN39
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:AIRGAS INC. (FIVE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER)
Address:100 MATSONFORD RD, SUITE 550
Box:City:RADNOR
State:PA
ZIP:19087
Country:US
Phone:610-687-5253
CAGE:OMN39
Company:INTOXIMETERS INC
Address:8110 LACKLAND RD
Box:City:SAINT LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63114-4524
Country:US
Phone:314-429-4000
CAGE:50949
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:ETHANOL. OSHA PEL: 100 PPM (M); 3300 PPM (IDLH) (M). OTHER
REC LIM:1000 PPM (NIOSH REL) (M); 1000 PPM (DFG MAK) (M).
LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 7060 MG/KG.
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
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OSHA PEL:1900 MG/M3;1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1880 MG/M3;1000 PPM
Name:NITROGEN
CAS:7727-37-9
RTECS #:QW9700000
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===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS & TOX INFO.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:MOST SIGNIFICANT HAZ ASSOC W/GAS
IS INHAL OF OXYG-DEFICIENT ATMS. NITROGEN IS SIMPLE ASPHY, BY
DISPLACEMENT OF OXYG. SYMPS OF OXYG DEFICIENCY INCLS RESP DFCLTY,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, WHEEZING, & INDIGEST. CAUT:HIGH PRESS GAS.
CAN AS CAUSES RAPID SUFFOCATION. SKIN OF VICTIM MAY HAVE BLUE
COLOR. CONT W/RAPIDLY EXPANDING GASES (RELS UNDER HIGH PRESS) MAY
CAUSE FROSTBT. SYMPS INCL SKIN COLOR CHAN GE TO
WHITE/GRAYISH-YELLOW. PAIN AFTER CONT W/LIQ CAN QUICKLY SUBSIDE.
CHRONIC:NO KNOWN ADVERSE HLTH EFTS ASSOC W/ EXPOS TO GAS. TARGET
ORG:RESP SYS.-- NEUT AGENT:12.9 MG/L/96 HR. CELL MULTIPLICATION
TEST:ALGAE=1450 MG/L; (EXPLAN OF CARCIN)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ETHANOL IS FOUND ON ACGIH-A4 (NOT
CLASSIFIABLE AS HUMAN CARCIN). ETHANOL & NITROGEN ARE NOT FOUND ON
FED OSHA Z LIST, NTP, CAL/OSHA, IARC; & THEREFORE ARE NOT
CONSIDERED TO BE, NOR SUSPECTED TO BE CAN CER-CAUSING AGENTS BY
THESE AGENCIES. -- HLTH HAZ:GREEN ALGAE=5000 MG/L; PROTOZOA=65
MG/L; 5120 MG/L; BACTERIA=6500 MG/L.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:HIGH CONCS OF GAS CAN CAUSE
OXYG-DEFICIENT ENVIRON. INDIVIDUALS BRTHG SUCH ATM MAY EXPER SYMPS
WHICH INCL HDCHS, RINGING IN EARS, DIZZ, DROW, UNCON, NAUS, VOMIT &
DEPRESS OF ALL SENSES. UNDER SO ME CIRCUMSTANCES OF OVEREXP, DEATH
MAY OCCUR. 12-18% OXYG:BRTHG & PULSE RATE INCR, MUSC COORD SLIGHTLY
DISTURBED. 10-14% OXYG:EMOTIONAL UPSET, ABDOM FATG, DISTURBED RESP.
6-10% OXYG:NAUS & VOMIT, COLL APSE/UNCON. <8%:CONVL MOVEMENTS, POSS
RESP COLLAPSE & DEATH. -- TOX INFO:PPM - (MOUSE) 390,000 MG/M3.
LD50:(INTRAPERITONEAL, RAT) 3750 MG/KG - (MOUSE) 933 MG/KG - (DOG)
3000 MG/KG; (INTRAVENOUS,RAT) 1 440 MG/KG; (ORAL,MOUSE) 3450(MED
CNDTNS)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESP CNDTNS MAY BE
AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXP TO PROD. -- EFTS OF OVEREXP:3450 MG/KG -
(DOG) 5500 MG/KG; (SUBCUTANEOUS,MOUSE) 8285 MG/KG - (DOG) 6000
MG/KG. NITROGEN:EYE IRRIT(RBT):(WASTE DISP)
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:RESCUERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE VICTIMS OF EXPOS TO
PROD W/OUT ADEQ PPE. AT MIN, NIOSH APPRVD SCBA PPE SHOULD BE WORN.
INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR AT LST
15 MINS, CALL MD . INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, AS QUICKLY AS POSS.
TRAINED PERS SHOULD ADMIN SUPP OXYG &/OR CPR, IF NEC. IF NOT BRTHG,
GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL MD. SKIN:PLA CE
FROSTBITTEN PART IN WARM WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. IF WARM WATER
IS NOT AVAIL/IS IMPRACTICAL TO USE, WRAP AFFECTED PARTS GENTLY IN
BLANKETS. ALTERNATIVELY, IF FINGERS/HANDS ARE FROSTBITTEN, PL ACE
AFFECTED AREA OF BODY (SUPDAT)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Lower Limits:NOT APPLIC
Upper Limits:NOT APPLIC
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMM. USE EXTING MEDIA APPROP FOR SURROUND
FIRE. -- WASTE DISP:COMPONENT OF PROD IS SENSITIZER. PROD IS NOT
EXPECTED TO CAUSE MUTAGENIC, EMBRYOTOX, TERATOGENIC/(FIRE FIGHT
PROC)
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . --
EXTING MED:REPRO EFTS IN HUMANS. HUMAN MUTATION DATA IS AVAIL FOR
ETHANOL OBTAINED DURING CLINICAL STUDIES ON SPECIFIC HUMAN TISS
EXPOS TO HIGH DOSES . CLINICAL STUDIES ON TEST ANIMALS EXPOS TO
RELATIVELY HIGH DOSES OF ETHANOL, VIA INGEST, INDICATE ADVERSE
(EXPLO HAZ)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NFPA RATING:HLTH:1; FLAMM: 0; REACTIVITY:
0. PROD DOES NOT BURN; HOWEVER, CNTNRS, WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, MAY
RUPTURE/BURST IN HEAT OF FIRE. EXPLO SENSITIVITY TO MECH
IMPACT/STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT SENSI TIVE. -- FIRE FIGHT PROC:REPRO
EFTS. MUTAGEN:CHEM WHICH CAUSES PERM CHANGE TO DNA SUCH THAT
CHANGES WILL (RESP PROT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:UNCONTROLLED RELS SHOULD BE RESPONDED TO BY
TRAINED PERS USING PRE-PLANNED PROCS. PROPER PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE
USED. IN CASE OF SPILL, CLEAR AFFECTED AREA, PROT PEOPLE & RESPOND
W/TRAINED PERS. MIN PPE SHOULD BE LEVEL B:PROT CLTHG, MECH-RESIST
GLOVES & NIOSH APPRVD SCBA. LOCATE & SEAL SOURCE OF LEAKING GAS.
ALLOW GAS, WHICH IS LTR/AIR, TO DISSIPATE. MONITOR SURROUND AREA
FOR OXYG (OTHER INFO)
Neutralizing Agent:VENT:MONITORING EQUIP TO DETECT LEVEL OF OXYG. --
ECOL INFO:14.2 MG/L/96 HR. EC50 (FATHEAD MINNOW) (HLTH HAZ)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CYLS SHOULD BE STORED IN COOL, DRY,
WELL-VENTED, FIREPROOF AREAS AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT,
FLAMM/INCOMPAT MATLS, IGNIT SOURCES, MOISTURE, CORR ATMS & OUT OF
DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE CNTNRS AWAY FROM HE AVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS,
ELEVATORS, CORRIDORS, LOADING DOCKS & EMER EXITS. USE IN ACCORDANCE
W/MSDS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT ALLOW AREA WHERE CYLS ARE STORED >52C(125F).
COMPRESSED GASES CAN PRESENT SIGNIFICANT SFTY HAZS. POST "NO
SMOKING/OPEN FLAMES" SIGNS IN STOR/USE AREAS. PROT CYLS AGAINST
PHYSICAL DMG. CYLS SHOU LD BE STORED UPRIGHT & BE FIRMLY SECURED TO
PVNT FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER. CYLS CAN BE STORED IN O PEN,
BUT(OTHER INFO)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:MAINTAIN OXYG LEVELS >19.5% IN WORKPLACE. USE
NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED AIR RESP PROT IF OXYG LEVELS ARE
<19.5%/DURING EMER RESPONSE TO RELS OF PROD. IF RESP PROT IS REQD,
FOLLOW REQUIREMENTS OF FED OSHA RESP PROT STD (29 CFR
1910.134)/EQUIV STATE STDS. -- EXPLO HAZ:PROPEGATE THRU GENERATION
LINES. REPRO TOXIN:SUBSTANCE WHICH INTERFERES IN ANY (OTHER PROT
EQUIP)
Ventilation:USE W/ADEQ VENT. LOC EXHST VENT IS PREF, BECAUSE IT PVNTS
DISPERSION INTO WORK PLACE BY ELIM IT AT ITS SOURCE. IF APROP,
INSTALL AUTOMATIC (NEUT AGENT)
Protective Gloves:MECHANICALLY RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES & FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . USE
BODY PROT APPROP FOR TASK. -- RESP PROT:WAY W/REPRO PROCESS.
CURRENTLY, BIOLOGICAL EXPOS INDICES ARE NOT APPLIC FOR THIS
PRODUCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:AS W/ALL CHEMS, AVOID GETTING THIS PROD IN YOU.
DO NOT EAT/DRINK WHILE HNDLG CHEMS. BE AWARE OF ANY SIGNS OF
DIZZ/FATG; EXPOS TO FATAL CONCS OF PROD COULD OCCUR W/OUT ANY
SIGNIFICANT WARNING SYMPS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:IN ARMPIT. ENCOURAGE VICTIM TO GENTLY EXERCISE AFFECTED
PART WHILE BEING WARMED. SEEK MD IMMED. VICTIM(S) MUST BE &
RESCUERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR MED ATTN, IF NEC. TAKE COPY OF LBL &
MSD S TO MD/OTHER HLTH PROFESSIONAL W/VICTIM(S). NOTE TO MD:TREAT
SYMPS & REDUCE OVEREXP.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:=-195.8C, -320.4F
B.P. Text:@ 1 ATM
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-210.C, -346.F
Vapor Density:1.145KG/M3
Spec Gravity:0.967 (AIR=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT APPLICABLE (NBUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:1.49% (V/V)
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS W/ALCOHOL ODOR. NO UNUSUAL WARNING
PROPERTIES ASSOC (OTHER INFO)
Percent Volatiles by Volume:13.8
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NITROGEN, MAIN COMPONENT OF PROD IS NOT COMPAT W/TITANIUM. --
CNDTNS(STAB):CNTNR, YET ALLOWS PRESS TO ESC. USE ONLY STOPPER/PLUG
SUPPLIED W/CNTNR. ENSURE THAT ICE DOES NOT FORM IN NECK OF FLASKS.
IF NECK OF DEWAR FLASK IS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NORMLY STABLE IN GASEOUS STATE. CONT
W/INCOMPAT MATLS. CYLS EXPOS TO HIGH TEMPS/DIRECT FLAME CAN
RUPTURE/BURST. --OTHER INFO:CAP. THIS PVNTS AIR/MOISTURE FROM
ENTERING(MATL TO AVOID)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE. --(MATLS TO AVOID):ICE/"FROZEN"
AIR, FOLLOW MFR'S INSTRUCTION FOR REMOVING IT. ICE CAN ALSO CAUSE
PRESS RELS VALVES TO FAIL. NEVER TAMPER W/PRESS RELIEF DEVICES.
BEFORE USE:MOVE CYLS(CNDTNS(POLYM)
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR. -- HAZ DECOMP
PROD:W/SUITABLE HAND TRUCK. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLS. DO NOT
DROP CYLS/PERMIT (TRANSPORT)
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:ETHANOL:PRIMARY IRRIT TEST:(SKIN,RBT) 400 MG
OPEN, MILD; 500 MG/24 HR, SEV - (EYE) 79 MG; 100 MG/24 HR, MOD; 100
MG/4S, MOD. DNA INHIBITION SYS:(HUMAN,LYMPHOCYTE) 220 MMO/L.
CYTOGENIC ANALYSIS SYS:(OR AL,MOUSE) 40 G/KG. MUTATION IN
MICROORGANISMS TEST:(ESCHERICHIE COLL) 140,000 MG/L.
TDLO:(ORAL,WOMAN) 41,000 MG/KG:REPRO EFTS - (RAT) 4 G/KG (13 DAYS
PREGNANT) & 320,000 MG/KG:TERATOGENIC EFTS - (MOUS E) 320
MG/KG:TUMORIGENIC EFTS - (CHILD) 14,400 MG/KG - (MAN) 700 MG/KG:GI
EFTS; 50 MG/KG; 1430 MG/KG:CNS EFTS. LDLO:(ORAL,CHILD) 2000 MG/KG -
(HUMAN) 1400 MG/KG; (SUBCUTANEOUS,INFANT) 19,440 MG/KG. LC
50:(INHAL,RAT) 20,000(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:ENVIRON STAB:GAS WILL BE DISSIPATED RAPIDLY IN WELL-VENTED
AREAS. ETHANOL:LOG IC=0.31. WATER SOL=10%. BOD=37%/5 D
(THEORETICAL). CMPD OCCURS NATRLY IN ENVIRON. ETHYL ALCOHOL WILL
VOLATIZE, EVAP, PHOTO DEGRADE/BIODEGRADE IF RELS INTO ENVIRON. EST
HALF-LIFE FOR ALCOHOL IN WATER IS 6 DAYS. CMPD NOT EXPECTED TO
BIOCONC. ANY ADVERSE EFT ON ANIMALS WOULD BE RELATED TO OXYG
DEFICIENT ENVIRONS. NO ADVERSE EFT IS ANTIC TO OCCUR TO
PLANT-LIFE, EXCEPT FOR FROST PRDCD IN PRESENCE OF RAPIDLY EXPANDING
GASES. AQUATIC TOX DATA:ETHANOL:LC50(GRASS SHRIMP)250 UG/L/95 HR;
(RAINBOW TROUT) 13,000 MG/L/96 HR; (FATHE AD MINNOW)15.3 MG/L/96
HR; (NEUT AGENT)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE DISP MUST BE I/A/W APPROP FED, STATE & LOC
REGS. RETURN CYLS W/ANY RESIDUAL PROD TO AIRGAS. DO NOT DISP OF
LOCALLY. -- MED CNDTNS:LIQ POURED INTO EYE FOR 1-2 SECS W/LIDS HELD
APART, PRDCD NO DIS CERNABLE INJURY. WHEN EXPOS WAS EXTENDED TO 5
SECS, SLIGHT LESIONS OF CORNEA WERE OBSERVED. BY NEXT DAY, ALL
EYES WERE ENTIRELY NORM. NO(EXTING MEDIA)
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:MATL IS HAZ AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 172.101 BY U.S.
DOT. PROPER SHIPPING NAME:COMPRESSED GASES, N.O.S. (NITROGEN,
ETHANOL). HAZ CLASS # & DESCRIPTION:2.2 (NON-FLAMM GAS). UN ID #:UN
1956.PACKING GRP:N/A. DOT LBL(S) REQD:NON-FLAMM GAS. NORTH
AMERICAN EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK # (1996):126. TRANSPORT CANADA
TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS REGS:MATL IS CONSIDERED AS
DANGEROUS GOODS. USE ABOVE INFO FOR P REPARATION OF CANADIAN
SHIPMENTS. -- CNDTNS(POLYM):THEM TO STRIKE EACH OTHER. SECURE CYLS
FIRMLY. LEAVE VALVE PROT CAP IN-PLACE (IF PROVIDED), UNTIL CYL IS
READY FOR USE. DURING USE: USE DESIGNATED CG A FITTINGS & OTHER
(SARA TITLE III)
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:PROD IS SUBJECT TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF
SECTIONS 302, 304 & 313 OF TITLE III OF SARA, AS FOLLOWS: NITROGEN
& ETHANOL:SARA 302, 304 & 313:NO. SARA THRESHOLD PLANNING QTY:N/A.
-- TRANSPORT INFO:SUP PORT EQUIP. DO NOT USE ADAPTERS. DO NOT HEAT
CYLS BY ANY MEANS TO INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD FROM CYL. USE
CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ BACKFLOW INTO CYL.
DO NOT USE OILS/GREASE ON GAS-HNDLG FITTINGS/EQUIP. AFTER
USE:CLOSE MAIN-CYL VALVE. REPLACE VALVE PROT CAP (IF PROVIDED).
MARK EMPTY CYLS "EMPTY". NOTE:USE ONLY DOT/ASME CODE CNTNRS.
EARTH-GROUND & BOND ALL LINES & EQUIP ASSOC W/PROD. CLOSE VALVE
(FED REGULATORY)
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY STATUS:COMPONENTS OF PROD
ARE LISTED ON TSCA INVENTORY. CERCLA RQS & OTHER FED REGS:N/A. --
SARA TITLE III:AFTER EACH USE & WHEN EMPTY. CYLS MUST NOT BE
RECHARGED EXCEPT BY/WITH CONSENT OF OWNER. FOR ADDNL INFO REFER TO
COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC PAMPHLET P-1, SAFE HNDLG OF COMPRESSED GASES
IN CNTNRS. ALSO SEE CGA P-9, INERT GASES, ARGON, NITROGEN & HELIUM;
CGA P-14, ACCIDENT PREVENTION I N OXYG RICH & OXYG DEFICIENT ATMS;
CGA SFTY BULLETIN SB-2, OXYG DEFICIENT ATMS. MAKE CERTAIN APPLICA
TION EQUIP IS LOCKED & TAGGED-OUT SAFELY. PURGE GAS HNDLG EQUIP
W/INERT GAS (I.E., NITROGEN) BEFORE ATTEMPTING REPAIRS.
State Regulatory Information:NO COMPONENT OF THIS PROD IS ON CAL PROP
65 LISTS. AK - DESIGNATED TOX & HAZ SUBSTANCES:ETHANOL. CA - PEL'S
FOR CHEM CONTAMS:NITROGEN, ETHANOL. FL - SUBSTANCE LIST:DENATURED
ALCOHOL. IL - TOX SUBSTANC E LIST:ETHYL ALCOHOL. KS - SECTION
302/313 LIST NO. MA - SUBSTANCE LIST:ETHYL ALCOHOL. MN - LIST OF
HAZ SUBSTANCE:ETHYL ALCOHOL. MO - EMPLOYER INFO/TOX SUBSTANCE
LIST:ETHYL ALCOHOL. NJ - RIGHT TO KNOW HAZ SUB LIST:NITROGEN,
ETHYL ALCOHOL. ND - LIST OF HAZ CHEMS, RQ'S:ETHANOL. PA & RI - HAZ
SUBSTANCE LIST:NITROGEN, ETHANOL. TX - HAZ SUBSTANCE LIST:ETHANOL.
WV - HAZ SUBSTANCE LIST:ETHANOL. WI - TOX & HAZ SUBSTANCES:ETHANOL.
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