Product ID:HYDROGEN(HIGH PRESSURE GAS)
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6830
NIIN:00B210001
MSDS Number: BBBXX

Emergency Phone: 304744-3487

Cage: 05397

Cage: 05397

HYDROGEN

CAS: 1333-74-0

RTECS: MW8900000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Effects of Overexposure:HYDROGEN ACTS AS AN ASPHYXIANT BY DISPLACING
OXYGEN.SYMPTOMS OF ASPHYXIA ARE,HEADACHE,BREATHING AND PLUSE RATES
INCREASED,DIFFICULT BREATHING,PERSPIRATION,DIZZINESS,RINGING IN
EARS,LIPS BLUE,TREMORS A ND WEAKNESS,FATIGUE UPON
EXERTION,DROWSINESS,NAUSEA AND VOMITING,UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

First Aid:REMOVE FROM OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE.IF NOT
BREATHING,ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION PERFERRABLY
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH.CALL PHYSICIAN.KEEP UNDER MEDICAL OBSERVATION FOR 24
HOURS,IF RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS DUE TO OXYGEN-DEFICIENCY.TREATMENT
FORINJURIES FROM BURNS:COVER BURNS W/DRY STERILE DRESSING.PLACE
UNDER CARE OF A PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:FLAMMABLE GAS
Lower Limits:4%
Upper Limits:75%
Extinguishing Media:CO2,DRY CHEMICALS,WATER SPRAY OR FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IMMEDIATELY COOL CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY
FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE,TAKING CARE NOT TO EXTINGUISH
FLAMES.EXPLOSIVE RE-IGNITION MAY OCCUR IF FLAMES EXTINGUISHED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE GAS.FLAME IS NEARLY
INVISIBLE.ESCAPING GAS MAY IGNITE SPONTANEOUSLY.FIREBALL IS FORMED
IF GAS CLOUD IS IGNITED IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASE.

Spill Release Procedures:IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER
AREA.USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED.REMOVE ALL
SOURCES OF IGNITION IF WITHOUT RISK.REDUCE GAS WITH FOG OR FINE
WATER SPRAY.FLAMMABLE GAS MAY SPREAD FROM SPILL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT
AND STORE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA.PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL
DAMAGE.ISOLATE FROM CYL.OF OXYGEN & CHLORINE
Other Precautions:DO NOT LOAD TOGETHER W/EXPLOSIVES,POISON,RADIOACTIVE
MATERIALS AND ORGANIC PEROXIDES.IN EVENT OF FIRE,COOL CYLINDERS
WITH WATER SPRAY FROM SAFE DISTANCE.

Ventilation:EXPLOSION-PROOF SYSTEM IS ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:PREFERRED FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR AND OXIDIZING AGENTS.CONTAINER MAY
RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF FIRE.EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES MAY LINGER.BEFORE
ENTERING AREA,ESPECIALLY CONFINED AREAS,CHECK ATMOSPHERE WITH A
PPROVED EXPLOSION METER.NO PART OF CONTAINER SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO
TEMPERATURES HIGHER THAN 52C(APP.125F)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-252.9C
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:0.0695
Spec Gravity:GAS
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS,ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXYGEN,OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT.KEEP PERSONNEL AWAY.CALL SUPPLIER FOR DISPOSAL
INFORMATION.

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