Product ID:EXTINGUISHER,FIRE,HALOGENATED AGENT
MSDS Date:07/12/1989
FSC:4210
NIIN:01-116-5991
MSDS Number: BHGBL

MFR. UNKNOWN/GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTR.PROCURED.

Preparer: DGSC-SLM DOD-HMIS

Cage: MO956

MFR. UNKNOWN/GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTR. PROCURED

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Telephone: 614-238-3131

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BROMOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (AS EXTINGUISHING AGENT)

CAS: 353-59-3

RTECS: PA5270000

OSHA PEL NONE ESTABLISHED

ACGIH TLV: NONE ESTABLISHED

NITROGEN

CAS: 7727-37-9

RTECS: QW9700000

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50(RAT):20 PPH/15M
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: ASPHYXIANT 'CNS' & PULMONARY,
EFFECTS. SKIN IRRITANT, CHRONIC: NONE KNOWN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL: DIZZINESS, DISORIENTATION, IMPAIRED
COORDINATION, NARCOSIS, NAUSEA, OR VOMITING, LIGHT-HEADNESS,
GIDDINESS, BREATH SHORTNESS. CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA W/ UNCONSCIOUSNESS
OR EVEN DEATH IH HI-CONC W/LO NG EXPOSURES; SKIN/EYES: CONTACT
W/LIQUID CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE, OR SKIN IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIAC PROBLEMS. (PRODUCT IS AN
ASPHYXIANT & CAN INDUCE CARDIAC MUSCLE SENSITIZATION TO CIRCULATING
EPINEPHRINE-LIKE COMPOUNDS.)

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR-GET MED. ATTN. & GIVE O*2/CPR AS
REQUIRED FOR SITUATION & HAND; DONOT GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAIR
DRUGS AS CATECOLAMINES INCREASE RISK OF ELICITING CARDIAC
DYSRYTHMIAS. EYE S/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER - TREAT FOR FROSTBITE
W/MEDICAL ATTN. ; INGEST: NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHANT & IS
NON-FLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE'SCBA' WHEN FIGHTING FIRES WHERE CHEMICALS
ARE INVOLVED. 'SCBA' MAY BE NEEDED IF HALON 1211 CONTAINER RUPTURES
OR RELEASE MATERIAL IN HEAT OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN HEAT OF FIRE, HALON-1211 CONTAINER
EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT OF FIRE MAY RUPTURE & MATERIAL COMPOSITION
MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA OF UNNEEDED PERSONNEL VENTILATE
AREA ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE HEAVY/VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT. COOL
OR REMOVE HOT METAL SURFACES OR SOURCES OF NON-EXTINGUISHED FLAMES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE & HANDLE AS A LIQUIFIED
COMPRESSED GAS IN 'DOT' APPROVED PRESSURE VESSELS AWAY FROM
HI-TEMPERATURES.
Other Precautions:AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO HALON 1211 ! ABOVE
4%(17 LBS?1000 CU FT AIR & >1 MIN:DIZZINESS,IMPAIRED COORDINATION &
REDUCED MENTAL ALERTNESS); ABOVE 5% CONC(22 LBS/1000 CU FT OF
AIR),USE AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATORS.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY NECESSARY IF PROPER ENGINEERING
CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE. IF PEL/TLV ARE EXCEEDED, USE POSITIVE
PRESSURE AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. REVIEW 29CFR1910.134
INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGINGS AS WELL AS NIO SH-RESPIRATOR DECISON LOGIC
PUB87.108.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN
PATTERN/VOLUME CONTROL INHALATION EXPOSURES BELOW PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL OR AS REQUIRED FOR TASK
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH TYPE OR AS REQ. FOR TASK
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE & MAXIMIZE
INDVIDUAL PROTECTION.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE PROCEDURES SET FORTH BY SAFETY/IH
PERSONNEL FOR USE OF THIS MATRERIAL FOR TASKS AT HAND.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SMALL CONC( 5%) OF HALON EXTINGUISH FLAMES BY CHEMICALLY INTERRUPTING
COMBUSTION-NOT BY REPLACING O*2 . HOWEVER, VAPORIZATION OF
EXCESSIVE AMTS. CAN DEPLETE OR REPLACE O*2 NEEDED FOR BREATHING;
GENERI C 'MSDS' ON NSN IDENTIFIED MSDS UNDER THIS NSN, THE GENERIC
WILL BE REMV.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:26F/-3.3C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-257F/-161C
Vapor Pres:1897 @ 70F
Vapor Density:5.7
Spec Gravity:1.83
Evaporation Rate & Reference:RAPID; REFERENCE UNK.
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUIFIED GAS(SEE BOILING PT) W/SLIGHT
ETHEREAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACTIVE METALS (EG.ALKALINE EARTH & ALKALINE EARTH METALS, POWDERED AL,
ZN, BE, ETC.) & METALS HYDRIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES >900F CAN CAUSE
DECOMPOSITION OF MATERIAL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AT HI-TEMPS(>900F) : HF HBR, FREE BR,
POSSIBLE CARBONYL HALIDES, & OXIDES OF BROMING, FLUORING, OR
CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY W/ALL FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. RECLAIM MATERIAL IN A SUITABLE VAPOR RECOVERY
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT.

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