Product ID:NITROGEN
MSDS Date:08/01/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-616-9183
MSDS Number: BHFRH

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

NITROGEN

CAS: 7727-37-9

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP &
PRESSURE. SKIN: NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFO.
INHAL: ASPHYXIANT. MODERATE CONCEN MAY CAUSE
HEADACHE,DROWS,DIZZ,EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMIT & UNCONS.
LACK OF OXYGEN-DEATH. SKIN: NOHARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTED FROM VAPOR.
LIQ FROSTBITE. EYE: NO HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECT
Effects of Overexposure:SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP & PRESSURE SKIN: NO
EVID/ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFO. INHAL: ASPHYXIANT. MOD
CONCEN; HEADACHE,DROWS,DIZZ,EXCITATION,EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMIT &
UNCONS. LACK OF OXYGE N-DEATH. EYE: NO HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTEDFROM
VAPOR
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:TOXICOLOGY AND THE PHYSICAL & CHEM
PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIAL DO NOT SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS
LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS

First Aid:SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP & PRESSURE. SKIN: EXPOSURE TO
LIQ, IMMED WARM FROSTBITE AREA WITH WARM WATER (NOT TO EXCEED 105F)
IN CASE OF MASSIVE EXPOSURE, REMOVE CLOTHING HWILE SHOWERING WITH
WARRM WA TER. CALL PHYSICIAN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR.
GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATH DIFF. CALL PHYSICIAN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH
THOROUGHLY WITH WATER 15 MIN. SEE PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLEY AN
OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMD

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 WITH WATER SPRAY FROM MAX DISTANCE
UNTIL COOL, MOVE CONTAINER AWAY FROM FIRE IF NO RISK
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GAS CANNOT CATCH FIRE. MAY RUPTURE DUE TO
HEAT OF FIRE. NO PART OF CONT SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO A TEMP HIGHER
THAN APPR 125F. MOST CONT DESIGN TO VENT ELE TEMP

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE DANGER AREA. SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF LEAK IF WITHOUT RISKVENT AREA OR
MOVE LEAKING CONTAINER TO WELL VENTEDAREA. TEST AREA, ESP CONFINED
AREAS, FOR SUFFICIEN T OXYGEN CONTENT PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY OF
PERSONNEL

Handling and Storage Precautions:NEVER WORK ON PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. IF
THERE IS A LIAK, CLOSED THE CYLINDER VALVE, BLOW DOWN THE SYSTEM BY
VENTING TO A SAFE PLACE, THEN REPAIR THE LEAK
Other Precautions:HIGH PRESSURE GAS. USE PIPING & EQUIPMENT ADEQUATELY
DESINGED TO WITHSTAND PRESSURES TO BE ENCOUTERED. CAN CAUSE RAPID
SUFFOCATION DUE TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY. STORE & USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENT. CLOSE VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE AND WHEN EMPTY

Respiratory Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
RESPIRATORS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO MSHA AND NIOSH
Ventilation:LOCAL PREFERRED. MECHANICAL ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:PREFERRED FOR CYLINDER HANDLING
Eye Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
SELECT IN ACCORDANCEWITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 AND 1910.133
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD GENERAL HYGIENE PRACTICES
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: THERE IS NOT SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT SHOULD BE
DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CLINICAL CONDITION.
ALSO SUITABILITY FOR USE AS A COMPONENT IN UNDERWATER BREATHING G
AS MIXTURES IS TO BE DETERMINED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
PERSONNEL EXPERIENCED IN THE USE OF UNDERWATER BREATHING

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:210.36 F
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:0.967
Spec Gravity:GAS
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRESSURE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE. DISCARD ANY
PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN ENVIR
ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDSTATE AND LOCAL REG.

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