MATHESON CO DIV G D SEARLE MEDICAL PRODUCTS -- CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE  -- 6830-00-290-4375
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
MSDS Date:10/01/1985
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-290-4375
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MATHESON CO DIV G D SEARLE MEDICAL PRODUCTS
Address:932 PATERSON PLANK RD
Box:85
City:EAST RUTHERFORD
State:NJ
ZIP:07073-2130
Country:US
Info Phone Num:(201) 933-2400
Emergency Phone Num:(201) 933-2400
CAGE:96355
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MATHESON CO DIV OF G D SEARLE MEDICAL PRODUCTS
Address:30 SEAVIEW DRIVE
Box:City:SCAUCUS
State:NJ
ZIP:07096
Country:US
Phone:201-867-4100
CAGE:96355

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

Ingred Name:CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, FREON 22, MONOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
CAS:75-45-6
RTECS #:PA6390000
Other REC Limits:1000 PPM
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:3540 MG/CUM
Ozone Depleting Chemical:2

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: ANESTHESIA, INTOXICATION
    (LIGHT-HEADEDNESS), LOOS OF COORDINATION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS,
    IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT OR CEASE OF HEARTBEAT. SKIN: FROSTBITE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: ANESTHESIA, INTOXICATION
    (LIGHT-HEADEDNESS), LOSS OF COORDINATION, UNCONSIOUSNESS, IRREGULAR
    HEARTBEAT OR CEASE OF HEARTBEAT. SKIN: FROSTBITE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. SKIN: TREAT FOR FROSTBITE. NOSE TO
    PHYSICIAN: PERSO N ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY FLUOROCARBON VAPORS SHOULD
    NOT BE TREATED W/ADERENALIN (EPINEPHRINE)/SIMILAR HEART STIMULANTS.
    INCREASES RISK OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
    ALL CASES.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & POSITIVE PRESSURE
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. KEEP CYLINDERS COOL USING WATER
    SPRAY APPLIED FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS EXPOSED TO FIRE MAY RUPTURE
    W/VIOLENT FORCE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CYLINDERS SHOULD BE STORED & USED IN
    DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREAS AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES. SECURE CYLINDER
    TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER.
Other Precautions:LEAK CHECK LINE & EQUIPMENT.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE APPROVED RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT WHEN >TLV.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-41.19F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-256F
Vapor Pres:123
Solubility in Water:0.30% BY WEIGHT
Appearance and Odor:ROOM TEMPERATURE, COLORLESS GAS/ODORLESS.
    >CONCENTRATIONS, MILD/ETHEREAL ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SODIUM, POTASSIUM, BARIUM, POWDERED MAGNESIUM, POWDERED ALUMINUM, &
    ORGANOMETALLICS
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAMES, & HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE,
    CARBONYL FLUORIDE, & PHOSGENE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE, &
    LOCAL REGULATIONS. UN1018.

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