AIRGAS INC -- CARBON DIOXIDE - CO*2 SOLID  -- 6830-00N087728
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CARBON DIOXIDE - CO*2 SOLID
MSDS Date:10/31/1996
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N087728
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AIRGAS INC
Address:259 RADNOR-CHESTER RD SUITE 100
City:RADNOR
State:PA
ZIP:19087-5240
Country:US
Info Phone Num:610-687-5253
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:JO188
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AIRGAS INC
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:ARGAS
Company Name:AIRGAS INC
Address:100 MATSONFORD RD
Box:City:RADNOR
State:PA
ZIP:19087
Country:US
Phone:610-687-5253;610-687-5253
CAGE:JO188

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

Ingred Name:CARBON DIOXIDE
CAS:124-38-9
RTECS #:FF6400000
Fraction by Wt: >99.8%
OSHA PEL:5000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:5000 PPM;30000 STEL

Ingred Name:IMPURITIES
Fraction by Wt: <0.2%MAX
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:SOLID PROD W/SODIUM & POTASSIUM ALLOYS ARE IMPACT
    SENSITIVE & EXPLODE VIOLENTLY. IN PRESENCE OF MOISTURE, (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:CESIUM OXIDE IGNITES ON CONTACT W/PRODUCT. METAL
    ACETYLIDES OR HYDRIDES WILL ALSO IGNITE OR EXPLODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:CONVULSIVE MOVEMENTS, POSS RESP COLLAPSE &
    DEATH. CO*2 CONCS - 10% OR MORE:SUFFOCATION; 2-10%: (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:NAUS, DIZZ, HDCH, MENTAL CONFUSN, INCR BLOOD PRESS &
    RESP RATE. CHRONIC:THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO KNOWN (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED W/CHRONIC EXPOSURE
    TO THIS GAS. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:NOT USE HOT WATER. IF WARM WATER NOT
    AVAIL/IMPRACTICAL, WRAP AFFECTED PARTS GENTLY IN BLANKETS. (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:ALTERNATIVELY, IF FINGERS/HANDS ARE FROSTBITTEN,
    PLACE AFFECTED AREA IN ARMPIT. ENCOURAGE VICTIM TO GENTLY(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:EXERCISE AFFECTED PART WHILE BEING WARMED. SEEK IMMED
    MED ATTN. VICTIMS & RESCUERS(IF NEC) MUST BE TAKEN (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. TAKE COPY OF LABEL & MSDS TO
    MD OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL W/VICTIM(S).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:SEAL SOURCE OF LEAKING GAS. PROT PERS ATTEMPTING
    SHUT-OFF W/WATER-SPRAY. ALLOW GAS, WHICH IS HVR/AIR,(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:TO DISSIPATE. MONITOR SURROUND AREA FOR OXYG LEVELS.
    ATM MUST HAVE AT LST 19.6% OXYG BEFORE PERS CAN BE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:ALLOWED IN AREA W/OUT NIOSH APPRVD SCBA. ATTEMPT TO
    CLOSE MAIN SOURCE VALVE PRIOR TO ENTERING AREA. IF (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:THIS DOES NOT STOP RELS/IF NOT POSS TO REACH VALVE,
    ALLOW GAS TO RELS IN-PLACE/REMOVE IT TO SAFE AREA & (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:ALLOW GAS TO BE RELS THERE. RELS OF LIQ PROD:CLEAR
    AFFECTED AREA & ALLOW LIQ TO EVAP & GAS TO DISSIPATE. (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:AFTER GAS IS FORMED, FOLLOW PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS.
    IF AREA MUST BE ENTERED BY EMER PERS, NIOSH APPRVD (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:SCBA, KEVLAR GLOVES & APPROPRIATE FOOT & LEG
    PROTECTION MUST BE WORN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:STORE NEAR ELEVATORS, CORRIDORS/LOADING DOCKS.
    DO NOT ALLOW STOR AREA TO BE >51C(125F). USE ONLY STOR(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:CNTNRS & EQUIP DESIGNED FOR STOR OF SOLID,
    GASEOUS/LIQUEFIED PROD. DO NOT STORE CNTNRS WHERE THEY CAN (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:COME INTO CONT W/MOISTURE. CYLS SHOULD BE STORED
    UPRIGHT & BE FIRMLY SECURED TO PVNT FALLING/BEING (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:KNOCKED OVER. CYLS CAN BE STORED IN OPEN, BUT SHOULD
    BE PROT AGAINST WEATHER EXTREMES & DAMPNESS TO PVNT (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:RUSTING. NEVER TAMPER W/PRESS RELIEF DEVICES IN
    VALVES & CYLS. LIQUEFIED PROD MUST BE STORED & HNDLD (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:UNDER POS PRESS/IN CLSD SYS TO PVNT INFILTRATION &
    SOLIDIFICATION OF AIR/GASES. FOR MORE INFO CONT NEHC .
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:MOST SIGNIFICANT HAZ ASSOC W/GAS
    IS INHAL OF OXYG-DEFICIENT ATMS. SYMPS OF OXYG DEFICIENCY INCL RESP
    DFCLTY, RINGING IN EARS, HDCHS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, WHEEZING,
    HDCH, DIZZ, INDIGEST, NAUS, UN CON/DEATH. SKIN MAY HAVE BLUE COLOR.
    CONT W/RAPIDLY EXPANDING GASES (WHICH ARE RELS UNDER HIGH PRESS)
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. SYMPS OF
    FROSTBITE INCL CHANGE IN SKIN COLOR TO WHITE/GRAYISH-YELLOW. EFTS
    ASSOC W/VARIOUS LEVELS OF OXYG - 12-16%:BRTHG & PULSE RATE INCR,
    MUSC COORD SLIGHTLY DISTURBED;  10-14%:EMOTIONAL UPSET, ABNORM
    FATG, DISTURBED RESP; 6-10%:NAUS & VOMIT, COLLAPSE/LOSS OF
    CONSCIOUSNESS; <6%: (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS
    MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

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

First Aid:RESCUERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE VICTIMS W/OUT ADEQ
    PPE. AT MIN, NIOSH APPRVD SCBA SHOULD BE WORN. INGEST:CALL MD
    IMMED. EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR MIN OF 15 MINS, SEEK
    ASSISTAN CE FROM MD . INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, AS QUICKLY AS
    POSS. ONLY TRAINED PERS SHOULD ADMIN SUPP OXYG &/OR CPR, IF NEC.
    SKIN:IN CASE OF FROSTBITE, PLACE FROSTBITTEN PART IN WARM WATER. DO
    (ING 8)

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

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE IS COMMONLY USED AS EXTING AGENT -
    SHOULD NOT PRESENT PROB. USE EXTING MEDIA APPROP FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DOES NOT BURN; HOWEVER, CNTNRS, WHEN
    INVOLVED IN FIRE, MAY RUPTURE/BURST IN HEAT OF FIRE. DUSTS OF
    VARIOUS REACTIVE METALS (E.G., MAGNESIUM, ZIRCON (SUPP DATA)

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

Spill Release Procedures:UNCONTROLLED RELS SHOULD BE RESPONDED TO BY
    TRAINED PERS USING PRE-PLANNED PROCS. PPE SHOULD BE USED. CLEAN
    AFFECTED AREA, PROT PEOPLE & RESPOND W/TRAINED PERS. MIN PPE SHOULD
    BE PROT CLTHG, MECH-RESI ST GLOVES & NIOSH APPRVD SCBA. LOCATE
    &(ING 12)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE CYLS IN DRY, WELL-VENTED AREAS
    AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT. COMPRESSED GASES CAN PRESENT SIGNIFICANT
    SFTY HAZS. PROT CYLS AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG.
Other Precautions:STORE CNTNRS AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS &
    EMER EXITS. POST "NO SMOKING/OPEN FLAMES" SIGNS IN STOR/USE AREAS.
    STORE SOLID PROD IN INSULATED CNTNRS WHICH OPEN FROM TOP & HAVE
    LOOSE FITTING LIDS	SO VAP MAY ESCAPE. DO NOT (ING 19)

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

Respiratory Protection:MAINTAIN OXYG LEVELS >19.5%. USE NIOSH APPRVD
    SUPPLIED AIR RESP PROT IF OXYG LEVELS ARE <19.5% OR DURING EMER
    RESPONSE TO RELS OF PROD. IF RESP PROT IS REQD, FOLLOW REQUIREMENTS
    OF FED OSHA (29 CFR 19 10.134), OR EQUIV STATE STDS.
Ventilation:USE W/ADEQ VENT. LOCAL EXHAUST VENT IS PREF. IF APPROP,
    INSTALL AUTOMATIC MONITORING EQUIP TO DETECT LEVEL OF OXYGEN.
Protective Gloves:MECH-RESIST GLOVES; LOW-TEMP (SUPP DATA)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . USE APPROP BODY PROT & PROT EQUIP. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
    (SUPP DATA)
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID GETTING PROD IN YOU. DO NOT EAT/DRINK
    WHILE HNDLG CHEMS. BE AWARE OF ANY SIGNS OF DIZZ/FATG; FATAL CONCS
    (SUPDAT)
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROT GLOVES:PROT GLOVES (E.G., INSULATED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE/INSULATED
    NITRILE). EYE PROT:FULL LGTH FSHLD . OTHER PROT EQUIP:INSULATION
    FROM EXTREME COLD. HYGIENE PRACT:COULD OCCUR W/OUT ANY SIGN IFICANT
    WARNING SYMPS. EXPLO HAZ:TITANIUM ALLOYS), ARE READILY IGNITED &
    EXPLODE IN PRESENCE OF PROD. MIXTS OF (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-109F,-79C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-70F,-57C
Vapor Pres:844.7 PSIA
Vapor Density:1.833
Spec Gravity:1.54
Solubility in Water:0.9% @ 20C.
Appearance and Odor:(DRY ICE) WHITE OPAQUE SOLID WHICH RELS COLORLESS,
    ODORLESS GAS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POWDERED ALUMINUM, BERYLLIUM, CERIUM ALLOYS, CHROMIUM,
    MAGNESIUM-ALUMINUM ALLOYS. FOR COMPLETE LIST CONT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXPOSING CYLS OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO
    EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPS, WHICH COULD CAUSE CYLS TO RUPTURE OR BURST.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE GAS IN ELEC DISCHARGE
    YIELDS CARBON MONOXIDE & OXYGEN. IF PRESENCE OF MOISTURE, WILL FORM
    CARBONIC ACID.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR, HOWEVER CARBON
    DIOXIDE ACTS TO CATALYZE POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLADEHYDE &
    AZIRIDINE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W APPROPRIATE
    FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. RETURN CYLINDERS WITH ANY
    RESIDUAL PRODUCT TO AIRGAS. DO NOT DISPOSE OF LOCALLY.

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