INDIANA OXYGEN -- NITROGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET NSN: 683000N072699 Manufacturer's CAGE: 30470 Part No. Indicator: A Part Number/Trade Name: NITROGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID =========================================================================== General Information =========================================================================== Company's Name: INDIANA OXYGEN CO Company's Street: 435 S DELAWARE Company's P. O. Box: 1304 Company's City: INDIANAPOLIS Company's State: IN Company's Country: US Company's Zip Code: 46206 Company's Emerg Ph #: 317-632-4525 Company's Info Ph #: 317-632-4525 Record No. For Safety Entry: 001 Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001 Status: SMJ Date MSDS Prepared: 01MAR91 Safety Data Review Date: 09SEP96 MSDS Serial Number: CBYTG =========================================================================== Ingredients/Identity Information =========================================================================== Proprietary: NO Ingredient: NITROGEN Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: QW9700000 CAS Number: 7727-37-9 OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: SUPDAT:CAN CAUSE TISSUE FREEZING OR FROSTBITE ON DERMAL CONTACT OR IF SPLASHED INTO THE EYES. NITROGEN IS DEFINED(ING 3) Ingredient Sequence Number: 02 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 2:AS A SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT OXYGEN LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AT GREATER THAN 18 MOLAR PERCENT AT NORMAL. (ING 4) Ingredient Sequence Number: 03 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 3:NITROGEN IS NONTOXIC BUT THE LIBERATION OF A LARGE AMOUNT IN A CONFINED AREA COULD DISPLACE THE AMOUNT OF (ING 5) Ingredient Sequence Number: 04 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 4:OXYGEN IN AIR NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIFE. FROSTBITE EFFECTS ARE A CHANGE IN COLOR OF THE SKIN TO GRAY/WHITE (ING 6) Ingredient Sequence Number: 05 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 5:POSSIBLY FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING. Ingredient Sequence Number: 06 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: FIRST AID PROC:BE MOVED TO AN UNCONTAMINATED AREA. GIVE ASSISTED RESP & SUPP OXYGEN. FUTHER (ING 8) Ingredient Sequence Number: 07 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 7:TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE. SKIN CONTACT/FROSTBITE: FLUSH AFFECTED AREA WITH (ING 9) Ingredient Sequence Number: 08 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 8:LUKEWARM WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. A PHYSICIAN SHOULD SEE THE PATIENT PROMPTLY IF THE CRYOGENIC "BURN" (ING 10) Ingredient Sequence Number: 09 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 9:HAS RESULTED IN BLISTERING OF THE DERMAL SURFACE OR DEEP TISSUE FREEZING. Ingredient Sequence Number: 10 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: SPILL PROC:INSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR, ADJUST/IN ANY OTHER WAY MODIFY THE OPERATION OF THE VESSELS. (ING 12) Ingredient Sequence Number: 11 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 11:IF THERE IS A MALFUNCTION/OTHER TYPE OF OPERATIONAL PROBLEM WITH THE VESSEL, CONTACT THE CLOSEST SUPPLIER(ING 13) Ingredient Sequence Number: 12 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 12:LOCATION IMMEDIATELY. LIQ NITROGEN CYLINDERS SHOULD BE USED ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS & I/A/W/MFR'S (ING 14) Ingredient Sequence Number: 13 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 13:AND YOUR SUPPLIER'S INSTRUCTIONS. THESE CYLINDERS MUST ALWAYS BE KEPT IN UPRIGHT POSITION. SPECILIZED (ING 15) Ingredient Sequence Number: 14 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 14:HAND TRUCKS ARE NEEDED FOR THEIR MOVEMENT. A "FIRST IN- FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYS SHOULD BE USED W/THESE CYLINDERS. Ingredient Sequence Number: 15 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: OTHER PREC:COMPARTMENTS. TRANSPORT CYLINDERS SECURED IN OPEN FLATBED OR IN OPEN PICK-UP TYPE VEHICLES. Ingredient Sequence Number: 16 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: EYE PROT: AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP N). Ingredient Sequence Number: 17 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE =========================================================================== Physical/Chemical Characteristics =========================================================================== Appearance And Odor: COLORLESS, ODORLESS, GAS OR LIQUID. LIQUID IS CLEAR. Boiling Point: -320F,-196C Specific Gravity: 0.97 @ 70F Evaporation Rate And Ref: NOT APPLICABLE Solubility In Water: VERY SLIGHTLY =========================================================================== Fire and Explosion Hazard Data =========================================================================== Flash Point: N/A Lower Explosive Limit: N/A Upper Explosive Limit: N/A Extinguishing Media: NONFLAMMABLE, INERT. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE (FP N). Special Fire Fighting Proc: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: NOT APPLICABLE. =========================================================================== Reactivity Data =========================================================================== Stability: YES Cond To Avoid (Stability): NOT APPLICABLE. Materials To Avoid: NONE. Hazardous Decomp Products: NONE. Hazardous Poly Occur: NO Conditions To Avoid (Poly): NOT RELEVANT. =========================================================================== Health Hazard Data =========================================================================== LD50-LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES Route Of Entry - Skin: YES Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES Health Haz Acute And Chronic: NOTE:EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIED, THE HLTH HAZ DATA & MOST OF THE OTHER DATA IN THIS MSDS ARE FOR GASEOUS NITROGEN. ONE VOL OF LIQUID NITROGEN AT ITS BOILING POINT & ATMOSPHERIC PRESS WILL VAPORIZE INTO APPROX 695 VOLS OF GASEOUS NITROGEN AT 70 F (21.1C) & 1 ATMOSPHERE. EFTS OF EXPOS TO HIGH CONCS SO AS TO (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO Explanation Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT. Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: HLTH HAZ:DISPLACE THE OXYGEN IN AIR NEC FOR LIFE MAY INCL ANY, ALL/NONE OF THE FOLLOWING: LOSS OF BALANCE/DIZZ, TIGHTNESS IN THE FRONTAL AREA OF THE FOREHEAD, TINGLING OF THE TONGUE, FINGERTIPS/TOES, WEAK SPEECH LEADING TO THE INABILITY TO UTTER SOUNDS, RAPID REDUCTION IN THE ABILITY TO PERFORM MOVEMENTS, (SUPDAT) Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: PERSONS IN ILL HEALTH WHERE SUCH ILLNESS WOULD BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO NITROGEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WORK WITH OR HANDLE THIS PRODUCT. Emergency/First Aid Proc: PROMPT MED ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXP TO NITROGEN. RESCUE PERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED W/SCBA. INGEST:CALL MD IMMED (FP N). EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR A MIN OF 15 MIN, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD (FP N). INHAL:CONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO AN UNCONTAMINATED AREA & INHAL FRESH AIR. QUICK REMOVAL FROM THE CONTAMD AREA IS MOST IMPORTANT. UNCONSCIOUS PERSON SHOULD (ING 7) =========================================================================== Precautions for Safe Handling and Use =========================================================================== Steps If Matl Released/Spill: LIQUID NITROGEN IS DELIVERED TO A CUSTOMER INTO STATIONARY VACUUM-JACKETED VESSELS AT THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION/IN PROTABLE VACUUM-JACKETED "LIQUID" CYLINDERS. STATIONARY CUSTOMER-SITE VESSELS SHOULD BE OPERATED I/A/W/MFR'S & YOUR SUPPLIER'S (ING 11) Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Waste Disposal Method: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N). Precautions-Handling/Storing: THESE CYLINDERS MUST ALWAYS BE KEPT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. SPECIALIZED HAND TRUCKS ARE NEEDED FOR THEIR MOVEMENT. Other Precautions: A "FIRST IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYSTEM SHOULD BE USE W/THESE CYLINDERS. ALWAYS SECURE CYLINDERS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION BEFORE TRANSPORTING THEM. NEVER TRANSPORT CYLINDERS IN TRUCKS OF VEHICLES, ENCLSD VANS, TRUCK CAPS/IN PASSENGER (ING 16) =========================================================================== Control Measures =========================================================================== Respiratory Protection: POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH NIOSH APPROVED MASK OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE. Ventilation: LOC EXHST:TO PVNT ACCUMULATION OF HIGH CONCS SO AS TO REDUCE THE OXYGEN LEVEL IN THE AIR TO LESS THAN 18 MOLAR PERCENT. Protective Gloves: LOOSE FITTING, INSULATED. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(ING 17) Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). SAFETY SHOES. Work Hygienic Practices: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Suppl. Safety & Health Data: EFTS OF OVEREXP:REDUCED CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE SURROUNDINGS. LOSS OF TACTILE SENSATIONS. HEIGHTENED MENTAL ACTIVITY. IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS POSS THAN NONE OF THE ABOVE SYMPS MAY OCCUR IN NITROGEN ASPHYXIA SO THAT THERE ARE NO DEFINITE WARNING SYMP. CNTCT W/ CRYOGENIC LIQ/COLD PIPING CNTNG THE LIQ CAN (ING 2) =========================================================================== Transportation Data =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Disposal Data =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Label Data =========================================================================== Label Required: YES Technical Review Date: 09SEP96 Label Date: 09SEP96 Label Status: G Common Name: NITROGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID Chronic Hazard: NO Signal Word: DANGER! Acute Health Hazard-Severe: X Contact Hazard-Severe: X Fire Hazard-None: X Reactivity Hazard-None: X Special Hazard Precautions: ACUTE: INHAL: DISPLACES OXYGEN IN AIR CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE, DIZZINESS, TIGHTNESS IN THE FRONTAL AREA OF THE FOREHEAD, TINGLING OF THE TONGUE, FINGERTIPS/TOES, WEAK SPEECH, LACK OF ABILITY TO PERFORM MOVEMENTS, REDUCED CONSCIOUSNESS OF SURROUNDINGS, LOSS OF TACTILE SENSATIONS, LIGHTENED METAL ACTIVITY. CAN CAUSE FROSTBITES. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Protect Eye: Y Protect Skin: Y Protect Respiratory: Y Label Name: INDIANA OXYGEN CO Label Street: 435 S DELAWARE Label P.O. Box: 1304 Label City: INDIANAPOLIS Label State: IN Label Zip Code: 46206 Label Country: US Label Emergency Number: 317-632-4525