Product ID:FREEZING SPRAY, A182
MSDS Date:03/29/1995
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N070527
MSDS Number: CBLZM

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-227-5538

Cage: 5Y425

Telephone: 800-227-5538

Cage: 5Y425

1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE

CAS: 811-97-2

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

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:ACUTE: EYES: LIQUID OR VAPOR MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. SKIN: LIQUID MAY CAUSE FREEZING OF SKIN OR IRRITATION.
INHALATION: CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE RECOMMENDED LIMITS MAY CAUSE
TEMPORARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SY STEM DEPRESSION WITH ANESTHETIC
EFFECTSSUCH AS DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, INCOORDINATION, AND LOSS OF
(EFTS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONSCIOUSNESS, OR TEMPORARY
ALTERATION OF THE HEART'S ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY (CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA).
GROSS OVEREXPOSURE MAY BE FATAL. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY
MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING
DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS OR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM MAY HAVE
INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

First Aid:EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET
MED ATTN. SKIN: IMMED WASH W/SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER. GET MED ATTN.
TREAT FOR FROSTBITE IF NEC. INGEST: CAL MD IMMED . INHAL: REMOVE SO
URCES OF CONTAM & MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
GIVE ARTF RESP, THEN OXYGEN IF NEEDED. CONT MD IMMED. NOTES TO MD:
BECAUSE OF POSS DISTURB OF CARD RHYTHM, CATECHOLAMINE (SUP DAT)

Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE BUT SHOULD BE USED
TO KEEP EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY BE FORMED.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. IF SPILL IS INDOORS,
VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL. EVACUATE AREA UNTIL VAPOR HAS DISPERSED.
REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. STOP OR REDUCE DISCHARGE IF IT CAN
BE DONE SAFELY. PLACE LEAKING CONTAINERS IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MIN BRTHG OF VAPS & AVOID PRLNG/RPTD
CONT W/SKIN. WEAR PROPER PROT EQUIP. IF VENT IS NOT SUFFICIENT,
WEAR PROPER NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP EQUIP.
Other Precautions:CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. DO NOT PUNCTURE OR
INCINERATE. DO NOT REMOVE OR DEFACE LABEL. STORE IN A COOL, DRY
AREA. DO NOT STORE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120F.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED FOR WELL-VENTILATED SITUATIONS.
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA OR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED AIR
RESPIRATOR IS REQUIRED IF A LARGE RELEASE OCCURS.
Ventilation:GENERAL (MECHANICAL) ROOM VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
SATISFCTORY.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: DRUGS, SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE, SHOULD BE USED ONLY IN
SITUATIONS OF EMER LIFE SUPPORT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-15F,-26C
Vapor Pres:81 PSIG
Vapor Density:3.18
Spec Gravity:1.21
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS, WITH SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS, POWDERED ZINC, BE, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID OPEN FLAMES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CAN BE DECOMPD BY HIGH TEMPS (OPEN
FLAMES, GLOWING, METAL SURF, ETC) FORMING HYDROFLUORIC ACID & POSS
CARBONYL FLUORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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