Product ID:R-22
MSDS Date:08/01/1987
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-106-1659
MSDS Number: BPHFT

Emergency Phone: 800-654-5244 EXT 141

Info Phone: 404-424-4888

Preparer: HAL ALPER

Cage: 2M589

Telephone: 770-424-4888/800-645-5244

Cage: 2M589

CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE

CAS: 75-45-6

RTECS: PA6390000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:2 HOUR LC50 RATS IS 300,000 PPM
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS NEITHER CORROSIVE NOR AN
IRRITANT. IT WILL DEFAT & DRY SKIN,POSSIBLY CAUSING DERMATITIS.
VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING
OXYGEN AVAILABLE FOR BREATHING. HIGH EVAPORATION RATE MAY COOL
TISSUES SUFFICIENTLY TO CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY
IARC, NTP OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR MAY
CAUSE LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, GIDDINESS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND MAY
LEAD TO NARCOSIS, CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR DEATH.
LIQUID CAN CAUSE DEFATTIN G OF TISSUE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH WITH WATER 15 MIN. SEE A DOCTOR. SKIN:FLUSH WITH
WATER. TREAT FOR FROST-BITE IF NEEDED. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
RESTORE BREATHING, AS NEEDED. DO NOT GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR
DRUGS. I NGESTED:HIGHLY UNLIKELY EXPOSURE IN AS MUCH AS THE PRODUCT
IS A GAS AT ROOM TEMPERATURES.

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WHEN HEATED TO FIRE TEMPERATURES R22 WILL BURN
WEAKLY. USE EXTINGUISHANT SUFFICIENT TO STOP THE OTHER BURNING.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SCBA MAY BE REQUIRED IF CYLINDERS RUPTURE OR
CONTENTS ARE RELEASED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH PRESSURE AND
TERMPERATURE RELIEF DEVICES BUT MAY STILL RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS. DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA-ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE
HEAVY VAPORS CAN COLLECT. REMOVE OPEN FLAMES.
Neutralizing Agent:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A CLEAN, COOL (BELOW 125F),
DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED AREA OF LOW FIRE RISK.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY. USE
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF A LARGE RELEASE OCCURS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST AT FILLING ZONES AND OTHER OPERATING
SPACES WHERE LEAKAGE IS PROBABLE. MECHANICAL FOR LOW AREAS.
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR: ? HMIS:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE
PRACTICE. AVOID UNNECESSARY CONTACT. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING
OR DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS RECEIVED FROM NAVY (FOCAL POINT N). NAVY IDENTIFIED NSN.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-41.4F,-41C
Vapor Pres:138 PSIG
Vapor Density:2.98
Spec Gravity:1.194
Solubility in Water:0.30%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR-COLORLESS GAS, SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS, AND POWDERED ALUMINUM,ZINC,BERYLLIUM,
ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES (OPEN
FLAMES, GLOWING METAL SURFACES, ETC.) FORMING HYDROCHLORIC AND
HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:RECLAIME BY DISTILLATION. COMPLY WITH
FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS

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