Product ID:TG05124 NITROGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID
MSDS Date:04/15/1993
FSC:6830
NIIN:00F047084
MSDS Number: BZCGP

Emergency Phone: 214-650-1700

Info Phone: 214-650-1700

Cage: 0B434

Telephone: 214-650-1700

Cage: 0B434

NITROGEN

CAS: 7727-37-9

RTECS: QW9700000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY DISSOLVE & ACT AS AN
ANESTHETIC, MAY DEVELOP DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS, ASPHYXIA & DEATH
ARE POSSIBLE. SKIN: LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. EYES: MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION & FROSTBITE. INGESTION: FROSTBITE DAMAGE OF THE LIPS,
MOUTH & MUCOUS MEMBRANES MAY OCCUR.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:NARCOSIS/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/RAPID RESPIRATION &
PULSE/AIR HUNGER/DIZZINESS/REDUCED AWARENESS/TIGHTNESS IN THE
HEAD/TINGLING SENSATIONS/INCOORDINATION/FAULTY JUDGEMENT/EMOTIONAL
INSTABILITY/RAPID FATIGUE/
NAUSEA/VOMITING/COLLAPSE/CONVULSIONS/DEEP
COMA/REDNESS/TINGLING/PAIN/NUMBNESS/BLISTERS/IRRITATION/BLURRED
VISION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. GIVE CPR IF
NEEDED. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESSURE & GIVE OXYGEN IF
AVAILABLE. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. OXYGEN SHOULD B E PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
SKIN: IN CASE OF FROSTBITE, USE WARM WATER AT TEMP OF 107F. IF WARM
WATER ISN'T AVAILABLE/IMPRACTICAL TO USE, GENTLY WRAP AREA IN
BLANKETS. (SEE SUPP)

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:LIQUID NITROGEN WHEN SPILLED WILL VAPORIZE
RAPIDLY CAUSING A VAPOR CLOUD THAT WILL CREATE AN OXYGEN DEFICIENT
ATMOSPHERE, EVACUATE AREA & WEAR AN SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONFLAMMABLE. CONTENTS ARE UNDER
PRESSURE; CONTAINERS MAY VIOLENTLY RUPTURE & TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE
DISTANCE.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK SAFELY. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPEL
AWAY; ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T PERMIT PHYSICAL
DAMAGE/OVERHEATING OF CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:CONTACT LENSES SHOULDN'T BE WORN.

Respiratory Protection:USE ANY SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR/SCBA W/FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE/A SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN
PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSUR E MODE W/AUXILARY SCBA.
Ventilation:GENERAL DILUTION
Protective Gloves:FULL PROTECTIVE, COLD INSULATING
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER,
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-320.4F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-346F
Spec Gravity:0.8083
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS, CRYOGENIC LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NITROGEN, LITHIUM, MAGNESIUM, NEODYMIUM, OZONE, TITANIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OVERHEATING, PRESSURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHEN STORING/DISPOSING OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS. UN1977.

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