Product ID:FREON 500
MSDS Date:10/01/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F002270
MSDS Number: BBKPS

EI DUPONT/AUTOMOTIVE PRODS DEPT

1007 MARKET ST BRANDYWINE BLDG 3332
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637

Info Phone: 800-441-7515

Preparer: T D ARMSTRONG

Cage: EO478

EI DUPONT/AUTOMOTIVE PRODS DEPT

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: (800) 441-7515

Cage: EO478

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, FREON 12

CAS: 75-71-8

RTECS: PA8200000

Fraction By Weight: 73.8%

OSHA PEL 4950 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 4950 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DIFLUOROETHANE (1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE)

CAS: 75-37-6

RTECS: KI1410000

Fraction By Weight: 26.2%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING
OXYGEN AVAILABILITY. LIQUID CONTACT CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, GIDDINESS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, NARCOSIS, CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH. SKIN/EYES: FROSTBITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. DON'T GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR DRUGS.
EYES: FLUSH W/WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN IF FROSTBITE OCCURS. SKIN:
FLUSH W/WATER. TREAT FOR FROSTBITE IF NECESSARY. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF
CYLINDERS RUPTURE OR RELEASE UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS ARE EQUIPPED W/PRESSURE &
TEMPERATURE RELIEF DEVICES BUT STILL MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS. DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA, ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE
HEAVY VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT. REMOVE OPEN FLAMES. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS IF A SPILL OCCURS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS & LIQUID
CONTACT W/SKIN OR EYES. USE ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREA. STORE IN
CLEAN, DRY AREA. DON'T HEAT >125F.

Respiratory Protection:UNDER NORMAL MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS NO
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS ARE RELEASED. MECHANICAL:
IN LOW PLACES. NORMAL FOR STANDARD PROCEDURES.
Protective Gloves:LINED NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:N/K
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Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE INCREASED RISK OF ELICITING
CARDIAC DYSRYTHMIAS, CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS, SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE,
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS A LAST RESORT IN LIFE THREATENING
EMERG ENCIES.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-28.0F
Vapor Pres:97 PSIG
Vapor Density:3.7
Spec Gravity:1.158
Solubility in Water:<1
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, CLEAR LIQUIDIED GAS, SLIGHT ETHEREAL
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI/ALKALINE EARTH METALS - POWDERED ALUMINUM, ZINC, BERYLLIUM,
GLOWING METAL SURFACES
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAMES OR HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROCHLORIC & HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS,
POSSIBLE CARBONYL HALIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY W/FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS, OR
REMOVE TO PERMITTED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. RECLAIM BY
DISTILLATION. UN1078. UN2602.

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