BTHNJ - FREON TF & PCA

Product Identification

Product ID:FREON TF & PCA
MSDS Date:02/05/1993
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-681-5688
MSDS Number: BTHNJ

Responsible Party
VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC/SUB OF UNIVAR
6100 CARILLON PT
KIRKLAND, WA 98033
US

Emergency Phone: 206-889-3712

Info Phone: 206-889-3712

Cage: 0STM5

Contractor
VOPAK USA INC
KIRKLAND, WA 98033-7357 US

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

Ingredients

1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE (FREON 113) (SARA

CAS: 76-13-1

RTECS: KJ4000000

Fraction By Weight: 100% %

OSHA PEL 1000PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000PPM/1250STEL9394

Hazards

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 = 43000 MG/KG (RATS)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN IRRITATION DUE TO RAPID
EVAPORATION WITH POSSIBLE DISCOMFORT OR RASH. PROLONGED SKIN
CONTACT MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY TINGLING. MAY CAUSE MILD EYE
IRRITATION. ASPIRATION HAZARD. INHALATION MAY CAUSE T EMPORARY
NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION WITHANAESTHETIC EFFECTS, ALTERATION OF
HEART'S ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENIC BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN IRRITATION, NUMBNESS, COLDNESS, DRYING;
EYE IRRITATION, DISCOMFORT, BLURRING, TEARING; CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA
WITH COUGHING, GASPING, CHOKING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, BLUSIH
DISCOLORATION OF SKIN; DIZZI NESS, HEADACHE, CONFUSION,
INCOORDINATION, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, IRREGULAR PULSE,
PALPITATIONS, INADEQUATE CIRCULATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP
WARM AND QUIET. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA
THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF
VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS. CONSULT PHYSICIAN.

Fire Fighting

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:572F
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY POSE
ASPHYXIATION HAZARD. DRUMS MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

Accidental Release

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DO NOT FLUSH INTO SEWERS.
CONTAIN SPILL. COLLECT ON ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND TRANSFER TO STEEL
DRUMS FOR RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL. USE SCBA FOR LARGE SPILLS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A CLEAN, DRY AREA. DO NOT
HEAT ABOVE 125F.
Other Precautions:PRODUCT POSES A HAZRD OF FATAL HEART IRREGULARITIES
IF INHLAED AT HIGH CONCENTRATONS. SKIN OR EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DRYING OF THE SKIN.
AVOID CONTACT.

Exposure Controls

Respiratory Protection:UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, NO RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION IS REQUIRED WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS IS REQUIRED IF A LARGE SPILL OCCURS.
Ventilation:NORAML VENTILATION IS GENERALLY ADEQUATE. LOCAL EXHAUST
SHOULD BE USED WHEN LARGE QUANTITIES ARE RELEASED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATION AND SHOWER SHOULD
BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: ACTIVATED CHARCOAL SLURRY MAY BE ADMINISTERED.
BECAUSE OF INCREASED RISK OF ELICITING CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS,
CATACHOLAMINE DRUGS, SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE, SHOULD BE USED WITH
SPECIAL CA UTION IN SITUATIONS OF EMERGENCY LIFE SUPPORT. DUE TO
DANGER OF ASPIRATION, EMESIS/GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD NOT BE USED.

Chemical Properties

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:118F,48C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:6.46 PSIA
Vapor Density:2.9
Spec Gravity:1.57
pH:7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:> 1 (CCL4 = 1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID, SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100 %

Stability

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI, ALKALLINE EARTH METALS (POWDERED AL, ZN, BE, ETC).
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAMES, HIGH TEMPERATURES ( ABOVE
125F)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROCHLORIC AND HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS,
POSSIBLY CARBONYL HALIDES.

Disposal

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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