Product ID:NITROGEN
MSDS Date:08/01/1985
FSC:6685
NIIN:00-531-2556
MSDS Number: BYBYS

Emergency Phone: 203-794-2000

Info Phone: 203-794-2000

Cage: 36346

Telephone: 516-623-0100

Cage: 64467

NITROGEN

CAS: 7727-37-9

RTECS: QW9700000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SWALLOW: THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS AT
NORMAL TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE. INHALATION: ASPHYXIANT. LACK OF
OXYGEN CAN CAUSE DEATH. SKIN: NO HARMFUL EFFECTS EXPECTED FROM
VAPOR. EYE-NO HARMFUL EFFECTS EXPECTED F ROM VAPOR.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE
HEADACHE, DROWS, DIZZINESS, EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMITING
& UNCONSCIOUSNESS. SKIN: LIQUID MAY CAUSE RFROSTBITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:TOXICOLOGY AND THE PHYSICAL & CHEM
PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIAL DO NOT SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS
LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

First Aid:SKIN: EXPOSURE TO LIQUID, IMMEDIATELY WARM FROSTBITE AREA
WITH WARM WATER (NOT TO EXCEED 105F). IN CASE OF MASSIVE EXPOSURE,
REMOVE CLOTHING WHILE SHOWERING WITH WARRM WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN.
INHALE: R EMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS
HARD. CALL PHYSICIAN. EYE: IMMEDIAYELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER
15 MIN. SEE PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLEY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMDIATELY.

Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:NITROGEN CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA.
IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY FROM MAX DISTANCE
UNTIL COOL, MOVE CONTAINER AWAY FROM FIRE IF NO RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GAS CANNOT CATCH FIRE. MAY RUPTURE DUE TO
HEAT OF FIRE. NO PART OF CONTAINER SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO
TEMPERATURE >125F. MOST CONTAINER ARE DESIGNED TO VENT.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE DANGER AREA. SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF LEAK IF WITHOUT RISKVENT AREA OR
MOVE LEAKING CONTAINER TO WELL VENTED AREA. TEST AREA, ESP CONFINED
AREAS, FOR SUFFICIE NT OXYGEN CONTENT PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY OF
PERSONNEL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NEVER WORK ON PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. IF
THERE IS A LEAK, CLOSED THE CYLINDER VALVE, BLOW DOWN THE SYSTEM BY
VENTING TO A SAFE PLACE, THEN REPAIR THE LEAK
Other Precautions:HIGH PRESSURE GAS. USE PIPING & EQUIPMENT ADEQUATELY
DESINGED TO WITHSTAND PRESSURES TO BE ENCOUTERED. CAN CAUSE RAPID
SUFFOCATION DUE TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY. STORE & USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENT. CLOSE VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE AND WHEN EMPTY

Respiratory Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
RESPIRATORS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO MSHA AND NIOSH.
Ventilation:LOCAL PREFERRED. MECHANICAL ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:PREFERRED FOR CYLINDER HANDLING
Eye Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
SELECT IN ACCORDANCEWITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 AND 1910.133
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD GENERAL HYGIENE PRACTICES
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: THERE IS NOT SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT SHOULD BE
DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CLINICAL CONDITION.
ALSO SUITABILITY FOR USE AS A COMPONENT IN UNDERWATER BREATHING G
AS MIXTURES IS TO BE DETERMINED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
PERSONNEL EXPERIENCED IN THE USE OF UNDERWATER BREATHING

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-320F,-196C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-346F,-210C
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:0.967
Spec Gravity:GAS
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRESSURE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITION, NITROGEN CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH LITHIUM,
NEODYMIUM, TITANIUM, & OZONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE. DISCARD ANY
PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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