===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:HELIUM, GAS
NIIN:00N093379
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJXWD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BOC GROUP INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVENUE
City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-464-8100
Emergency Phone Num:905-949-3777
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:G-5
Preparer's Name:LOSS CONTROL
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:80382
=== 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
Contract Num:N00406-98-D-4012 #1004
CAGE:80382
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:HELIUM
CAS:7440-59-7
RTECS #:MH6520000
Minumum % Wt:99.95
Maxumum % Wt:99.99
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE LIMITS: NO. IRRITANT: NO.
SENSITIZATION: NO. TERATOGEN: NO. REPRODUCTIVE HAZARD: NO. MUTAGEN:
NO. SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS: NONE REPORTED. EYE EFFECTS: CONTACT WITH
EVAPORATING LIQUID MAY CAUSE TI SSUE FREEZING. SKIN EFFECTS:
CONTACT WITH RAPIDLY EVAPORATING LIQUID CAN CAUSE CRYOGENIC "BURNS"
OR FROSTBITE. FROSTBITE EFFECTS ARE A CHANGE IN COLOR OF THE SKIN
TO GRAY OR WHITE, POSSIBLY FOLLOWED B Y BLISTERING. INGESTION
EFFECTS: INGESTION IS UNLIKELY. CONTACT WITH PRODUCT MAY CAUSE
TISSUE FREEZING. INHALATION EFFECTS: PRODUCT IS NON-TOXIC SIMPLE
ASPHYXIANT. EFFECTS OF OXYGEN DEFICIENCY RESULTI NG FROM (EFFECTS
OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANTS MAY INCLUDE:
RAPID BREATHING, DIMINISHED MENTAL ALERTNESS, IMPAIRED MUSCULAR
COORDINATION, FAULTY JUDGMENT, DEPRESSION OF ALL SENSATIONS,
EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY AND F ATIGUE. AS ASPHYXIATION PROGRESSES,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, PROSTRATION AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS MAY RESULT,
EVENTUALLY LEADING TO CONVULSIONS, COMA AND DEATH. OXYGEN
DEFICIENCY DURING PREGNANCY AHS PRODUC ED DEVELOPMENTAL
ABNORMALITIES IN HUMANS AND EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: NEVER INTRODUCE OINTMENT OR OIL INTO EYES W/OUT MED
ADVICE! IN CASE OF FREEZING OR CRYOGENIC "BURNS" CAUSED BY RAPIDLY
EVAPORATING LIQ, DO NOT WASH EYES W/HOT OR EVEN TEPID WATER! REMOVE
VICTIM FROM SOURCE OF CONTAM. OPEN EYELIDS WIDE TO ALLOW LIQ TO
EVAPORATE. IF PAIN PRESENT, REFER VICTIM TO OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR
TREATMENT & FOLLOW UP. IF VICTIM CANNOT TOLERATE LIGHT, PROTECT
EYES W/LIGHT BA NDAGE. SKIN: FOR DERMAL CONTACT OR FROSTBITE:
REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS W/LUKEWARM WATER. DO NOT
USE HOT WATER. MD SHOULD SEE PATIENT PROMPTLY IF CRYOGENIC "BURN"
HAS RESULTED IN BLIS TERING OF DERMAL SURFACE OR (SUPDAT)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONE REQUIRED. USE AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE. NONFLAMMABLE. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION
PRODUCTS: NONE. SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL SHOCK: NONE. SENSITIVITY
TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NONE.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE
APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IF LEAK IS IN CONTAINER OR
CONTAINER VALVE, CONTACT APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER
LISTED IN SECTION 1 OR CALL YOUR CLOSEST BOC LOCATION.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:ELECTRICAL CLASSIFICATION:
NON-HAZARDOUS. THIS GAS MIXTURE IS NONCORROSIVE & MAY BE USED W/ALL
COMMON STRUCTURAL MATERIALS. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATEDD AREAS.
VALVE PROTECTION CAPS MUST REMAIN IN PLA CE UNLESS CNTNR IS SECURED
W/VALVE PROTECTION OUTLET PIPED TO USE POINT. DO NOT (FEDERAL REG
INFO)
Other Precautions:PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN
COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA OF NON-COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION
AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMERGENCY EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW
TEMPERATURE WHERE CY LINDERS ARE STORED TO EXCEED 125F(52C).
CYLINDERS SHOULD BE STORED UPRIGHT & FIRMLY SECURED TO (STAT E REG
INFO)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH
FULL-FACE MASK AND ESCAPE BOTTLE OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS SO AS TO REDUCE THE OXYGEN LEVEL IN THE AIR TO LESS
THAN 19.5%.
Protective Gloves:INSULATED GLOVES WHEN HANDLING CRYOGENIC LIQUID
MATERIAL.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
SAFETY SHOES OR OTHER FOOTWEAR AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE JOB.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL DATA: PHYSICAL STATE: GAS. VAP DENS (AIR=1): 0.14 (GAS).
OIL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NOT AVAIL. ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT
APPLIC. FIRST AID PROC: DEEP TISS FREEZING. INGEST: MD SHOULD SEE
PATI ENT PROMPTLY IF CRYOGENIC "BURN" HAS RESULTED IN BLISTERING OF
DERMAL SURFACE OR DEEP TISS FREEZING. (SARA REG INFO)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:=-268.9C, -452.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT AVAILABLE
Vapor Pres:NOT AVAILABLE
Vapor Density:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:NOT AVAILABLE
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:OXYGEN DEFICIENCY DURING PREGNANCY HAS
PRODUCED DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES IN HUMANS AND EXPERIMENTAL
ANIMALS. NO DATA GIVEN IN THE REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES (RTECS) OR SAX, DA NGEROUS PROPERTIES OF INDUSTRIAL
MATERIALS, 7TH ED.
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:NO DATA GIVEN. OTHER INFO: EXPOSED TISSUES. NONFLAMMABLE.
NFPA HAZARD CODES - HEALTH: 0, FLAMMABILITY: 0, REACTIVITY: 0. HMIS
HAZARD CODES - HEALTH: 0, FLAMMABILITY: 0, REACTIVITY: 0. RATINGS
SYSTEM - 0 = NO HAZARD, 1 = SLIGHT HAZARD, 2 = MODERATE HAZARD, 3
= SERIOUS HAZARD, 4 = SEVERE HAZARD. EXPOSURE LIMITS: HELIUM -
PEL-OSHA: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT (AS STATED IN 29 CFR 1910, SUBPART Z
(REVISED JULY 1, 1993)); TLV-ACGIH: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT (AS STATED
IN ACGIH 1994-94 THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND
PHYSICAL AGENTS).
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS . DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL
WASTE OR UNUSED QUANTITIES. RETURN IN SHIPPING CONTAINER PROPERLY
LABELED WITH AN Y VALVE OUTLET PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED AND VALVE
PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO BOC GASES OR AUTHORIZED DI STRIBUTOR FOR
PROPER DISPOSAL.
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:US DOT - PROPER SHIPPING NAME: HELIUM,
COMPRESSED. HAZARD CLASS: 2.2. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN 1046.
SHIPPING LABEL: NONFLAMMABLE GAS. CTDG - PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
HELIUM, COMPRESSED. HAZARD CLASS: 2 .2. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN
1046. SHIPPING LABEL: NONFLAMMABLE GAS.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:SARA TITLE III - HAZARD CLASSES: SUDDEN
RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD. SUPDAT: INHAL: PROMPT MED ATTN IS
MANDATORY IN CALL CASES OF OVEREXP. RESCUE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE
EQUIPPED W/NIOSH APPRVD SCBA. VICTI MS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO
UNCONTAMINATEDAREA & INHALE FRESH AIR. QUICK REMOVAL FROM
CONTAMINATED AREA IS MOST IMPORTANT. UNCON PERSONS SHOULD BE MOVED
TO UNCONTAMINATED AREA & IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, ADMINISTER
ARTIFICIAL RESUSCITATION & SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. FURTHER TREATMENT
SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE.
Federal Regulatory Information:N/P. HNDLG/STOR PRECS; DRAG, SLIDE OR
ROLL CYLINERS. USE A SUITABLE HAND TRUCK FOR CYLINDER MOVEMENT. USE
PRESSURE REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYLINDER TO LOWER
PRESSURE (<3000 PSIG) PIPING OR SYSTEMS. DO NOT HEAT CYLINDER BY
ANY MEANS TO INCREASE DISCHARGE RATE OF PRODUCT FROM CYLINDER. USE
CHECK VALVE OR TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE TO PREVENT HAZARDOUS BACK
FLOW INTO CYLINDER.
State Regulatory Information:N/P. OTHER PRECS: PREVENT FALLING OR BEING
KNOCKED OVER. USE "FIRST IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYSTEM TO PREVENT
FULL CYLINDERS BEING STORED FOR EXCESSIVE PERIODS OF TIME. FOR
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS, CONSULT COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION
PAMPHLETS P-1, P-14 & SAFETY BULLETIN SB-2. NEVER CARRY COMPRESSED
GAS CYLINDER OR CONTAINER OF GAS IN CRYOGENIC LIQUID FORM IN
ENCLOSED SPACE SUCH AS CAR TRUNK, VA N OR STATION WAGON. A LEAK CAN
RESULT IN FIRE, EXPLOSION, ASPHYXIATION OR A TOXIC EXPOSURE.
======================= Other Information =======================
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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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