Product ID:OXYGEN
MSDS Date:07/01/1994
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-782-2639
MSDS Number: BFPGT

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Cage: 18264

Telephone: 804-627-5673

Cage: 0SSR7

OXYGEN

CAS: 7782-44-7

RTECS: RS2060000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:OXYGEN IS VITAL ELEMENT IN ATMOSPHERE
IN WHICH WE LIVE & BREATHE(APRROXIMATELY 21MOLAR%OF ATM).BREATHING
HIGH CONC(>75MOLAR %)CAUSES SYMPTOMS OF HYPEROXIA WHICH INCLUDES
CRAMPS,NAUSEA,DIZZ,HYPOTHERMIA ,AMBLYOPIA,RESP
DIFFICULTIES,BRADYCARDIA,FAINTING SPELLS,CONVULSIONS CAPABLE OF
LEADING TO DEATH.PROPERTY IS (SIGNS/SYM)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:OXYGEN NOT LISTED IN
IARC/NTP/OSHA AS CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:THAT OF HYPEROXIA WHICH LEADS TO PNEUMONIA.CONC
BETWEEN 25-75 MOLAR % PRESENT RISK OF INFLAMM OF ORGANIC MATTER IN
BODY.PERSONS IN ILL HEALTH WHERE SUCH ILLNESS WOULD BE AGGRAVATED
BY EXPO TO OXYGEN S HOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WORK OR HNDLG THIS
PRODUCT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:PROMPT MED ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXPO TO
OXYGEN.RESCUE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE COGNIZANT OF EXTREME FIRE HAZ
ASSOC W/OXY-RICH ATM.CONSC PERSON SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO UNCONTAMIN
AREA.BREATH FRESH AIR.KEEP WAR/QUIET.PHYSICIAN SHOULD BE INFORMED
THAT VICTIM EXPERIENCING(HAS EXPERIENCED)HYPEROXIA.UNCONS PERSON
SHOULD BE MOVED TO UNCONTAMIN AREA/GIVEN ASSIST RESP.BREATH
RESTORED (SUPPLEMENT)

Flash Point:NA
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER FOR FIRES W/OXYGE AS
OXIDIZER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF POSSIBLE STOP THE FLOW OF OXYGEN WHICH IS
SUPPROTING THE FIRE.CYLINDERS INVOLVED IN FIR SAFELY RELOCATE/KEEP
COOL W/WATERSPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXYGEN VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES
COMBUSTION.CONTACT W/ALL FLAMM MATLS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.SOME MATLS
WHICH ARE NOT FLAMM IN AIR WILL BURN IN PURE OXY/OXY-RICH ATMS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM AREA.USE
APPROPRIATE PROT EQPMT.IF LEAK IN USER'S EQPMT BE CERTAIN TO PURGE
PIPING W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS.IF LEADK IN
CNTNR/CNTNR VALVE CONTACT YOUR CLOSES T SUPPLIER LOCATION/CALL
EMERG PHONE LISTED HEREIN
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:COMPRESSED GAS CYL NOT BE REFILLED
EXCEPT BY QUAL COMPRESSED GAS PRODUCERS.SHIPMENT OF CYL NOT FILL BY
OWNER/WRITTEN CONSENT FED LAW VIOLATION.(SUPPL)
Other Precautions:ADDN INTO ON HYPEROXIA SEE COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC
PAMPHLET P-14.PB/AG OR PB/SN ALLOYS GOOD GASKETING
MATLS.TEFLON/KEL-F PREFER NONMETAL GASKETS.SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED
THAT IGN TEMP OF METALS/NONMETALS IN PURE OXY SERVICE DECR W/INCR
OXY PRESSUR

Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:TO PREVENT ACCUJULATION >25 MOLAR $.
Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED ANY MATERIAL.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES,SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE IN WELL-VENTI AREA.USE REDUC VAL.REF:COMP
GAS ASSOC PAMPHLETS P-1,P-14,G-4,G-4.1.TEMP NOT >125F.SEGREGATE
EMPT/FULL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
1STAID:TREATMENT SHOULD BE AS ABOVED.CONT TREATMENT SHOULD BE
SYMPTOMATIC/SUPPORTIVE. HNDLG/STORAGE:SECURE CYL IN UPRIGHT
POSITION BEF TRANSP.NEVER TRANSPORT IN VEHICLE TRUNKS,ENCLSD
VANS,TRUCK CABS,P ASS COMPARTMENTS.TRANSP-SECURED IN OPN
FLATBED/OPN PICKUP TRUCK.DON'T DRAG/ETC CYL;USE SUITABLE HAND
TRUCK.

HCC:G4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297F,-183C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-362F,-219C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:>-181.1F
Vapor Density:.828LB/FT3
Spec Gravity:1.11 @70F
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA (GAS).
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY.
Appearance and Odor:COLOLRSS, ODORLESS GAS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE. NOT BE USED AS SUBSTITUTE FOR
COMPRESSED AIER IN PNEUMATIC EQPMT-CONTAINS FLAMM LUBS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DON'T ATTEMPT TO DISPO OF WASTE/UNUSED
QUANT.RETURN IN SHIPPING CNTNRR PROPERLY LABELED W/ANY VALVE OUTLET
PLUGS/CAPS SECURED/VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO SUPPLIER.FOR
EEMERG DISPO ASSIST CONTACT CLOSED SUPPLIER LOC/CALL EMERG PHONE
LISTED HEREIN

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