Product ID:CARBON DIOXIDE
MSDS Date:05/01/1991
FSC:4210
NIIN:01-078-3669
MSDS Number: BRRKS

Emergency Phone: 203-744-3487

Info Phone: 203-744-3487

Cage: 36346

Telephone: 800-822-4357; 304-744-3487

Cage: 36346

CARBON DIOXIDE

CAS: 124-38-9

RTECS: FF6400000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 5000PPM/30000STEL;95

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGEST:UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPO.PROD GAS
@NORMAL TEMP/PRESSURES.SKIN ABSORP:NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS
FRM AVAILABLE INFO.INHAL:ASPHYXIANT.MODERATE CONCEN MAY CAUSE
HEAD,DROW,DIZZ,STINGING OF NOSE/T HROAT,EXCITATION,RAPID BREATHING
& HEART RATE,EXCESS SALIVATION,VOMIT,UNCONSC.SKIN/EYE:NO HARMFUL
EFFECT EXPECTED (SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT
IS LISTED BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:DAMAGE TO RETINAL GANGLLON CELLS & CNS MAY
OCCUR. FROSTBITE. HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, DIZZ, STINGING OF
NOSE/THROAT,ESCITATION, RAPID BREATHING & HEART RATE, EXCESS
SALIVATION, VOMITING, UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:KNOWLEDGE OF AVAILABLE TOXICOLOGY
INFO & OF PHYSICAL & CHEM PROPERTIES OF MATL SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPO
IS UNLIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MED CONDITIONS.

First Aid:SKIN:EXPO TO COLD VAP/SOLID IMMED WARM FROSTBITE AREA W/WARM
WATER(NOT TO EXCEED 105F).MASSIVE EXPO REMOVE CLOTH WHILE SHOWERING
W/WARM WATER.OBTAIN MED ATTN.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.NOT BREATH
GIVE ART RESP.QUALIFIED PERSONNEL MAY GIVE OXY IF BREATH IS
DIFFICULT.OBTAIN MED ATTN.EYE:EXPO TO COLD VAP/SOLID IMMED FLUSH
WELL W/WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS.OBTAIN MED ATTN PREFERABLY
OPHTHALMOLOGIST (SUPP)

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA
APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA.IMMED
DELUGE CNTNRS W/WATER SPRAY FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE UNTIL COOL THEN
MOVE CNTNRS AWAY FROM FIRE AREA IF W/O RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GAS CANNOT CATCH FIRE.CNTNR MAY RUPTURE
DUE TO FIRE HEAT.NO PART OF CNTNR SHOULD BE SUBJ TO TREMP >52C.MOST
CNTNRS ARE PROVIDED W/PRESS RELIEF DEVICE (SUPPLEME)

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE PERSONNEL.USE SCBA WHERE NEEDED.SHUT
OFF W/O RISK.VENTI & MOVE CNTNR TO WELL VENTIL AREA.TEST ESPECIALLY
CONFINED AREAS FOR SUFFI OXY CONTENT PRIO TO PREMITTING RE-ENTRY OF
PERSONNEL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE PIPE/EQPMT ADEQ DESIGNED TO
W/STAND PRESS.CAN CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION DUE TO OXY
DEFICIENCY.STORE/USE W/ADEQ VENTIL.CLS VAL WHEN NOT IN USE/EMPTY.
Other Precautions:GAS HEAVIER THAN AIR ACCUMULATE NEAR FLOOR DISPLACING
AIR.VENTI AREA BEF ENTRY.VERIFY SUFF OXY CONCEN.WHEN 2 OR MORE
GASES MIXED HAZ PROP MAY COMBINE.CONSULT INDUST HYGIENIST TO
EVALUATE MIXTURE.READ/ UNDERSTAND LABLES/INSTURCTIONS W/MATL.

Respiratory Protection:SELECT IAW OSHA29CFR1910.134/ANSI Z88.2.CONCEN
10X APPLICABLE EXPO LIMIT ANY NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED AIR
RESP.UP 50X NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESP W/FULL FACEPC OR SCBA.HIGHER
CONCEN USE ONLY SCBA OPE RATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:PREFERRED. MECHANICAL(GENERAL):ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:INSULATED NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SELECT IAW OSHA 29CFR1910.133.
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYL HANDLING.SELCE IAW
OSHA 29CFR1910.132 & 1910.133.
Work Hygienic Practices:PAMPHLET P-1 FRM COMP GAS ASSOC INC,1235 JEF
DAVID HYWAY,ARLINGTON,VA22202.NEVER WORK ON PRESSURIZED SYSTEM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SUBLIM PT 760MM HG:-78.5C. FIRE/EXPLO HAZ:DESIGNED TO VENT WHEN EXPO HI
TEMP. HEALTH HAZ:FROM GAS.COLD VAP/SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE MAY CAUSE
FROSTBITE.CHRONIC:NO EVIDENCE FROM AVAILABLE INFO. 1STAID:IMME
D.NOTE TO DR:NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.TREATMENT OF OVEREXPO SHOULD BE
DIRECTED @CNTRL OF SYMPTOMS/CLINICAL VICTIM CONDITONS.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE SUPPLEM
Vapor Pres:830 @21C
Vapor Density:1.522 @21C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:HIGH,(N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE;
ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS,ALKALINE EARTH METALS,METAL ACETYLIDES,CHROMIUM,TITANIUM
>550C,URANIUM >750C.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN THE PRESENCE OF ELECTRICAL
DISCHARGE, CARBON DIOXIDE IS DECOMPOSED TO FORM CARBON MONOXIDE &
OXYGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATM OUTDOORS.DISCARD ANY
PROD/RESIDUE/DISPOSABLE CNTNR OR LINER IN ENVIRONMENTALLY
ACCEPTABLE MANNER IN FULL COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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