Product ID:AVIATOR'S OXYGEN
MSDS Date:10/01/1985
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-286-8684
MSDS Number: CCJSR

Emergency Phone: 619-234-6750

Info Phone: 619-234-6750

Cage: HO415

Telephone: 415-977-6500, 619-234-6750

Cage: 0HY18

OXYGEN

CAS: 7782-44-7

RTECS: RS2060000

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS >75
MOLAR % CAUSES SYMPTOMS OF HYPEROXIA (CRAMPS, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS,
HYPOTHERMIA, AMBYLOPIA, RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES, BRADYCARDIA,
FAINTING, CONVULSIONS CAPABLE OF CAUSI NG DEATH). HYPEROXIA MAY
LEAD TO PNEUMONIA. BETWEEN 25-75 MOLAR % PRESENT RISK INFLAMMATION
OF ORGANIC MATTER IN BODY.
Effects of Overexposure:CONTINUE AS ABOVE. CONTINUED TREATMENT SHOULD
BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE.

First Aid:PROMPT MEDICAL AID MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE TO
OXYGEN. RESCUE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE COGNIZANT OF EXTREME FIRE HAZARD
ASSOCIATED W/OXYGEN RICH ATMOSPHERES. CONSCIOUS PERSON SHOULD BE
ASSIST ED TO UNCONTAMINATED AREA. SHOULD BE KEPT WARM/QUIET. DR
SHOULD BE INFORMED THAT VICTEM IS EXPERIENCING HYPEROXIA. MOVE
UNCONSCIOUS PERSON TO FRESH AIR & ASSIST RESPIRATION. WHEN
BREATHING RESTORED*

Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:COPIOUS AMTS WATER FOR FIRES W/OXYGEN AS THE
OXIDIZER
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF POSSIBLE STOP FLOW OF OXYGEN SUPPORTING
FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES COMBUSTION!

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL. USE APPROPRIATE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IF TANK IS IN USER'S EQUIPMENT PERGE PIPING
W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN
CONTAINER/VALVE CONTACT CLOSEST LIQUID AIR CROP LOCATION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. KEEP
VALVE PROTECTION CAPS/VALVE OUTLET THREADED PLUGS IN PLACE UNLESS
CNTNR SECURED W/VALVE OUTLET PIPED TO UDE POINT.
Other Precautions:DON'T DRAG/SLIDE/ROLL CYLINDERS.USE SUITABLE HAND
TRUCK FOR MOVEMENT.USE PRESSURE-REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING
TO LOWER PRESSURE <3000PSIG PIPING/SYSTEMS.DON'T HEAT CYLINDER TO
INCREASE DISCHARG E.USE CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN DISCHARGE**

Respiratory Protection:NA
Ventilation:TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION ABOVE 25 MOLAR %.
Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED, ANY MATERIAL
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
**LINE TO PREVENT BACK-FLOW.PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.STORE IN COOL
DRY WELL-VENTILATED AREA/AWAY FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS/EMERGENCY
EXITS/FULL OR EMPTY STORED CNTNRS CONTAINING FLAM PRODUCTS.DON'T
LET TEMP EXCEED 130F.STORE UPRIGHT/FIRMLY SECURE.SEGREGATE
FULL/EMPTY CNTNRS. (NOTE: MORE INFO ON FILE.)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297F,-183C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-362F,-219C
Vapor Density:0.0828
Spec Gravity:1.11 (AIR=1)
Solubility in Water:0.0310
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS, TASTELESS GAS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL OR UNUSED
AMOUNTS. RETURN IN SHIPPING CONTAINER PROPERLY LABELED W/ANY VALVE
OUTLET PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED/VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO
LIQUID AIR FOR PROPER DI SPOSAL. FOR EMERGENCIES CALL LIQUID
AIRCORP.

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