Product ID:PROPANE HD-5
MSDS Date:08/03/1984
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-261-7445
MSDS Number: BHDDW

Emergency Phone: 202-483-7616

Info Phone: 213-977-6294

Cage: 79003

Cage: 79003

PROPANE

CAS: 74-98-6

RTECS: TX2275000

Fraction By Weight: 90%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PRODUCT IS AN ASPHYXIANT AND MAY
EXHIBIT ANESTHETIC PROPERTIES AT VERY HIGHCONCENTRATIONS. INITIAL
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE AT THESE CONCENTRATIONS ARE DIS-
ORIENTATION, LACK OF COORDINATION, EXCIT ATION, HEADACHE AND
NAUSEA. CONTINUEDEXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COMA AND
DEATH.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE EFFECTS: MAY CAUSE MOMENTARY FREEZING,
FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT SWELLING AND SUPERFICIAL CORNEAL DAMAGE. SKIN
EFFECTS: MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS AND FROSTBITES. INHALATION: MAY
CAUSE DISORIENTATION, LA CK OF COORDINATION, EXCITATION,
HEADACHEAND NAUSEA. CONTINUED EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COMA AND DEATH.

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: CLEAN AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT:
TREAT BURNED OR FROSTBITTEN SKIN BY FLUSHING IN LUKEWARM WATER.
IF BLISTERING OCCURS, APPLY STERILE DRESSING AND SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENT IN IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: MOVE TOFRESH AIR. IF VICTIM
ISN'T BREATHING GIVE CPR AND SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN.

Flash Point:-156F
Extinguishing Media:STOP FLOW OF GAS. EXTINGUISH PROPANE FIRE USING DRY
CHEMICALOR CO2 ONLY WHEN PROPANE FLOW MAY BE STOPPED.OR LET BURN
OUT
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE OF S.C.B.A. RECOMMENDED.COOL CONTAINERS
EXPOSED TO HEAT AND FLAME WITH WATERMOVE CONTAINERS FROM AREA IF
W/O RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL
A LONG DISTANCE TO A SOURCE OF IGNITIONAND FLASH BACK. CONTAINERS
MAY EXPLODE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. USE S.C.B.A. TURN OFF GAS FLOW
AND REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. KEEP VENTILATION GOING. IF
LIQUID GAS HAS NOT BEEN IGNITED, DISPERSWITH WATER SPRAY OR BY
FLOODING. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MILE IN ALL DIRECTIONS IF TANK OR
TANKCAR ON FIRE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS, AWAY
FROM HEAT, DIRECT SUNLIGHT, AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. KEEP AWAY
FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:ELECTRICALLY BOND AND GROUND ALL LINES AND EQUIP USED
WITH THIS PRODUCT. INSTALLPROTECTIVE CAPS FOR SHIPMENT. PROPANE IS
FLAMMABLE IN ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONSBETWEEN 2.1% AND 9.5% VOLUME
PERCENT.

Respiratory Protection:THE USE OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DEPENDS ON
VAPOR OR GAS CONCENTRATION ABOVE THE APPLICABLE TLV.
Ventilation:GENERAL MECHANICAL VENTILATION, IF GENERAL VENTILATION IS
INADEQUATE, SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL EXHAUST MAY BE REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:WEAR THERMALLY INSULATED GLOVES
Eye Protection:PROTECTIVE FACE SHIELD/CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SELF-CONTAINED RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR NON-ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
POST "NO SMOKING OR OPEN FLAME" SIGNS.

HCC:G2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-44F
Vapor Density:HEAVIER
Spec Gravity:0.51
Evaporation Rate & Reference:FASTER THAN ETHER
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID - GARLIC-LIKE ODOR.OXIDIZED - SMELLS
LIKE ROTTEN EGGS.ATMOS. - GAS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH SPARKS, OPEN FLAME OR
ANY SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION IN THE PRESENCE
OF AIR MAY YIELD CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATECOUNTY, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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