Product ID:OXYGEN FOR 801307 OXY BREATHING EQPMT
MSDS Date:02/01/1989
FSC:1660
NIIN:01-014-0576
MSDS Number: CCVSD

Emergency Phone: 716-683-5100

Info Phone: 716-683-5100/FAX 716-681-1089

Cage: 53655

Telephone: 716-683-5100

Cage: 53655

OXYGEN

CAS: 7782-44-7

RTECS: RS2060000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

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:OXYGEN NONTOXIC UNDER MOST CONDITIONS
OF USE,NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIFE.LIQ OXY/COLD GAS FREEZE
TISSUES,CAN CAUSE SEVERE CRYOGENIC BURNS.BREATH PURE OXY @1ATM
PRODUCE COUGH,CHEST PAINS.PARTIAL PRESS OF OXY >2ATM PRODUCE VAR
OF CNS MANIFESTATIONS(FINGER/TOES TINGLE,VISUAL/HEAR DISTURB,ABN
SENS,IMPAIR COORD,CONFUS,(SUPPL)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:NOT LISTED AS CARCINOGEN BY
NTP/IARC/OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:FREEZING TISSUES, SEVERE CRYOGENIC BURNS, CHEST
PAINS, CNS AMNIFESTATIONS, CONFUSION, IMPAIRED JUDGMENT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:IF CRYOGENIC LIQ/COLD BOIL-OFF GAS CONTACTS SKIN/EYES FROZEN
TISSUES SHOULD BE FLOODED OR SOAKED W/TEPID WATER(105-115F).DO NOT
USE HOT WATER.BURNS WHICH RESULT IN BLISTERING/DEEPER TISSUE
FREEZING SH OULD BE SEEN PROMPTLY BY PHYSICIAN.

Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Fire Fighting Procedures:OXY NON-FLAMM BUT SUPPORTS & VIGOROUSLY
ACCELERATES COMBUSTION OF FLAMM.SHUT OFF SOURCES OF OXY & FIGHT
LIKE CONVENTIONAL FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXY NON-FLAMM BUT SUPPORTS & VIGOROUSLY
ACCELERATES COMBUSTION OF LAMM.SOME MATLS WHICH ARE NONCOMBUST IN
AIR WILL BURN IN PRESENCE OF OXYGEN.

Spill Release Procedures:PREVENT CONTACTING
GREASE,OIL,ASPHALT,COMBUST.VENTI TO EVAPORATE/DISPERSE OXY.FLUSH
W/LG QUANT OF WATER.DON'T ENTER AREA OF HI OXY CONC-SATURATE
CLOTH,INCR ITS FLAMM.AVOIDI SMOKING/CONTACT W/IGN SOURC E AFT EXPO
TO CONCEN OXY HIGHER THAN NORM ATM.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT ENTRAPMENT OF LIQ IN CLSD
SYS.ESSENTIAL-CLEANLINESS/COMPATIBLITY OF MATL W/OXY.HNDLG
COMPRESSED OXY CYL W/CARE.USE PRESS-RED REG WHEN(OTH PRE)
Other Precautions:CONNECT TO LOW PRESSURE SYS.SECURE CYL.NEVER USE
DIRECT FLAME TO HEAT CYL.USE CHECK VAL-PREVNET BACKFLOW INTO
CNTNR.AVOID DRAG/FROLL/SLIDE CYL-USE SUITABLE HD TRUCK.DON'T STORE
OXY CY W/IN 20FT OF FLA MM/COMBUST MATL.AVOID CORR AREAS(SUPPLE)

Ventilation:PREVNET ACCUM W/NAT/FORCE AIR.LOC EXHA/MECH(GEN):AS
NECESSARY.SITUATE VENTS TO AVOID HIGHER THAN NORM CONC OXY IN
WORKAR
Protective Gloves:LIQ:LOOSE-FIT,IMPERM MATL(LEATHER)(SUPP)
Eye Protection:CHEM GOGG,SAF GLASSES.
Work Hygienic Practices:PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.USE ONLY IN WELL VENTI
AREA.SEE COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC PAMPHLET P-1 FOR ADDN STORAGE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZ:MUSCLE-TWITCH,SEIZURES LIKE EPILEPSY).SEVERE HAZ PRESENT
WHEN CONF/IMPAIR JUDGMENT LEAD TO OPERATIONAL ERRORS. DISPO:AIR
PRODUCTS W/RESIDUEAL PRESSURE/CYL VAL TIGHTLY CLSD/VAL CAP IN
PLACE. OTHER PRECAUT:DON'T SUBST OXY FOR COMPRESSED AIR.USE ONLY
W/EPQMT SPEC DESIGN/CLEAN FOR OXY GLOVES:GAS:LEATHER WORK GLV

HCC:G4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297F,-183C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-362F,-219C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:0.08279
Spec Gravity:1.10 @68F/1ATM
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:3.16% @77F/1ATM
Appearance and Odor:GASEOUS OXY IS COLORLESS,ODORLESS.LIQ OXY IS PALE
BLUE & ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALL FLAMMABLES, ESPECIALLY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.ASPHALT,OTHER VOLATILE
FLAMMABLES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MATLS WHICH BURN IN AIR WILL BURN
VIOLENTLY IN ATM RICHER THAN APPROX 25%OXY.SOME MATLS ARE NONFLAMM
BUT BURN IN PURE O2
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:ALLOW LIQ OXY TO EVAPORATE IN WELL VENTI OUTDOOR
AREA.VENT TO OUTSIDE LOCATION.DISPO SITE SHOULD BE REMOTE FROM
WORKAREA,OPN FLAME,IGN SOURCE,COMBUST.FLUSH W/WATER WILL INCR
VAPORIZA RATE.DON'T ATTEMP T DISPO RESIDUAL OXY IN COMPRESS
CYL-RETURN(SUPPL)

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