AIRGAS -- NITROGEN REFRIGERATED LIQUID -- 6830-01-106-0895
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:NITROGEN REFRIGERATED LIQUID MSDS Date:05/01/1990 FSC:6830 NIIN:01-106-0895 === Responsible Party === Company Name:AIRGAS Address:FIVE RADNOR CORP CTR 100 MATSONFORD RD City:RADNOR State:PA ZIP:19087 Country:US Info Phone Num:215-687-5253 Emergency Phone Num:215-687-5253 CAGE:AIRGA === Contractor Identification === Company Name:AIRGAS Address:100 MATSONFORD ROAD, 5 RADNOR CORP CNTR City:RADNOR State:PA ZIP:19087 Country:US Phone:215-687-5253 CAGE:AIRGA Company Name:AIRGAS INC Address:100 MATSONFORD RD SUITE 550 Box:City:WAYNE State:PA ZIP:19087 Country:US Phone:215-687-5253 CAGE:0MN39 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:NITROGEN CAS:7727-37-9 RTECS #:QW9700000 OSHA PEL:N/K ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT; 9495 Ingred Name:SUPDAT:FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING. PERSONS IN ILL HLTH WHERE SUCH ILLNESS WOULD BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOS TO NITROGEN (ING 3) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 2:SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WORK WITH OR HANDLE THIS PRODUCT. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:SUPPORTIVE. SKIN:FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS W/LUKEWARM WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. PHYSICIAN SHOULD SEE(ING 5) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 4:PATIENT PROMPTLY IF CRYOGENIC "BURN" HAS RSLTD IN BLISTERING OF DERMAL SURF/DEEP TISS FREEZING. PROMPT MED (ING 6) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 5:ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOS TO NITROGEN. RESCUE PERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH SCBA. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:OPERATIONAL PROBLEM W/VESSEL, CONT CLOSEST SUPPLIER LOCATION IMMED. LIQ NITROGEN CYLS SHOULD BE USED (ING 8) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 7:ONLY IN WELL-VENT AREAS & IN ACCORD W/MFR'S & YOUR SUPPLIER'S INSTRUCTIONS. THESE CYLS MUST ALWAYS BE KEPT (ING 9) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 8:IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. SPECIALIZED HAND TRUCKS ARE NEEDED FOR THEIR MOVEMENT. "FIRST IN-FIRST OUT" (ING 10) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 9:INVENTORY SYS SHOULD BE USED W/THESE CYLS. LIQ NITROGEN CANNOT BE HNDLD IN CARBON/LOW ALLOY STEELS. (ING 11) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 10:EIGHTEEN-EIGHT & 18-10 STAINLESS STEELS ARE ACCEPTABLE AS ARE COPPER & ITS ALLOYS, NICKEL & ITS ALLOYS, (ING 12) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 11:BRASS, BRONZE, SILICON ALLOYS, MONEL, INCONEL, & BERYLLIUM. ALSO SEE COMPRESSD GAS ASSOC PAMPHLETS P-9, (ING 13) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 12:P-12, P-14, & SFTY BULLETIN SB-2. LIQUIFIED GAS CYLS SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS(ING 14) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 15:OF THESE PRODS. SHIPMENT OF A COMPRESSED GAS CNTNR WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FILLED BY OWNER/W/HIS (WRITTEN) (ING 15) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 14:CONSENT IS IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW (49CFR). ALWAYS SECURE CYLS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION BEFORE (ING 16) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 15:TRANSPORTING THEM. NEVER TRANSPORT CYLS IN TRUNKS OF VEHICLES, ENCLOSED VANS, TRUCK CABS/IN PASSENGER (ING 17) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 16:COMPARTMENTS. TRANSPORT CYLS SECURED IN OPEN FLATBED/IN OPEN PICK-UP TYPE VEHICLES. NOTE:EXCEPT WHERE (ING 18) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 17:SPECIFIED, HLTH HAZ DATA & MOST OF OTHER DATA IN THIS MSDS ARE FOR GASEOUS NITROGEN. ONE VOL OF LIQ (ING 19) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 18:NITROGEN AT ITS BOILING PT & ATM PRESS WILL VAPORIZE INTO APPROX 695 VOLS OF GASEOUS NITROGEN @ 70F(21C) & 1 ATM. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:EYE PROT:AND FULL LENGTH FACE SHIELD . RTECS #:9999999ZZ ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFTS OF EXPOS TO HIGH CONCS SO AS TO DISPLACE OXYG IN AIR NEC FOR LIFE INCLUDE ANY, ALL OR NONE OF THE FOLLOWING:LOSS OF BALANCE/DIZZINESS, TIGHTNESS IN FRONTAL AREA OF FOREHEAD, TINGLING OF TONGUE, F INGERTIPS/TOES, WEAKENED SPEECH LEADINGTO INABILITY TO UTTER SOUNDS, RAPID REDUCTION IN ABILITY TO (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:PERFORM MOVEMENTS, REDUCED CON OF SURROUNDINGS, LOSS OF TACTILE SENSATIONS, HEIGHTENED MENTAL ACTIVITY. IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS POSS THAT NONE OF ABOVE SYMPS MAY OCCUR IN NITROGEN ASPHYXIA SO THAT THERE ARE NO DEFINITEWARNING SYMPS. CONT W/CRYOGENIC LIQ/COLD PIPING CNTNG LIQ CAN CAUSE TISS(SUPDAT) Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:FROSTBITE. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR MIN OF 15 MINUTES, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . INHAL:CON PERSON SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO AN UNCONTAM AREA & INHAL FRESH AIR. QUICK RE MOVAL FROM CONTAM AREA IS MOST IMPORTANT. UNCON PERSONS SHOULD BE MOVED TO AN UNCONTAM AREA, GIVEN MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION & SUPP OXYG. FURTHER TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & (ING 4) ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NONFLAMMABLE, INERT. Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:LIQ NITROGEN IS DELIVERED TO CUSTOMER INTO STATIONARY VACUUM-JACKETED VESSELS AT CUSTOMER'S LOC/IN PORTABLE VACUUM-JACKETED "LIQUID CYLINDERS. Other Precautions:STATIONARY CUSTOMER-SITE VESSELS SHOULD BE OPERATED IN ACCORD W/MFR'S & YOUR SUPPLIER'S INSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR, ADJUST/IN ANY OTHER WAY MODIFY OPERATION OF THESE VESSELS. IF THERE IS A MALFUNCTION/OTHER TYPE OF (ING 7) ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH MASK OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE. Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:TO PREVENT ACCUM OF HIGH CONC SO AS TO REDUCE OXYG LEVEL IN AIR TO LESS THAN 18 MOLAR PERCENT. Protective Gloves:LOOSE FITTING, INSULATED GLOVES. Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORK GOGGS (ING 20) Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . SAFETY SHOES. Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health VP:ABOVE CRITICAL TEMP OF -232.6F, -147C @ 70F,21.1C. EFTS OF OVEREXP:FREEZING/FROSTBITE ON SKIN CONT/IF SPLASHED INTO EYES. NITROGEN IS NON TOX BUT LIBERATION OF LG AMT IN CONFINED AREA COULD DISPLAC E AMT OF OXYG IN AIR NEC TO SUPPORT LIFE. FROSTBITE EFTS ARE CHANGE IN COLOR OF SKIN TO GRAY/WHITE POSSIBLY (ING 2) ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-321F,-196C Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-346F,-210C Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA Spec Gravity:0.97 @ 70F Solubility in Water:VERY SLIGHTLY Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS, GAS OR LIQUID. LIQUID IS CLEAR. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES NONE Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICABLE. Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS . 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 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.