SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. ISI(R*) NORTH AMERICA, INC. SAFETY DATA SHEET CARBON DIOXIDE IN NON-REFILLABLE GAS CYLINDERS FIRST EDITION: SEPTEMBER 2013 LAST MODIFIED: DECEMBER 2014 INA.SD.001.E, ISSUE 02
COMPANY/UNDERTAKING PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: TRADE NAME: CARBON DIOXIDE IN NON-REFILLABLE GAS CYLINDERS SAFETY DATA SHEET NO.: INA.SD.001.E.02 CHEMICAL DESCRIPTION OF GAS: CARBON DIOXIDE CAS-NO.: 000124-38-9 CHEMICAL FORMULA: CO2 UN NUMBER: UN 1013 USAGE: FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS PERFORM RISK ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO USE. COMPANY NAME: ISI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 175 ROUTE 46 WEST FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 WEBSITE: WWW.ISI.COM/COMPONENTS E-MAIL: INFO@ISINORTHAMERICA.COM TEL.: 1-973-227-2426 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: CHEMTREC TEL.: 1-800-424-9300
OSHA/HCS STATUS: THIS MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910:1200) CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: CLASSIFICATION: GASES UNDER PRESSURE - LIQUEFIED GAS SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT LABEL ELEMENTS: HAZARD PICTOGRAMS: GAS CYLINDER SIGNAL WORD: WARNING HAZARD STATEMENTS: CONTAINS GAS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED. MAY DISPLACE OXYGEN AND CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION. MAY INCREASE RESPIRATION AND HEART RATE. MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: STORE IN A WELL VENTILATED PLACE. PROTECT FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. OTHER HAZARDS: OTHER HAZARDS: MAY CAUSE ASPHYXIATION IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS. CONTACT WITH SOLID CO2 (DRY ICE) OR LIQUID CO2 MAY CAUSE COLD BURNS, SEVER INJURY AND/OR FROSTBITE.
SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION: SUBSTANCE SUBSTANCE NAME CAS NO. CONCENTRATION CLASSIFICATION CARBON DIOXIDE 124-38-9 >99% LIQ. GAS (H280) DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY OTHER COMPONENTS OR IMPURITIES WHICH COULD AFFECT THE CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PRODUCT. MATERIAL DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF A MIXTURE.
INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION FOR BREATHING. IF BREATHING IS IRREGULAR OR DIFFICULT, PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR OXYGEN BY TRAINED PERSONNEL. IF SIGNS/SYMPTOMS CONTINUE, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: FOR EXPOSURE TO COLD VAPOR OR SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH WARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN AND AWAY FROM EYEBALLS TO ENSURE THAT ALL SURFACES ARE FLUSHED THOROUGHLY. SEE A PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMEDIATELY. SKIN CONTACT: FLUSH CONTAMINATED SKIN WITH WARM WATER. IF MASSIVE EXPOSURE / FROSTBITE HAS OCCURRED, CONTACT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: INGESTION IS NOT SEEN AS A POSSIBLE METHOD OF EXPOSURE. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: ALL TREATMENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON THE OBSERVED SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF THE PATIENT.
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: NON-FLAMMABLE. SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIFIC RISK / HAZARDS: CONTAINS GAS / LIQUEFIED GAS UNDER PRESSURE. HEAT OF FIRE CAN BUILD PRESSURE IN THE CYLINDER AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE / EXPLODE. SPECIFIC METHODS: MOVE AWAY FROM CYLINDER AND COOL WITH WATER FROM A SAFE POSITION. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTERS: FIRE-FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR THE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
WARNING: HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID AND GAS. RAPID RELEASE F GASEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE CAN RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF DRY ICE WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE. PERSONNEL PRECAUTIONS: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: ATTEMPT TO STOP GAS RELEASE, IF POSSIBLE WITHOUT RISK. CLEANING UP METHODS: VENTILATE AREA.
HANDLING: ONLY USE EQUIPMENT SUITABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT AND ITS PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE SPECIFIED. NEVER USE DIRECT FLAME OR ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICES TO RAISE THE PRESSURE OF A CYLINDER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ALTER OR MODIFY THE CYLINDER. NEVER ATTEMPT TO REFILL AN EMPTY CYLINDER. EMERGING GAS WILL CAUSE THE CYLINDER TO FREEZE. DO NOT TOUCH A DISCHARGING OR RECENTLY DISCHARGED CYLINDER WITH BARE HANDS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO TRANSFER GASES FROM ONE CYLINDER TO ANOTHER. DO NOT USE CYLINDER AS ROLLER OR SUPPORT, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN TO CONTAIN THE GAS AS SUPPLIED. DO NOT SUBJECT CYLINDER TO MECHANICAL SHOCKS WHICH MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THEIR INTEGRITY. STORAGE: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. STORE CYLINDER IN A WELL VENTILATED PLACE AT LESS THAN 50 DEG. C. STORE CYLINDER IN A LOCATION FREE FROM RISK OF FIRE AND AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT AND IGNITION. PERIODICALLY CHECK CYLINDER FOR GENERAL CONDITIONS AND LEAKAGE. DO NOT STORE CYLINDER IN CONDITIONS LIKELY TO ENCOURAGE CORROSION.
PERSONAL PROTECTION: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. PROTECT EYES, FACE AND SKIN FROM LIQUID SPLASHES. WEARING OF PROTECTIVE GLOVES IS RECOMMENDED. CONTROL PARAMETERS: EXPOSURE LIMITS: CARBON DIOXIDE: ACIGH TLV (2012): 5,000 PPM TWA 30,000 PPM 15MIN STEL NIOSH REL (2013): 5,000 PPM TWA 9,000 MG/M3 TWA 30,000 PPM STEL 54,000 MG/M3 STEL OSHA PEL (2010): 5,000 PPM TWA 9,000 MG/M3 TWA
PHYSICAL STATE AT 20 DEG. C: GASEOUS COLOR: COLORLESS ODOR: ODORLESS ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE PH: NOT AVAILABLE MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 44 MELTING POINT: SUBLIMATION POINT -109.3 DEG. F (-78.5 DEG. C) BOILING POINT: SUBLIMATION POINT -109.3 DEG. F (-78.5 DEG. C) BOILING RANGE: NO APPLICABLE CRITICAL TEMPERATURE: 87.5 DEG. F (31 DEG. C) VAPOUR PRESSURE: 830 PSIG @ 68 DEG. F (57.3BAR @ 20 DEG. C) RELATIVE DENSITY, GAS (AIR=1): 1.52 RELATIVE DENSITY, LIQUID (WATER=1): 0.82 SOLUBILITY IN WATER [MG/L]: 2000 FLASH POINT [VOL.% IN AIR]: NON-FLAMMABLE. OTHER INFORMATION: GAS/VAPOUR HEAVIER THAN AIR. MAY ACCUMULATE IN CONFINED SPACES, PARTICULARLY AT OR BELOW GROUND LEVEL.
REACTIVITY: NON REACTIVE CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, HAZARDOUS REACTIONS WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HIGH TEMPERATURES / EXCESS HEAT. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: MATERIAL IS MILDLY ACIDIC AND WILL REACT WITH ALKALINE MATERIALS TO FORM CARBONATES AND BICARBONATES HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE PRODUCED.
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: ACUTE TOXICITY: CRITERIA NOT MET ASPIRATION HAZARD: CRITERIA NOT MET CARCINOGENICITY: CRITERIA NOT MET GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: CRITERIA NOT MET SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CRITERIA NOT MET SKIN SENSITIZATION: CRITERIA NOT MET STOT RE: CRITERIA NOT MET STOT SE: CRITERIA NOT MET TOXICITY FOR REPRODUCTION: CRITERIA NOT MET RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: CRITERIA NOT MET SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/IRRITATION: CRITERIA NOT MET ROUTES OF ENTRY/EXPOSURE: INHALATION, SKIN, EYE INHALATION: CARBON DIOXIDE GAS IS AN ASPHYXIANT. 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 HEAR RATE, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMITING, AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LACK OF OXYGEN CAN KILL. SKIN CONTACT: NO HARM EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. COLD GAS, LIQUID AND SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE MAY CAUSE SEVERE FROSTBITE EYE CONTACT: NO HARM EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. COLD GAS, LIQUID AND SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE MAY CAUSE SEVERE FROSTBITE SWALLOWING: THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES. UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, NO HARM EXPECTED CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: CARBON DIOXIDE IS NOT LISTED BY NTP, OSHA, OR IARC
ECOTOXICITY: NO KNOWN EFFECTS PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NOT APPLICABLE BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NOT APPLICABLE MOBILITY IN SOIL: NOT APPLICABLE OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NOT APPLICABLE
GENERAL: DO NOT DISCHARGE INTO ANY PLACE WHERE ITS ACCUMULATION COULD BE DANGEROUS. RELEASE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. AVOID RELEASING LARGE QUANTITIES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. CONSULT YOUR SUPPLIER IF YOU REQUIRE ADVICE. DISPOSAL METHODS: DISPOSE OF EMPTIED CYLINDERS ONLY. CYLINDERS ARE MADE OF RECYCLABLE STEEL AND HENCE A VALUABLE RESOURCE. EMPTIED CYLINDERS SHOULD THEREFORE ALWAYS BE RECYCLED. ADHERE TO LOCAL WASTE REGULATIONS WHEN DISPOSING OF EMPTIED CYLINDERS.
UN NUMBER (DOT, DTG, IMDG, IATA): UN1013 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS: 2.2 PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: NOT APPLICABLE SHIPPING LABELS: NON-FLAMMABLE GAS PLACARD (WHEN REQUIRED): NON-FLAMMABLE GAS PLEASE REFER TO CFR 49 (OR AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION) TO DETERMINE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT
INVENTORIES: TSCA: COMPLIES DSL: COMPLIES U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS: SARA 313: NOT SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 372 SARA 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES (>99%): ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD: YES CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD: NO FIRE HAZARD: NO REACTIVE HAZARD: NO SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD: YES SARA 302/304: NOT APPLICABLE SARA 304 RQ: NOT APPLICABLE CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 122.21 AND 122.42): NOT LISTED CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 112 (40 CFR 61): NOT LISTED CERCLA: NOT LISTED STATE REGULATIONS RIGHT TO KNOW: MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND CALIFORNIA (PROPOSITION 65): NOT LISTED AS A SUBSTANCE KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR ANY OTHER HARM CANADA: WHIMS: CLASS A COMPRESSED GAS
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