Product ID:HALON 1301; FOREX 1301
MSDS Date:06/01/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-104-2654
MSDS Number: BMPXM

Emergency Phone: 800-633-6971

Info Phone: 215-582-1551

Cage: 0L2W7

Telephone: 201-738-3099

Cage: 0L2W7

BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE

CAS: 75-63-8

RTECS: PA5425000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Effects of Overexposure:EYE CONTACT; CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAN CAUSE
"FREEZER" BURNS. SKIN CONTACT; CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAN CAUSE
FROSTBITE. INGESTION; MILDLY TOXIC BY INGESTION, AFFECTING THE
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. INHALATIO N; AT CONCENTRATIONS >20,000 PPM
IRREGULARITIES IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND CARDIAC MUSCLE ARE
EXHIBITED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ANEMIA, ASTHMA, DERMAL SENSITIVITY
AND LOW BLOOD PRESSURE.

First Aid:EYES;IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/FLOWING WATER FOR AT 15 MINUTES.SEE
A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.SKIN;REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING/WASH EXPOSED SKIN W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.SEE PHYSICIAN
IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.INGESTION;FOR LARGE AMOUNTS INGESTED,
INDUCE VOMITING W/IPECAC.DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING IF PERSON IS
COMATOSE.SEE PHYSICIAN.INHALATION;NO HARMFUL EFFECTS,REMOVE PERSON
TO FRESH AIR GIVE OXYGEN

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING AND NIOSH APPROVED SCBA WITH FULL FACE PIECE, OPERATED IN
THE POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOVE CONTAINER FROM THE FIRE AREA, IF
POSSIBLE. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER WELL AFTER THE
FIRE IS OUT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE EXPLOSIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE THE AREA AND REMOVE ALL IGNITION
SOURCES. CONTAIN SPILL BY BUILDING A DIKE USING ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
COLLECT THE REMAINDER OF THE SPILL WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND
PLACE THE MATERIAL INTO A DRUM APPORVED FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MINIMIZE VAPORIZATION BY SEALING IN A
TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAMES.
Other Precautions:AVOID EYE AND SKIN CONTACT. WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM
CONTAINERS, GROUND AND BOND BOTH CONTAINERS.

Respiratory Protection:CONDITIONS WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST/FUMES IS
APPARENT,A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST MIST/FUMES
APPROPRIATE TO THE AIRBORN CONCENTRATION.WHERE VAPORS ARE
GENERATED,AN APPROVED ORGANIC RESPIRATOR S UITABLE TO THE AIRBORN
CONCENTRATION.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION WHERE A BUILDUP OF VAPORS
MAY EXCEED THE LISTED PEL OR TLV IN WORKER BREATHING ZONES.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE (NBR) OR NATURAL RUBBER.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES W/SIDESHIELDS.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS BODY COVERING AND BOOTS
WHERE SPILLS OR SPLASHING OCCUR.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-72F,-58C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-270F,-168C
Vapor Pres:220 PSIG
Vapor Density:5.14
Spec Gravity:1.54
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, LIQUIDIFIED 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:EXPOSURE TO FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES ABOVE
850 F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROBROMIC, HYDROCHLORIC AND
HYDROFLOURIC ACIDS, POSSIBLY FREE HALIDES AND CARBONYL HALIDES.

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

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