Product ID:OXYFUME 2002 STERILANT MIXTURE
MSDS Date:06/01/1994
FSC:6830
NIIN:00F048225
MSDS Number: BZFDF

ALLIED-SIGNAL INC

101 COLUMBIA RD
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07962-1139
US

Emergency Phone: 201-455-2000/201-455-4157

Info Phone: 201-455-4157/201-455-2000

Cage: 0B7T5

HONEYWELL INTL INC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

1053 MORRISTOWN, NJ 07962-1053 US

Telephone: 973-455-2000

Cage: 0PK95

ETHYLENE OXIDE (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH, IARC,

CAS: 75-21-8

RTECS: KX2450000

Fraction By Weight: 10%

ACGIH TLV: 1.8 MG/CUM (A2)

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, FREON 22, MONOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE

CAS: 75-45-6

RTECS: PA6390000

Fraction By Weight: 27%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 3540 MG/CUM

FREON 124

CAS: 2837-89-0

Fraction By Weight: 63%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: FROSTBITE, EDEMA. DILUTE
SOLUTION MAY PENETRATE SKIN CAUSING CHEMICAL BURN. EYES: SEVERE
IRRITATION, CHEMICAL BURNS OF CORNEA. INHALATION: ASPHYXIANT,
FATAL. RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, LUNG I NJURY, PULMONARY EDEMA.
INGESTION: IRRITATION, FROSTBITE OF MOUTH/LIPS, ULCERATION OF
MOUTH/THROAT. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:REDNESS, INFLAMMATION, SWELLING, BLISTERS,
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DISCOMFORT, PAIN, EXCESS
BLINKING, TEARING, SWELLING OF CONJUNCTIVA, STINGING,
DISORIENTATION, CONFUSION, INCOORDINATI ON, NARCOSIS, COUGHING,
DIARRHEA, WEAKNESS, DROWSINESS, CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS, COMA,
COLLAPSE.

First Aid:SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER, WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
FROSTBITE-WARM AREA W/WARM WATER (<105F). EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY
W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. IN GESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2 GLASSES OF
WATER. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: USE CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS ONLY IN EMERGENCY
LIFE SUPPORT.

Lower Limits:20.5 (SUPP)
Upper Limits:22 (SUPP)
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. IMMEDIATELY COOL CONTAINERS
W/WATER SPRAY FROM SAFE DISTANCE UNTIL COOL. WEAR SCBA OPERATED IN
PRESSURE DEMAND MODE & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. (SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINER MAY RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF
FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SCBA OPERATED IN PRESSURE
DEMAND MODE & APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFELY SHUT OFF
LEAK. VENTILATE AREA/MOVE LEAKING ASSEMBLY TO WELL VENTILATED AREA.
FLOOD W/WATER SPRAY. PR EVENT RUNOFF, COLLECT FOR DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN AREAS W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO HEAT/IGNITION SOURCES. USE ONLY IN A CLOSED
SYSTEM. CLOSE VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE & WHEN EMPTY.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATHE VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES &
CLOTHING. IN CASE OF LEAK, CLOSE CYLINDER VALVE, BLOW DOWN SYSTEM
BY VENTING TO SAFE PLACE, THEN REPAIR LEAK. USE PIPING & EQUIPMENT
ADEQUATELY DESIGN ED TO W/STAND PRESSURES ENCOUNTERED.

Respiratory Protection:POSITIVE PRESSURE, FULL FACEPIECE SUPPLIED AIR
RESPIRATOR RECOMMENDED FOR USE UP TO 2000 PPM.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST W/SUFFICIENT AIR FLOW VELOCITY TO MAINTAIN
ETHYLENE OXIDE CONCENTRATION <0.5PPM IN WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE
Protective Gloves:BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:FULL FACESHIELD & SAFEETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY GOGGLES, STEEL-TOE SHOES, SAFETY
SHOWER, EYEWASH FOUNTAIN, BUTYL RUBBER SHOES & APRON.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4.5F
Vapor Pres:50
Vapor Density:3.46
Spec Gravity:1.255
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1): >1
Solubility in Water:1.71 (HCFC-124)
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMP & PRESSURE
W/ETHER-LIKE ODOR IN HIGH CONCENTRATION
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI/ALKALINE EARTH METALS, POWDERED ALUMINUM/ZINC/BERYLLIUM, AMINES,
ACIDS, WATER, METAL CHLORIDES, METAL OXIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPS >125F, HEAT, OPEN FLAMES & OTHER
IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: HYDROCHLORIC & HYDROFLUORIC
ACIDS, CARBONYL HALIDES, CO, & CO2.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:ETHYLENE OXIDE-VIOLENT
POLYMERIZATION IF CONTAMINATED W/AQUEOUS ALKALIES, AMINES, MINERAL
ACIDS, METAL CHLORIDES/OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF PRODUCT/RESIDUE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
ACCEPTABLE MANNER IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
NONFLAMMABLE GAS UN1956.

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