UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION -- NITROGEN ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6830 NIIN: 00-616-9183 MSDS Date: 08/01/1989 MSDS Num: BHFRH Product ID: NITROGEN MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 36346 Name: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD Box: NA City: DANBURY CT 06817-0001 Info Phone Number: ROUTINE INFO CONTACT LOCAL SUPPLIER Emergency Phone Number: 1-800-822-4357 CANADA 514-640-6400 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Preparer Co. when other than Responsible Party Co. ======================================================= Cage: 36346 Name: UNION CARBIDE CORP LINDE DIV Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD City: DANBURY CT 06817-0001 ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 7D711 Name: HAMPTON ROADS SUPPLY UNION CARBIDE LINDE DIVISION Address: 3450 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD Box: 12567 City: NORFOLK VA 23502-3123 Phone: UNKNOWN Cage: 36346 Name: UNION CARBIDE CORP LINDE DIV Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD City: DANBURY CT 06817-0001 Phone: 800-822-4357; 304-744-3487 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= Item Name: NITROGEN,TECHNICAL Specification Number: BB-N-411 Type/Grade/Class: TY I GR B CL 1 Type of Container: CYLINDER ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 7727-37-9 Name: NITROGEN % Wt: 100 ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP & PRESSURE. SKIN: NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFO. INHAL: ASPHYXIANT. MODERATE CONCEN MAY CAUSE HEADACHE,DROWS,DIZZ,EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMIT & UNCONS. LACK OF OXYGEN-DEATH. SKIN: NOHARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. LIQ FROSTBITE. EYE: NO HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECT Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP & PRESSURE SKIN: NO EVID/ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFO. INHAL: ASPHYXIANT. MOD CONCEN; HEADACHE,DROWS,DIZZ,EXCITATION,EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMIT & UNCONS. LACK OF OXYGE N-DEATH. EYE: NO HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTEDFROM VAPOR Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: TOXICOLOGY AND THE PHYSICAL & CHEM PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIAL DO NOT SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS First Aid: SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP & PRESSURE. SKIN: EXPOSURE TO LIQ, IMMED WARM FROSTBITE AREA WITH WARM WATER (NOT TO EXCEED 105F) IN CASE OF MASSIVE EXPOSURE, REMOVE CLOTHING HWILE SHOWERING WITH WARRM WA TER. CALL PHYSICIAN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATH DIFF. CALL PHYSICIAN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER 15 MIN. SEE PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLEY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMD ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE DANGER AREA. SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF LEAK IF WITHOUT RISKVENT AREA OR MOVE LEAKING CONTAINER TO WELL VENTEDAREA. TEST AREA, ESP CONFINED AREAS, FOR SUFFICIEN T OXYGEN CONTENT PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY OF PERSONNEL Waste Disposal Methods: SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN ENVIR ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDSTATE AND LOCAL REG. Handling And Storage Precautions: NEVER WORK ON PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. IF THERE IS A LIAK, CLOSED THE CYLINDER VALVE, BLOW DOWN THE SYSTEM BY VENTING TO A SAFE PLACE, THEN REPAIR THE LEAK Other Precautions: HIGH PRESSURE GAS. USE PIPING & EQUIPMENT ADEQUATELY DESINGED TO WITHSTAND PRESSURES TO BE ENCOUTERED. CAN CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION DUE TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY. STORE & USE WITH ADEQUATE VENT. CLOSE VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE AND WHEN EMPTY ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point Text: NA Lower Limits: NA Upper Limits: NA Extinguishing Media: NITROGEN CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE Fire Fighting Procedures: EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA. IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY FROM MAX DISTANCE UNTIL COOL, MOVE CONTAINER AWAY FROM FIRE IF NO RISK Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: GAS CANNOT CATCH FIRE. MAY RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF FIRE. NO PART OF CONT SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO A TEMP HIGHER THAN APPR 125F. MOST CONT DESIGN TO VENT ELE TEMP ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134. RESPIRATORS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO MSHA AND NIOSH Ventilation: LOCAL PREFERRED. MECHANICAL ACCEPTABLE. Protective Gloves: PREFERRED FOR CYLINDER HANDLING Eye Protection: SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA Other Protective Equipment: METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING. SELECT IN ACCORDANCEWITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 AND 1910.133 Work Hygienic Practices: GOOD GENERAL HYGIENE PRACTICES Supplemental Safety and Health: NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: THERE IS NOT SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CLINICAL CONDITION. ALSO SUITABILITY FOR USE AS A COMPONENT IN UNDERWATER BREATHING G AS MIXTURES IS TO BE DETERMINED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL EXPERIENCED IN THE USE OF UNDERWATER BREATHING ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= B.P. Text: 210.36 F Vapor Pres: GAS Vapor Density: 0.967 Spec Gravity: GAS Evaporation Rate & Reference: NA Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100 ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Materials To Avoid: UNDER CERTAIN CONDITION, NITROGEN CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH LITHIUM, NEODYMIUM, TITANIUM, & OZONE Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Transportation Information ======================================================= Responsible Party Cage: 36346 Trans ID NO: 79886 Product ID: NITROGEN MSDS Prepared Date: 08/01/1989 Review Date: 12/06/1989 MFN: 1 Net Unit Weight: 200 CF CY Multiple KIT Number: 0 Review IND: Y Type Of Container: CYLINDER Additional Data: WHEN 2 OR MORE GASES, OR LIQUEFIED GASES ARE MIXED, THEIR HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES MAY COMBINE TO CREATE ADDITIONAL, UNEXPECTED HAZARDS. OBTAIN AND EVALUATE THE SAFETY NFO FOR EACH COMPONENT BEFORE YOU PRODUCE THE MIXTURE. CONSLT AN INDUSTRIALHYGIENIST ======================================================= Detail DOT Information ======================================================= DOT PSN Code: XXX ======================================================= Detail IMO Information ======================================================= IMO PSN Code: KSR IMO Proper Shipping Name: NITROGEN, COMPRESSED IMDG Page Number: 2163 UN Number: 1066 UN Hazard Class: 2(2.2) IMO Packaging Group: - Subsidiary Risk Label: - EMS Number: 2-04 MED First Aid Guide NUM: NON ======================================================= Detail IATA Information ======================================================= IATA PSN Code: SBP IATA UN ID Num: 1066 IATA Proper Shipping Name: NITROGEN, COMPRESSED IATA UN Class: 2.2 IATA Label: NON-FLAMMABLE GAS Packing Note Passenger: 200 Max Quant Pass: 75KG Max Quant Cargo: 150KG Packaging Note Cargo: 200 ======================================================= Detail AFI Information ======================================================= AFI PSN Code: SBP AFI Proper Shipping Name: NITROGEN, COMPRESSED AFI Hazard Class: 2.2 AFI UN ID NUM: UN1066 Special Provisions: P5 Back Pack Reference: A6.3, A6.6 ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: NITROGEN Cage: 36346 Company Name: UNION CARBIDE CORP LINDE DIV Street: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD City: DANBURY CT Zipcode: 06817-0001 Health Emergency Phone: 304-744-3487 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 12/16/1998 Status Code: C Label Date: 12/16/1998 Origination Code: F Hazard And Precautions: VAPORS MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS OR SUFFOCATION. CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. FIRE MAY PRODUCE IRRITATING OR POISONOUS GASES. ======================================================= 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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