Product ID:ALIMED ALI-COOL, FLUOROCARBON 134A
MSDS Date:02/12/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKSNH

Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300

Info Phone: (508) 949-0900

Preparer: R. L. MCCOLLUM

Cage: TO801

Telephone: (508) 949-0900

Cage: TO801

1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE. (FLUOROCARBON 134A)

CAS: 811-97-2

OSHA PEL NOT FOUND.

ACGIH TLV: NOT FOUND.

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EXCESSIVE VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS
MAY INDUCE IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS. CHRONIC: REPEATED AND PROLONGED
OVEREXPOSURE TO SKIN MAY DEFAT SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NTP: NOT FOUND. IARC MONOGRAPHS: NOT
FOUND. OSHA: NOT FOUND.
Effects of Overexposure:DIZZINESS, GIDDYNESS, STUPOR, ANESTHETIC
EFFECTS. EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: EYES: SLIGHT TRANSIENT
IRRITATION TO SEVERE IRRITATION WITH PROLONGED AND REPEATED
CONTACT. SKIN: MINOR DRYING OF SKIN TO C HAPPING WITH PROLONGED
AND REPEATED CONTACT OR IMMERSION. CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAN CAUSE
FROSTBITE. INGESTION: NOT LIKELY TO BE INGESTED IN TOXIC
QUANTITIES. INHALATION: NO EFFECT TO DIZZINESS, GIDDI NESS ABOVE
TLV. REPEATED AND PROLONGED INHALATION OF CONCENTRATED VAPOR MAY
TEND TO INDUCE CARDIAC ARRYTHMIAS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE MYOCARDIAL
IRRITABILITY IN PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT. IF RESPIRATION HAS CEASED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE USE OF EPINEPHRINE OR OTHER
CETACHOLAMINE DR UGS SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS A LAST RESORT IN
AN IMMEDIATE LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. (IF LAVAGE IS INDICTATED,
ASPIRATION OF FLUID MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONICOSIS). EYES:
FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEMPERED WATER. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH FROM SKIN WITH WATER.
IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS , CONSULT PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:PERTINENT TO CAUSE OF FIRE. USE WATER MIST TO KEEP
CONTAINERS COOL AND PREVENT BURSTING.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NISOH APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA AND
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . COOL UNINVOLVED CANS TO PREVENT
POSSIBLE BURSTING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE LIMITS: NON-FLAMMABLE + NO
FLAME EXTENSION. VAPORS TEND TO DISPLACE AIR AND MAY ACCUMULATE IN
LOW LYING AREAS. (SUMP, ETC.) TOXIC VAPORS AND MISTS MAY BE FORMED
DURING COMBUSTION. THERMAL D ECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
FLUORIDES AND PHOSGENE .

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. EXTINGUISH ALL SOURCES OF OPEN
FLAMES. SMALL SPILLS WILL EVAPORATE VERY RAPIDLY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA, AWAY FROM
DIRECT SUNLIGHT. DO NOT PUNCTURE OR INCINERATE CAN.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THE
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCALIZED MECHANICAL EXHAUSTS SHOULD BE USED IN POORLY
VENTILATED, DEPRESSED OR CONFINED AREAS WHERE VAPORS MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE AND DISPLACE AIR.
Protective Gloves:CRYOGENIC GLOVES SHOULD BE USED WHERE CONTACT WITH
LIQUID MAY OCCUR.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:USE ONLY AS DIRECTED. AVOID SPRAYING INTO FACE
OR EYES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
READ LABEL PRECAUTIONS THOROUGHLY BEFORE USE. USE ONLY IN WELL
VENTILATED AREAS.KEEP FROM REACH OF CHILDREN. AVOID DEPRESSIONS
(PITS, SUMPS) WHERE VAPORS MAY ACCUMULATE.

Vapor Pres:NOT > 100 PSIG @ 70F
Vapor Density:>1(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:APPROX. 1.25
Evaporation Rate & Reference:BUTYL ACETATE=1,>1 FASTER
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID. SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS. (ALUMINUM, SODIUM, ZINC, BERYLLIUM).
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT THAT MAY TEND TO THERMALLY
DEGRADE COMPONENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL HALIDE
(PHOSGENE) FROM THERMAL DETERIORATION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL,
STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

Toxicological Information:THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: N/E FOR PRODUCT.

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SARA Title III Information:COMPONENTS MARKED BY AN ASTERISK
(INGREDIENTS) ARE PRESENT ABOVE THE DE MINIMUS CUT OF LEVEL &
SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF TITLE III
OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AAND REAUTH ORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND
40 CFR PART 372. (INGREDIENT LISTED NOT MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK).