Product ID:NITROGEN,COMPRESSED GAS
MSDS Date:04/15/1993
FSC:6830
NIIN:00F047821
MSDS Number: BZDLG

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:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONVULSIONS, DEEP COMA & DEATH ARE
POSSIBLE. INHALATION UNDER INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE (>1.5)
MAY DISSOLVE IN THE FAT-CONTAINING BRAIN CELLS & ACT AS AN
ANESTHETIC, CAUSING NARCOSIS. EXPOSURE TO INCREASED PRESSURE MAY
CAUSE DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS. SKIN: LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
EYES: IRRITATION. (SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:ASPHYXIATION-UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SLOW DEVELOPMENT,
RAPID RESPIRATION & PULSE, AIR HUNGER, DIZZINESS, REDUCED
AWARENESS, TIGHTNESS IN THE HEAD, TINGLING SENSATIONS,
INCOORDINATION, FAULTY JUDGEMENT, EMOTI ONAL INSTABILITY, RAPID
FATIGUE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, COLLAPSE, CONVULSIONS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: IF
FROSTBITE OCCURS, WARM AFFECTED AREA W/WARM WATER AT TEMP OF 107F,
IF UN AVAILABLE, USE GENTLE WRAP. EYES: WASH W/WATER FOR 15-20
MINS. INGESTION: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL/CO2. LARGE: USE WATER SPRAY,
FOG/STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS IF POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM
STORAGE TANK ENDS. COOL CONTAINERS W/WATER FROM SIDE. COOL
CONTAINERS FROM A DISTANCE. (SEE SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP W/O RISK. KEEP UNNECCESSARY PEOPLE AWAY,
ISOLATE AREA & DENY ENTRY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T PERMIT PHYSICIAL
DAMAGE/OVERHEATING OF CONTAINERS. CONTENTS ARE UNDER PRESSURE,
CONTAINERS MAY VIOLENTY RUPTURE & TRAVEL A DISTANCE.
Other Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

Respiratory Protection:THE RESPIRATOR MUST BE BASDED ON CONTAMINATION
LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE & MUSTN'T EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS
OF THE RESPIRATOR & BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA. USE A
SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR I N POSITIVE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE/SCBA.
Ventilation:GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:COLD INSULATING
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES & FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-321F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-346F
Vapor Pres:760
Vapor Density:0.967
Spec Gravity:1.2506
Solubility in Water:1.6%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, TASTELESS, COLORLESS, INERT GAS

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL/STORE IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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