Product ID:OXYGEN IN NITROGEN MIXTURE
MSDS Date:02/03/1997
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N088676
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHSQN

BOC GROUP INC

575 MOUNTAIN AVE
MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 908-464-8100

Cage: HO796

BOC GROUP INC

MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974 US

Telephone: 908-464-8100

Cage: HO796

OXYGEN

CAS: 7782-44-7

RTECS: RS2060000

Fraction By Weight: 2-98%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

NITROGEN

CAS: 7727-37-9

RTECS: QW9700000

Fraction By Weight: 2-98%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9495

PROGRESSES, NAUS, VOMIT, PROSTRATION, & UNCON MAY

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HIGH PRESS EFTS (> 2 ATMS

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COMPRESSED AIR IS

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BELOW THAT WHICH SUPPORTS LIFE. REFER TO INDIVIDUAL

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MIXS W/< 19.5% OXYGEN ARE INACTIVE BIOLOGICALY &

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OXYG DEFICIENCY DURING

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OXYG CONCS BTWN 20-95% HAVE

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DERMAL CNTCT/FROSTBT, REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG &

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HOT WATER. MD SHOULD SEE PATIENT PROMPTLY IF

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NOT REQ. CALL MD IMMED

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FACIL/PRACTICES AT WHICH AIR IS BREATHED IN A HIGH

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ASSOC W/DECOMPRESSION (BENDS/CAISSON DISEASE).

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SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPRESSED AIR IN PNEUMATIC

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LUBRICANTS. VALVE PROT CAP MUST REMAIN IN PLACE

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POINT. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLS. USE SUITABLE

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REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYL TO LOWER PRESS (<3000

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INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD FROM CYL. USE CHECK

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SYS. PROT CYLS FROM PHYS DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY,

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EMER EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMP WHERE CYLS STORED TO

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SECURED TO PVNT FALL/BEING KNOCKED OVER. FULL &

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OUT" INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT FULL CYLS BEING STORED

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SIGNS IN STOR/USE AREA. FOR ADDNL STOR REC, CONSULT

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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:EYE: CNTCT W/LIQ PROD MAY CAUSE TISS
FREEZING. SKIN: CNTCT W/LIQ PROD MAY CAUSE TISS FREEZING. INGEST:
UNLIKELY SINCE OXYGEN IS GAS AT ROOM TEMP. INHAL: NOTE: NOT TO BE
USED AS BRTHG AIR! AIR IS NONTO XIC & NEC TO SUPPORT LIFE. INHAL OF
AIRIN HIGH PRESS ENVIR SUCH AS UNDERWATER DIVING, CAISSON/ (EFTS OF
OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: HYPERBARIC CHAMBER, CAN RSLT IN SYMPS
SIMILAR TO OVEREXP TO PURE OXYG. THESE INCL TINGLING OF FINGERS &
TOES, ABNORM SENSATIONS, IMPAIRED COORDINATION & CONFUSN.
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS PAINS /"BENDS" ARE POSS FOLLOWING RAPID
DEPRESS. OXYG DEFICIENCY DURING PREGNANCY HAS PRDCED DEVELOPMENTAL
ABNORM IN (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: NEVER INTRODUCE OINTMENT/OIL INTO EYES W/OUT MED
ADVICE! IN CASE OF FREEZING/CRYOGENIC "BURNS" CAUSED BY RAPIDLY
EVAP LIQ, DO NOT WASH EYES W/HOT/EVEN TEPID H*2O! REMOVE VICTIM
FROM SOURCE OF CO NTAM. OPEN EYELIDS WIDE TO ALLOW LIQ TOEVAP. IF
PAIN IS PRESENT, REFER TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR TREATMENT & FOLLOW
UP. IF VICTIM CANNOT TOLERATE LIGHT, PROT EYES W/LIGHT BANDAGE.
SKIN: FOR (ING 10)

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY TO KEEP CYLINDERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . IF POSSIBLE, STOP THE FLOW OF GAS WHICH IS SUPPORTING
THE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGH OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS VIGOROUSLY
ACCELERATE COMBUSTION.

Spill Release Procedures:EVAC ALL PERS FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE APPROP
PROT EQUIP. IF LEAK IN USER'S EQUIP, BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING
W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IN CNTNR/CNTNR
VALVE, CNTCT APPROP EMER TE LEPHONE # LISTED IN SECTION 1/CALL
CLSEST BOC LOC.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DRY AIR IS NONCORROSIVE AND MAY BE
USED WITH ALL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. ELECTRICAL CLASSIFICATION:
NON HAZARDOUS.
Other Precautions:MOISTURE CAUSES METAL OXIDES WHICH ARE FORMED W/AIR
TO BE HYDRATED SO THAT THEY INCL VOLUME & LOSE THEIR PROT ROLE
(RUST FORMATION). CONCS OF SO*2, CL*2, SALT, ETC IN MOISTURE
ENHANCES RUSTING OF META LS IN AIR. OXYGEN SHOULD NOT (ING 15)

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: ABOVE CRITICAL TEMP. EFTS OF OVEREXP: HUMANS & EXPTAL ANIMALS.
OTHER EFTS OF OXYG DEFICIENCY RSLTG FROM SIMPLE ASPHY MAY INCL:
RAPID BRTHG, DIMINISHED MENTAL ALERTNESS, IMPAIRED MUSC
COORDINATION, FAULTY JUDGEMENT, DEPRESS OF ALL SENSATIONS,
EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, & FATG. AS ASPHY (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-318F,-194C
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.0 @ STP
Solubility in Water:SIGHTLY
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL
WASTE/UNUSED QTIES. RETURN IN SHOPPING CNTNR PROPERLY LABELED,
W/ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS/CAPS SECURED & VALVE PROT CAP IN PLACE TO
BOC GASES/AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

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