SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. NORCO SDS SAFETY DATA SHEET AIR, COMPRESSED SDS NUMBER: 1002 REVISION DATE: 5/19/2015
MANUFACTURER: NORCO, INC. 1125 W. AMITY RD. BOISE, ID 83705 CONTACT: QUALITY DEPT. PHONE: 208-336-1643 FAX: 208-433-6160 WEB: WWW.NORCO-INC. COM PRODUCT NAME: AIR, COMPRESSED REVISION DATE: 5/19/2015 VERSION: 1 SDS NUMBER: 1002 COMMON NAME: COMPRESSED AIR CAS NUMBER: NOT AVAILABLE CHEMICAL FAMILY: GAS MIXTURE CHEMICAL FORMULA: O2 + N2 SYNONYMS: AIR, COMPRESSED AIR, BREATHING AIR, RECOSTITUED AIR, EXTRA DRY AIR, ZERO AIR, HYDROCARBON FREE AIR, ULTRA ZE PRODUCT USE: CALIBRATION OF ANALYITICAL INSTRUMENTATION, BREATHING SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY CONTACT CHEMTREC: 800-424-9300
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 GHS 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. CGA-PG05: USE A BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE IN THE PIPING. CGA-PG20: USE ONLY EQUIPMENT OF COMPATIBLE MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. CGA-PG10: USE ONLY WITH EQUIPMENT RATED FOR CYLINDER PRESSURE. CGA-PG06: CLOSE VALVE AFTER EACH USE AND WHEN EMPTY. CGA-PG02: PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 52 DEG. C (125 DEG. F). HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC) OR NOT COVERED BY GHS: ROUTE OF ENTRY: INHALATION TARGET ORGANS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM INHALATION: NONE EXPECTED. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS SUFFICIENT OXYGEN TO SUSTAIN LIFE. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE AS BREATHING AIR UNLESS LABELED AS CGA GRADE D, CGA GRADE E OR U.S.P. MEDICAL AIR. SKIN CONTACT: NON-IRRITATING. 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: NON-IRRITATING. 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 NFPA: HEALTH 0 FIRE HAZARD 0 REACTIVITY 0 SPECIFIC HAZARD HMIS: HEALTH 0 FLAMMABILITY 0 PHYSICAL HAZARD 3 PERSONAL PROTECTION
INGREDIENTS: CAS# % CHEMICAL NAME 7727-37-9 76.5-80.5% NITROGEN 7782-44-7 19.8-23.5% OXYGEN
INHALATION: NOT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. SKIN CONTACT: NON-IRRITATING. NONE REQUIRED FOR GAS. FOR FROSTBITE, IMMERSE SKIN IN LUKEWARM WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: NON-IRRITATING. 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.
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: USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL ADJACENT CYLINDERS AND AREAS. FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SCBA) AND FULL TURNOUT OR BUNKER GEAR. CONTINUE TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CYLINDERS UNTIL WELL AFTER FLAMES ARE EXTINGUISHED.
NO HAZARD EXPECTED. IF A LEAK IS IN USER'S EQUIPMENT, BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING WITH AN INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN CONTAINER VALVE, CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED IN SECTION 1 OR CALL YOUR CLOSEST NORCO/NORLAB LOCATION.
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.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: USE MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION FOR STORAGE AREAS. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: HMIS PP: B SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES; GLOVES; STEEL TOED SAFETY SHOES OR BOOTS AIR: OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH PEL: NOT APPLICABLE LC50 OR LD50: NOT APPLICABLE RTECS #: NOT AVAILABLE IDLH: NOT AVAILABLE
APPEARANCE: COLORLESS GAS PHYSICAL STATE: GAS ODOR: ODORLESS ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT APPLICABLE MOLECULAR FORMULA: O2 + N2 PARTICLE SIZE: NOT APPLICABLE SOFTENING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE SPEC GRAV./DENSITY: 1(AIR=1) PERCENT VOLATILE: 100% VISCOSITY: NOT APPLICABLE
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN MATERIALS TO AVOID: NONE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: NOT KNOWN. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
AIR IS NON TOXIC.
PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN CLASS I OR CLASS II OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES. NOT TOXIC. WILL NOT BIOCONCENTRATE.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL WASTE OR UNUSED QUANTITIES IN RETURNABLE CONTAINERS. RETURN IN SHIPPING CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED, WITH ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED AND VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO NORCO FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
UN1002, AIR, 2: UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME US: UN1002, AIR, COMPRESSED, 2.2 PROPER SHIPPING NAME CANADA: UN1002, AIR, COMPRESSED, 2.2
COMPONENT (CAS#) [%] - CODES NITROGEN (7727-37-9) [76.5-80.5%] MASS, PA, TSCA OXYGEN (7782-44-7) [19.8-23.5%] MASS, PA, TSCA REGULATORY CODE DESCRIPTIONS: MASS: MA MASSACHUSETTS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST PA: PA RIGHT-TO-KNOW LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TSCA: TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
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