Product ID:CHLOROTRIFLUOROMETHANE
MSDS Date:08/29/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-035-6183
MSDS Number: BVMXZ

SCOTT SPECIALTY GASES INC

6141 EASTON RD
PLUMSTEADVILLE, PA 18949
US

Emergency Phone: 215-766-8861

Info Phone: 215-766-8861

Cage: 51847

SCOTT SPECIALTY GASES

310 PLUMSTEADVILLE, PA 18934 US

Telephone: 215-766-0416

Cage: 51847

METHANE, CHLOROTRIFLUORO-; (CHLOROTRIFLUOROMETHANE)

CAS: 75-72-9

RTECS: PA6410000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WRITTEN CONSENT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW (49

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) MATLS HAVE
PRDCED SENSIT OF THE MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS &
COULD HAVE A SIMILAR EFFECT IN HUMANS. ADRENOMIMETICS (IE,
EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE CONTRA-INDICATED EXCE PT FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING
USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY/CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO CFCS . THIS MATL ACTS
AS AN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ASPHYXIANT. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE RAPID
RESPIRATION, MUSCLE INCOORDINATION, FATIGUE, NAUSEA & VOMITING.
ALSO, CNS DEPRESSION, DIZZINESS, CONFUSION & LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
MAY OCCUR. LIQUID MAY CA USE FROSTBITE UPON CONTACT. CHRONIC: NONE
KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HEART CONDITIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHAL: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE
VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. SKIN/EYE
CONTACT: IMME DIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. CALL MD.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA
AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE
EXPOSED CYLINDERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL FLUORIDES,
CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE . ALTHOUGH CYLS ARE EQUIPPED W/PRESS & TEMP
RELIEF DEVICES, THEY MAY STILL RUPTURE (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA AND ELIMINATE SOURCES OF HEAT
OR IGNITION AND REMOVE LEAKING CYLINDERS TO A SAFE OUT-OF-DOORS
AREAS. ATTEMPT TO CLOSE VALVES OR REPAIR LEAK AT SOURCE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENT AREAS ONLY. KEEP
VALVE PROT CAP ON CYL WHEN NOT IN USE & SECURE CYL WHEN USING TO
PROTECT FROM FALLING. USE SUITABLE HAND (SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:NO SMKNG IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN GEN VICIN OF
ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURF. HEAT &/OR UV RADIA MAY CAUSE
FORM OF CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES/PHOSGENE . PROTECT CNTNRS FROM
PHYSICAL DMG. DO N OT DEFACE CYL/LABELS. MOVE CYL (SUPDAT)

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY OR NON-ROUTINE USE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE AND LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN
CONCENTRATION BELOW EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES IF HANDLING CYLINDERS. EMERG
EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 1.298 @-30C(H*2O=1). VP: 32.30 ATM @70C. EXPLO HAZ: UNDER
FIRE CNDTNS. DECOMP MAY OCCUR. HNDLG/STOR PREC: TRUCK TO MOVE CYLS.
OTHER PREC: W/ADEQ HAND TRUCK. CYLS SHOULD BE REFILLED BY QUALI
FIED PRDCERS OF COMPRESSED GASES. SHIPMENT OF COMPRESSED GAS CYL
WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FILLED BY OWNER OR W/HIS/HER (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-115F,-81C
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Vapor Density:3.61
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (CCL*4=1)
Solubility in Water:0.009% BY WT @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS W/AN ETHEREAL ODOR AT
HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES & PHOSGENE .
HYDROCHLORIC & HYDROFLUORIC ACID, POSSIBLE CARBONYL HALIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS . RETURN CYLINDERS TO SUPPLIER FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL WITH ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED & VALVE
PROTECTION CAP IN PL ACE.

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