Product ID:OXYGEN, CRYOGENIC LIQUID
MSDS Date:09/01/1985
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-808-9531
MSDS Number: BHDWL

Emergency Phone: 1-800-822-4357 CANADA 514-640-6400

Info Phone: ROUTINE INFO CONTACT LOCAL SUPPLIER

Cage: 36346

Telephone: 800-822-4357; 304-744-3487

Cage: 36346

OXYGEN

CAS: 7782-44-7

RTECS: RS2060000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGST/SKIN/EYE: NO HARMFUL EFFECTS
EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. INHALATION: BREATHING
80% OR MORE OXYGEN FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS MAY CAUSE NASAL
STUFFINESS,COUGH,SORE THROAT,CHEST PAIN & BREATHING DIFFICULTY.
Effects of Overexposure:BREATHING PURE OXYGEN UNDER PRESSURE MAY CAUSE
LUNG DAMAGE/CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTMEFFECTS RESULTING IN
DIZZINESS,POOR COORDINATION,TINGLING SENSATION,VISUAL & HEARING
DISTURBANCES,MUSCULAR TWITCHING, UNCONSCIOUNESS & CONVULSION.
BREATHINGOXYGEN UNDER PRESS. MAY CAUSE PROLONGATION TO
DARKNESS,REDUCED PERIPHERAL VISION
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RETINAL DAMAGE CAN ALSO OCCUR IN
ADULTS EXPOSED TO100% OXYGEN PARTICULARLY INDIVIDUALS WHOSE
RETINALCIRCULATION HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COMPROMISED.

First Aid:SKIN:IMMEDIATELY WARM FROSTBITE AREA W/WARM WTR (NOT TO
EXCEED 105F) REMOVE & THROUGHLY AIR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FOR
MASSIVE EXPOSURE SHOWER W/WRM WTR WHILETAKING OFF CLOTHES.
EYE:FLUSH EYES W/WTR FOR 15 MINS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.INHL:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR.GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING.KEEP
VICTIM WARM & AT REST. INGST: PROD. IS A GAS AT NORMAL TEMP. AND
PRESSURE.

Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:OXIDIZING AGENT. VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES
COMBUSTION.USE MEDIAAPPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.WTR IS PREFRD
CLOTHNG FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA.
IMMEDIATELY COOL CONTAINERS W/WTR SPRAYFROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE UNTIL
COOL THEN MOVE CONTAINER AWAY FROM FIRE W/O RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH FLAMMABLE MATERIALS MAY
CAUSE FIRE/EXPLOSION. CLOSED CONTAINER MAY RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF
FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER
AREA. ALLOW SPILLED LIQUID TO EVAPORATE. VENTILATEAREA OF LEAK
OR MOVE LEAKING CONTAINER TO VENTILATED AREA. DONOT WALK OR ROLL
EQUIP. OVER SPILL AREA AS THIS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NEVER WORK ON PRESSURIZED SYSTEM.IF
THERE IS A LEAK CLOSE CYLINDR VALVE BLOW DOWN SYSTEM BY VENTLTO
A SAFE PLACE THEN REPAIR LEAK IF W/O RISK.
Other Precautions:NEVER LUBRICATE OXYGEN VALVES, REGULATORS,ETC., WITH
ANY COMBUSTIBLE SUBSTANCE.

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRED; MECHANICAL ADEQUATE
Protective Gloves:LOOSE FITTING CRYOGENIC GLOVES
Eye Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE W/OSHA29CFR1910.133
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR HANDLING CYLINDERS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NK

HCC:G4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297.4F
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:1.105@25C
Spec Gravity:1.141 @ -183C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:HIGH
Solubility in Water:NA
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BLUE CRYOGENIC LIQUID ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ESPECIALLY OILS & GREASES, INCLUDING
MATERIALS NOT NORMALLY CONSIDERED FLAMMABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OXYGEN REACTS WITH MANY MATERIALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:KEEP PERSONNEL AWAY. LIQUID OXYGEN SHOULD BE
DUMPED INTO AN OUTDOOR PIT FILLED WITH CLEAN, GREASE FREE &
OIL FREE GRAVEL, WHERE IT WILL SAFELY EVAPORATE.

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