Product ID:HALON 1301 (FIRE EXTINGUISHANT)
MSDS Date:03/01/1988
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-104-2654
MSDS Number: BCYRH

Emergency Phone: 800-441-7515

Info Phone: 800-441-7515

Preparer: K. P. BROWN

Cage: 18873

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE (HALON 1301) (SARA III)

CAS: 75-63-8

RTECS: PA5425000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HEALTH HAZARDS: INHALATION OF HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR IS HARMFUL & MAY CAUSE HEART
IRREGULARITIES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH. INTENTIONAL MISUSE CAN BE
FATAL. VAPOR REDUCES OXYGEN AVAILABLE FOR BRE ATHING & IS HEAVIER
THAN AIR. LIQUID CONTACT CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
LISTED BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: NONSPECIFIC DISCOMFORT, SUCH AS
NAUSEA, HEADACHE OR WEAKNESS; OR TEMPORARY CNS DEPRESSION WITH
EFFECTS SUCH AS DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, CONFUSION, INCOORDINATION &
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. EXPOS URE >13% MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY
ALTERATION OF THE HEARTS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY WITH IRREGULAR PULSE,
OR PALPITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING DISEASES
OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS OR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM MAY HAVE INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.

First Aid:EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
CALL A DOCTOR. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER. TREAT FOR FROSTBITE IS
NECESSARY. INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR.
IF BREATHIN G IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN & CALL A DOCTOR. INGEST:
INGESTION IS NOT CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.

Flash Point:WILL NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA. WILL NOT
BURN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG TO COOL CONTAINERS.
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS REQUIRED IF CYLINDERS RUPTURE
OR RELEASE UNDER FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH TEMPERATURE
AND PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES BUT MAY STILL RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS. DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILL-VENTILATE AREA, ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES
WHERE HEAVY VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT. REMOVE OPEN FLAMES. USE SELF
CONTTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR LARGE SPILLS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN A CLEAN, DRY AREA. DO
NOT HEAT ABOVE 125F.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VERY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS.
AVOID CONTACT OF EYES OR SKIN WITH LIQUID. PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS MAY
PRODUCE IRRITATING & CORROSIVE GASES.

Respiratory Protection:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS NO RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION IS REQUIRED. SCBA IS REQUIRED IF A SPILL OCCURS.
Ventilation:NORMAL VENTILATION IS O.K. FOR NORMAL PROCEDURE. USE LOCAL
EXHAUST FOR LARGE AMOUNTS & MECHANICAL FOR USE IN LOW PLACES.
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DISTURBANCE OF CARDIAC RHYTHM,
CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS, SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY
AS A LAST RESORT IN LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES.

HCC:G3
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-72F,-58C
Vapor Pres:235 PSIA
Vapor Density:5.14
Spec Gravity:1.54
pH:7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 CCL4=1
Solubility in Water:0.03 WT.% AT 25C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, LIQUIFIED GAS, SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS-POWDERED AL, ZN, BE, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HALON 1301 MAY BE DECOMPOSED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES (OPEN FLAMES, ETC) FORMING FREE BROMINE AND POSSIBLY
CARBONYL HALIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RECLAIM BY DISTILLATION OR
REMOVE TO PERMITTED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.

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