Product ID:TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE
MSDS Date:04/01/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N084450
MSDS Number: CGTFB

Emergency Phone: 518-377-8854

Info Phone: 518-377-8854

Preparer: MJ WURTH

Cage: 5Z768

Telephone: 518-377-8854

Cage: 5Z768

METHANE, BROMOTRIFLUORO-; (TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE) (HALON

CAS: 75-63-8

RTECS: PA5425000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM

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:TARGET ORGANS: HEART, CNS. ACUTE:
HDCH, EYE, NOSE & THROAT IRRIT, LT HEAD, MILD EUPHORIA, DECRD
MENTAL PERFORMANCE & TROUBLE CONCENTRATING. EXPOS TO HIGH CONCS MAY
CAUSE CARD ARRHYTHMIAS, CONFUSN, PUL M IRRIT, TREMORS & RARELY
COMA. HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE ASPHY BY DILUTION OF AVAIL OXYG. SYMPS
INCL AIR HUNGER/FATG/ DECRD VISION/ MOOD DISTURBS/ NUMB OF
EXTREMITIES/ HDCH/ CONFUSN/ DECRD COORD & JUDGMEN T/ CYANOSIS (BLUE
SKIN DISCOLORATION DUE TO LACK OF OXYG TO TISS) & UNCON. HUMAN
EXPOS TO 70,000 PPM FOR 3 MIN SHOWED NO ADVERSE EFT. EXPOS UP TO
100,000 PPM SHOWED LT HEAD, PARESTHESIA (PINS/NEEDLES SENSATION) &
DIMINISHED(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DIMINISHED PERFORMANCE. AT 150,000
PPM, FEELING OF IMPENDING UNCON DEVELOPED. EXPOS TO THERMAL DECOMP
PRODS CAN CAUSE EYE/NOSE/THROAT & RESP TRACT IRRIT; MAY LEAD TO
CHEM PNEUMIT/ NONCARDIO GENIC PULM EDEMA. EYE:IRRIT, FROSTBT ON
DIRECT CNTCT W/LIQ. SKIN:DEFAT/DERM W/DRYNESS & CRACKING; FROSTBT
ON DIRECT CNTCT W/LIQ. INGEST:UNLIKELY SINCE TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE
IS GAS. CHRONIC EFTS: NONE REPORTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIOVASCULAR OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE AND CNS DISORDERS.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, MONITOR FOR RESP DISTRESS & ADMIN
100% HUMIDIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL OXYG W/ASSISTED VENT AS REQD. EYES:IF
TISS FROZEN, SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. DO NOT ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB/KEEP
EYES T IGHTLY SHUT. GENTLY LIFT LIDS & FLUSH IMMED & CONTINUOUSLY
W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN & UNTIL TRANSPORTED TO
EMER MED FACILITY. CONSULT OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAM CLTHG. DO NOT REMOVE FROZEN CLTHG FROM FROSTBT AREAS.
IMMERSE EXPOS AREA IN H*2O BATH/CONTINUE REWARMING @
104-108F(40-42C) UNTIL VASODILATORY FLUSH RETURNS. DO NOT RUB
AREA/USE DRY HEAT. CONSULT MD. INGEST :UNLIKELY. IF IT DOES
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE GAS
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE SINCE TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE IS NONFLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . IF
FEASIBLE & W/OUT UNDUE RISK, MOVE CYLS FROM HAZ AREA. OTHERWISE,
COOL FIRE-EXPOS CYLS UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE EXTINGUISHED. W/DRAW
IMMED IN CASE OF RIS ING SOUND FROM VENTING SFTY DEVICE AS VESSEL
RUPTURE MAY BE IMMINENT. DO NOT RELS RUNOFF FROM FIRE CTL METHS TO
(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLS MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE. HAZ
COMBUST PRODS: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE, CARBON
MONOXIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE & OTHER FLUORIDE & BROMIDE GASES.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. IF FEASIBLE & W/OUT UNDUE RISK,
STOP GAS FLOW. SOAPY SOLN APPLIED TO CYL MAY HELP DETECT LEAKS.
OTHERWISE, REMOVE LEAKING CYL, PREF TO HOOD/OPEN AREA AWAY FROM
HEAT & IGNIT SOURCES. AVOID D ISCHARGES TO ENVIRON. REPORT ANY
RELS. CLEANUP PERS SHOULD PROTECT AGAINST INHAL & SKIN/EYE CNTCT
W/LIQ. RETURN DEFECTIVE CYL TO SUPPLIER. FOLLOW APPLIC OSHA REGS
(29 CFR 1910.120).
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID INHAL & CONTACT W/SKIN OR EYES.
USE ONLY W/VENT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP BELOW HAZ LEVELS. STORE CYLS IN
COOL, WELL-VENTD AREA AWAY FROM HEAT & IGNIT SOURCES & INCOMPATS.
PROTECT CYLS AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE & HANDLE I/A/W 29 CFR
1910.101.
Other Precautions:ENCLOSE ALL PROCESSES TO PREVENT DISPERSION INTO WORK
AREA. USE HALIDE LAMPS OR ELECTRONIC LEAK DETECTORS TO DETECT
PRESENCE OF TOXIC THERMAL DECOMP PRODS. TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE
DECOMPOSES ON CONTACT W/OPEN FLAME OR HOT SURFACES.

Respiratory Protection:SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE PRIOR TO SELECTION &
USE. FOLLOW OSHA REGS (29 CFR 1910.134) & IF NEC, WEAR NIOSH APPRVD
RESP. SELECT RESP BASED ON SUITABILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQ PROT FOR
CNDTNS, LEVEL OF CONTA M & PRESENCE OF SUFFICIENT OXYG.
RESP OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. (TOX INFO)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GEN OR LOC EXHST VENT SYSTEMS TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE
CONCS BELOW OSHA PEL. LOC EXHST VENT IS PREF BECAUSE IT PVNTS
CONTAMINANT DISPERSION INTO (TOX INFO)
Protective Gloves:INSULATED CHEM PROT GLOVES & GAUNTLETS.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
BOOTS, APRON. WEAR INSULATED PPE TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NEVER EAT/DRINK/SMOKE IN WORK AREAS. PRACTICE
GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AFTER USING, ESP BEFORE
EATING/DRINKING/SMKNG/USING TOILET/APPLYING COSMETICS. SEPARATE
CONTAM WORK CLTHG FROM STREET (TOX INFO)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: SEWERS/WATERWAYS. FIRST AID: OCCUR, CONSULT MD IMMED.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCON/CONVL. AFTER FIRST AID, GET
APPROP IN-PLANT, PARAMEDIC/COMMUNITY MED SUPPORT. NOTE TO MD:M
ANAGE HYPOXIC, CNS ANESTH/ CARD SYMPS. IF SIGNIFICANT EXPOS,
CONTINUE CARD MONITORING FOR 24 HRS W/EKG (OTHER INFO)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-72F,-58C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-267F,-166C
Vapor Pres:>1 ATM
Vapor Density:5.14
Spec Gravity:1.538 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:0.03%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS; SLIGHT ETHER-LIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE ATTACKS SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUB & COATINGS.
INCOMPAT W/CHEM-ACTIVE METALS SUCH AS CALCIUM, POWDERED ALUMINUM,
ZINC & MAGNESIUM. ON CNTCT W/ACID OR ACRID FUMES, GIVES OFF HIGHLY
TOX FUMES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID HEAT AND IGNITION SOURCES AND
INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL OXIDATIVE DECOMP CAN PRDCE
HYDROGEN BROMIDE, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE, CARBONYL
BROMIDE & CO.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSIDER INCIN; PREF AFTER MIXING W/COMBUST
FUEL. EXERCISE CARE TO ASSURE COMPLETE COMBUST TO PREVENT FORM OF
PHOSGENE. ACID SCRUBBER IS NEC TO REMOVE HALOACIDS PRODUCED. CNTCT
SUPPLIER OR LICENSED CO NTRACTOR FOR RECOMS. FOLLOW FED, STATE &
LOC REGS.

Toxicological Information:RESP PROT: W/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE OR ANY
SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OR ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE.
CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE IN FO ON RESP PROT . VENT: WORK AREA BY
CONTROLLING IT AT ITS SOURCE. HYGIENE PRACT: CLTHG. LAUNDER BEFORE
REUSE. CONSIDER PREPLACEMENT & PERIODIC MED EXAMS W/EMPHASIS ON
HEART & CNS. SCREEN FOR C ARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. WEAR APPROP EYE
PROT INSTEAD OF OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTACT LENSES.

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