Product ID:HALON 1301;PYROFORANE 1301;FOREX 1301
MSDS Date:10/14/1987
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-104-2654
MSDS Number: BCYRJ

Emergency Phone: 30PM)

Info Phone: 201-499-2445 (AFTER HOURS)

Preparer: SAFETY & ENVIRONM.AFFAIRS

Cage: KO065

Telephone: 201-499-2445 (AFTER HOURS)

Cage: KO065

TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE (HALON 1301) (SARA III)

CAS: 75-63-8

RTECS: PA5425000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50 RAT >800000PPM (V/V)/4HR
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN:FROSTBITE;INHALATION:VAPOR
IS HEAVIER THAN AIR & CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING OXYGEN
AVAILABLE FOR BREATHING.BREATHING VERY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN
CAUSE LIGHT-HEADEDNESS,GIDDINESS,SHOR TNESS OF BREATH,AND MAY LEAD
TO NARCOSIS,CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES,UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR DEATH.-SEE
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE NOTED

First Aid:EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.SEE
DOCTOR;SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATER.SEE DOCTOR IF FROSTBITE SYMPTOMS
OCCURS;INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.CALL DOCTOR.GIVE CPR/OXYGEN
IF NEEDED.DO NOT GI VE EPINEPHRINE(SEE SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA);INGESTION:DO NOT GIVE FLUIDS OR INDUCE VOMIT IF UNCONSCIOUS
OR HAVING CONVULSIONS.SEE DOCTOR.

Flash Point:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA IF CYLINDER RUPTURES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS MAY RUPTURE. THERMAL
DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA,ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE
HEAVY VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT. REMOVE HOT METAL SURFACES OR SOURCE OF
NON EXTINGUISED FLAMES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AS LIQUIFIED COMPRESSED GAS IN A
CLEAN,DRY,WELL VENTILATED AREA. DO NOT HEAT ABOVE 125F.
Other Precautions:NONE NOTED.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. WEAR SCBA IN CASE OF
LARGE SPILL IN A CONFINED AREA.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) REQUIRED,ESPECIALLY IN LOW AREAS WHERE
VAPOR MAY COLLECT;LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NOTED.
Work Hygienic Practices:STANDARD HYGIENIC PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARD CONT'D. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN:BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE INCREASED
RISK OF ELICITING CARDIAC DYSRYTHAMIS,CATECHOLAMINES,SUCH AS
EPINEPHRINE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS A LAST RESORT IN LIFE THRE
ATING EMERGENCIES.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-72F(-58C)
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-270F/-168C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:930F(515C)
Vapor Pres:12134
Vapor Density:5.14
Spec Gravity:1.538
Solubility in Water:0.03%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR,LIQUIFIED GAS,SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METAL. POWDERED AL,ZN,BE,ETC,OR FIRES
INVOLVING METAL HYDRIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE TO FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES ABOVE
930F
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE,HYDROGEN
BROMIDE,FREE BROMINE,CARBONYL HALIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. RECLAIM IN SUITABLE VAPOR RECOVERY EQUIPMENT.

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