Product ID:2049ER HFC-134A
MSDS Date:06/26/1991
FSC:6830
NIIN:00F040968
MSDS Number: BXMTL

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637/9442

Info Phone: 800-441-7515/9442

Preparer: W J BROCK

Cage: 0BA38

Telephone: 800-441-7515

Cage: 23037

1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (R134A)

CAS: 811-97-2

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF
VAPOR IS HARMFUL & MAY CAUSE DEATH. SKIN: CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:HEART IRREGULARITIES, UNCONCIOUSNESS, IRREGULAR
PULSE, PALPITATIONS, INADEQUATE CIRCULATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING DISEASES OF THE
CENTRAL NERVOUS/CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.

First Aid:INHALATION: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP CALM. GIVE
CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
15 MINS. TREAT FOR FROSTBITE IF NECESSARY BY GENTLY WARMING
AFFECTED AR EA. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OFWATER FOR 15
MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:TOC
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL CYLINDERS W/WATER SPRAY. SCBA MAY BE
REQUIRED IF CYLINDERS RUPTURE/RELEASE UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: >1382F.

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
DURING CLEAN UP. VENTILATE AREA-ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE HEAVY
VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT. REMOVE OPEN FLAMES. USE SCBA IF LARGE LEAK
OCCURS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CLEAN, DRY AREA. DON'T HEAT > 125F.
USE W/SUFFICIENT VENTILATION TO KEEP EXPOSURE < RECOMMENDED LIMITS.
Other Precautions:INTENTIONAL MISUSE/DELIBERATE INHALATION MAY CAUSE
DEATH W/O WARNING. HFC-134A SHOULD NOT BE MIXED W/AIR FOR LEAK
TESTING/USED W/AIR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE > ATMOSPHERE PRESSURE.

Respiratory Protection:SCBA IS REQUIRED IF A LARGE RELEASE OCCURS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS ARE RELEASED. MECHANICAL
(GENERAL): SHOULD BE USED IN LOW PLACES.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DISTURBANCES OF CARDIAC RHYTHM,
CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS, SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY
AS A LAST RESORT IN LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-15.7F
Vapor Pres:96 PSIA
Vapor Density:3.18
Solubility in Water:0.15
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUEFIED GAS W/SLIGHT ETHERAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100/WT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI/ALKALINE EARTH METALS-POWDERED ALUMINUM, ZINC, BERYLLIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAMES, HIGH TEMPS, GLOWING METAL
SURFACES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FORMING HYDROFLUORIC ACID-POSSIBLY
CARBONYL FLUORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTAMINATED HFC-134A CAN BE RECOVERED BY
DISTILLATION/REMOVED TO A PERMITTED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. NONFLAMMABLE GAS
2.2 UN NO.1078.

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