Product ID:OXYFUME STERILANT MIXTURE 12
MSDS Date:10/01/1993
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F039068
MSDS Number: BWWGY

ALLIED-SIGNAL INC

101 COLUMBIA RD
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07962-1139
US

Emergency Phone: 201-455-4571/2000

Info Phone: 201-455-4571/2000

Cage: 0B7T5

HONEYWELL INTL INC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

1053 MORRISTOWN, NJ 07962-1053 US

Telephone: 973-455-2000

Cage: 0PK95

ETHYLENE OXIDE (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH, IARC,

CAS: 75-21-8

RTECS: KX2450000

Fraction By Weight: 12%

ACGIH TLV: 1.8 MG/CUM (A2)

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, FREON 12

CAS: 75-71-8

RTECS: PA8200000

Fraction By Weight: 88%

OSHA PEL 4950 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 4950 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
W/LIQUID/SOLUTIONS IN WATER, THERE MAY OCCUR ERYTHEMA, EDEMA &
FORMATION OF VESICLES. A DILUTE SOLUTION MAY PENETRATE, PRODUCING A
CHEMICAL BURN. EYES: SEVERE IRRITAT ION W/CORNEAL INJURY FROM
LIQUID. MODERATE IRRITATION FROM HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR. (SEE
SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of
Overexposure:IRRITATION/REDNESS/INFLAMMATION/SWELLING/BLISTERS/HEAD
ACHE/DIZZINESS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/BURNS/DISORIENTATION/CONFUSION/INCOO
RDINATION/NARCOSIS/COUGHING/CHEST TIGHTNESS/LIGHT HEADED
FEELING/WEAKNESS/DROWS INESS/CYANOSIS/LOSS OF
COORDINATION/CONVULSIONS/COMA/COLLAPSE/COMA.

First Aid:SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. WASH W/SOAP &
WATER. IF EXPOSED, IMMEDIATELY WARM FROSTBITE AREA W/WARM WATER
(NOT TO EXCEED 105F). EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER
FOR 15 MINS. I NHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
NEEDED. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:USE APPROPRIATE MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL. IMMEDIATELY COOL
CONTAINERS W/WATER SPRAY FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE UNTIL COOL. USE SCBA
OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINER MAY RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF
FIRE. ETHYLENE OXIDE MIXTURE MAY BE FLAMMABLE.

Spill Release Procedures:IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL. WEAR SCBA
OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND MODE. VAPORS CAN BE REDUCED W/FOG/FINE
WATER SPRAY. SHUT OFF LEAK. AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS W/ETHYLENE OXIDE
SHOULDN'T BE DISCHARGED TO STREAMS/SEWERS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CLOSE VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE & WHEN
EMPTY. IF THERE IS A LEAK, CLOSE THE CYLINDER VALVE, BLOW DOWN THE
SYSTEM BY VENTING THEN REPAIR LEAK.
Other Precautions:USE PIPING & EQUIPMENT ADEQUATELY. USE ONLY IN A
CLOSED SYSTEM. NEVER WORK ON PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. DON'T BREATHE
VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES & CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:POSITIVE PRESSURE, FULL FACEPIECE SUPPLIED AIR
RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED FOR USE UP TO 2000 PPM.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL): SUFFICIENT AIR FLOW
VELOCITY TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATIONS OF ETHYLENE OXIDE < LEVEL.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:FULL FACESHIELD/SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:BUTYL RUBBER SHOES, APRON, STEEL TOE SHOES,
SAFETY SHOWER, EYEWASH FOUNTAIN. RUBBER GLOVES & RUBBER CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH CONT'D: ASPHYXIANT. MAY BE FATAL. IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY
TRACT, STINGING OF THE NOSE & THROAT. MAY CAUSE LUNG INJURY &
PULMONARY EDEMA. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF CFC-12 MAY REDUCE
VENTILATORY C APACITY OF LUNGS & PRODUCE MINOR CARDIAC EFFECTS.
INGESTION: IRRITATION & ULCERATION OF MOUTH/THROAT/ABDOMINAL PAIN.

Vapor Pres:60 PSIG
Vapor Density:3.51
Spec Gravity:1.24
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1): >1
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS W/NONRESIDUAL ETHER LIKE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES, AMINES, ACIDS, WATER, METAL CHLORIDES, METAL OXIDES, OTHER
ORGANIC & INORGANIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPS, IGNITION TEMPS, TEMP
>865F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, TOXIC FUMES OF FLUORIDES &
CHLORIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HEAT, SOURCES OF IGNITION, TEMP,
PRESSURE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE/CONTAINER IN AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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