Product ID:PROPANE, INSTRUMENT GRADE
MSDS Date:10/26/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N039632
MSDS Number: BRLGZ

BIG THREE INDUSTRIES INC

HOUSTON, TX 77253
US

Emergency Phone: 713-868-0302

Info Phone: 713-868-0302

Cage: 17688

AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORPORATION

HOUSTON, TX 77056-8229 US

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

Cage: 17688

PROPANE

CAS: 74-98-6

RTECS: TX2275000

Fraction By Weight: 99.86%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT

PROPANE, 2-METHYL-; (ISOBUTANE)

CAS: 75-28-5

RTECS: TZ4300000

Fraction By Weight: 0.10%

ETHANE

CAS: 74-84-0

RTECS: KH3800000

Fraction By Weight: 0.03%

ACGIH TLV: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT

BUTANE; (N-BUTANE)

CAS: 106-97-8

RTECS: EJ4200000

Fraction By Weight: 0.01%

OSHA PEL 800 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 800 PPM

PROPENE; (PROPYLENE) (SARA III)

CAS: 115-07-1

RTECS: UC6740000

Fraction By Weight: TRACE

ACGIH TLV: SIMPLE ASPHIXIANT

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE & SKIN:VERY HIGH GAS
CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION EFFECTS. LIQUEFIED GAS MAY
CAUSE FREEZE BURNS UPON DIRECT CONTACT. INHALATION: SIMPLE
ASPHYXIANT. EXTREME OVEREXPOSURE MAY PRODUCE DIZ ZINESS, HEADACHE,
DISORIENTATION, EXCITATION, FATIGUE, INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE,
VOMITING, COUGHING, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: ANESTHESIA, UNCON & DEATH.
INGEST: NOT LIKELY EXPOSURE ROUTE. LIQUEFIED GAS MAY CAUSE FREEZE
BURNS TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND POSSIBLE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:
FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION . INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING
CEASES, ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION FOLLOWED BY OXYGEN. SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:-156F,-104C
Lower Limits:2.1%
Upper Limits:9.5%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, OR CARBON DIOXIDE (CO*2).
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT
EQUIP.EVAC AREA OF ALL UNNEC PERS. IF CNDTNS WARRANT. SHUT OFF
SOURCE,IF POSS. WATER FOG/SPRAY MAY BE USED(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CARBON OXIDES FORMED WHEN BURNED. HIGH
FLAMMABLE VAPORS WHICH ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR MAY ACCUMULATE IN LOW
AREAS AND/OR SPREAD ALONG GROUND AWAY FROM HNDLG SITE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA OF ALL UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL.
WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND/OR GARMENTS DESCRIBED IN SPECIAL
PROTECTIVE INFORMATION IF EXPOSURE CONDITIONS WARRANT. SHUT OFF
SOURCE, IF POSSIBLE. PROTECT FROM IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA
THOROUGHLY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENT AREA AWAY
FROM IGNITION SOURCES. PROVIDE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING LEAKS. BOND
AND GROUND DURING TRANSFER. KEEP CONTAINERS CLSD.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES,ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. AVOID
BREATHING VAPORS. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND/OR GARMENTS
DESCRIBED IN SPECIAL PROTECTIVE INFORMATION IF EXPOSURE CNDTNS
WARRANT. WASH THORO AFTER HN DLG. LAUNDER CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE
REUSE.

Respiratory Protection:NOT GENERALLY REQUIRED. WHEN ENTRY INTO OR EXIT
FROM CONCENTRATIONS OF UNKNOWN EXPOSURE, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA).
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO CONTROL EXPOSURE BELOW
RECOMMENDED LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID UNNECESSARY SKIN CONTAM WITH MATERIAL.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. LAUNDER CONTAMD CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.510 @ 60/60F. VAPOR PRESSURE: 108-124 PSIA @ 70F
(21C). FIRE FIGHT PROCEDURE: TO COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS AND
EQUIPMENT. ALLOW FIRE TO BURN UNTIL GAS FLOW IS SHUT OFF, IF
POSSIBLE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-44F,-42C
Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA
Vapor Density:1.5
Spec Gravity:0.508- (SUPDAT)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (ETHYL ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQ PETRO GAS WHICH IS ODORLESS
(REPULSIVE IF ODORANT HAS BEEN ADDED)
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXYGEN AND STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON OXIDES FORMED WHEN BURNED.

Waste Disposal Methods:ENSURE CONFORMITY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. INCINERATE.

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