Product ID:HALON 1211 PART NUMBER SPH17
MSDS Date:08/01/1991
FSC:4210
NIIN:01-261-8033
MSDS Number: BQYMV

Emergency Phone: 205-655-3271/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 205-655-3271

Cage: DO025

Telephone: 213-232-3131

Cage: 12183

CHLORODIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE

CAS: 353-59-3

RTECS: PA5270000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: LIQUID CONTACT CHILLING
SENSATIONS AND DISCOMFORT. INHALATION FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES
ABOVE 2% CONCENTRATION CAN PRODUCE DIZZINESS, IMPAIRED
COORDINATION, AND CARDIAC EFFECTS. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY
MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN: CHILLING SENSATION AND DISCOMFORT.
INHALATION: DIZZINESS, IMPAIRED COORDINATION, CARDIAC EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIAC PROBLEMS MAY BE AGGRAVATED
BY EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. GIVE SYMPTOMATIC AND
SUPPORTIVE CARE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTE: ADRENALIN IS
CONTRAINDICATED IN THE TREATMENT OF OVEREXPOSURE TO HALON. EYES:
FLUSH WITH WAT ER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP,GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: GIVE WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE,
HYDROGEN BROMIDE, BROMINE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE AND BROMIDES.

Spill Release Procedures:AIR-OUT ENCLOSED AREAS IN CASE OF INADVERTENT
DISCHARGE OF HALON.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, WELL VENTILATED AREA.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAMES TO AVOID TOXIC AND CORROSIVE
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. AVOID CONTAINER DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:ENFORCE NO SMOKING RULE IN AREAS OF USE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY NEEDED. IF NEEDED, USE NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS. WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF EXPOSED TO CONCENTRATIONS
GREATER THAN 2%.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES FOR LIQUID EXPOSURE.
Eye Protection:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. USE PROPER CARE WHEN HANDLING AND STORING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: PRODUCT IS AN ASPHYXIANT AND MAY INDUCE CARDIAC
MUSCLE SENSITIZATION TO EPENIPHRINE-LIKE COMPOUNDS. DO NOT
ADRENALIN OR SIMILAR SYMPATHOMIMATIC DRUGS.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:26.0F,-3.3C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:>800F,>427C
Vapor Pres:778 @ 60F
Vapor Density:5.7
Spec Gravity:1.83 (LIQUID)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:HIGH (NO REFERENCE GIVEN)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS AND LIQUID WITH VERY FAINT, SWEET
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACTIVE METALS, FIRES OF METAL HYDRIDES, AND MATERIALS CONTAINING OWN
OXYGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DECOMPOSES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROBROMIC, HYDROCHLORIC, AND
HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS, POSSIBLE FREE HALIDES AND CARBONYL HALIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPERSES IN THE ATMOSHPHERE.

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