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FORANE庐 404A
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庐 404A
PRODUCT CODE: AP9997
PRODUCT USE: REFRIGERANT
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: A 鈥? COMPRESSED GAS
D2B - TOXIC MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS.
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
%W/W CAS # TLV
1,1,1-TRIFLUOROETHANE (HFC-143A) 30-60 420-46-2 AIHA WEEL = 1000
LD50: NA PPM
LC50: >540,000 PPM (4-HR.-INHALATION-RATS)
PENTAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-125) 30-60 354-33-6 AIHA WEEL = 1000
LD50: NA PPM
LC50: >800,000 PPM (4-HR.-INHALATION RATS)
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A) 1-5 811-97-2 AIHA WEEL = 1000
LD50: NA PPM
LC50: >500,000 PPM (4-HR.-INHALATION-RATS)
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): 1.05 @ 25掳C
VAPOUR PRESSURE: (BUBBLE) 163.3 PSIA @ 21.1掳C (70掳F)
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1): 3.39
VOLATILITY/VOL(%): 100
SOLUBILITY IN H20: NEGLIGIBLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NE
BOILING POINT: -47.8掳C / -54掳F
FREEZING POINT: NE
PH: NA
LOG KOW: NE
SHIPPING INFORMATION
UN 3337, 2.2, REFRIGERANT GAS R 404A
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
FLAMMABILITY: NA
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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CONDITIONS: NA
MEANS OF EXTINCTION: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO
SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
FLASHPOINT: NA 鈥? GAS
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (% V): NONE
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%V): NONE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NE
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: HALOGENS, HALOGEN ACIDS, 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 ALKALINE, ALKALINE EARTH METALS, POWDERED
ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM, ZINC, STRONG OXIDIZERS.
CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY: NE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION MAY DECOMPOSE ON CONTACT WITH FLAME OR EXTREMELY HOT
PRODUCTS: METAL SURFACE TO PRODUCE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE
PRODUCTS.
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY
SKIN CONTACT: CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY CAUSE TISSUE TO FREEZE
(FROST BITE).
SKIN ABSORPTION: NE
EYE: VAPOUR MAY BE IRRITATING TO EYES.
INGESTION: NA
INHALATION: MAY BE HARMFUL. IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.
ACUTE OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: MAY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE SENSITIVITY OF THE HEART
TO ADRENALINE WHICH COULD RESULT IN IRREGULAR
HEART BEATS AND REDUCED HEART FUNCTION.
CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: NE
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. STOP LEAK IF POSSIBLE
WITH OUT RISK. DISPERSE GAS WITH FORCED AIR
VENTILATION.
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: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAMES.
WASH BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO
PRODUCTS OR REST ROOMS.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: KEEP IN A CLOSED, LABELED CONTAINER IN A
VENTILATED AREA. DO NOT STORE CYLINDER IN
DIRECT SUN 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 WASH SKIN WITH WATER AND SOAP. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
OCCURS OR PERSISTS.
INGESTION NA
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): 03/10/95
DATE REVISED (MM/DD/YY): 12/11/06
A SIGNIFICANT NEW ACTIVITY NOTICE (SNAC NOTICE) HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 1,1,1-
TRIFLUOROETHANE (HFC-143A). AND PENTAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-125). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE USERS OF THE SUBSTANCE TO BE AWARE OF AND COMPLY WITH THE SNAC NOTICE AND TO
SUBMIT A SNAC NOTIFICATION TO ENVIRONMENT CANADA PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT NEW ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBSTANCE.
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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