PRAXAIR, INC. -- ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= MSDS Date: 05/01/1999 MSDS Num: CKVYV Product ID: ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 0LV01 Name: PRAXAIR, INC. Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD City: DANBURY CT 06810-5113 Info Phone Number: 800-PRAXAIR/800-645-4633 Emergency Phone Number: 800-645-4633 Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: P-4559-H Preparer's Name: NOT PROVIDED Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 0LV01 Name: PRAXAIR, INC. Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD City: DANBURY CT 06810-5113 Phone: 800-772-9247; 800-PRAXAIR ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 74-86-2 RTECS #: AO9600000 Name: ACETYLENE > Wt: 99. Other REC Limits: NOT PROVIDED OSHA PEL: NONE ESTABLISHED ACGIH TLV: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: NOT PROVIDED Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: INHALATION?ASPHYXIANT. EFFECTS ARE DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN. MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. VAPOR MAY CAUSE INCOORDINA TION AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. EFFECTS MAY BE DELAYED. LACK OF OXYGEN CAN KILL. SKIN CONTACT?NO HARM EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. LIQUID (ACETONE) MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. SWALLOWING?AN UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE, BUT FROSTBITE OF LIPS AND MOUTH MAY RESULT FROM CONTACT WITH THE LIQUID. IF SWALLOWED, THE LIQUID MAY CAUSE NAUSEA. EYE CONTACT?VAPOR CONTAINING ACETONE MAY IRRITATE THE EYES. LIQUID MAY IRRITATE AND CAUS E FROSTBITE. CHRONIC: NO HARM EXPECTED. Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY NTP, OSHA, OR IARC. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: NOT PROVIDED Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: THE TOXICOLOGY AND THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THIS PRODUCT SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS UNLIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL MAY GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY WARM FROSTBI TE AREA WITH WARM WATER NOT TO EXCEED 105?F (41?C). IN CASE OF MASSIVE EXPOSURE, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING WHILE SHOWERING WITH WARM WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SWALLOWING: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CAL L A PHYSICIAN. EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN AND AWAY FROM EYEBALLS. URGENTLY SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLY AN OPHTH ALMOLOGIST. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: DANGER! FLAMMABLE. GAS UNDER PRESSURE. IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE PERSONNEL. USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNITION IF WITHOUT RISK. REDUCE VAPORS WITH FINE WATER SPRAY. SHUT OFF FLOW IF WITHOUT RISK. VENTILATE AREA OR MOVE LEAKING CYLINDER TO WELL-VENTILATED AREA. FLAMMABLE GAS MAY SPREAD FROM LEAK. BEFORE ENTERING AREA, CHECK ATMOSPHERE WITH AN APPROPRIATE DEVICE. Neutralizing Agent: NOT RELEVANT Waste Disposal Methods: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL OR UNUSED QUANTITIES. RETURN CYLINDER TO SUPPLIER. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER, OR LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. IF NECESSARY, CALL YOUR LOCAL SUPPLIER FOR A SSISTANCE. Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. SEPARATE FROM OXIDIZERS. SECURE CYLINDERS UPRIGHT. SCREW CAP FIRMLY IN PLACE. THERE MUST BE NO SOURCES OF IGNITION. ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF. S TORE ONLY WHERE TEMPERATURE WILL NOT EXCEED 125?F (52?C). STORE FULL AND EMPTY CYLINDERS SEPARATELY. Other Precautions: PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM DAMAGE. USE A SUITABLE HAND TRUCK. EQUIPMENT MUST BE NON-SPARKING. NEVER USE COPPER PIPING FOR ACETYLENE SERVICE. DO NOT OPEN ACETYLENE CYLINDER VALVES MORE THAN 1? TURNS. NEVER USE ACETYLENE AT PRESSURES EXCEEDING 15 PSIG. OPEN VALVE SLOWLY. IF VALVE IS HARD TO OPEN, CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point: =-17.6C, 0.F Autoignition Temp: =305.C, 581.F Lower Limits: 2.5 Upper Limits: 100 Extinguishing Media: IMMEDIATELY COOL CYLINDERS WITH WATER SPRAY FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE TAKING CARE NOT TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES. ALLOW FIRE TO BURN OUT. Fire Fighting Procedures: DANGER! FLAMMABLE GAS UNDER PRESSURE. EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL. USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. REMOVE IGNITION SOURCES IF WITHOUT RISK. STOP FLOW OF GAS IF WITHOUT RISK. REMOVE ALL CYLINDERS FR OM AREA OF FIRE IF WITHOUT RISK. ON-SITE FIRE BRIGADES MUST COMPLY WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.156. EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR AND OXIDIZING AGENTS. CAN BUILD PRESSURE IN CYLINDER AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE. VAPORS MAY CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE REIGNITION HAZARD. CAN BE IGNITED BY PILOT LIGHTS, FLAMES , SMOKING, SPARKS, HEATERS, STATIC DISCHARGE, OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCES AT LOCATIONS DISTANT FROM PRODUCT HANDLING POINT ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: USE AIR-PURIFYING OR AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATORS, AS APPROPRIATE, WHERE LOCAL OR GENERAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE. AN AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR MUST BE USED IN CONFINED SPACES. RESPIRATORY PROTECT ION MUST CONFORM TO OSHA RULES AS SPECIFIED IN 29 CFR 1910.134. Ventilation: USE A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM, IF NECESSARY, TO PREVENT OXYGEN DEFICIENCY AND KEEP HAZARDOUS FUMES AND GASES BELOW APPLICABLE TLVS Protective Gloves: WORK GLOVES FOR HANDLING; WELDING GLOVES FOR WELDING Eye Protection: GOGGLES WITH FILTER LENSES SELECTED AS PER ANSI Z49.1/OSHA 29 CFR 1910.33. Other Protective Equipment: METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING. SELECT IN ACCORDANCEWITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 AND 1910.133. REGARDLESS OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, NEVER TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS. Work Hygienic Practices: NOT PROVIDED Supplemental Safety and Health: ABBREVIATION: N/A=NOT APPLICABLE OR NOT AVAILABLE. N/K=UNKNOWN. N/P=NOT PROVIDED. N/R=NOT RELEVANT. N/D=NOT DETERMINED. N/E=NOT ESTABLISHED. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= HCC: G2 NRC/State LIC No: NOT RELEVANT Boiling Point: =-75.C, -103.F B.P. Text: @ 10 PSIG Melt/Freeze Pt: =-82.2C, -115.8F M.P/F.P Text: @ 10 PSIG Decomp Text: NOT PROVIDED Vapor Pres: 32844 @ 70F Vapor Density: 0.906 Spec Gravity: 0.07314 LB/FT3 Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT PROVIDED Solubility in Water: 1.7% @ 32F AND 1 ATM Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS GAS. 100% PURITY IS ODORLESS, COMMERCIAL HAS GARLIC-ODOR Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100% ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: NO Stability Condition To Avoid: AVOID USE AT PRESSURES ABOVE 15 PSIG. Materials To Avoid: COPPER, SILVER, MERCURY, OR THEIR ALLOYS; OXIDIZING AGENT; ACIDS, HALOGENS, MOISTURE. Hazardous Decomposition Products: CO/CO2H2. THE WELDING OR CUTTING PROCESS MAY FORM REACTION PRODUCTS SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NONE ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: THE WELDING PROCESS MAY GENERATE HAZARDOUS FUMES AND GASES. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: NO ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS EXPECTED. ACETYLENE DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS I OR CLASS II OZONE-DEPLETING CHEMICALS. ACETYLENE IS NOT LISTED AS A MARINE POLLUTANT BY DOT. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Sara Title III Information: CERCLA: REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): NONE. SARA: SUPERFUND AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT: SECTIONS 302/304: THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ): NONE. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (40 CFR 355): NONE. SECTIONS 311/312: IMMEDIATE: NO PRESSURE: YES. DELAYED: NO. REACTIVITY: YES. FIRE: YES. ACETYLENE DOES NOT REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER SECTION 313. ACETYLENE IS LISTED AS A REGULATED SUBSTANCE IN QUANTIT IES OF 10,000 LBS (4536 KG) OR GREATER. Federal Regulatory Information: TSCA: TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT: ACETYLENE IS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. ACETYLENE IS NOT LISTED IN APPENDIX A AS A HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL. HOWEVER, ANY PROCESS THAT INVOLVES A FLAMMABLE GAS ON SITE IN ONE LOCATION IN QUANTITIES OF 10,000 LBS (4536 KG) OR GREATER IS COVERED UNDER THIS REGULATION UNLESS THE GAS IS USED AS A FUEL. State Regulatory Information: CALIFORNIA: ACETYLENE IS NOT LISTED BY CALIFORNIA UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986 (PROPOSITION 65). WARNING: THE COMBUSTION OF ACETYLENE PRODUCES CARBON MONOXIDE?A CH EMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. (CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE ?25249.5 ET SEQ.) PENNSYLVANIA: ACETYLENE IS SUBJECT TO THE PENNSYLVANI A WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (35 P.S. SECTIONS 7301-7320). ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: ASPIRATED ACETONE MAY CAUSE SEVERE LUNG DAMAGE. IF A LARGE QUANTITY OF MATERIAL HAS BEEN SWALLOWED, STOMACH CONTENTS SHOULD BE EVACUATED QUICKLY IN A MANNER THAT AVOIDS ASPIRATION . OTHERWISE, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT OF OVEREXPOSURE SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CLINICAL CONDITION OF THE PATIENT. ======================================================= Transportation Information ======================================================= Responsible Party Cage: 0LV01 Trans ID NO: 155340 Product ID: ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED MSDS Prepared Date: 05/01/1999 Review Date: 11/14/2000 MFN: 1 Multiple KIT Number: 0 Unit Of Issue: CY Type Of Container: CYLINDER Additional Data: PROPER SHIPPING NAME, UN ID NUMBER, HAZARD CLASS, PER MSDS. ======================================================= Detail DOT Information ======================================================= DOT PSN Code: ADR DOT Proper Shipping Name: ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED Hazard Class: 2.1 UN ID Num: UN1001 Label: FLAMMABLE GAS Packaging Exception: NONE Non Bulk Pack: 303 Bulk Pack: NONE Max Qty Pass: FORBIDDEN Max Qty Cargo: 15 KG Vessel Stow Req: D Water/Ship/Other Req: 25,40,57 ======================================================= Detail IMO Information ======================================================= IMO PSN Code: AFB IMO Proper Shipping Name: ACETYLENE,DISSOLVED IMDG Page Number: 2101 UN Number: 1001 UN Hazard Class: 2(2.1) IMO Packaging Group: - Subsidiary Risk Label: - EMS Number: 2-07 MED First Aid Guide NUM: 310 ======================================================= Detail IATA Information ======================================================= IATA PSN Code: AFJ IATA UN ID Num: 1001 IATA Proper Shipping Name: ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED IATA UN Class: 2.1 IATA Label: FLAMMABLE GAS Packing Note Passenger: FORB Max Quant Pass: FORB Max Quant Cargo: 15KG Packaging Note Cargo: 200 Exceptions: A1 ======================================================= Detail AFI Information ======================================================= AFI PSN Code: AFJ AFI Proper Shipping Name: ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED AFI Hazard Class: 2.1 AFI UN ID NUM: UN1001 Special Provisions: P4 Back Pack Reference: A6.4 ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED Cage: 0LV01 Company Name: PRAXAIR, INC. Street: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD City: DANBURY CT Zipcode: 06810-5113 Health Emergency Phone: 800-645-4633 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 11/14/2000 Status Code: A MFG Label NO: NOT PROVIDED Origination Code: F Eye Protection IND: NO Skin Protection IND: NO Signal Word: DANGER Respiratory Protection IND: NO Health Hazard: Slight Contact Hazard: Moderate Fire Hazard: Severe Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: TARGET ORGANS: N/P. FIRST AID: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL MAY GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN CO NTACT: IMMEDIATELY WARM FROSTBITE AREA WITH WARM WATER NOT TO EXCEED 105?F (41?C). IN CASE OF MASSIVE EXPOSURE, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING WHILE SHOWERING WITH WARM WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SWALLOWI NG: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN AND AWAY FROM EYEBALLS. URGENTLY SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST. ======================================================= 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, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. 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