| Common Name: | AIR, COMPRESSED |
| Manufacturer: | MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/1/2007 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 1DKR8, 1DKR9, 1FC32, 2YRE5, 2YRE6, 2YRE7, 2YRE8, 2YRE9, 2YRF1, 41037722, 41159892, 4AFU6, 4AFU7, 4DA86, 4LM45, 4LM64, 4LM65, 4LM84, 4LM86, 4LM87, 4LM88, 4LM89, 4MF05, 4MF29, 4MF64, 4MF65, 8AW15, 8AW16, 8DGX8, 9K979, 9TD52 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): | 484353, 485565, 496896, 497291, 801279, 801285, 802197, 807002, 807587, 807588, 809872, 813760, FWL3115M011, FWL3415M011, JUM513L00C1240 |
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MSA
MSDS001
AIR, COMPRESSED
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
| 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
LABEL IDENTIFIER: AIR, COMPRESSED
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER P/N: SEE SECTION 16
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION:
MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY
P.O. BOX 439
PITTSBURGH, PA 15230
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 1-800-MSA-2222 (8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., USA LOCAL TIME)
EMERGENCY: 1-800-255-3924 (CHEM-TEL, INC.)
| 2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
%
OXYGEN (CAS REGISTRY NUMBER 7782-44-7) 21
NITROGEN (CAS REGISTRY NUMBER 7727-37-9) 79
OSHA REGULATORY STATUS:
HAZARDOUS BY DEFINITION OF HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200.
| 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
HIGH PRESSURE GAS. MAY ACCELERATE COMBUSTION. PRODUCT IS ODORLESS,
COLORLESS, AND NONFLAMMABLE GAS IN CYLINDER. NO HEALTH EFFECTS ARE KNOWN.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN
POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
NO RECOMMENDATIONS
| 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: NONFLAMMABLE
EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
EXPOSURE TO INTENSE HEAT OR INTENSE FLAME MAY INCREASE CYLINDER PRESSURE
ENOUGH TO CAUSE RAPID VENTING OF CYLINDER CONTENTS THROUGH PRESSURE RELIEF
DEVICE.
CYLINDER RUPTURE COULD OCCUR IF:
1) CYLINDER IS NOT FULL WHEN EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT OR FLAME,
2) FLAME EXPOSURE IS LOCALIZED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE CYLINDER WALL DAMAGE
WITHOUT SUFFICIENT INCREASE IN PRESSURE,
3) PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE FAILS TO FUNCTION, OR
4) CYLINDER IS DAMAGED.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
PRODUCT IS NONFLAMMABLE BUT WILL SUPPORT AND MAY ACCELERATE COMBUSTION. USE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. IF POSSIBLE, REMOVE
CYLINDER FROM FIRE AREA OR COOL WITH WATER.
PROTECTION OF FIREFIGHTERS:
WEAR FULL FIRE-FIGHTING TURN-OUT GEAR (FULL BUNKER GEAR) AND A NIOSH
APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) WITH FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN A POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
GENERAL PROCEDURES:
IF LEAKING OCCURS, EMPTY CYLINDER AND REMOVE FROM SERVICE. SEE SCBA LEVEL
II MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOR PROPER REPAIR. IF NOT CERTIFIED TO PERFORM
LEVEL II PROCEDURES, RETURN CYLINDER TO MSA SERVICE CENTER.
PROCEDURES FOR SPILL OR LEAK CLEANUP: NONE RECOMMENDED
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
GENERAL PROCEDURES:
HANDLE AND STORE AIR, COMPRESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPRESSED GAS
ASSOCIATION (CGA) PAMPHLET CGA P-1, SAFE HANDLING OF COMPRESSED GASES IN
CONTAINERS. LOCAL REGULATIONS MAY REQUIRE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT FOR STORAGE
OR USE.
RECOMMENDED WORK PRACTICES:
REMOVE FROM SERVICE IF CYLINDER SHOWS EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO HIGH HEAT
OR FLAME, E.G., PAINT TURNED TO A BROWN OR BLACK COLOR, DECALS CHARRED OR
MISSING, GAUGE LENS MELTED OR ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS DISTORTED.
USE ONLY AFTER RECEIVING PROPER TRAINING. USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCBA
INSTRUCTIONS.
DO NOT USE UNLESS CYLINDER IS FILLED TO THE FULL APPROVED PRESSURE.
DO NOT ALTER, MODIFY, OR SUBSTITUTE ANY COMPONENTS WITHOUT MSA'S WRITTEN
APPROVAL.
INSPECT FREQUENTLY. MAINTAIN ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. REPAIR ONLY BY
PROPERLY TRAINED PERSONNEL.
KEEP OIL AND GREASE AWAY.
OPEN VALVE SLOWLY. CLOSE VALVE AFTER EACH USE AND WHEN EMPTY.
IF LEAKING OCCURS, EMPTY CYLINDER AND REMOVE FROM SERVICE. (SEE 6.
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES.)
FULLY RECHARGE CYLINDER AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER USE. CYLINDERS SHOULD
NOT BE STORED PARTIALLY CHARGED FOR TWO REASONS:
IF USED PARTIALLY CHARGED, THE DURATION OF THE APPARATUS IS REDUCED.
THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE IS ONLY DESIGNED TO PROTECT A FULLY CHARGED
CYLINDER FROM THE EFFECTS OF A FIRE.
FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY, THE CYLINDERS SHOULD BE STORED FULL OR AT A PRESSURE
ABOVE AMBIENT BUT LESS THAN 100 PSIG. FULL AND EMPTY CYLINDERS SHOULD BE
SEGREGATED.
PRIOR TO RECHARGING, EXAMINE CYLINDER EXTERNALLY FOR EVIDENCE OF HIGH HEAT
EXPOSURE, CORROSION, OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. REFER TO THE
FOLLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTION INFORMATION:
CGA PUBLICATION C-6 - STANDARDS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF STEEL COMPRESSED
GAS CYLINDERS
CGA PUBLICATION C-6.1 - STANDARDS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF HIGH PRESSURE
ALUMINUM COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS, AND/OR
CGA PUBLICATION C-6.2 - GUIDELINES FOR VISUAL INSPECTION AND
REQUALIFICATION OF FIBER REINFORCED HIGH PRESSURE CYLINDERS.
PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION, INC.
1725 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
ARLINGTON, VA 22202-4102.
TEL.: (703) 412-0900
WEB PAGE: WWW.CGANET.COM
IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE CYLINDER FOR RECHARGE,
IT SHOULD BE RETURNED TO A CERTIFIED HYDROSTATIC TEST FACILITY FOR EXPERT
EXAMINATION AND TESTING.
THE CYLINDER MUST BE RETESTED WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD AND PROPERLY
LABELED TO INDICATE ITS GASEOUS SERVICE. NEW LABELS ARE RESTRICTED ITEMS
WHICH ARE NOT AVAILABLE EXCEPT THROUGH CERTIFIED HYDROSTATIC TEST
FACILITIES.
WHEN REPLACING CYLINDER VALVE OR AFTER RETESTING OF CYLINDER, MAKE SURE
PROPER CYLINDER VALVE, BURST DISK AND O-RING ARE INSTALLED PRIOR TO
CYLINDER RECHARGING.
ESTABLISH THE SERVICE PRESSURE OF THE CYLINDER. TYPE 3AA (STEEL) CYLINDERS
THAT BEAR A PLUS (+) SIGN STAMPED AFTER THE LATEST TEST DATE MAY BE
RECHARGED TO A PRESSURE 10% GREATER THAN THE STAMPED SERVICE PRESSURE,
I.E. A CYLINDER STAMPED 3AA2015 WITH A PLUS (+) SIGN AFTER THE TEST DATE
MAY BE RECHARGED TO 2216 PSIG. (THIS APPLIES TO STEEL CYLINDERS ONLY).
STEEL CYLINDERS WITHOUT THE PLUS (+) SIGN STAMPED AFTER THE LATEST TEST
DATE MUST BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ALL OTHER CYLINDERS WHICH ARE NOT 3AA
TYPE SHALL BE FILLED TO THE DESIGNATED SERVICE PRESSURE ONLY (AS FOUND ON
THE DOT APPROVAL OR STAMPING.
FOR CYLINDERS MANUFACTURED UNDER A DOT SPECIAL PERMIT (I.E. DOT-SP ####),
THE DOT SPECIAL PERMIT SHOULD BE CONSULTED AND IS AVAILABLE FROM THE
ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIAL PERMITS AND
APPROVALS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. ALSO SEE SECTION 14, TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
APPROPRIATELY CONNECT THE CYLINDER TO THE FILLING SYSTEM AND REFILL.
TERMINATE THE FILLING WHEN THE PRESSURE REACHES THE SERVICE PRESSURE AND
ALLOW THE CYLINDER TO COOL TO ROOM TEMPERATURE. IF NECESSARY, TOP-OFF THE
CYLINDER SUCH THAT THE SERVICE PRESSURE IS ATTAINED WITH THE CYLINDER AT
A TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEG. F. CLOSE THE VALVES ON THE CYLINDER AND THE
FILLING SYSTEM AND REMOVE THE CYLINDER. APPLY A LEAK SOLUTION TO DETERMINE
IF THERE IS ANY LEAKAGE BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND THE VALVE. IF THERE IS NO
LEAKAGE, THE CYLINDER IS READY FOR USE.
STORAGE:
STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA AND PROTECT FROM DAMAGE BY PASSING OR FALLING
OBJECTS. MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED STORAGE TEMPERATURE IS 125 DEG. F.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: NONE RECOMMENDED
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELD DURING MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS
BOILING POINT: -317.9 DEG. F (-194.4 DEG. C)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): N/A
VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A
PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME: N/A
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): 1
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 1.87% BY VOLUME AT 68 DEG. F (20 DEG. C), 1 ATMOSPHERE
FORMULA FOR COMPONENTS: N2, O2
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
KEEP OIL AND GREASE AWAY.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
NO KNOWN HEALTH EFFECTS
CARCINOGENICITY DATA:
NITROGEN AND OXYGEN ARE NOT LISTED IN THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP)
ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, NOT FOUND TO BE POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS IN THE
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) MONOGRAPHS, NOT LISTED
AS CARCINOGENS BY OSHA.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
NO KNOWN ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE DISPOSAL:
DO NOT PUNCTURE, CRUSH OR INCINERATE CYLINDER/VALVE ASSEMBLY. BEFORE
DISCARDING ASSEMBLY, SLOWLY RELEASE CONTENTS TO ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
THIS PRODUCT IS A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL:
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: AIR, COMPRESSED
HAZARD CLASS OR DIVISION: 2.2
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN1002
PACKING GROUP: NONE ASSIGNED
SHIPPER SHOULD ALSO CHECK CYLINDER LABEL FOR APPLICABLE U.S. DOT SPECIAL
PERMIT NUMBER AND REVIEW COPY OF THE CORRESPONDING SPECIAL PERMIT WHICH IS
AVAILABLE FROM THE ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIAL
PERMITS AND APPROVALS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PIPELINE AND
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
SAFETY, 1200 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, SE EAST BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR, WASHINGTON,
DC 20590. TELEPHONE: (202) 366-5411, WEBSITE: WWW.HAZMAT.DOT.GOV. ALSO,
COPIES OF THE DOT SPECIAL PERMITS ARE AVAILABLE THOUGH MSA'S PRISM DATABASE
ON THE WEBSITE: WWW.MSANET.COM/PRISM.
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
TO MAINTAIN NIOSH APPROVAL OF THE RESPIRATOR UNDER 42 CFR PART 84,
CONTAINER MUST BE FULLY CHARGED WITH RESPIRABLE AIR MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION SPECIFICATION, G-7.1 1989
FOR QUALITY VERIFICATION LEVEL (GRADE) D AIR, OR EQUIVALENT SPECIFICATION.
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER P/N AND MAXIMUM PRESSURE FOR CYLINDER AND VALVE
ASSEMBLIES:
P/N 77140 - 2490 PSIG
P/N 83867 - 1980 PSIG
P/N 94007 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 94008 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 96337 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 454081 - 2475 PSIG
P/N 455660 - 2310 PSIG
P/N 455943 - 1980 PSIG
P/N 456104 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 460320 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 465238 - 2490 PSIG
P/N 469619 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 470867 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 473262 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 473579 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 473581 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 473582 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 473583 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 473584 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 473585 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 473853 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 474156 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 474157 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 474931 - 2310 PSIG
P/N 475877 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 476131 - 2475 PSIG
P/N 489020 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 489023 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 492283 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 492284 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 492285 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 492286 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 492287 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 493998 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 494021 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 494886 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 494887 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 801279 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 801280 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 801281 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 801284 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 801285 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 801286 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 801287 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 801288 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 801289 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 802191 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 806933 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 807000 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 807002 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 807570 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 807586 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 807587 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 807588 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 809872 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 812639 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 813312 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 815067 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 815068 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 815069 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 815070 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 815952 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 816030 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 816031 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 816048 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 816115 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 816116 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 816263 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 816329 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 816330 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 816937 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 818159 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 10008298 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 10008299 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 10042423 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 10042420 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 10062196 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 10035644 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 10030661 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 10061364 - 2216 PSIG
P/N 10061365 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 10061366 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 10061367 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 10065044 - 3000 PSIG
P/N 10030618 - 4500 PSIG
P/N 10062197 - 4500 PSIG
WARNING:
THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT. BY FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS AND
WARNINGS PROVIDED WITH THIS PRODUCT, THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE
OF THIS PRODUCT CAN BE GREATLY REDUCED BUT NEVER ENTIRELY ELIMINATED. MINE
SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH
RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USERS
ASSUME ALL RISKS IN HANDLING, USING OR STORING THIS PRODUCT.
REVISION: 5
10/1/07