MG INDUSTRIES -- CARBON DIOXIDE  -- 6830-00N081594
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CARBON DIOXIDE
MSDS Date:11/25/1985
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N081594
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MG INDUSTRIES
Address:2460 BLVD OF THE GENERALS
Box:945
City:VALLEY FORGE
State:PA
ZIP:19482
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-382-0534
Emergency Phone Num:800-345-6351
CAGE:MGIND
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MG INDUSTRIES
Address:3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY
Box:945
City:MALVERN
State:PA
ZIP:19355
Country:US
Phone:215-630-5422
CAGE:MGIND
Company Name:MG INDUSTRIES
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:MGNDU

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:CARBON DIOXIDE
CAS:124-38-9
RTECS #:FF6400000
OSHA PEL:5000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:5000 PPM/30000 STEL

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: CONTACT CLOSEST SUPPLIER LOCATION OR CALL
    EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED HEREIN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:USE CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT
    HAZ BACK FLOW INTO CYL. FOR ADDNL HNDLG REC, CONSULT (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC'S PAMPHLETS P-1, G-6, G-6.1,
    AND G-6.2. PROT CYLS FROM PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAVILY
    TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMER EXISTS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMP WHERE CYLS (ING
    6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: ARE STORED TO EXCEED 130F (54C). CYLS SHOULD BE
    STORED UPRIGHT & FIRMLY SECURED TO PVNT FALLING/BEING (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: KNOCKED OVER. FULL & EMPTY CYLS SHOULD BE
    SEGREGATED. USE "FIRST IN - FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT (ING
    8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: FULL CYLS BEING STORED FOR EXCESS PERIODS OF TIME.
    DRY CARBON DIOXIDE CAN BE HNDLD W/MOST COMMON (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: STRUCTURAL MATLS. MOIST CARBON DIOXIDE IS CORR BY
    ITS FORMATION OF CARBONIC ACID. FOR THESE APPLIC, 316, (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: 309 & 310 STAINLESS STEELS MAY BE USED AS WELL AS
    HASTELLOY A,B & C & MONEL. FERROUS NICKEL ALLOYS (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: ARE SLIGHLY CORRODED. AT NORMAL TEMPS CARBON
    DIOXIDE IS COMPATIBLE W/MOST PLASTIC & ELASTOMERS. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: COMPRESSED GAS CYLS SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT
    BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF COMPRESSED GASES. SHIPMENT (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: OF COMPRESSED GAS CYL WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FILLED BY
    OWNER OR W/HIS (WRITTEN) CONSENT IS VIOLATION OF (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: OF FEDERAL LAW (49CFR).
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:ACUTE: INHALATION: LOW CONCENTRATIONS
    (3-5 MOLAR %) CAUSE INCREASED RESPIRATION & HEADACHE. EIGHT TO 15
    MOLAR 1, CONCENTATIONS CAUSE HEADACHES, NAUSEA & VOMITING WHICH MAY
    LEAD TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS IF N OT MOVED TO OPEN AIR/GIVEN OXYGEN.
    HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS CAUSE RAPID CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY
    LEADING(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TO COMAS & DEATH. TOX PROPERTIES:
    CARBON DIOXIDE IS MOST POWERFUL CEREBRAL VASODILATOR KNOWN.
    INHALING LG CONCS CAUSES RAPID CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO
    COMA & DEATH. CHRONIC HARMFU L EFTS ARE NOT KNOWN FROM INHAL OF LOW
    (3-5 MOLAR %) CONCENTRATIONS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:PROMPT MED ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXP TO
    CARBON DIOXIDE. RESCUE PERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED W/NIOSH APPRVD SCBA.
    INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR MINIMUM
    OF	15 MINS, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF
    WATER. CALL MD . INHAL: CONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO
    UNCONTAMD AREA & INHALE FRESH AIR. QUICK REMOVAL (SUPDAT)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE, INERT GAS. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
    SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:EVAC ALL PERS FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE APPROP
    PROT EQUIP. IF LEAK IS IN USER'S EQUIP, BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING
    W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN CNTNR/CNTNR
    VALVE, CONT CLOSEST S UPPLIER LOCATION/CALL EMER TELEPHONE
    NOLISTED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
    VALVE PROT CAPS MUST REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS CNTNR IS SECURED
    W/VALVE OUTLET PIPED TO USE POINT.
Other Precautions:DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLS. USE SUITABLE HAND TRUCK
    FOR CYL MOVEMENT. USE PRESS REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYL
    TO LOWER PRESS (<1500 PSIG) PIPING/SYS. DO NOT HEAT CYL BY ANY
    MEANS TO INCR DI SCHARGE RATE OF PROD FROM CYL. (ING 3)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH
    MASK OR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION ABOVE TWA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:FROM CONTAMINATED AREA IS MOST IMPORTANT. UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSONS SHOULD BE MOVED TO UNCONTAMINATED AREA, GIVEN
    MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION & SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. ASSURE THAT
    VOMITED MATER IAL DOES NOT OBSTRUCT AIRWAY BY USE OF POSITIONAL
    DRAINAGE. FURTHER TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-109F,-79C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-70F,-57C
Vapor Pres:856 PSIA
Spec Gravity:1.65 (AIR =1)
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FORMS CARBONIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF
    WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS . DO
    NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF WASTE/UNUSED QTYS. RETURN IN SHIPPING
    CNTNR PROPERLY LBLD, W/ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS/CAPS SECURED & VALVE
    PROT CAP IN PLACE  TO SUPPLIER. FOR EMER DISP ASSISTANCE,(ING 2)

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