Product ID:REFRIGERANT 113
MSDS Date:10/15/1990
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-584-2957
MSDS Number: BMQSW

Emergency Phone: 404-424-4888

Info Phone: 404-424-4888

Preparer: MICHAEL S WATKINS

Cage: DO133

Telephone: 800-424-9300

Cage: DO133

TRICHLOROTRIFLUOROETHANE

CAS: 76-13-1

RTECS: KJ4000000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000PPM/1250PPM STEL

ACGIH TLV: 1000PPM/1250PPM STEL

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50 RAT 52,000PPM/4 HR. *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR
& CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING OXYGEN AVAILABLE FOR BREATHING.
SKIN: REPEATED LIQUID CONTACT CAN CAUSE DEFATTING OF SKIN.
INGESTION: ORAL TOXICITY IS LOW, IN GESTION OF REFRIGERANT 113 IS
TO BE AVOIDED. EYES: LIQUID CONTACT CAN CAUSE DISCOMFORT. USUALLY
NO EXTENDED EFFECT.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL: BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR
CAN CAUSE LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, GIDDINESS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND MAY
LEAD TO NARCOSIS, CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR DEATH.
SKIN: IRRITATION OR REDDENING MAY OCCUR DUE TO DEFATTING. INGEST:
MAY CAUSE NAUSEA & VOMITING. EYE: CONTACT MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY
DISCOMFORT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. SEE
INHALATION SECTION.
*ALD RABBIT >
11,000 MG/KG. LD50 RATS 43,000 MG/KG.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. CALL DR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIF RESP (MOUTH-TO-MOUTH). IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN.
DON'T GIVE EPINEPHRINE/SIMILAR DRUGS. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. IF IRRIT
OCCU RS. CALL DR. INGEST: CALL DR IF NECESSARY. DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING (GREATER HAZARD OF ASPIRATION OF MATERIAL INTO LUNGS THAN
ALLOWING PASS THRU INTEST TRACT). EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN.
CALL DR.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONFLAMMABLE
Upper Limits:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NONEFLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) MAY
BE REQUIRED IF AEROSOL CONTAINERS RUPTURE AND CONTENTS ARE RELEASED
UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DRUMS MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. REMOVE OPEN FLAMES OR OTHER
SOURCES OF IGNITION. COLLECT SPILLED PRODUCT WITH ABSORBENT
MATERIAL AND PLACE IN CLOSED STEEL DRUMS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T STORE NEAR SOURCES OF HEAT, IN
DIRECT SUNLIGHT, OR WHERE TEMPERATURES EXCEED 120 F. DON'T PUNCTURE
OR DAMAGE CONTAINERS. ROTATE STOCK.
Other Precautions:CONTAINS CHEMICALS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.

Respiratory Protection:GOOD VENTILATION/H.C. RESP AS NEEDED TO COMPLY
WITH TLV.
Ventilation:NORMAL VENT--STANDARD MFR PROCEDURES GENERALLY ADEQUATE.
LOCAL EXHAUST WHEN LRG AMTS RELEASED. MECH VENT IN LOW PLACES.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL
Eye Protection:CHEM SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE BATH & PROTECTIVE CLOTHES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO DR: BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE INCREASED RISK OF ELICITING CARDIAC
DYSRYTHMIAS, CATECHOLINAMINE DRUGS (EPINEPHRINE), SHOULD BE USED
ONLY AS LAST RESORT IN LIFE THREATENING EMERGS.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:118F,48C
Vapor Pres:334 @ 77F
Vapor Density:6.5 @ 77F
Spec Gravity:1.57 (WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (BU AC=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS, POWDERED AL, ZN, BE OR MG.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID SPRAYING NEAR OPEN FLAMES OR RED HOT
SURFACES. DO NOT PUNCTURE OR INCINERATE CONTAINERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROCHLORIC & HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS &
POSSIBLY CARBONYL HALIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DOMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. RECLAIM BY DISTILLATION OR REMOVE TO PERMITTED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY.

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