Product ID:ETHYLENE
MSDS Date:10/01/1986
FSC:6830
NIIN:00F021957
MSDS Number: BMMZG

BIG THREE INDUSTRIES INC

3535 W 12TH ST
HOUSTON, TX 77253

Emergency Phone: (713) 868-0333

Info Phone: (713) 868-0333

Cage: 17688

AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORPORATION

HOUSTON, TX 77056-8229 US

Telephone: 713-896-2896;800-231-1366

Cage: 17688

ETHYLENE

CAS: 74-85-1

RTECS: KU5340000

Fraction By Weight: 99.95%

ACGIH TLV: C 3.3 MG/CUM

ETHANE

CAS: 74-84-0

RTECS: KH3800000

Fraction By Weight: 0.03%

ACGIH TLV: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT

METHANE

CAS: 74-82-8

RTECS: PA1490000

Fraction By Weight: 0.02%

ACGIH TLV: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: LIQUEFIED GAS CAN CAUSE
FREEEZE BURNS UPON DIRECT CONTACT RESULTING IN TISSUE NECROSIS.
INHALATION: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. EXTREME EXPOSURES MAY PRODUCE
NARCOSIS, ANESTHESIA, UNCONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH. INGESTION: FREEZE
BURNS TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & POSSIBLE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN: LIQUEFIED GAS CAN CAUSE FREEZE BURNS
UPON DIRECT CONTACT RESULTING IN TISSUE NECROSIS. INHALATION:
SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. EXTREME EXPOSURES MAY PRODUCE NARCOSIS,
ANESTHESIA, UNCONSCIOUSNESS & D EATH. INGESTION: FREEZE BURNS TO
THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & POSSIBLE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. INHALATION:
REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING CEASES, ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION FOLLOWED BY OXYGEN. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL C ASES.

Flash Point:-213F
Lower Limits:2.7%
Upper Limits:28.6%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE AREA OF ALL UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL.
WATER FOG OR SPRAY MAY BE USED TO COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS &
EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE TRAVEL FLASHBACK. CARBON
OXIDES FORMED WHEN BURNED.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA OF ALL UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL.
WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT/GARMENTS IF EXPOSURE CONDITIONS WARRANT.
SHUT OFF SOURCE, IF POSSIBLE. PROTECT FROM IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA
THOROUGHLY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID INHALATION, SKIN & EYES. WASH
HANDS AFTER HANDLING. STORE IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY
FROM IGNITION SOURCES.
Other Precautions:PROVIDE MEANS OF CONTROLLING LEAKS. BOND & GROUND
DURING TRANSFER. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN ENTRY INTO OR EXIT FROM CONCENTRATIONS OF
UNKNOWN EXPOSURE, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL
Eye Protection:USE SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELD
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-154F
Vapor Pres:1350 PSIA
Vapor Density:0.97
Spec Gravity:0.610
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS WITH A MILD SWEET ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXYGEN & STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2 & VARIOUS HYDROCARBONS FORMED WHEN
BURNED.

Waste Disposal Methods:INSURE CONFORMITY W/ALL APPLICABLE DISPOSAL
REGULATIONS. INCINERATE OR OTHERWISE MANAGE AT RCRA PERMITTED WASTE
MANAGEMENT FACILITY. FLAMMABLE GAS, UN 1962.

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