SDS

SafetyDataSheet
AccordingtoOSHAHCS2012(29CFR1910.1200)
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SkinContact:Liquefiedgasesmaycausecryogenicburnsorinjury.Treatburnedorfrostbittenskinbyflushingorimmersingthe
affectedarea(s)inlukewarmwater.Donotrubaffectedarea.Donotremoveclothingthatadheresduetofreezing.Aftersensation
hasreturnedtothefrostbittenskin,keepskinwarm,dry,andclean.Ifbl
isteringoccurs,applyasteriledressing.Seekimmediate
medicalattention.
Inhalation(Breathing):Ifrespiratorysymptomsdevelop,movevictimawayfromsourceofexposureandintofreshairinaposition
comfortableforbreathing.Ifbreathingisdifficult,oxygenorartificialrespirationshouldbeadministeredbyqualifiedpersonnel.If
symptomsper
sist,seekmedicalattention.
Ingestion(Swallowing):Thismaterialisagasundernormalatmosphericconditionsandingestionisunlikely.
Mostimportantsymptomsandeffects,bothacuteanddelayed:Lighthydrocarbongasesaresimpleasphyxiantsandcancause
anestheticeffectsathighconcentrations.Symptomsofoverexposure,whicharereversibleifexposureisstoppe
d,caninclude
shortnessofbreath,drowsiness,headaches,confusion,decreasedcoordination,visualdisturbancesandvomiting.Continued
exposurecanleadtohypoxia(inadequateoxygen),rapidbreathing,cyanosis(bluishdiscolorationoftheskin),andnumbnessofthe
extremities,unconsciousnessanddeath.
NotestoPhysician:Epinephrineandothersympathomimeticdrugsmayi
nitiatecardiacarrhythmiasinpersonsexposedtohigh
concentrationsofhydrocarbonsolvents(e.g.,inenclosedspacesorwithdeliberateabuse).Theuseofotherdrugswithless
arrhythmogenicpotentialshouldbeconsidered.Ifsympathomimeticdrugsareadministered,observeforthedevelopmentof
cardiacarrhythmias
Section5:Fire‐FightingMeasures
NFPA70
4HazardClass
Health:2Flammability:4Instability:0
0(Minimal)
1(Slight)
2(Moder
ate)
3(Serious)
4(Severe)
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E
xtinguishingMedia:Drychemicalorcarbondioxideisrecommended.Carbondioxidecandisplaceoxygen.Usecautionwhen
applyingcarbondioxideinconfinedspaces.
Specifichazardsarisingfromthechemical
UnusualFire&ExplosionHazards:Extremelyflammable.ContentsunderpressureThismaterialcanbeignitedbyheat,sparks,
flames,orothersourcesofig
nition(e.g.,staticelectricity,pilotlights,mechanical/electricalequipment,andelectronicdevicessuch
ascellphones,computers,calculators,andpagerswhichhavenotbeencertifiedasintrinsicallysafe).Vaporsmaytravelconsiderable
distancestoasourceofignitionwheretheycanignite,flashback,orexplode.Maycreatevapor/airexplosionha
zardindoors,in
confinedspaces,outdoors,orinsewers.Ifcontainerisnotproperlycooled,itcanruptureintheheatofafire.Drainscanbeplugged
andvalvesmadeinoperablebytheformationoficeifrapidevaporationoflargequantitiesoftheliquefiedgasoccurs.Donotallow
run‐offfromfi
refightingtoenterdrainsorwatercourses–maycauseexplosionhazardindrainsandmayreignite.
HazardousCombustionProducts:Combustionmayyieldsmoke,carbonmonoxide,andotherproductsofincompletecombustion.
Oxidesofnitrogenandsulfurmayalsobeformed.
Specialprotectiveactionsforfirefighter
s:Forfiresbeyondtheinitialstage,emergencyrespondersintheimmediatehazardarea
shouldwearprotectiveclothing.Whenthepotentialchemicalhazardisunknown,inenclosedorconfinedspaces,aself‐contained
breathingapparatusshouldbeworn.Inaddition,wearotherappropriateprotectiveequipmentasconditionswarrant(seeSection8)
.
Isolateimmediatehazardareaandkeepunauthorizedpersonnelout.Stopspill/releaseifitcanbedonesafely.Ifthiscannotbedone,
allowfiretoburn.Moveundamagedcontainersfromimmediatehazardareaifitcanbedonesafely.Stayawayfromendsof