Product ID:CALIBRATION GAS, PRONPANE 0.9% IN AIR, 51-1538
MSDS Date:02/08/1994
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-181-9823
MSDS Number: BXGZZ

BACHARACH INC

625 ALPHA DRIVE
PITTSBURG, PA 15238
US

Emergency Phone: 412-963-2223/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 412-963-2223/FAX 412-963-2091

Cage: 05083

BACHARACH INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15238 US

Telephone: 412-963-2130

Cage: 05083

PROPANE

CAS: 74-98-6

RTECS: TX2275000

Fraction By Weight: 0.9%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9495

AIR

RTECS: AX5275000

Fraction By Weight: 99.1%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MATERIAL IS NOT IRRITATING TO TISSUE.
NON-TOXIC. EYE/SKIN:NONE KNOWN OR EXPECTED. INHAL:NONE.PROPANE IS
NON-TOXIC SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. CONCEN OF PROPANE IN THIS GAS IS TOO
LOW TO DEPRESS OXYGEN CONCEN. INGEST:NOT APPLICABLE. MATL IS GAS.
CHRONIC:NONE KNOWN OR EXPECTED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:NONE OF COMPONENTS IS LISTED AS
CARCINOGEN OR SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY IARC/NTP/OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:PROPANE IS NON-TOXIC SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN OR EXPECTED.

First Aid:EYE:NONE NEEDED. SKIN:NONE NEEDED. INHAL:NONE NEEDED.
INGEST:NONE NEEDED.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:2.1
Upper Limits:9.5
Extinguishing Media:FOR PROPANE:FLASH PT:-16C(CC), AUTOIGN:450C.THIS
GAS IS NOT FLAMM.HOWEVER USE APPROPRIATE EXT MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL EXPO CNTNRS W/WATER.FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD
WEAR NIOSH APPROVED +PRESSURE SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.USE
SHIELDING TO PROTECT FRM CYLINDER EXPLOSION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYL MAY RUPTURE/EXPLO @HI
TEMP/DAMAGED.MIXTURE IS BELOW LEL OF PROPANE/NON-FLAMM.COMPRESSED
AIR/PROPANE MIXTURES @HI PRESSURE WILL ACCELERATE BURNING OF
(SUPPL)

Spill Release Procedures:NONE NEEDED. THIS MATERIAL IN NON-TOXIC &
NON-FLAMMABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT PUNCTURE.NEVER THROW CNTNR INTO
FIRE/INCINERATOR.DO NOT DROP/DMG.USE ONLY W/EQPMT OF PROPER
PRESSURE RATING.DO NOT TAMPER W/PRESSURE RELIEF VAL
Other Precautions:CLOSE CYL VALVE WHEN CYL NOT IN USE/EMPTY.CONTENTS
UNDER HI PRESS.KEEP CYL AWAY FRM HEAT/FLAME.ADDN HNDLG
RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMPRESS GAS CYL CONSULT COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC
PAMPHLET P-1.DO NOT STORE CYL NEAR HEAT/OPN FLAME.EXPO TO TEMP
(SUPP)

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL VENTILATION REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:LEATHER GLOVES FOR CYL HANDLING.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NEEDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE/EXPLO HAZ:OTHER MATLS.GAS CYL EXPO TO HEAT/FLAME MAY VENT RAPIDLY
OR EXPLODE. OTHER PRECAUTION:ABOVE 130F MAY CAUSE RUPTURE.SECURE
CYL.DO NOT DROP.WHEN REMOVABLE CAP IS PROVIDED STORE/HANDLE W/CA P
IN PLACE.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-12C PROPAN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-306F PRAPA
Vapor Density:>1.0
Spec Gravity:>1.0
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS,ODORLESS,TASTELESS COMPRESSED GAS IN
CYLINDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID HEAT OR FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT INCINERATE CYLINDER. ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS
OF PRODUCT HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED. CONTAINS NO SARA 313 CHEM OR
CERCLA SEC 103.

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