SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. SAFETY DATA SHEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1907/2006 ANNEX II AND 1272/2008 (ALL REFERENCES TO EU REGULATIONS AND DIRECTIVES ARE ABBREVIATED INTO ONLY THE NUMERIC TERM) REVISION DATE: 2021-01-22 REPLACES SDS ISSUED: 2020-11-30 VERSION NUMBER: 2.0
COMPANY/UNDERTAKING 1.1. PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: TRADE NAME: POWERGAS ARTICLE NUMBER: 220383, 220483 UFI: XUAP-5MJG-600P-UQQA 1.2. RELEVANT IDENTIFIED USES OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE AND USES ADVISED AGAINST: IDENTIFIED USES: PROPELLANTS 1.3. DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: COMPANY: SIEVERT AB BOX 1366 17126 SOLNA SWEDEN TELEPHONE: +46 (0)8-629 22 00 E-MAIL: INFO@SIEVERT.SE 1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: ACUTE CASES: CALL 112, REQUEST POISON INFORMATION.
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: FLAM. GAS 1A, H220 PRESS. GAS (LIQ.), H280 (SEE SECTION 16) 2.2. LABEL ELEMENTS: HAZARD PICTOGRAM: FLAME SIGNAL WORD: DANGER HAZARD STATEMENTS: H220: EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS H280: CONTAINS GAS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: P102: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN P210: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, HOT SURFACES, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER IGNITION SOURCES. NO SMOKING P377: LEAKING GAS FIRE: DO NOT EXTINGUISH, UNLESS LEAK CAN BE STOPPED SAFELY P381: IN CASE OF LEAKAGE, ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES P410+P403: PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT. STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE 2.3. OTHER HAZARDS: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES THAT ARE ASSESSED TO BE A PBT OR A VPVB
3.2. MIXTURES: NOTE THAT THE TABLE SHOWS KNOWN HAZARDS OF THE INGREDIENTS IN PURE FORM. THESE HAZARDS ARE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED WHEN MIXED OR DILUTED, SEE SECTION 16D. CONSTITUENT CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION BUTANE FLAM. GAS 1, PRESS. 60 % CAS NO: 106-97-8 GAS (LIQ.); H220, H280 EC NO: 203-448-7 INDEX NO: 601-004-00-0 PROPANE FLAM. GAS 1, PRESS. 40 % CAS NO: 74-98-6 GAS (COMP.); H220, H280 EC NO: 200-827-9 INDEX NO: 601-003-00-5 REACH: 01-2119486944-21 EXPLANATIONS TO THE CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF THE INGREDIENTS ARE GIVEN IN SECTION 16E. OFFICIAL ABBREVIATIONS ARE PRINTED IN NORMAL FONT. TEXT IN ITALICS ARE SPECIFICATIONS AND/OR COMPLEMENTS USED IN THE CALCULATION OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF THIS MIXTURE, SEE SECTION 16B.
4.1. DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES: GENERALLY: USE BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN RESCUING EXPOSED PERSONS. TRANSPORT THE INJURED PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN IMMEDIATELY, AND TRANSPORT THEM TO A HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY. UPON BREATHING IN: BRING THE INJURED PERSON OUT INTO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT LET TRAINED PERSONNEL ADMINISTER OXYGEN. LET THE INJURED PERSON REST IN A WARM PLACE WITH FRESH AIR AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY. UPON EYE CONTACT: REMOVE CONTACT LENSES IMMEDIATELY IF POSSIBLE. RINSE THE EYE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH LUKEWARM WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS CALL A DOCTOR/OPHTHALMOLOGIST. UPON SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES. HEAT THE EXPOSED BODY PART IN LUKEWARM WATER IF COLD INJURY OCCURS. DO NOT USE WARM WATER. FROSTBITE SHOULD BE TREATED BY A DOCTOR. UPON INGESTION: IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST CONTACT A DOCTOR. 4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED: GENERALLY: CONTACT WITH RAPIDLY EXPANDING GAS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. UPON BREATHING IN: HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN DISPLACE THE NORMAL AIR AND CAUSE SUFFOCATION FROM LACK OF OXYGEN. UPON EYE CONTACT: FROSTBITES. UPON SKIN CONTACT: CONTACT WITH RAPIDLY EXPANDING GAS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. UPON INGESTION: FROSTBITES. 4.3. INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT.
5.1. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: RECOMMENDED EXTINGUISHING AGENTS: EXTINGUISH WITH POWDER, CARBON DIOXIDE OR FOAM. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS: MAY NOT BE EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER DISPERSED UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. 5.2. SPECIAL HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: GASES DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH (CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE) CAN BE SPREAD IN CASE OF FIRE. IN CASE OF FIRE, HIGH PRESSURE MAY BUILD UP CAUSING THE PACKAGING TO EXPLODE. THE GAS FORMS AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. FLAMMABLE GAS. 5.3. ADVICE FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN REGARDING OTHER MATERIAL AT THE SITE OF THE FIRE. CONTAINERS IN THE PROXIMITY OF FIRE SHOULD BE MOVED AND COOLED DOWN WITH WATER. IF THE GAS CYLINDER CANNOT BE REMOVED, COOL IT WITH WATER AS LONG AS THE FIRE PERSISTS AND THEN AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY SPREAD ALONG FLOORS. IN CASE OF FIRE USE PROPER BREATHING APPARATUS. WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: USE RECOMMENDED SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SEE SECTION 8. DO NOT INHALE THE GAS. AREA SHOULD BE EVACUATED AND GASES REMOVED WITH VENTILATION. NOTE, RISK OF IGNITION AND EXPLOSION. SWITCH OFF EQUIPMENT WHICH HAS AN EXPOSED FLAME, GLOWS, OR HAS A HEAT SOURCE OF SOME OTHER KIND. NOTE, RISK FOR FORMATION OF SPARKS DUE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY. DO NOT REMOVE CLOTHING IN A ROOM WHERE SPILLAGE HAS OCCURRED. USE BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN OXYGEN LEVELS ARE LOW OR UNKNOWN. 6.2. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: NOTIFY RESCUE SERVICES FOR LARGER SPILLAGE. PREVENT FROM ENTERING SEWERS, BASEMENTS AND PITS, OR ANY PLACE WHERE GAS ACCUMULATION COULD BE DANGEROUS. 6.3. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: LET THE GAS FROM THE LEAKING GAS CYLINDERS EVAPORATE OUTDOORS. EVACUATE AND VENTILATE THE PREMISES. 6.4. REFERENCE TO OTHER SECTIONS: SEE SECTION 8 AND 13 FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS.
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: AVOID SPILLAGE, INHALATION AND CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. ONLY EXPERIENCED AND PROPERLY INSTRUCTED PERSONS MUST HANDLE COMPRESSED GAS. USE ONLY CORRECTLY SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT SUITABLE FOR THIS SUBSTANCE, ITS PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR GAS SUPPLIER IN CASE OF DOUBT. TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGE. PRESSURIZED CONTAINER: DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE. PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT. DO NO EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 50 DEG. C. HANDLE IN PREMISES WITH GOOD VENTILATION. CHECK PIPES AND SHUT-OFF VALVES REGULARLY FOR GAS LEAKAGES. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN PREMISES WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS HANDLED. OPEN FIRES, HOT OBJECTS, SPARK FORMATION, OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION, ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE PREMISES WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS HANDLED. PREVENT BUILD UP OF STATIC ELECTRICITY BY UTILISING A SEMI-CONDUCTING FLOOR AND SHOE SOLES AND KEEP HUMIDITY ABOVE 50%. AN EVACUATION PLAN SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AND EVACUATION ROUTES MUST NOT BE BLOCKED. 7.2. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE STORED IN A MANNER WHICH PREVENTS HAZARDS TO HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. AVOID EXPOSURE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS AND DO NOT DISCHARGE THE PRODUCT IN A SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. STORE AT MAXIMUM 50 DEG. C. CONTACT WITH THE LIQUID PRODUCT CAN CAUSE INJURIES FROM HYPOTHERMIA. STORE IN A DRY PLACE NOT ABOVE NORMAL ROOM TEMPERATURE. STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED SPACE. STORE TIGHTLY, IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING. DO NOT STORE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. 7.3. SPECIFIC END USES: SEE IDENTIFIED USES IN SECTION 1.2.
8.1. CONTROL PARAMETERS: 8.1.1. NATIONAL LIMIT VALUES: BUTANE: IRLAND (COP 2018) SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL) 1000 PPM DNEL: NO DATA AVAILABLE. PNEC: NO DATA AVAILABLE. 8.2. EXPOSURE CONTROLS: THE RISKS POSED BY THE PRODUCT OR ITS CONSTITUENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED IN THE TASK SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT WORKING ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATION. THE RISK ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE REVIEWED REGULARLY AND UPDATED IF NECESSARY. 8.2.1. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: THE VENTILATION IN THE WORKPLACE MUST ENSURE AN AIR QUALITY THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CURRENT WORKING ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATION. LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SHOULD BE USED TO REMOVE AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS AT THE SOURCE. OXYGEN MONITORS SHOULD BE USED SINCE SUFFOCATING GASES MAY BE RELEASED. EYE/FACE PROTECTION: EYE PROTECTION SHOULD BE WORN IF THERE IS ANY DANGER OF DIRECT EXPOSURE OR SPLASHING. SKIN PROTECTION: RELEASE OF GAS CAN CAUSE STRONG COLD. GLOVES PROTECTING AGAINST COLD, LABELLED WITH THE "COLD HAZARD" PICTOGRAM, IS RECOMMENDED. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: USE APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION. BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE REQUIRED. 8.2.3. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS: WORK WITH THE PRODUCT SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE PRODUCT DOES NOT GET INTO DRAINS, WATERWAYS, SOIL AND AIR.
9.1. INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: (A) PHYSICAL STATE: GAS FORM: LIQUEFIED GAS MIXTURE (B) COLOUR: COLOURLESS (C) ODOUR: DISTINCTIVE AND UNPLEASANT IF ODORIZED, OTHERWISE ODORLESS (D) MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT: -188 DEG. C (E) BOILING POINT OR INITIAL BOILING POINT AND BOILING RANGE: -42 DEG. C (F) FLAMMABILITY: NOT INDICATED (G) LOWER AND UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT: 2 - 11 % (H) FLASH POINT: -40 DEG. C (I) AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: 450 DEG. C (J) DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NOT INDICATED (K) PH: NOT INDICATED (L) KINEMATIC VISCOSITY: NOT INDICATED (M) SOLUBILITY: NOT INDICATED (N) PARTITION COEFFICIENT N-OCTANOL/WATER (LOG VALUE): NOT INDICATED (O) VAPOUR PRESSURE: 430 KPA (15 DEG. C) (P) DENSITY AND/OR RELATIVE DENSITY: 0.5 KG/L (Q) RELATIVE VAPOUR DENSITY: 1.5 (15 DEG. C, AIR = 1) (R) PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS: NOT INDICATED 9.2. OTHER INFORMATION: 9.2.1. INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO PHYSICAL HAZARD CLASSES: NOT INDICATED 9.2.2. OTHER SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS: NOT INDICATED
10.1. REACTIVITY: THE PRODUCT CONTAINS NO SUBSTANCES WHICH CAN LEAD TO HAZARDOUS REACTIONS AT NORMAL USE. 10.2. CHEMICAL STABILITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE AT NORMAL STORAGE AND HANDLING CONDITIONS. 10.3. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: REACTS STRONGLY OR EXPLOSIVELY WITH CERTAIN OXIDISING AGENTS. 10.4. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AVOID HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAMES. PROTECT FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. 10.5. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: AVOID CONTACT WITH OXIDIZERS. AVOID CONTACT WITH HALOGENS. 10.6. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: RISK OF FROSTBITES. NOTE THAT IN CASE OF INHALATION OF LARGE QUANTITIES, THERE IS RISK OF SUFFOCATION DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN. ACUTE TOXICITY: THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FULFILLED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA. PROPANE: LC50 RAT 4H: 658 MG/L INHALATION SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CONTACT WITH COMPRESSED GAS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITES. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/IRRITATION: CONTACT WITH COMPRESSED GAS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITES. RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITISATION: THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FULFILLED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA. GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FULFILLED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA. CARCINOGENICITY: THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FULFILLED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FULFILLED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA. STOT-SINGLE EXPOSURE: HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN DISPLACE THE NORMAL AIR AND CAUSE SUFFOCATION FROM LACK OF OXYGEN. PROLONGED INHALATION CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND/OR DEATH. STOT-REPEATED EXPOSURE: THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FULFILLED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA. ASPIRATION HAZARD: THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FULFILLED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA. 11.2. INFORMATION ON OTHER HAZARDS: 11.2.1. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING PROPERTIES: NOT INDICATED. 11.2.2. OTHER INFORMATION: NOT INDICATED.
12.1. TOXICITY: IN THE QUANTITIES WITH WHICH THIS PRODUCT IS USED, EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT ARE NEGLIGIBLE. NOTE HOWEVER, THAT THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT MAY BE AFFECTED, AND ALL DISCHARGE TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT MAY IMPACT ECOSYSTEMS. PROPANE: LC50 FRESHWATER WATER FLEA (DAPHNIA MAGNA) 48H: 16.3 MG/L LC50 FISH 96H: 16.1 MG/L IC50 ALGAE 72H: 11.3 MG/L 12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: THE PRODUCT DEGRADES EASILY IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. 12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NEITHER THIS PRODUCT, NOR ITS CONTENTS, ACCUMULATES IN NATURE. 12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO INFORMATION ABOUT MOBILITY IN THE NATURE EXISTS BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO SUPPOSE THE PRODUCT TO BE ECOLOGICALLY HARMFUL BECAUSE OF THIS. EVAPORATES QUICKLY IN AIR. 12.5. RESULTS OF PBT AND VPVB ASSESSMENT: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES THAT ARE ASSESSED TO BE A PBT OR A VPVB. 12.6. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING PROPERTIES: NOT INDICATED. 12.7. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: LARGE EMISSIONS INTO THE AIR, IN COMBINATION WITH SUNLIGHT, CAN CREATE GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO VEGETATION, AS WELL AS RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS.
13.1. WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: WASTE HANDLING OF THE PRODUCT: PRODUCT AS WELL AS PACKAGING MUST BE DISPOSED OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE. PRESSURIZED CONTAINER: DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE. SEE DIRECTIVE 2008/98/EC ON WASTE. OBSERVE NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROVISIONS ON WASTE MANAGEMENT. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT USUALLY RECYCLED. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO 2008/98/EC: RECOMMENDED LOW-CODE: 16 05 04 GASES IN PRESSURE CONTAINERS (INCLUDING HALONS) CONTAINING DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
WHERE NOT OTHERWISE STATED THE INFORMATION APPLIES TO ALL OF THE UN MODEL REGULATIONS, I.E. ADR (ROAD), RID (RAILWAY), ADN (INLAND WATERWAYS), IMDG (SEA), AND ICAO (IATA) (AIR). 14.1. UN NUMBER: 2037 14.2. UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: RECEPTACLES, SMALL, CONTAINING GAS (GAS CARTRIDGES) 14.3. TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): CLASS: 2: GASES CLASSIFICATION CODE (ADR/RID): 5F: AEROSOLS, FLAMMABLE LABELS: CLASS 2.1, FLAMMABLE GASES 14.4. PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE 14.5. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: NOT APPLICABLE 14.6. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER: TUNNEL RESTRICTIONS: TUNNEL CATEGORY: D 14.7. MARITIME TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO IMO INSTRUMENTS: NOT APPLICABLE 14.8 OTHER TRANSPORT INFORMATION: TRANSPORT CATEGORY: 2; HIGHEST TOTAL QUANTITY PER TRANSPORTED UNIT 333 KG OR LITERS STOWAGE CATEGORY NOT INDICATED (IMDG)
15.1. SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS/LEGISLATION SPECIFIC FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: NOT INDICATED. 15.2. CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT: CHEMICAL SAFETY REPORT ACCORDING TO 1907/2006 ANNEX I IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS PRODUCT.
16A. INDICATION OF WHERE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: REVISIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT: EARLIER VERSIONS 2020-11-30 CHANGES IN SECTION(S) 1, 3. 16B. LEGEND TO ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED IN THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: FULL TEXTS FOR HAZARD CLASS AND CATEGORY CODE MENTIONED IN SECTION 3: FLAM. GAS 1: EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS (CATEGORY 1) - FLAM. GAS 1, H220 - EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS PRESS. GAS (LIQ.): GASES UNDER PRESSURE: LIQUEFIED GAS - PRESS. GAS (LIQ.), H280 - CONTAINS GAS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED PRESS. GAS (COMP.): GASES UNDER PRESSURE: COMPRESSED GAS - PRESS. GAS (COMP.), H280 - CONTAINS GAS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED FLAM. GAS 1A: FLAMMABLE GASES, HAZARD CATEGORY 1A - FLAM. GAS 1A, H220 - EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS EXPLANATIONS OF THE ABBREVIATIONS IN SECTION 14: ADR: EUROPEAN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD RID: REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY RAIL IMDG: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS CODE ICAO: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO, 999 UNIVERSITY STREET, MONTREAL, QUEBEC H3C 5H7, CANADA) IATA: THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION TUNNEL RESTRICTION CODE: D; PASSAGE FORBIDDEN THROUGH TUNNELS OF CATEGORY D AND E TYPE TRANSPORT CATEGORY: 2; HIGHEST TOTAL QUANTITY PER TRANSPORTED UNIT 333 KG OR LITERS 16C. KEY LITERATURE REFERENCES AND SOURCES FOR DATA: SOURCES FOR DATA: PRIMARY DATA FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE HAZARDS HAS PREFERENTIALLY BEEN TAKEN FROM THE OFFICIAL EUROPEAN CLASSIFICATION LIST, 1272/2008 ANNEX I, AS UPDATED TO 2021-01-22. WHERE SUCH DATA WAS NOT AVAILABLE, ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTATION USED TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION WAS USED, E.G. IUCLID (INTERNATIONAL UNIFORM CHEMICAL INFORMATION DATABASE). AS A SECOND ALTERNATIVE, INFORMATION WAS USED FROM REPUTABLE INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, AND AS A THIRD ALTERNATIVE OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATION WAS USED, E.G. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS FROM OTHER SUPPLIERS OR INFORMATION FROM NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATIONS, WHERE RELIABILITY OF THE SOURCE WAS ASSESSED BY EXPERT OPINION. IF, IN SPITE OF THIS, RELIABLE INFORMATION COULD NOT BE SOURCED, THE HAZARDS WERE ASSESSED BY EXPERT OPINIONS BASED ON THE KNOWN HAZARDS OF SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, AND ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES IN 1907/2006 AND 1272/2008. FULL TEXTS FOR REGULATIONS MENTIONED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET: 1907/2006: REGULATION (EC) NO 1907/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 18 DECEMBER 2006 CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION, EVALUATION, AUTHORISATION AND RESTRICTION OF CHEMICALS (REACH), ESTABLISHING A EUROPEAN CHEMICALS AGENCY, AMENDING DIRECTIVE 1999/45/EC AND REPEALING COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) NO 793/93 AND COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NO 1488/94 AS WELL AS COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 76/769/EEC AND COMMISSION DIRECTIVES 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC AND 2000/21/EC 1272/2008: REGULATION (EC) NO 1272/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 16 DECEMBER 2008 ON CLASSIFICATION, LABELLING AND PACKAGING OF SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES, AMENDING AND REPEALING DIRECTIVES 67/548/EEC AND 1999/45/EC, AND AMENDING REGULATION (EC) NO 1907/2006 COP 2018: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE CHEMICAL AGENTS REGULATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AUTHORITY 2008/98/EC: DIRECTIVE 2008/98/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 19 NOVEMBER 2008 ON WASTE AND REPEALING CERTAIN DIRECTIVES 16D. METHODS OF EVALUATING INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN 1272/2008 ARTICLE 9 WHICH WAS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION: HAZARD CALCULATION FOR THIS MIXTURE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AS A CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT WITH THE AID OF EXPERT ASSESSMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1272/2008 ANNEX I , WHERE ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE SIGNIFICANT TO ESTABLISHING THE HAZARDS OF THE MIXTURE WAS ASSESSED TOGETHER, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1907/2006 ANNEX XI. 16E. LIST OF RELEVANT HAZARD STATEMENTS AND/OR PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: FULL TEXTS FOR HAZARD STATEMENTS MENTIONED IN SECTION 3: H220: EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS H280: CONTAINS GAS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED 16F. ADVICE ON ANY TRAINING APPROPRIATE FOR WORKERS TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: WARNING FOR MISUSE: NOT INDICATED. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: NOT INDICATED EDITORIAL INFORMATION: THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET HAS BEEN PREPARED AND CHECKED BY KEMRISK(R*), KEMRISK SWEDEN AB, PLATENSGATAN 8, SE-582 20 LINKOPING, SWEDEN, WWW.KEMRISK.SE SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR POWERGAS. IRELAND (ENGLISH) SDS-ID: 29613 |