Product ID:EXTINGUISHER,FIRE,VAPORIZING LIQUID
MSDS Date:07/12/1989
FSC:4210
NIIN:01-202-9786
MSDS Number: BGXNW

Info Phone: 614-238-3131

Preparer: DGSC-SLM/ DOD-HMIS

Cage: MO879

Telephone: 614-238-3131

Cage: MO879

TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE (HALON 1301) (SARA III)

CAS: 75-63-8

RTECS: PA5425000

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50 @ 416 GM/CUM (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: ASPHYXIANT, CNS & PULMONARY
EFFECTS. SKIN IRRITANT ,CHRONIC: NONE KNOWN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:DIZZINESS, DISORIENTATION, IMPAIRED
COORDINATION, NARCOSIS, NAUSEA, OR VOMITING, LIGHT-HEADEDNESS,
GIDDINESS, BREATH SHORTNESS. CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA W/ UNCONSCIOUSNESS
OR EVEN DEATH IH HI-CONC W/L ONG EXPOSURE; SKIN/EYES: CONTACT
W/LIQUID CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE, OR SKIN IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIAC PROBLEMS. (PRODUCT IS AN
ASPHYXIANT & CAN INDUCE CARDIAC MUSCLE SENSITIZATION TO CIRCULATING
EPINEPHRINE-LIKE COMPOUNDS.)

First Aid:INHAL:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR-GET MED. ATTN. & GIVE
O*2/CPR AS REQUIRED FOR SITATION & HAND; DO NOT GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR
SIMILAIR DRUGS AS CATECOLAMINES INCREASEMRISK OF ELICITING CARDIAC
DYSRYTHMIA S. EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER - TREAT FORFROSTBITE
W/MEDICAL ATTN. ; INGESTED: NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHANT & IS
NON-FLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE 'SCBA' WHEN FIGHTING FIRES WHERE CHEMICAL
ARE INVOLVED. SCBA MAY BE NEEDED IF HALON-1301 CONTAINER RUPTURES
OR REALEASES MATERIAL IN HEAT OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN HEAT OF FIRE, HALON-1301 CONTAINER
EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT OF FIRE MAY RUPTURE & MATERIAL COMPOSITION
MAY OCCUR

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA OF UNNEEDED PERSONNEL VENTILATE
AREA ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE HEAVY VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT. COOL
OR REMOVE HOT METAL SURFACES OR SOURCESOF NON-EXTINGUISHED FLAMES

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE & HANDLE AS A LIQUIFIED
COMPRESSED GAS IN 'DOT' APPROVED PRESSURE VESSELS AWAY FROM
HI-TEMPERATURES.
Other Precautions:AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO HALON 1301 ! IN
EMERGENCY, EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED TO: 0-7% 15 MIN; 7-15%, 1
MIN; 10-15% 30SEC; & FOR >15%, PREVENT EXPOSURE. SMALL CONC(5%) OF
HALON EXTINGUISHES FLAM ES BY CHEMICALLY INTERR. COMBUST.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY NECESSARY IF PROPER ENGINEERING
CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE. IF PEL/TLV ARE EXCEEDED, USE POSITIVE
PRESSURE AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR REVIEW 29CFR1910.134
INSTRUCTION/WARNINGS AS WELL AS NIOSH-RE SPIRATOR DECISION LOGIC
PUB87.108.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN
PATTERN/VOLUME TO CONTROL INHALATION EXPOSURES BELOW PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL OR AS REQUIRED FOR TASK.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH TYPE OR AS REQ. FOR TASK
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE & MAXIMIZE
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE PROCEDURES SET FORTH BY SAFETY. IH
PERSONNEL FIR USE OF THIS MATERIAL FOR AT HAND.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SMALL CONC( 5% OF HALON EXTINGUISH FLAMES BY CHEMICALLY INTERRUPTING
COMBUSTION-NOT BY REPLACING O*2. HOWEVER, VAPORIZATION OF EXCESSIVE
AMTS. CAN DEPLETE OR REPLACE O:2 NEEDED FOR BREATHING; GENERIC
'MSDS' ON NSN IDENTIFIED BY "DGSC". UPON RECIEPT OF A MFR'S MSDS
UNDER THIS NSN, THE GENERIC WILL BE REMV.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-72F/-58C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-270F/-168C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:900F/482C
Vapor Pres:10738 &70F
Vapor Density:5.14
Spec Gravity:1.538
Evaporation Rate & Reference:RAPID REFERENCE UUNK.
Solubility in Water:0.03 % 77F
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID W/SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACTIVE METALS (EG. ALKALINE EARTH & ALKALINE EARTH METALS, POWDERED AL,
ZN, BE, ETC.) & METAL HYDRIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES >900F CAN CAUSE
DECOMPOSITION OF MATERIAL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AT HI-TEMPS(>900F) : HF, HBR, FREE BR,
POSSIBLE CARBONYL HALIDES, & OXIDES OF BROMING, FLURINE, OR CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY W/ALL FEDERAL, STSATE, & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. RECLAIM MATERIAL IN A SUITABLE VAPOR RECOVERY
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT.

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