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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
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FORANE 409A
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND USE
MANUFACTURER: ARKEMA CANADA INC.
700 THIRD LINE
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
L6J 5A3
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: (905) 827-9841 (ARKEMA)
(613) 996-6666 (CANUTEC)
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: FORANE 409A
PRODUCT CODE: AP9992
PRODUCT USE: REFRIGERANT
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: A - COMPRESSED GAS.
D2B - TOXIC MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS.
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
%W/W CAS # TLV
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (HCFC-22) 40-70 75-45-6 ACGIH TWA = 1000
LC50: 300,000 PPM (2-HR. 鈥? INHALATION-RAT) PPM
2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE 10-30 2837-89-0 AIHA WEEL TWA =
(HCFC-124) 1000 PPM
LC50: 230,000-300,000 PPM (4-HR.-INHALATION-
RAT)
1-CHLORO-1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE, (HCFC-142B) 10-30 75-68-3 AIHA WEEL TWA =
LC50: >200,000 PPM (6 HR INHALATION - RATS) 1000 PPM
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENT INFORMATION (WHMIS NOT CONTROLLED):
NA
PHYSICAL DATA
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUEFIED-GAS
ODOUR AND APPEARANCE: COLOURLESS LIQUEFIED GAS WITH FAINT ETHER ODOUR.
ODOUR THRESHOLD: NE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY (G/ML): 1.21 @ 25掳C
VAPOUR PRESSURE: (BUBBLE) 104.2 PSIA @ 21.1掳C (70掳F)
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1): 3.38
VOLATILITY/VOL(%): 100
SOLUBILITY IN H20: NEGLIGIBLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NE
-35 掳C (-31掳F)
BOILING POINT:
FREEZING POINT: NE
PH: NA
LOG KOW: NE
SHIPPING INFORMATION
UN 3163, 2.2, LIQUEFIED GAS, NOS (CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANEM CHLORODIFLUOROETHANE)
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
FLAMMABILITY: NA
CONDITIONS: NA
MEANS OF EXTINCTION: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
FLASHPOINT: NA-GAS
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (% V): NA
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%V): NONE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NONE
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, OXIDES OF
CARBON, CARBON HALIDES
EXPLOSION DATA: CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED DUE TO RESULTING
PRESSURE RISE.
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: NO
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NO
REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG ALKALI, ALKALINE EARTH METALS, FINELY POWDERED
METALS.
CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY: NE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION MAY DECOMPOSE DURING CONTACT WITH FLAMES, HEATING
PRODUCTS: ELEMENTS, OR IN COMBUSTION ENGINES RELEASING IRRITATING,
TOXIC AND CORROSIVE GASES.
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY
SKIN CONTACT: CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
SKIN ABSORPTION: NE
EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
INGESTION: NE
INHALATION: VAPOUR MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE MUCUS MEMBRANES
AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.
ACUTE OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: NE
CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: MAY INCREASE SENSITIVITY OF THE HEART TO ADRENALINE,
WHICH COULD RESULT IN IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS AND
REDUCED HEART FUNCTION.
SENSITIZATION: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
CARCINOGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
TERATOGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
MUTAGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES AND USE IMPERVIOUS
GLOVES. WHERE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE IS LIKELY,
WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURES: REMOVE OR EXTINGUISH IGNITION OR COMBUSTION
SOURCES. KEEP UPWIND. EVACUATE ENCLOSED
SPACES AND DISPERSE GAS WITH FLOOD-LEVEL
FORCED-AIR VENTILATION. EXHAUST VAPOURS
OUTSIDE.
WASTE DISPOSAL: HAZARDOUS WASTE. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO
ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT. CONSULT FEDERAL OR
LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR APPROVED DISPOSAL
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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METHODS.
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: WASH BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO
PRODUCTS OR REST ROOMS.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: KEEP IN A CLOSED, LABELED CONTAINER IN A
VENTILATED AREA. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS
AND OPEN FLAMES. DO NOT STORE CYLINDER IN
DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR EXPOSE IT TO HEAT ABOVE
120掳F.
FIRST AID MEASURES
EYE FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS OR PERSISTS.
SKIN FLUSH EXPOSED SKIN WITH LUKEWARM WATER (NOT HOT) OR USE OTHER MEANS TO
WARM SKIN SLOWLY. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF FROSTBITTEN OR IRRITATION
OCCURS.
INGESTION NA-GAS.
INHALATION REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, APPLY
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
PREPARATION DATE
PREPARED BY: TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT.
PHONE NUMBER OF PREPARER: 905-827-9841
DATE PREPARED (MM/DD/YY): 09/22/94
DATE REVISED (MM/DD/YY): 09/12/07
MINIMUM CONTACT WITH THIS AND ALL CHEMICALS IS RECOMMENDED AS A GOOD GENERAL POLICY TO
FOLLOW.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE
DEPENDABLE AND IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. HOWEVER, SINCE DATA, SAFETY
STANDARDS, AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE CONDITIONS OF
HANDLING AND USE, OR MISUSE ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, ARKEMA CANADA MAKES NO WARRANTY
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO COMPLETENESS OR CONTINUING ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR RELIANCE THEREON. USER
SHOULD SATISFY HIMSELF THAT HE HAS ALL CURRENT DATA RELEVANT TO HIS PARTICULAR USE.
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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