Product ID:OXYGEN, LOX (LIQUID ONLY), GOX (GAS ONLY)
MSDS Date:11/18/1987
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-808-9530
MSDS Number: BHDWH

Cage: 00742

Telephone: 800-345-3148/ 800-752-1597

Cage: 5H199

OXYGEN

CAS: 7782-44-7

RTECS: RS2060000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:OXY NONTOXIC UNDER MOST COND. LIQ OXY
OR COLD GAS WILL CAUSE SEVERE CRYOGENIC BURNS.BREATHING PURE OXY
AT ONE ATMOS. MAY PRODUCE COUGH & CHEST PAINS W/IN 8-24HRS.
INFANTS EXPOSED TO OXY LEVELS IN E XCESS OF 35-40% MAY SUFFER PERM.
VISUALIMPAIRMENT OR BLINDNESS DUE TO RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA.
Effects of Overexposure:PARTIAL PRESSURE OF OXY IN EXCESS OF TWO ATMOS.
MAY PRODUCE A VARIETY OF CENTRALNERVOUS SYS. MANIFESTATIONS
INCLUDING TINGLING OF FINGERS & TOES, VISUAL & HEAR-ING
DISTURBANCES, ABNORMAL SENSATIONS, I MPAIRED COORDINATION,
CONFUSION, MUSCLETWITCHING, & SEIZURES. SEVERE SYMPTOMS MAY LEAD TO
OPERATIONAL ERRORS.

First Aid:IF CRYOGENIC LIQUID OR COLD BOIL-OFF GAS CONTACTS A WORKER'S
SKIN OR EYES, FROZETISSUES SHOULD BE FLOODED OR SOAKED WITH TEPID
WATER (105-115F;41-46C). DO NOT USE HOT WATER. BURNS WHICH RESULT
IN BL ISTERING OR DEEPER TISSUE FREEZINGSHOULD BE SEEN PROMPTLY BY
A PHYSICIAN.

Fire Fighting Procedures:OXY IS NONFLAMMABLE, BUT SUPPORTS & VIGOROUSLY
ACCELERATES COMBUSTION OF FLAMMABTO FIGHT FIRES, SHUT OFF SOURCES
OF OXY AND FIGHT LIKE CONVENTIONAL FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXY IS NONFLAMMABLE, BUT SUPPORTS &
VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES COMBUSTION OF FLAMMABSOME MATERIALS WHICH
ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE IN AIR WILL BURN IN THE PRESENCE OF OXY.

Spill Release Procedures:PREVENT LIQ OXY FROM CONTACTING GREASE, OIL,
ASPHAOR COMBUSTIBLES. VENT AREA TO EVAP & DISPERSE OXY.FLUSH AREA
WITH LRG QTY OF WATER.DO NOT ENTER AREAOF HIGH OXY
CONCENTRATION.AVOID CONTACT WITH SOURC OF IGNITION AFTER EXP. TO
HIGH CONCENT.OF OXY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SEGREGATE FULL & EMPTY CYLINDERS.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO SALT & OTHER CORROSIVE CHEM. SEE CGA PAMP P-1.
PREVENT ENTRAPMENT OF LIQUID IN CLOSED SYSTEMS.
Other Precautions:OXY IS NOT TO BE USED AS A SUB FOR COMPRESSED AIR.
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS CLEANINGDUSTING, POWERING PNEUMATIC TOOLS,
ETC. ARE NOT SAFE DUE TO LUBRICATING OILS & OTHER MAT. PRESENT.
USE ONLY W/EQUIP SPE CIFIC. DESIGNED & CLEANED FOR OXY SERVIC

Ventilation:PREVENT ACCUMULATION WITH NATURAL OR FORCED AIR.
Protective Gloves:(LIQ)LOOSE FITTING LEATHER,(GAS)LEATHER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENTS SHOULD BE SITUATED TO AVOID HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF
OXYGEN IN WORK AREAS.

HCC:G4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297F/-183C
Vapor Density:SEE BELOW*
Spec Gravity:68F/20C,1ATM1.1
Solubility in Water:77F25C1ATM3.16%BYVOL
Appearance and Odor:GASEOUS OXYGEN IS COLORLESS AND ODORLESS. LIQUID
OXYGEN IS PALE BLUE & ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALL FLAMMABLES, EXPECIALLY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, ASPHALT, OTHEVOLATILE
FLAMMABLES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAT.WHICH BURN IN AIR WILL BURN VIOLENTLY
IN ATMOS. RICHER THAN APPROX. 25% OXY. SOME MAT.WILL BURN IN PURE
OXY NOT AIR
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
*VAPOR DENSITY: 68F/20C, 1ATM 0.08309

Waste Disposal Methods:ALLOW LIQ OXY TO EVAP. IN WELL VENTILATED
OUTDOOR AREA/LOCATION. FLUSHING WITH WATER WILL INCREASE
VAPORIZATION RATE OF LIQ. DO NOT DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL OXYGEN IN
COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS.KEEP LIQ OXY AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION
& COMBUSTIBLES.

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