Product ID:ARGON
MSDS Date:03/03/1993
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-169-0779
MSDS Number: BYVVB

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 1800-734-5463

Cage: 00741

Telephone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 00741

NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:CONTACT W/LIQ MAY CAUSE TISSUE
FREEZING.SKIN:FROSTBITE EFFECTS APPEAR AS CHANGE IN COLOR TO GRAY
OR WHITE POSSIBLY FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING,MAY OCCUR UPON CONTACT
W/LIQ.ORAL:INGEST UNLIKELY SINCE PR OD GAS @RT.CONTACT W/LIQ MAY
FREEZE TISSUE,TREAT AS FROSTBITE.SEE DR.INHAL:SIMPLE
ASPHYXIANT.MAINTAIN OXY (SIGNS/SYMPT)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER
MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY:NTP/IARC/OSHA:NO.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZ:LEVELS >19.5% @SEA LEVEL.EFFECTS OF
OVEREXPO TO HIGH CONCEN SO AS TO DISPLACE OXY IN AIR NECESSARY FOR
LIFE MAY INCLUDE ANY ALL/NONE:TINGLING OF
TONGUE,FINGERTIPS,TOES;WEAK SPECCH LEADING T O INABILITY TO UTTER
SOUNDS;RAPID REDUCTION IN ABILITY TO PERFORM MOVEMENTS;LOSS OF
TASATILE SENS;HEIGHTNED MENTAL ACTIV
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/TEPID WATER IN GL QUANT OR W/STERILE
SALINE SOLN.SEEK MED ATTN.DO NTO USE HOT WATER. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMIN CLOTH.FLUSH AREA W/LUKEWARM WATER.DO NTO USE HOT WATER.IF
CRYOGENIC BURN HA S RESULTING IN BLISTERING DERM SURFACE/DEEP
TISSUE FREEZING SEE DR IMMED. INHAL:PROMPT MED ATTN MANDATORY IN
ALL OVEREXPO CASES.RESCUE PEOPLE EQUIPPED W/SCBA.MOVE AWAY FRM EXPO
TO FRESH AIR.(SUPPLEME)

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. INERT GAS. USE ANY EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE PERSONNEL.USE PPE.LEAK IN USER'S
EQPMT BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING
REPAIRS.LEAK IN CNTNR/CNTNR VALVE CONTACT CHEMTREC FOR EMERG ASSIST
OR CALL CLOSEST AIRCO LOC ATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTI AREA.VALVE PROT
CAPS REMAIN ON UNLESS CNTNR SECURED W/VALVE PROT OUTLET PIPED TO
USE PT.DO NOT DRAG/SLIDE/ROLL CYL;USE HANDTRK.
Other Precautions:USE PRESS RED REG WHEN CONNECTING CYL TO <3000PSIG
PIPE/SYS.DO NOT HEAT CYL TO INCR DISCHARGE RATE.USE CHECK
VLAVE/TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE;PREVENTS HAZ BACKFLOW INTO CYL.PROTECT
CYL FRM PHYS DMG.STORE IN COOL DRY AWAY FRM HEAVILY TRAFF(SUPP)

Respiratory Protection:AN AIRLINE RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE EQUIPPED
W/ESCAPE BTL OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.OPERATE EQPMT IN POSITIVE PRESSRUE
DEMAND MODE.
Ventilation:USE LOC EXHAU VENTI TO REDUCE CONCEN TO W/IN CURRENT EXPO
LIMITS.LAB TY HOOD FOR HDNLG SM/LIMITED QUANT.OXY LEVEL>19.5%.
Protective Gloves:PROT GLOVES;INSULATED GLOVES FOR LIQ.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES,EYEWASH,SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:THERE'S NO DEFINITE SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE.ARGON
IS NON-TOXIC BUT LIBERATION OF LG AMTS IN CONFINED AREA DISPLACES
OXY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
1STAID:UNCONSC GIVE ART RESUSCI/SUPPLEMENTAL OXY.FURTHER TREAT SHOULD
BE SYMPTOMATIC/SUPPROTIVE. OTH PREC:EMRG EXITS.DON'T ALLOW STORAGE
AREA TEMP >125F.STORE UPRIGHT/FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT FALL/KN OCK
OVER.USE 1ST IN-1ST OUT INVENTORY SYS.NEVER CARRY IN ENCLSD
SPACE-LEAK CAN OCCUR.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-302F,-186C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-309F,-189C
Vapor Density:1.38 GAS
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS, ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PRODUCT IS AN INERT GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF WASTE/UNUSED
QUANT.RETUREN IN SHIPPING CNTNR PROPERLY LABELED W/ANY VALVE OUTLET
PLUGS/CAPS SECURED/VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO AIRCO FOR
PROPER DISPO.

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