| Common Name: | BUTANE 0.0001% TO 0.9%, IN AIR |
| Manufacturer: | NORLAB |
| SDS Revision Date: | 9/10/2015 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 43Y114 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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NORLAB
A DIVISION OF NORCO, INC.
SDS
SAFETY DATA SHEET
BUTANE 0.0001% TO 0.9%, IN AIR
SDS NUMBER: NLB 2010
REVISION DATE: 9/10/2015
| 1 PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
MANUFACTURER:
NORLAB A DIVISION OF NORCO
898 W. GOWEN RD.
BOISE, ID 83705
CONTACT: QUALITY DEPT.
PHONE: 208-336-1643
FAX: 208-433-6160
WEB: WWW.NORLAB-GAS.COM
PRODUCT NAME: BUTANE 0.0001% TO 0.9%, IN AIR
REVISION DATE: 9/10/2015
VERSION: 1
SDS NUMBER: NLB 2010
COMMON NAME: BUTANE IN AIR
CAS NUMBER: NOT AVAILABLE - GAS MIXTURE
EPA NUMBER: NOT AVAILABLE
CHEMICAL FAMILY: GAS MIXTURE
CHEMICAL FORMULA: C4H10 IN AIR
SYNONYMS: BUTANE IN AIR; N-BUTANE IN AIR, NORMAL-BUTANE IN AIR
PRODUCT USE: CALIBRATION OF ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
FOR TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY CONTACT CHEMTREC: 800-424-9300
| 2 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
GHS CLASSIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS):
PHYSICAL, GASES UNDER PRESSURE, COMPRESSED GAS
GHS LABEL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
GHS SIGNAL WORD: WARNING
GHS HAZARD PICTOGRAMS: GAS CYLINDER
HS HAZARD STATEMENTS:
H280: CONTAINS GAS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED
CGA-HG24: SUPPORTS COMBUSTION.
GHS PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
P202:
DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD.
P261: AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY.
P281: USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED.
P304+340:
IF INHALED:
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR
BREATHING.
P271: USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
P410+412:
PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT. DO NOT EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 50 DEG.
C/122 DEG. F
CGA-PG05: USE A BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE IN THE PIPING.
CGA-PG06: CLOSE VALVE AFTER EACH USE AND WHEN EMPTY.
CGA-PG10: USE ONLY WITH EQUIPMENT RATED FOR CYLINDER PRESSURE.
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC) OR NOT COVERED BY GHS:
ROUTE OF ENTRY: EYES; INHALATION; SKIN;
INHALATION:
GAS MIXTURE CONTAINS SUFFICIENT OXYGEN TO SUPPORT LIFE (AT LEAST 99.1% OF
MIX IS AIR). INHALATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF BUTANE VAPORS AT HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS MAY HAVE A NARCOTIC-LIKE EFFECT.
SKIN CONTACT:
CONTACT WITH RAPIDLY EXPANDING GAS NEAR THE POINT OF RELEASE MAY CAUSE
FROSTBITE WITH REDNESS, SKIN COLOR CHANGE TO GRAY OR WHITE, AND BLISTERING.
EYE CONTACT:
NONE ANTICIPATED. CONTACT WITH RAPIDLY EXPANDING GAS NEAR THE POINT OF
RELEASE MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
NFPA:
HEALTH 0
FIRE 0
REACTIVITY 0
SPECIFIC HAZARD N/A
HMIS III:
HEALTH 0
FIRE 0
PHYSICAL HAZARD 3
HMIS PPE: B - SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES
NFPA:
HEALTH 0
FIRE HAZARD 0
REACTIVITY 0
SPECIFIC HAZARD N/A
HMIS:
HEALTH 0
FLAMMABILITY 0
PHYSICAL HAZARD 3
PERSONAL PROTECTION B
PPE:
SAFETY GLASSES
GLOVES
| 3 COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
INGREDIENTS:
CAS# % CHEMICAL NAME
110-54-3 BALANCE AIR
106-97-8 0.0001-0.9% BUTANE
| 4 FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE TO
PRODUCT. RESCUE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS. CONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO AN UNCONTAMINATED AREA
AND INHALE FRESH AIR. QUICK REMOVAL FROM THE CONTAMINATED AREA IS MOST
IMPORTANT. UNCONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE MOVED TO AN UNCONTAMINATED AREA,
GIVEN ASSISTED (ARTIFICIAL) RESPIRATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. FURTHER
TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC AND SUPPORTIVE.
SKIN CONTACT:
NONE REQUIRED FOR GAS. FOR FROSTBITE, IMMERSE SKIN IN LUKEWARM WATER. DO
NOT USE HOT WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYE CONTACT:
NONE REQUIRED FOR GAS. IF FROSTBITE IS SUSPECTED, FLUSH EYES WITH COOL
WATER FOR 15 MINUTES AND OBTAIN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: NOT A DIRECT HAZARD.
| 5 FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLAMMABILITY: NOT FLAMMABLE
FLASH POINT: NONE
FLASH POINT METHOD: NOT APPLICABLE
BURNING RATE: NOT APPLICABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMP: NONE
LEL: NONE
UEL: NONE
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
NONFLAMMABLE. CYLINDERS MAY RUPTURE VIOLENTLY OR VENT RAPIDLY FROM PRESSURE
WHEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE SITUATION.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
NONE REQUIRED. USE AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS
FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SCBA) AND FULL TURNOUT OR
BUNKER GEAR. CONTINUE TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CYLINDERS UNTIL WELL AFTER
FLAMES ARE EXTINGUISHED.
| 6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
STOP THE FLOW OF GAS OR REMOVE CYLINDER TO OUTDOOR LOCATION IF THIS CAN BE
DONE WITHOUT RISK. EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM AFFECTED AREA. VENTILATE
ENCLOSED AREAS. USE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IF LEAK IS IN USER'S
EQUIPMENT, BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING WITH INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING
REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN CONTAINER OR VALVE, CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED IN SECTION 1 OR CALL YOUR CLOSEST
NORCO/NORLAB LOCATION.
| 7 HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS:
USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. VALVE PROTECTION CAPS MUST REMAIN IN
PLACE UNLESS THE CYLINDER IS SECURED WITH VALVE OUTLET PIPED TO USE POINT.
DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE OR ROLL CYLINDERS. USE A SUITABLE HAND TRUCK FOR
CYLINDER MOVEMENT. USE A PRESSURE REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYLINDER TO
LOWER PRESSURE (<3000 PSIG) PIPING OR SYSTEMS. DO NOT HEAT CYLINDER BY ANY
MEANS TO INCREASE THE DISCHARGE RATE OF PRODUCT FROM THE CYLINDER. USE A
CHECK VALVE OR TRAP IN THE DISCHARGE LINE TO PREVENT HAZARDOUS BACKFLOW
INTO THE CYLINDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS, CONSULT COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION
PAMPHLETS P-1.
NEVER CARRY A COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER OR A CONTAINER OF A GAS IN CRYOGENIC
LIQUID FROM IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE SUCH AS A CAR TRUNK, VAN OR STATION WAGON.
A LEAK CAN RESULT IN A FIRE, EXPLOSION, ASPHYXIATION OR A TOXIC EXPOSURE.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:
PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
AREA AWAY FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS AND EMERGENCY EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW THE
TEMPERATURE WHERE CYLINDERS ARE STORED TO EXCEED 125 DEGREES F (52 DEGREES
C). CYLINDERS SHOULD BE STORED UPRIGHT AND FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT
FALLING OR BEING KNOCKED OVER. FULL AND EMPTY CYLINDERS SHOULD BE
SEGREGATED. USE A "FIRST IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYSTEM TO PREVENT FULL
CYLINDERS FROM BEING STORED FOR EXCESSIVE PERIODS OF TIME. POST "NO SMOKING
OR OPEN FLAMES" SIGN IN THE STORAGE OR USE AREA.
| 8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
USE LOCAL EXHAUST IN COMBINATION WITH GENERAL VENTILATION AS NECESSARY TO
PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS AND MAINTAIN AIR OXYGEN LEVELS
AT OR ABOVE 19.5%.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: HMIS PP, B | SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES
EYE/FACE PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE JOB.
SKIN PROTECTION: PROTECTIVE GLOVES OF MATERIAL APPROPRIATE FOR THE JOB.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH FULL-FACE MASK AND ESCAPE BOTTLE OR
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
OTHER/GENERAL PROTECTION: SAFETY SHOES.
BUTANE:
CAS NO(S): 106-97-8
USA NIOSH (TWA/REL): 800 PPM
USA ACGIH (TWA/TLV): 1,000 PPM
USA ACGIH (STEL/TLV): 1,000 PPM
AIR:
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE
ACGIH PEL: NOT APPLICABLE
LC50 OR LD50: NOT APPLICABLE
RTECS #: NOT AVAILABLE
IDLH: NOT AVAILABLE
| 9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE: COLORLESS GAS
PHYSICAL STATE: GAS
ODOR: ODORLESS
ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT APPLICABLE
MOLECULAR FORMULA: C4H10, IN AIR
PARTICLE SIZE: NOT APPLICABLE
SOLUBILITY: NEGLIGIBLE
SPEC GRAV./DENSITY: 1 (AIR = 1)
SOFTENING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
VISCOSITY: NOT DETERMINED
PERCENT VOLATILE: 100%
SAT. VAP. CONC.: NOT DETERMINED
FREEZING/MELTING PT.: NOT DETERMINED
BOILING POINT: NOT DETERMINED
FLASH POINT: NOT DETERMINED
FLAMMABILITY: NOT FLAMMABLE
| 10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN
MATERIALS TO AVOID: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, OXYGEN AND NICKEL CARBONYL
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION:
COMBUSTION WILL PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE AND, POSSIBLY TOXIC CHEMICALS SUCH
AS CARBON MONOXIDE.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| 11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ACUTE TOXICITY:
IC50 INHALATION - RAT: 658,000 MG/M3
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: NO IRRITATION.
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: NO IRRITATION.
RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
| 12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN CLASS I OR CLASS II OXONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES.
NOT TOXIC. WILL NOT BIOCONCENTRATE.
| 13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE
OF WASTE OR UNUSED QUANTITIES IN RETURNABLE CYLINDERS. RETURN IN THE
SHIPPING CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED, WITH ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS OR CAPS
SECURE AND VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO NORLAB FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
NON-REFILLABLE CONTAINERS SHOULD BE VENTED IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA THEN
DISPOSED OF IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS, OR RETURNED TO NORLAB.
| 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
UN1956
PROPER SHIPPING NAME US: UN 1956, COMPRESSED GAS N.O.S., (BUTANE, AIR), 2.2
PROPER SHIPPING NAME CANADA:
UN1956, COMPRESSED GAS, N.O.S., (BUTANE, AIR), 2.2
CLASS 2.2, NON-FLAMMABLE AND NON-TOXIC GASES
| 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
COMPONENT / (CAS/PERC) / CODES:
*AIR (N/A 99.1-99.9999%) MASS, NJHS, PA, SARA 311/312, TSCA
*BUTANE (106978 0.0001-0.9%) MASS, NJHS, OSHAWAC, PA, SARA 31/312, TSCA,
TXAIR
BUTANE IS LISTED UNDER THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 112(R)
OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) WITH A THRESHOLD QUANTITY (TQ) OF 10,000 POUNDS.
REGULATORY KEY DESCRIPTIONS:
CERCLA = SUPERFUND CLEAN UP SUBSTANCE
CSWHS = CLEAN WATER ACT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
EPCRAWPC = EPCRA WATER PRIORITY CHEMICALS
HAP = HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
HWRCRA = RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTES
MASS = MA MASSACHUSETTS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST
NJHS = NJ RIGHT-TO-KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
NRC = NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CARCINOGENS
OSHAHTS = OSHA HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES
OSHAWAC = OSHA WORKPLACE AIR CONTAMINANTS
PA = PA RIGHT-TO-KNOW LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
PRIPOL = CLEAN WATER ACT PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
PROP65 = CA PROP 65
SARA313 = SARA 313 TITLE III TOXIC CHEMICALS
TOXICPOL = CLEAN WATER ACT TOXIC POLLUTANTS
TOXICRCRA = RCRA TOXIC HAZARDOUS WASTES (U-LIST)
TSCA = TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
TXAIR = TX AIR CONTAMINANTS WITH HEALTH EFFECTS SCREENING LEVEL
TXHWL = TX HAZARDOUS WASTE LIST
| 16 OTHER INFORMATION | |
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