Product ID:FOREX 1301
MSDS Date:06/01/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N019492
MSDS Number: BLGSC

Emergency Phone: 215-582-1551 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-633-6971

Cage: 0M6C4

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Cage: 0M6C4

TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE (HALON 1301) (SARA III)

CAS: 75-63-8

RTECS: PA5425000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAN CAUSE
"FREEZER" BURNS. SKIN:CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE.
INGEST:MILDLY TOXIC BY INGESTION, AFFECTING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
INHAL:AT CONCENTRATIONS >20, 000 PP M IRREGULARITIES IN CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM AND CARDIAC MUSCLE ARE EXHIBITED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ANEMIA, ASTHMA, DERMAL SENSITIVITY
AND LOW BLOOD PRESSURE.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/FLOWING H2O FOR @ LST 15 MIN. SEE PHYS IF
IRRIT PERSISTS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & WASH EXPOSED SKIN W/LG
AMT OF H2O. SEE PHYS IF IRRIT PERSISTS. INGEST:FOR LG AMT INGESTED,
INDU CE VOMIT W/IPECAC. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT IF PERSON IS COMATOSE.
SEE PHYS. INHAL:NO HARMFUL EFTS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM BRTHG LOW CONC
OF VAP FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IF PROBLEM DEVELOPS,
REMOVE(SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA, IF
POSSIBLE. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER WELL AFTER FIRE
IS OUT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE EXPLOSIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA & REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES.
CONTAIN SPILL BY BLDG DIKE USING ABSORBENT MATERIAL. COLLECT
REMAINDER OF SPILL W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE MATERIAL INTO DRUM
APPROVED FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MINIMIZE VAPORIZATION BY SEALING IN
TIGHTLY CLSD CONTR. STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENTD AREA. KEEP AWAY FROM
HEAT/SPARKS/OPEN FLAMES. AVOID EYE/SKIN(SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRATOR FOR DUST MIST/FUMES
APPROPIATE TO AIRBORNE CONC MAY BE WORN. NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
ORGANIC RESPIRATOR SUITABLE TO AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS IS
RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOC EXHAUST VENT WHERE BUILD-UP OF VAP MAY EXCEED
LISTED PEL/TLV IN WORK BRTHG ZONES. FOLLOWING (SUPP DATA)
Protective Gloves:NITRILE/NATURAL RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PROD:TO DECOMP OF PROD MAY BE GENERATED DURING FIRE. FIRST
AID PROC:PERSON TO FRESH AIR & SUPPLY O2 IF NEC. HNDLG/STOR PREC:
CONT. WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM CONTR, GROUND & BOND BOTH CONTR. VE
NT:PUBLICATION OFFERS VENT GUIDELINES &TECHNIQUES: "INDUSTRIAL
VENT, MANUAL OF RECOM PRACTICE" AVAILABLE FROM ACGIH.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-72F,-58C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-270F,-168C
Vapor Pres:220PSIG
Vapor Density:5.14
Spec Gravity:1.54
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, LIQUIFIED GAS, WITH SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALINE EARTH METALS, ALKALI, POWDERED ALUMINUM, ZINC, BERYLLIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURES TO FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES ABOVE
850F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROBROMIC/HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS, POSS
FREE HALIDES & CARBONYL HALIDES. IRRITATING &/OR TOX GASES
DUE(SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:RECOVERED MATERIAL CAN BE INCINERATED IN A
FURNACE WHERE PERMITTED, OBSERVING ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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