Product ID:EXTINGUISHER,FIRE,VAPORIZING LIQUID
MSDS Date:07/12/1989
FSC:4210
NIIN:00-708-0031
MSDS Number: BKBLJ

GENERAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER CORP.

1685 SHERMER ROAD
NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-5315
US

Emergency Phone: 312-272-7500

Info Phone: 312-272-7500

Preparer: DGSC-SLM/ DOD-HMIS

Cage: 99539

GENERAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER CORP

NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-5315 US

Telephone: (708) 847-272-7500; 847-272-7500

Cage: 99539

BROMOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (AS EXTINGUISHING AGENT)

CAS: 353-59-3

RTECS: PA5270000

OSHA PEL NONE ESTABLISHED

ACGIH TLV: NONE ESTABLISHED

NITROGEN

CAS: 7727-37-9

RTECS: QW9700000

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50 (RAT): 20 PPH/15M
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: ASPHYXIANT 'CNS' & PULMONARY
EFFECTS. SKIN IRRITANT, CHRONIC: NONE KNOWN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL: DIZZINESS, DISORIENTATION, IMPAIRE
COORDINATION, NARCOSIS, NAUSEA, OR VOMITING, LIGHT-HEADEDNESS
GIDDINESS, BREAT SHORTNESS. CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA W/ UNCONSCIOUSNESS
OR EVEN DEATH IN HI-CONC W/LO EXPOSURES; SKIN/EYES: CONTACT
W/LIQUUIDCAN CAUSE FROSTBITE, OR SKIN IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIAC PROBLEMS. (PRODUCT IS AN

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR-GET MED. ATTN.GIVE O*2/CPR AS
REQUIRED FOR SITUATION & @ HAND; DONOT GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILIAR
DRUGS AS CATECOLAMINES INCREASE RISK OF ELICITING CARDIAC
DYSRYTHMIAS EYES/ SKIN: FLUSH CARDIAC DYSRYTHMIAS. FROSTBITE W/
MEDICALATTN. ; INGEST: NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHANT & IS
NON-FLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE 'SCBA' WHEN FIGHTING FIRES WHERE CHEMICALS
ARE INVOLVED. 'SCBA' MAY BE NEEDED IF HALON-1211 CONTAINER RUPTURES
RELEASES MATERIAL IN HEAT OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN HEAT OF FIRE, HALON-1211 CONTAINER
EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT OF FIRE MAY RUPTURE & MATERIAL COMPOSITION
MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA OF UNNEDED PERSONNEL,VENTILATE
AREA ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE HEAVY VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT. COOL
OR REMOVE HOT METAL SURFACES OR SOURCES OF NON-EXTINGUISHED FLAMES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE & HANDLE AS A LIQUIFIE
COMPRESSED GAS IN 'DOT' APPROVED PRESSURE VESSELS AWAY FROM
HI-TEMPERATURES.
Other Precautions:AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO HALON 1211 ! ABOVE
4%(17 LBS/1000 CU FT AIR & >1 MIN;DIZZINESS, IMPAIRED COORDINATION
& REDUCED MENTAL ALERTNESS); ABOVE 5% CONC(22 LBS/1000 CU FT OF
AIR),USE AIR-SUPPLIE D RESPIRATORS.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY NECESSARY IF PROPER ENGINEERING
CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE. IF PEL/TLV ARE EXCEEDED, USE POSITIVE
PRESSURE AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. REVIEW 29CFR1910.134
INSTRUCTIONS/WARNING AS WELL AS NIOSH-R ESPIRATOR DECISON LOGIC
PUB#87.108.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN
PATTERN/VOLUME TO CONTROL INHALATION EXPOSURE BELOW PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL OR AS REQUIRED FOR TASK
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH TYPE OR AS REQ.FOR TASK
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE & MAXIMIZE
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE PROCEDURES SET FORTH BY SAFETY/IH
PERSONNEL FOR USE OF THIS MATERIAL FOR TASK AT HAND
Supplemental Safety and Health
SMALL CONC(5%) OF HALON EXTINGUISH FLAME BY CHEMICALLY INTERRUPTING
COMBUSTION-NOT BY REPLACING O*2. HOWEVER,VAPORIZATION OF EXCESSIVE
AMTS. CAN DEPLETE OR REPLACE O+2 NEEDED FOR BREATHIN THIS INFORMA
TION COPIED FROM A GENERIC MSDS COVERING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OR TH
SAME MATERIAL.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:26F/-3.3C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-257F/-161C
Vapor Pres:1897 & 70F
Vapor Density:5.7
Spec Gravity:1.83
Evaporation Rate & Reference:RAPID; REFERENCE UNK.
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUIFIED GAS(SEE BOILING PT) W/SLIGHT
ETHEREA ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACTIVE METALS (EG. ALKALINE EARTH & ALKALINE EARTH METALS POWDERD AL,
ZN, BE, ETC.) & METAL HYDRIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES >900F CAN CAUSE
DECOMPOSITION OF MATERIAL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AT HI-TEMPS(>900F : HF, HBR, FREE
BR,POSSIBLE CARBONYL HALIDES, & OXIDES OF BROMING, FLUORING, OR
CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY W/ ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.RECLAIM MATERIAL IN A SUITABLE VAPOR RECOVERY
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT.

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