Product ID:NITROGEN
MSDS Date:08/01/1985
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-616-9183
MSDS Number: BHDRN

Emergency Phone: 514-645-5311

Info Phone: CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SUPPLIER

Cage: 70711

Cage: 70711

NITROGEN

CAS: 7727-37-9

RTECS: QW9700000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:SKN: NO EVIDENCE OF ADVRS/HARMFL
EFFECTS FROM VAPORS. LIQ MAY CAUSE FRSTBTEYE: NO HARMFUL EFFECT.
INGST:PROD IS A GAS AT NRML TEMP & PRESS. INHL:MOD.CONCTMAY
HDACHES,DROWINS,DIZZINS,EXCITATION,E XCESS SALIVATION,VOMITING.
ASPHYXIANT.CHRONIC: NO EVIDENCE OF ADVRS EFFECTS FROM AVAIL. INFO.
Effects of Overexposure:CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:THE TOXICOLOGY/PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES OF THEMATERIAL DONOT SUGGEST THAT OVREXPOSURE IS LIKELY
TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

First Aid:SKIN: EXPOSURE TO LIQ. IMMEDIATELY WARM FRSTBITE AREA W/WRM
WTR (NOT OVER 105F) IN CASE OF MASSIVE EXPSR REMOVE CLOTHING
W/SHOWERING W/WRM WTR. CALL A PHYSICIANEYE: IN CASE OF SPLASH
CONTAMINATION, IM MEDIATELY. FLUSH EYE W/WTR FOR 15MINS.INHL:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESP. IF NOT BREATHING. GIVE
OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. GET MEDICAL ATTENT. INGST:PROD
IS GAS AT NRML TEMP.

Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:NITROGEN CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA.
IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CONTAINERS W/WTR SPRAY FROM MAX. DISTANCE
UNTIL COOL,THEN MOVE CONTAINERS AWAY FROM FIRE AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GAS CANNOT CATCH FIRE. CONTAINER MAY
RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF FIRE. NO PART OF A CONTAINER SHOULD REACH
TEMP OVER 125F. MOST CONTNRS DESIGNED TO VENT W/EXPOSED

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSNL FROM DANGER AREA. USE SCBA
WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF LEAK IF W/O RISK. VENT AREAOF LEAK/MOVE
LEAKING CONTAINER TO WELL VENTL AREA.TEST AREA,ESPECIALLY CONFINED
AREA,FOR SUFFICIENT OXYGEN PRIOR TO PERMITTING RE-ENTRY OF
PERSONNEL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NEVER WORK ON A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. IF
THERE IS A LEAK,CLOSE THE CYLINDER VALVE,BLOW DOWN THE SYSTEMBY
VENTING TO A SAFE PLACE,THEN REPAIR THE LEAK.
Other Precautions:HIGH PRESSURE GAS. USE PIPING AND EQUIPMENT
ADEQUATELY DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND PRSURES TO BE ENCOUNTERED. CAN
CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION DUE TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.STORE AND USE
W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. CL OSE VLV WHEN NOT IN USE & WHEN EMPTY.

Respiratory Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE W/OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
RESPIRATORS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO MSHA AND NIOSH.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRED. MECHANICAL ACCEPTABLE
Protective Gloves:PREFERRED FOR CYLINDER HANDLING
Eye Protection:SELECT IN ACCRD. W/OSHA 29 CFR 1910.133
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NK

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-320.46F
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:0.967
Spec Gravity:GAS
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRESSURE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NA

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, NITROGEN CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH LITHIUM,
NEODYMIUM, TITANIUM, OZONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE. DISCARD ANY
PRODCTRESIDUE,DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN ENVIORMENTALLY
ACCEPTABLE MANNER,IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITHSTATE, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS

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