| Common Name: | SOUND ALERT SIGNAL HORN |
| Manufacturer: | FALCON SAFETY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 8/11/2016 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 53XP91, 53XP92 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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FALCON
SAFETY DATA SHEET
FALCON SOUND ALERT SIGNAL HORN
| SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: FALCON SOUND ALERT SIGNAL HORN
SYNONYMS: FSA6, FSA6R
MANUFACTURER STOCK NUMBERS: N/A
RECOMMENDED USE:
PERSONAL SAFETY - HAND HELD SIGNALING DEVICE. PRIOR TO USE, READ ALL LABEL
INSTUCTIONS AND WARNINGS.
USES ADVISED AGAINST:
USE ONLY AS DIRECTED - READ LABEL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. KEEP OUT OF
REACH OF CHILDREN. INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIBERATELY CONCENTRATING
AND/OR INHALING CONTENTS MAY BE FATAL.
MANUFACTURER CONTACT:
ADDRESS:
FALCON SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC.
25 IMCLONE DRIVE
BRANCHBURG, NJ, 08876
USA
PHONE: (908) 707-4900
EMERGENCY PHONE: (800) 498-7192
FAX: N/A
| SECTION 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION:
FLAMMABLE GASES - CATEGORY 2
GASES UNDER PRESSURE - COMPRESSED GAS
SIGNAL WORD: WARNING
PICTOGRAM:
FLAME
GAS CYLINDER
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
CONTAINS GAS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED FLAMMABLE GAS
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
RESPONSE: ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES IF SAFE TO DO SO.
LEAKING GAS FIRE: DO NOT EXTINGUISH, UNLESS LEAK CAN BE STOPPED SAFELY.
PREVENTION:
DO NOT SPRAY ON AN OPEN FLAME OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCE.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT.
PRESSURIZED CONTAINER: DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE.
STORAGE:
DO NOT STORE IN ENCLOSED VEHICLE.
PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT. STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
STORE AT TEMPERATURES NOT EXCEEDING 120 DEGREES F/49 DEGREES C
DISPOSAL: N/A
GENERAL: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
INGREDIENTS OF UNKNOWN TOXICITY: 0%
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED: N/A
NO DATA AVAILABLE
| SECTION 3. INGREDIENTS | |
CAS INGREDIENT NAME WEIGHT %
75-37-6 ETHANE, 1,1-DIFLUORO- 100 %
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS, IF AVAILABLE, ARE LISTED IN SECTION 8.
| SECTION 4. FIRST-AID MEASURES | |
GENERAL ADVICE:
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. WHEN SYMPTOMS
PERSIST OR IN ALL CASES OF DOUBT, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
INHALATION:
REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, LIE DOWN. MOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP PATIENT WARM AND
AT REST. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN:
TAKE OFF ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IMMEDIATELY. FLUSH AREA WITH LUKEWARM
WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. IF FROSTBITE HAS OCCURRED, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
EYE:
HOLD EYELIDS APART AND FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: IS NOT CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED:
ANAESTHETIC EFFECTS:
LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT WITH A STRANGE SENSATION IN THE
CHEST, HEART THUMPING, APPREHENSION, FEELING OF FAINTING, DIZZINESS OR
WEAKNESS.
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
IF POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE EXISTS REFER TO SECTION 8 FOR SPECIFIC PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN:
BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DISTURBANCES OF CARDIAC RHYTHM CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS,
SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE, WHICH MAY BE USED IN SITUATIONS OF EMERGENCY LIFE
SUPPORT, SHOULD BE USED WITH SPECIAL CAUTION.
| SECTION 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
WATER SPRAY, WATER FOG, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM, CARBON
DIOXIDE (CO2)
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NO APPLICABLE DATA AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS:
FLAMMABLE. THIS SUBSTANCE'S FIRE DECOMPOSITION BY-PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE
HYDROFLUORIC ACID AND POSSIBLY CARBONYL FLOURIDE. AVOID CONTACT WITH THESE
MATERIALS, WHICH ARE TOXIC AND IRRITATING. EVACUATE PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY
IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE INVOLVING THIS SUBSTANCE. VAPORS MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE
MIXTURES WITH AIR. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY SPREAD ALONG FLOORS.
VAPORS OR GASES MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCES TO IGNITION SOURCE AND
FLASH BACK.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES DURING CLEANING UP
WORK AFTER A FIRE. EXPOSURE TO DECOMPOSITON PRODUCTS MAY BE A HAZARD TO
HEALTH.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND
THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. COOL CONTAINERS/TANKS WITH WATER SPRAY.
| SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
NOTE:
REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES AND HANDLING (PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE
PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN-UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
DURING CLEAN-UP.
SAFEGUARDS (PERSONNEL):
EVACUATE PERSONNEL TO SAFE AREAS. VENTILATE THE AREA. REFER TO PROTECTIVE
MEASURES LISTED IN SECTIONS 7 AND 8.
SPILL CLEAN-UP:
IF THIS PRODUCT IS SPILLED AND NOT RECOVERED, OR IS RECOVERED AS A WASTE
FOR TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL, THE CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS 100 LBS.
(RELEASE OF AN UNLISTED HAZARDOUS WASTE WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC OF
IGNITABILITY). EVAPORATES. VENTILATE AREA USING FORCED VENTILATION,
ESPECIALLY LOW OR ENCLOSED PLACES WHERE HEAVY VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT.
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES:
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA).
| SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING (PERSONNEL):
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR MIST. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR EXCHANGE AND/OR EXHAUST IN WORK ROOMS.
FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION SEE SECTION 8. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE.
HANDLING (PHYSICAL ASPECTS):
VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY SPREAD ALONG FLOORS. VAPORS MAY FORM
FLAMMABLE MIXTURE WITH AIR. THE PRODUCT SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN AREAS FROM
WHICH ALL NAKED LIGHTS AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE PROTECTED TO THE APPROPIRATE STANDARD. NO
SPARKING TOOLS SHOULD BE USED. TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE BUILD UP OF
ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES, HOT SURFACES AND SOURCES
OF IGNITION. WHEN USING DO NOT SMOKE. DO NOT USE IN AREAS WHERE VAPORS MAY
ACCUMULATE SUCH AS PAPER SHREDDERS.
DUST EXPLOSION CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE
STORAGE:
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED AND IN A DRY, WELL-VENTILATED LOCATION.
STORE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER. THE PRODUCT HAS AN INDEFINITE SHELF LIFE
WHEN STORED PROPERLY.
STORAGE PERIOD:
RECOMMENDED SHELF LIFE - 10 YEARS PROVIDED PRODUCT IS STORED IN A DRY
LOCATION AS DIRECTED.
STORAGE TEMPERATURE:
DO NOT EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 DEGREES F (49 DEGREES C) AS
OVERHEATING COULD CAUSE CAN TO BURST. DO NOT LEAVE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT
OR ENCLOSED VEHICLE.
| SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
INGREDIENT NAME ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL STEL
ETHANE, 1,1-DIFLUORO- N/A N/A N/A
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: N/A
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION, ESPECIALLY IN CONFINED AREAS. USE RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION IF NEEDED.
EYE/FACE PROTECTION:
WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY
CAUSE FROSTBITE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
FOR RESCUE USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN
AIR AND CAN CAUSE SUFFICATION BY REDUCING OXYGEN AVAILABLE FOR BREATHING.
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
AS REQUIRED BY EMPLOYER CODE. IF THERE IS RISK OF SKIN CONTACT, WEAR
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES, ETC. DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAN CAUSE
FROSTBITE.
GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS:
HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICES.
| SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: GAS
COLOR: CLEAR
ODOR: SLIGHT, ETHER-LIKE
ODOR THRESHOLD: NO APPLICABLE DATA AVAILABLE
SOLUBILITY: WATER - SLIGHTLY
PARTITION COEFFICIENT WATER/N-OCTANOL: N/A
VOC%: N/A
VISCOSITY: NO APPLICABLE DATA AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.91
DENSITY LBS/GAL: 0.9
POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT: N/A
FLASH POINT: <-58 DEG. F (<-50 DEG. C)
FP METHOD: N/A
PH: NEUTRAL
MELTING POINT: NO APPLICABLE DATA AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT: -13 DEG. F (-25 DEG. C)
BOILING RANGE: N/A
LEL: 3.9
UEL: 16.9
EVAPORATION RATE: NO APPLICABLE DATA AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY: FLAMMABLE
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: N/A
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO APPLICABLE DATA AVAILABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE: 5,960 KPA AT 77F (25C)
VAPOR DENSITY: 2.4 AT 77F (25C) (AIR=1)
| SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
THE PRODUCT IS CHEMICALLY STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
AEROSOL CONTAINERS ARE UNSTABLE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 DEGREES F/49
DEGREES C
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS INCLUDE ALKALI METALS, ALKALINE EARTH METALS,
POWDERED METALS, POWDERED METAL SALTS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE HAZARDOUS. THIS MATERIAL CAN BE DECOMPOSED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES (OPEN FLAMES, GLOWING METAL SURFACES, ETC.) FORMING
HYDROFLUORIC ACID AND POSSIBLY CARBONYL FLUORIDE.
| SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
COMPONENT ANALYSIS - LC50: 1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE - > 64000 PPM RAT
COMPONENT ANALYSIS - ORAL LD50: 1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE - 1500 MG/KG RAT
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE - EYE: CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE - SKIN: CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE - INHALATION:
EXCESSIVE INTENTIONAL INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION
AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECT (HEADACHES, DIZZINESS). VAPORS MAY CAUSE
DIZZINESS OR SUFFOCATION.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE - INGESTION: NOT A NORMAL ROUTE OF EXPOSURE
SENSITIZATION: NON-HAZARDOUS BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA.
CARCINOGENICITY:
NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN. ANIMAL TESTING DID NOT SHOW
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS. NONE OF THE COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS MATERIAL AT
CONCENTRATIONS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1% ARE LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR
OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
MUTAGENICITY:
ANIMAL TESTING DID NOT SHOW ANY MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. DID NOT CAUSE GENETIC
DAMAGE IN CULTURED BACTERIAL CELLS. TESTS ON MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURES
SHOWED MUTAGENIC EFFECTS.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
NO TOXCICITY TO REPRODUCTION. ANIMAL TESTING SHOWED NO REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY.
TERATOGENICITY: ANIMAL TESTING SHOWED NO DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
CARDIAC SENSITIZATION THRESHOLD LIMIT: 405000 MG/M3
| SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
AQUATIC TOXICITY:
1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE:
96 H LC50: FISH 295.78 MG/L
96 H EC50: ALGAE 47.76 MG/L
48 H EC50: DAPHNIA (WATER FLEA) 146.7 MG/L
| SECTION 13. DISPOSAL | |
WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS:
COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
MAY BE A RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE DUE TO THE IGNITABILITY CHARACTERISTIC. DO
NOT PUNCTURE OR INCINERATE CONTAINER.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: NOT AVAILABLE
| SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
UN NUMBER: 1030
UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: 1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE
DOT CLASSIFICATION: 2.1
PACKING GROUP: N/A
PACKAGING EXCEPTIONS:
NOTE:
FALCON SAFETY PRODUCTS HAS BEEN GRANTED A DOT SPECIAL PERMIT. A COPY OF
DOT SPECIAL PERMIT SP-11516 CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING FALCON SAFETY
PRODUCTS, INC. AT 908-707-4900.
TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG - CANADA):
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: 1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE
HAZARD CLASS: 2.1
UN NUMBER: 1030
PACKAGING EXCEPTIONS: LIMITED QUANTITY (CONTAINERS UP TO 125ML)
IATA/ICAO (AIR):
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: 1,1-DIFUOROETHANE.
HAZARD CLASS: 2.1.
UN NUMBER: 1030.
MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PACKAGING:
CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY - 150 KG MAXIMUM (FORBIDDEN ON PASSENGER AIRCRAFT).
MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PACKAGING CARGO ONLY: 150 KG.
IMDG (MARINE TRANSPORT):
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: 1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE.
HAZARD CLASS: 2.1.
UN NUMBER: 1030.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TDG CANADA:
FALCON SAFETY PRODUCTS HAS BEEN GRANTED EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE SU 9211
(REN. 1) BY THE TCSS, TDGD TO OFFER FOR TRANSPORT BY ROAD, RAIL AND
MARINE.
| SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
CANADIAN FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA
OF THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS AND THE SDS CONTAINS ALL THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS.
WHMIS STATUS: CONTROLLED
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION:
CLASS A - COMPRESSED GAS, CLASS B - DIVISION 1 - FLAMMABLE GAS
TSCA: ON THE INVENTORY, OR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVENTORY.
SARA 313 REGULATED CHEMICAL(S):
THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICAL COMPONENTS WITH KNOWN
CAS NUMBERS THAT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD (DE MINIMIS) REPORTING LEVELS
ESTABLISHED BY SARA TITLE III, SECTION 313.
US FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
THIS PRODUCT IS A "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" AS DEFINED BY THE OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200.
NJ RIGHT TO KNOW REGULATED CHEMICAL(S):
SUBSTANCES ON THE NEW JERSEY WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST PRESENT
AT A CONCENTRATION OF 1% OR MORE (0.1% FOR SUBSTANCES IDENTIFIED AS
CARCINOGENS, MUTAGENS OR TERATOGENS):
1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE.
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL):
THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED ON THE DSL INVENTORY LIST AND COMPLIES WITH THE
INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING COUNTRY.
| SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
REVISION DATE: 8/11/2016
DISCLAIMER:
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN WAS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED
TECHNICALLY ACCURATE AND RELIABLE. WHILE EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO
ENSURE FULL DISCLOSURE OF PRODUCT HAZARDS, IN SOME CASES DATA IS NOT
AVAILABLE AND IS SO STATED. SINCE CONDITIONS OF ACTUAL PRODUCT USE ARE
BEYOND CONTROL OF THE SUPPLIER, IT IS ASSUMED THAT USERS OF THIS MATERIAL
HAVE BEEN FULLY TRAINED ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICABLE
LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
IS MADE AND SUPPLIER WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES, INJURIES OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
PREPARED BY:
FALCON SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC.
908-707-4900