Product ID:HELIUM GAS
MSDS Date:01/23/1992
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-660-0026
MSDS Number: BWDXF

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)/800-868-7780

Info Phone: 704-596-6262

Preparer: SUNOX INC

Cage: 6Z872

Telephone: 704-596-6262

Cage: 6Z872

HELIUM

CAS: 7440-59-7

RTECS: MH6520000

Fraction By Weight: 100.00%

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9394

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:ASPHYXIA. EYES/SKIN:MAY CAUSE
FROSTBITE, SEVERE CASES SKIN HARD,WHITE,LISTERS.
INGEST:UNLIKELY.FROSTBITE DAMAGE OF LIPS,MOUTH,MUC MEMBRANES.
ANTIDOTE:NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN STATUS:NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:UNSONC,RAPID RESP/PULSE,AIR
HUNGER,DIZZ,REDUCED AWARENESS,TIGHTNESS IN HEAD,TINGLING
SENSATIONS,INCOORDINATION,GAULTY JUDGEMENT,EMOTIONA
INSTABILITY,REAPID FTG,NAU,VOMIT,COLLAPSE,CONVULSIONS,DEE P
COMA,DEATH.SKIN:REDNESS,TINGLING,PAIN/NUMBNESS.EYE:REDNESS,PAIN,BLU
RRED VISION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MFG. TARGET
EFFECTS:SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.STOP BREATH GIVE ART
RESP.GIVE OXY BY QUAL PERS.SKIN:UNLIKELY EMERG TREAT
REQUIRED.FROSTBITE:WARM IN WARM WATER 107F OR GENTLY WRAP IN
BLANKETS.EXERCISE AFFECTED PART.E YE:UNLIKELY EMERG TREAT
REQUIRED.IF SO WASH W/LG AMTS OF WARM WATER.INGEST:UNLIKELY EMERG
TREAT REQUIRED.IF ADVERSE EFFECTS OCCUR TREAT SYMPT/SUPP.IN ALL
CASES GET MED ATTN.NO SPEC ANTIDOTE.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON. LG FIRES:USE
WATER SPRAY, FOG, OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE.STAY AWAY FRM STORAGE TK
END.COOL EXPO CNTNR W/WATER TIL WELL AFT FIRE IS OUT.W/D IMMED IF
RISING SOUND FRN VENT SAF DEVICE/DISCOLORATION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZA WHEN EXPO TO HEAT OR
FLAME. CYLINDER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT W/O RISK. KEEP
UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE CONTACT
DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRO PROT AGENCY.
Other Precautions:STORE IAW 29CFR1910.101.

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAMIN
LEVELS FOUND IN WORKPLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP &
APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:COLD INSULATING GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAF GOGG & FACEHSILED.
Other Protective Equipment:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.WEAR
APPROP PROT CLOTH/EQPT TO PREVENT SKIN FROM FREEZING.EYEWASH,SHOWER
IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MFG.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-452F,-269C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-458F,-272C
Vapor Pres:1719@-268C
Vapor Density:0.138
Spec Gravity:0.1785 @0C
Viscosity:.02012CPS@27C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS, TASTELESS, INERT GAS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT PERMIT PHYS DAMAGE OR OVERHEATING
OF CNTNRS.CONTNETS UNDER PRESS-MAY RUPTURE VIO & TRAVEL
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE HAZADOUS.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE CONTACT DISTRICT
DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROT AGENCY.

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