Product ID:06-1934 CALIBRATION GAS, PROPANE 525 PPM IN AIR
MSDS Date:03/28/1994
FSC:6830
NIIN:00F040025
MSDS Number: BXKVQ

BACHARACH INC

625 ALPHA DR
PITTSBURGH, PA 15238-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 412-963-2223

Info Phone: 412-963-2223

Cage: 05083

BACHARACH INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15238 US

Telephone: 412-963-2130

Cage: 05083

PROPANE

CAS: 74-98-6

RTECS: TX2275000

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT

AIR

Fraction By Weight: 99.95%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: PROPANE IS A NON-TOXIC
SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. THE CONCENTRATION OF PROPANE IN THIS GAS IS TOO
LOW TO DEPRESS OXYGEN CONCENTRATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:PROPANE IS A NON-TOXIC SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. THE
CONCENTRATION OF PROPANE IN THIS GAS IS TOO LOW TO DEPRESS OXYGEN
CONCENTRATION.

First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:-155.2F (SUPP)
Lower Limits:2.1
Upper Limits:9.5
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE
SHIELDING TO PROTECT FROM CYLINDER EXPLOSION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMPRESSED AIR/PROPANE MIXTURES AT HIGH
PRESSURE WILL ACCELERATE BURNING OF OTHER MATERIALS. GAS CYLINDERS
EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME MAY RENT RAPIDLY/EXPLODE.(SUPP)

Spill Release Procedures:THIS MATERIAL IS NON-TOXIC & NON-FLAMMABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T STORE CYLINDERS NEAR HEAT/OPEN
FLAMES. TEMP >130F MAY CAUSE RUPTURE. SECURE CYLINDERS. DON'T
PUNTURE/DROP. DON'T TAMPER W/PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.
Other Precautions:WHEN REMOVABLE CAP IS PROVIDED, STORE & HANLDE W/CAP
IN PLACE. NEVER THROW CONTAINER INTO FIRE/INCINERATOR. USE ONLY
W/EQUIPMENT OF PROPER RATING. CLOSE CYLINDER WHEN NOT IN USE &
EMPTY. CONTENTS UNDE R HIGH PRESSURE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL VENTILATION REQUIRED
Protective Gloves:LEATHER RECOMMENDED FOR CYLINDER HANDLIN
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED
Supplemental Safety and Health
DATA IS FOR PROPANE. UNUSUAL FIRE CONT'D: AUTOIGNITION TEMP (PROPANE):
842F.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-43.6F(SUPP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-306.4F(SUP
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:>1
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS, TASTELSS COMPRESSED GAS IN
CYLINDERS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. DON'T INCINERATE CYLINDER. UN 1956.

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