Product ID:HALON 1202
MSDS Date:09/01/1990
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-985-7284
MSDS Number: BGBWR

Emergency Phone: 501-862-5141 OR 317-463-2511

Info Phone: 317-463-2511

Cage: 2E394

Telephone: 281-391-2662

Cage: 06VF9

DIFLUORODIBROMOMETHANE

CAS: 75-61-6

RTECS: PA7525000

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50 (RATS) 54,000PPM (15MIN, ALC)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAN CAUSE
FROSTBITE. EXPOSURE TO GREATER THAN 1000 PPM MAY LEAD TO DIZZINESS
AND LACK OF COORDINATION. A LEVEL OF 2500 PPM IS IMMEDIATELY
DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND HEALTH (IDLH LEVEL). CHRONIC OVER-EXPOSURE
MAY CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE. SMOKING IN AREAS WHERE THIS CHEMICAL IS
RELEASED CAN CAUSE THE FORMATION OF TOXIC AND IRRITATING HALOGENS
AND HALOGEN ACIDS WHICH COULD BE INHALED WITH T HE SMOKE. AVOID
EXPOSURE TO PRODUCT AND DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS WHEN WEARING CONTACT
LENSES. CLOUDING OF LENSES MAY OCCUR.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT TESTED FOR CARCINOGENICITY.
Effects of Overexposure:HALON 1202 IS IRRITATING TO NOSE AND THROAT.
INHALATION CAN CAUSE DROWSINESS AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LIQUID CONTACT
WITH SKIN CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE. ANAESTHETIC EFFECTS WILL INCREASE AS
EXPOSURE LEVELS RIS E AND AT HIGH EXPOSURE LEVELS CARDIAC
ARRYTHMIAS MAY BE NOTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HEART CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED
BY EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IF FROSTBI TE OCCURS. EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NOTE: EPINEPHRINE IS CONTRAINDICATED IN THE TREATMENT OF
OVER-EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

Extinguishing Media:HALON 1202 IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL CYLINDERS INVOLVED IN FIRES. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS IN THE AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EXPOSURE TO PERSONNEL IS TO BE AVOIDED FROM A
SPILL, AND ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OR A SYSTEM OPERATION DUE TO A
FIRE. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HALON 1202 IS RELATIVELY TOXIC TO HUMANS
AT LEVELS BELOW FIRE EXTINGUISHING CONCENTRATIONS. LOW LEVELS OF
TOXIC AND CORROSIVE HALOGENS OR HALOGEN ACIDS ARE RELEASED IN FIRE
SITUATIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE THE AREA. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS, VENTILATE ENCLOSED AREAS IN CASE OF RELEASE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:TRANSFER FROM ONE VESSEL TO ANOTHER
MUST BE DONE IN A MANNER TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO CONCENTRATIONS IN
EXCESS OF 100PPM. PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORAGE
TEMPERATURE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 12 5F. CYLINDERS SHOULD BE SECURED
FOR STORAGE WITH VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE.
Other Precautions:STORAGE AREA SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS IF CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE 1000PPM ARE EXPECTED. CONSULT
ANSI STANDARD AND OSHA REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. AVOID PROLO NGED EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE
CONCENTRATIONS.
Ventilation:MATERIAL TRANSFER AND HANDLING SHOULD BE CONDUCTED WITH AN
EXHAUST SYSTEM.ALL INDOOR AREAS SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED.
Protective Gloves:LINED NEOPRENE OR LEATHER IF FROSTBITE IS A
POSSIBILTY.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL FAFETY GOGGLES IF FROSTBITE IS POSSIBILITY. DO
NOT WEAR CONTACT LENS
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:ENSURE PIPING IS EMPTY BEFORE DOING MAINTENANCE
WORK. PERIODICALLY CHECK CYLINDERS TO ENSURE VALVES ARE NOT
LEAKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MANUFACTURER'S PRODUCT CODE IS: 043.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:=23.9C, 75.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-147.2C, -233.F
Vapor Pres:652(AT 70F
Vapor Density:7.2
Spec Gravity:2.29
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CLEAR LIQUID, SWEET- SMELLING ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHEMICALLY ACTIVE METALS:SODIUM,POTASSIUM,CALCIUM,POWDERED ALUMINUM,
ZINC, MAGNESIUM. PRODUCT WILL NOT EXTINGUISH FIRES OF THESE METALS.
PRODUCT MAY DEGRADE CERTAIN POLYMERIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ON CONTACT WITH FLAMES OR HOT
SURFACES, HYDROGEN BROMIDE,HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, FREE BROMINE AND
SMALL AMOUNTS OF CARBONYL HALIDES MAY BE EMITTED.

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN EMPTYS CYLINDERS TO GREAT LAKE CHEMICAL
CORP., EL DORADO, ARKANSAS.

Transport Information:DOT: DOMESTIC GROUND TRANSPORTATION NOT
REGULATED. US DOMESTIC AIE: ORM-A (DIBROMODIFLUOROMETHANE), UN
1941. EXPORT: DIBROMODIFLUOROMETHANE, UN 1941, IMO CLASS 9.

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