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PRODUCT NAME: CARBON DIOXIDE SYNONYM/ ANOTHER IDENTIFIERS: CO2, CARBONIC ANHYDRIDE DISTRIBUTOR: BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 110 KINGS ROAD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086 TELEPHONE: 704-739-7415 MANUFACTURER: PRAXAIR INC. 10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE DANBURY, CT. 06810-6268 WEB ADDRESS: WWW.BUCKEYEFIRE.COM E-MAIL ADDRESS: BFEC@.BUCKEYEF.COM RECOMMENDED USE: FIRE SUPPRESSION EMERGENCY CONTACTS: CHEMTREC: 1(800) 424-9300 REVISION DATE: 04/21/2021
OSHA/HCS STATUS: THIS MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200) GHS - CLASSIFICATION: HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICAL SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: NONE NONE NONE SKIN SENSITIZATION: NONE NONE NONE EYE: NONE NONE NONE CARCINOGEN: NONE NONE NONE GHS - LABEL SYMBOL(S): GHS-07: EXCLAMATION MARK GHS-04: GAS CYLINDER IF PRESSURIZED: GAS UNDER PRESSURE GHS - SIGNAL WORD(S): WARNING GHS- US CLASSIFICATION: LIQUIFIED GAS: H280 OTHER HAZARDS NOT RESULTING IN CLASSIFICATION: CARBON DIOXIDE IS A SIMPLE ASPHYXIATE. MAY DISPLACE OXYGEN AND CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION. OSHA-H01. MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE IN CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES.CGA-HG01. GHS - HAZARD PHRASES: GHS HAZARD GHS CODES(S) CODE PHRASE(S) PHYSICAL H280 *CONTAINS GAS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED. HEALTH H313 MAY BE HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN. 332 HARMFUL IF INHALED. 336 MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS AND DROWSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL NONE PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: GENERAL P101 IF MEDICAL ADVICE IS NEEDED, HAVE PRODUCT CONTAINER OR LABEL AT HAND. PREVENTION P251 DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE. 261 AVOID BREATHING GAS. 271 USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. 280 WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/ EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION. RESPONSE P312 CALL A POISON CENTER/DOCTOR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. 321 SPECIFIC TREATMENT (SEE SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES) 336 THAW FROSTED PARTS WITH LUKEWANN WATER. DO NOT RUB AFFECTED AREAS. 304+340 IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. 305+310 IF IN EYES: IMMEDIATELY CALL A DOCTOR 313+4333 MAY BE HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN OR IF INHALED. STORAGE P405 STORE LOCKED UP. 403+233 STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. 410+403 *PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT. STORE IN WELL- VENTILATED PLACE. DISPOSAL P501 DISPOSE OF CONTENTS THROUGH A LICENSED DISPOSAL COMPANY. CONTAMINATED CONTAINER SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF AS UNUSED PRODUCT. *IF UNDER PRESSURE
CHEMICAL NAME EC NO. REACH REG. NO. CAS-NO. WEIGHT % CARBON DIOXIDE 204-696-9 NA 124-38-9 >99.90% IMPURITIES N/A <0.2 *%, IS ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST APPROPRIATE NUMBER. VALUES ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.
NOTE: RESCUER SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE A VICTIM OF EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT WITHOUT ADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. AT A MINIMUM, SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE WORN. FIRST AID MEASURES AFTER EYE EXPOSURE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COOL WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. HOLD THE EYELIDS OPEN AND AWAY FROM THE EYEBALLS TO ENSURE THAT ALL SURFACES ARE FLUSHED THOROUGHLY. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. FIRST AID MEASURES AFTER SKIN EXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE COLD BURNS OR FROSTBITE. IN CASE OF FROSTBITE, PLACE THE FROSTBITTEN PART IN WARM WATER IN WARM WATER. (DO NOT USE HOT) WATER. WATER TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE TOLERABLE TO NORMAL SKIN. MAINTAIN SKIN WARMING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL NORMAL COOLING AND SENSATION HAVE RETURNED TO THE AFFECTED AREA. IF WARM WATER IS NOT AVAILABLE OR IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO USE, WRAP THE AFFECTED PART GENTLY IN A BLANKET. IF FINGERS OR HANDS, ARE FROSTBITTEN, PLACE THE AFFECTED PART IN THE ARMPIT. HAVE THE VICTIM GENTLY EXERCISE THE AFFECTED PART WHILE BEING WARMED. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TAKE A COPY OF THIS SDS TO THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. FIRST AID MEASURES AFTER INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. TRAINED PERSONNEL SHOULD ADMINISTER SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN AND OR / CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION IF NECESSARY. ONLY TRAINED PERSONNEL SHOULD ADMINISTER SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. FIRST AID MEASURES AFTER INGESTION: INGESTION IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A POTENTIAL ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: THIS PRODUCT IS AN EXTINGUISHING AGENT. IT IS NONFLAMMABLE AND NONCOMBUSTIBLE. SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES: STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTERS MUST WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. MOVE FIRE EXPOSED CYLINDERS IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK TO FIREFIGHTERS. OTHERWISE COOL CONTAINERS WITH HOSE STREAM AND PROTECT PERSONNEL. WITHDRAW IMMEDIATELY IN CASE OF RISING SOUNDS FROM VENTING SAFETY DEVICE OR ANY DISCOLORATION OF TANKS DUE TO FIRE. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: CONTAINERS OF CARBON DIOXIDE, WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, MAY RUPTURE OR BURST FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE. SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT OR STATIC DISCHARGE: NONE
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURE: IN CASE OF ACCIDENTAL RELEASE, USE THE APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY AND PERSONAL PROTECTION. EVACUATE PERSONNEL TO SAFE AREA AND ALLOW THE GAS, WHICH IS HEAVIER THAN AIR, TO DISSIPATE. MONITOR THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN LEVELS. THE LEVELS OF CARBON DIOXIDE MUST BE BELOW THOSE LISTED IN SECTION XI. AND THE ATMOSPHERE MUST HAVE AT LEAST 19.5% OXYGEN BEFORE PERSONNEL ARE ALLOWED BACK INTO THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: AVOID EYE, RESPIRATORY, AND SKIN EXPOSURE. AVOID BREATHING GAS. USE THE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN HANDLING. BE AWARE OF ANY SIGNS OF DIZZINESS, FATIGUE, OR ANY EXPOSURE SYMPTOM DESCRIBED IN SECTION XI. CONDITION FOR SAFE STORAGE: PRODUCT SHOULD BE STORED IN DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREAS AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT. STORE IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER OR EXTINGUISHER. CONTAINERS ARE UNDER PRESSURE AND PRESENT SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARDS. STORE AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS AND PATHS FOR INGRESS/EGRESS. PROTECT CONTAINER FROM POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND FALLING. SECURE CYLINDERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL KNOCK OVER. PROTECT FROM THE SUNLIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE SUPPLIER WEBSITE.
CHEMICAL NAME OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV NIOSH IDLH EU BLV CARBON DIOXIDE TWA: 5000 PPM TWA: 5000 PPM 40000 PPM NA TWA: 9000 MG/M3 STEL: 30000 PPM USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT UNACCEPTABLE CONCENTRATION LEVELS NOTED IN SECTION XI. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE PROTECTION: WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FULL-FACE AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. SKIN PROTECTION: USE LOW-TEMPERATURE PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND APPROPRIATE BODY PROTECTION
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: CARBON DIOXIDE IS A COLORLESS GAS THAT IS ODORLESS AT LOW CONCENTRATIONS. AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS IT WILL HAVE A SHARP ACIDIC ODOR. GAS DENSITY: @21 DEG. C AND 1 ATM: 0.1144 LB./FT3 SOLUBILITY: 0.90% FLASH POINT: N/A FLAMMABILITY: N/A MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT AT 1 ATM: -78.5 DEG. C BOILING POINT@ 1 ATM: -78.5 DEG. C PH: 3.7 VAPOR DENSITY AT 21.1 DEG. C: LIQUID DENSITY: 762 KG/M3 VAPOR PRESSURE AT 20 DEG. C: 838 PSIG RELATIVE DENSITY/SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O =1) AT 21.1 DEG. C: 1.22 RELATIVE DENSITY/SPECIFIC GRAVITY (AIR =1) AT 21.1 DEG. C AND 1 ATM: 1.52 SOLUBILITY IN WATER, % BY WT.: 0.90
STABILITY: NORMALLY STABLE. INCOMPATIBLES: WILL IGNITE AND EXPLODE WHEN HEATED WITH POWERED ALUMINUM, BERYLLIUM, CERIUM ALLOYS, CHROMIUM, MAGNESIUM-ALUMINUM ALLOYS, MANGANESE, THORIUM, TITANIUM, AND ZIRCONIUM. IN THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE WILL IGNITE WITH CESIUM OXIDE. METAL ACETYLIDES WILL ALSO IGNITE AND EXPLODE ON CONTACT WITH CARBON DIOXIDE. DECOMPRESSION PRODUCTS: IN AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE, YIELDS CARBON MONOXIDE AND OXYGEN. IN THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE, CARBON DIOXIDE WILL FORM CARBONIC ACID. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR, HOWEVER CARBON DIOXIDE ACTS AS TO CATALYZE THE POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLALDCHYDE AND AZIRIDINE.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: EFFECTS OF A SINGLE ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE: INHALATION: CARBON DIOXIDE GAS IS AN ASPHYXIATE WITH EFFECTS DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN. IT IS ALSO PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE, AFFECTING CIRCULATION AND BREATHING. MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, STINGING OF THE NOSE AND THROAT, EXCITATION, RAPID BREATHING AND HEART RATE, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMITING, AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LACK OF OXYGEN CAN KILL. CARBON DIOXIDE IS AN ASPHYXIANT. IT INITIALLY STIMULATES RESPIRATION AND THEN CAUSES RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS RESULT IN NARCOSIS. SYMPTOMS IN HUMANS ARE AS FOLLOWS CARBON DIOXIDE EFFECTS CONCENTRATION INHALED 1% BREATHING RATE INCREASES SLIGHTLY 2% BREATHING RATE INCREASES TO 50% ABOVE NORMAL LEVEL. PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE HEADACHE, TIREDNESS. 3% BREATHING INCREASES TO TWICE NORMAL RATE AND BECOMES LABORED. WEAK NARCOTIC EFFECT. IMPAIRED HEARING, HEADACHE, INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE RATE. 4-5% BREATHING INCREASES TO APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES NORMAL RATE, SYMPTOMS OF INTOXICATION BECOME EVIDENT, AND SLIGHT CHOKING MAY BE FELT. 5-10% CHARACTERISTIC SHARP ODOR NOTICEABLE. VERY LABORED BREATHING, VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, HEADACHE, AND RINGING IN EARS. JUDGEMENT MAY BE IMPAIRED, FOLLOWED WITHIN MINUTES OF LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. 10-100% UNCONSCIOUSNESS OCCURS MORE RAPIDLY ABOUT 10% LEVEL. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY EVENTUALLY RESULT IN DEATH FROM ASPHYXIATION. SKIN CONTACT: NO HARM EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. COLD GAS, OR LIQUID OR SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE MAY CAUSE SEVERE FROSTBITE. SWALLOWING: AN UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS A NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE. EYE CONTACT: NO HARM EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. COLD GAS, OR LIQUID OR SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE MAY CAUSE SEVERE FROSTBITE. EFFECT OF REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE: NO HARM EXPECTED. OTHER EFFECTS OF OVER EXPOSURE: DAMAGE TO RETINAL OR GANGLION CELLS AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MAY OCCUR. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE: THE TOXICOLOGY AND THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON DIOXIDE SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS UNLIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. ACUTE DOSE EFFECTS: LCLO = 90,000 PPM, 5 MIN. HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: A SINGLE STUDY HAS SHOWN AN INCREASE IN HEART DEFECTS IN RATS EXPOSED TO 6% CARBON DIOXIDE IN AIR FOR 24 HOURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING GESTATION. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT CARBON DIOXIDE IN TETRA GENIC FOR HUMANS. CARCINOGENICITY: NONE
ECOTOXICITY: OCCURS NATURALLY IN THE ENVIRONMENT. DISSIPATION: DISSIPATES RAPIDLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. ANY ADVERSE EFFECT ON ANIMAL WOULD BE RELATED TO OVEREXPOSURE AND OXYGEN DEFICIENT ENVIRONMENTS. NO ADVERSE EFFECT TO PLANT LIFE EXCEPT FOR FROST CAUSED BY RAPIDLY EXPANDING GASES.
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A RCRA CHARACTERISTICALLY HAZARDOUS OR LISTED HAZARDOUS WASTE. DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO STATE OR LOCAL LAWS, WHICH MAY BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS. USED PRODUCT MAY BE ALTERED OR CONTAMINATED, CREATING DIFFERENT DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOT: UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: UN1013 CARBON DIOXIDE 2.2(NON-FLAMMABLE GAS) UN IDENTIFICATION #: UN1013 CLASS (DOT): 2.2- CLASS 2.2- NON-FLAMMABLE COMPRESSED GAS CFR 173.115 HAZARD LABEL REQUIRED (DOT): 2.2-NON-FLAMMABLE GAS NOTES: THIS PRODUCT IS DEFINED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) 49 CFR 172, OR BY TRANSPORT CANADA "TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS" REGULATIONS. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR SHIPPING: IF SHIPPED IN A STORED PRESSURE-TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, CARBON DIOXIDE IN A PRESSURIZED CONTAINER IS CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSPORT CANADA. THE PROPER SHIPPING NAME SHALL BE CARBON DIOXIDE AND THE UN DESIGNATION 1S UN 1013.
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORY STATUS: ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ON THE FOLLOWING INVENTORIES COUNTRY(IES) AGENCY UNITES STATES OF AMERICA TSCA CANADA DSL AUSTRALIA AICS EUROPE EINECS/ELINCS U.S. FEDERAL REGULATORY INFORMATION: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE SARA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OR HAS SARA THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES OR CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITIES. SARA 311/312: HAZARD CATEGORIES: ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD: NO CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD: NO FIRE HAZARD: NO SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD-*: YES REACTIVE HAZARD: NO * - ONLY APPLICABLE IF MATERIAL IS IN A PRESSURIZED EXTINGUISHER. U.S. STATE REGULATORY INFORMATION: CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE COVERED UNDER SPECIFIC STATE REGULATIONS, AS DENOTED BELOW: ALASKA: DESIGNATED TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: CARBON DIOXIDE CALIFORNIA: PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS: CARBON DIOXIDE FLORIDA: SUBSTANCE: CARBON DIOXIDE ILLINOIS: TOXIC SUBSTANCE LIST: CARBON DIOXIDE KANSAS: SECTION 302/303 LIST: NO MASSACHUSETTS: SUBSTANCE LIST: CARBON DIOXIDE MINNESOTA: LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: CARBON DIOXIDE MISSOURI: EMPLOYER INFORMATION/TOXIC SUBSTANCE LIST: CARBON DIOXIDE NEW JERSEY: RIGHT TO KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: CARBON DIOXIDE NORTH DAKOTA: LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, REPORTABLE QUANTITIES: NO PENNSYLVANIA: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: CARBON DIOXIDE RHODE ISLAND: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: CARBON DIOXIDE TEXAS: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: NO WEST VIRGINIA: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: CARBON DIOXIDE WISCONSIN: TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: CARBON DIOXIDE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NO COMPONENT IS LISTED ON THE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 LIST.
THIS SDS CONFORMS TO REQUIREMENTS UNDER U.S., U.K., CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN, AND EU REGULATION OR STANDARDS. NFPA HEALTH HAZARD 2 - INTENSE OR CONTINUED EXPOSURE COULD CAUSE TEMPORARY INCAPACITATION OR POSSIBLE RESIDUAL INJURY UNLESS PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN. NFPA FIRE HAZARD 0 - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN. NFPA REACTIVITY 0 - NORMALLY STABLE, EVEN UNDER FIRE EXPOSURE CONDITIONS, AND ARE NOT REACTIVE WITH WATER. NFPA SPECIFIC HAZARD SA - THIS DENOTES GASES WHICH ARE SIMPLE ASPHYXIANTS. HMIS III RATING: HEALTH 1 SLIGHT HAZARD - [IRRITATION OR MINOR REVERSIBLE INJURY POSSIBLE FLAMMABILITY 0 MINIMAL HAZARD REACTIVITY 0 MINIMAL HAZARD PHYSICAL 3 SERIOUS HAZARD ISSUING DATE: 08/22/19 REVISION DATE: 04/21/2021 REVISION NOTES: NONE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING, USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH BUT NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE. |