Product ID:OXYGEN,REFRIGERATED LIQUID
MSDS Date:08/09/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-781-8194
MSDS Number: BTKRQ

Emergency Phone: 201-464-8100,800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-464-8100

Preparer: NONE

Cage: KO409

Telephone: 201-464-8100

Cage: KO409

OXYGEN

CAS: 7782-44-7

RTECS: RS2060000

Fraction By Weight: 99.9970%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS UNKNOWN.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYES: LIQUID MAY CAUSE TISSUE
FREEZING. SKIN: LIQUID OR PIPING OF LIQUID OXYGEN CAN CAUSE
FROSTBITE. INHALATION: CONCENTRATIONS HIGHER THAN 75% CAUSE
SYMPTOMS OF HYPEROXIA WHICH COULD LEAD TO P NEUMONIA AND/OR DEATH.
CONCENTRATIONS OF 25 TO 75% MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION. CHRONIC: NONE
SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: FROSTBITE, SKIN: FROSTBITE, COLOR CHANGE
TO GRAY OR WHITE FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING. INHALATION: HYPEROXIA,
WHICH INCLUDES CRAMPS, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HYPOTHERMIA, AMBYLOPIA,
RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIE S, BRADYCARDIA, FAINTING SPELLS, PNEUMONIA,
CONVULSIONS CAPABLE OF LEADING TO DEATH, INFLAMATION OF BODY
ORGANIC MATTER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: OPEN EYELIDS WIDE TO ALLOW LIQUID TO EVAPORATE. DO NOT
WASH EYES WITH HOT OR TEPID WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:
FLUSH AREA WITH LUKEWARM (NOT HOT) WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION : MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE CPR AND
SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. FURTHER TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC AND
SUPPORTIVE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER (OR SUITABLE MEDIA FOR
SURROUNDING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL) FOR FIRES WITH OXYGEN AS
OXIDIZER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF POSSIBLE, STOP THE FLOW OF OXYGEN WHICH IS
SUPPORTING THE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXYGEN VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES COMBUSTION.

Spill Release Procedures:IF THERE IS A MALFUNCTION OR OTHER TYPE OF
OERATIONS PROBLEM WITH OXYGEN VESSEL, CONTACT CLOSEST AIRCO DEALER
IMMEDIATELY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:LIQUID OXYGEN SHOULD BE STORED/USED
ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS. ALWAYS KEEP CYLINDERS UPRIGHT. NO
SMOKING/OPEN FLAMES ALLOWED NEAR THESE VESSELS.
Other Precautions:FULL/EMPTY CYLINDERS SHOULD BE STORED AWAY FROM
FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS. NEVER CARRY COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER/CRYOGENIC
LIQUID CONTAINER IN ENCLOSED SPACE SUCH AS CAR TRUNK,VAN,WAGON.
LEAK CAN RESULT IN FIR E,EXPLOSION,ASPHYXIATION,TOXIC EXPOSURE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS THAT INCREASE OXYGEN LEVEL IN AIR TO MORE THAN 25%.
Protective Gloves:LOOSE FITTING AND INSULATED.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES/GLASSES PLUS FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:STANDARD WORKPLACE HYGENIC PRACTICE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
LIQUID OXYGEN CANNOT BE HANDLED IN CARBON OR LOW ALLOY STEEL. 18-8 AND
18-10 STAINLESS STEEL ARE ACCEPTABLE AS ARE COPER AND ITS ALLOYS,
NICKEL AND ITS ALLOYS, BRASS BRONZE, SILICON ALLOYS, MONEL, INC
ONEL, AND BERYLLIUM. TEFLON, TEFLON COMPOSITES, OR KEL-F ARE
PREFERRED NON-METALIC GASKET MATERIAL.

HCC:G4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297F,-183C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-362F,-219C
Vapor Pres:>CRIT TEMP
Spec Gravity:1.105
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR PALE BLUE LIQUID. ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. (NOTE!
HANDLING/STORAGE PRECAUTIONS; EQUIPMENT TO CONTAIN OXYGEN MUST BE
"CLEANED FOR OXYGEN SERVICE". LIQUID OXYGEN VESSELS SHOULD NOT BE
REFILLED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF COMPRESSED GASES.)

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