| Common Name: | GENETRON 404A |
| Manufacturer: | HONEYWELL FLUORINE PRODUCTS NETHERLANDS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 8/28/2007 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 6E862 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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HONEYWELL
SAFETY DATA SHEET
ACCORDING TO REGULATION (EU) NO. 1907/2006
GENETRON(R*) 404A
VERSION: 1.2
REVISION DATE: 28.08.2007
PRINT DATE: 27.11.2007
| 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION |  |
AND OF THE COMPANY/UNDERTAKING
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
TRADE NAME: GENETRON(R*) 404A
USE OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION: REFRIGERANT
COMPANY/UNDERTAKING IDENTIFICATION:
COMPANY:
HONEYWELL FLUORINE PRODUCTS EUROPE B.V.
LAARDERHOOGTWEG 18
1101 EA AMSTERDAM
TELEPHONE: (31) 020 5656911
TELEFAX: (31) 020 5656600
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE: (32) 14584545
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: SAFETYDATASHEET@HONEYWELL.COM
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
RISK ADVICE TO MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
THIS PREPARATION IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS ACCORDING TO DIRECTIVE
1999/45/EC.
ADDITIONAL ADVICE:
RAPID EVAPORATION OF THE LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, AND
NAUSEA, AND MAY LEAD TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS. MAY CAUSE CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.
SEE SECTION 11 FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON HEALTH EFFECTS AND
SYMPTOMS.
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION:
CHEMICAL NAME: GENETRON(R*) 404A
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS:
CHEMICAL CAS-NO. EC-NO. INDEX-NO. CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION
NAME (%)
NORFLURANE 811-97-2 212-377-0 >/= 3 - <5
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT(S), IF AVAILABLE, ARE LISTED IN SECTION 8.
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND/OR OXYGEN MAY BE NECESSARY.
CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN CONTACT:
RAPID EVAPORATION OF THE LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH LIQUID, THAW FROSTED PARTS WITH WATER, THEN REMOVE
CLOTHING CAREFULLY. WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES IMMEDIATELY.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE.
EYE CONTACT:
REMOVE CONTACT LENSES.
RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER, ALSO UNDER THE EYELIDS, FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES.
INGESTION:
AS THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS, REFER TO THE INHALATION SECTION.
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN:
TREATMENT: DO NOT GIVE ADRENALINE OR SIMILAR DRUGS.
SEE SECTION 11 FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON HEALTH EFFECTS AND
SYMPTOMS.
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
THE PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE.
ASHRAE 34
USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS DURING FIRE FIGHTING:
POSSIBILITY OF GENERATING HAZARDOUS REACTIONS DURING A FIRE DUE TO THE
PRESENCE OF F AND CL GROUPS.
HEATING WILL CAUSE PRESSURE RISE WITH RISK OF BURSTING COOL CLOSED
CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE WITH WATER SPRAY.
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND ATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE.
HOWEVER, THIS MATERIAL CAN IGNITE WHEN MIXED WITH AIR UNDER PRESSURE AND
EXPOSED TO STRONG IGNITION SOURCES.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE SUIT.
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
IMMEDIATELY CONTACT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
UNPROTECTED PERSONS MUST BE KEPT AWAY.
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO.
THE PRODUCT EVAPORATES READILY.
FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION SEE SECTION 8.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
ADVICE ON SAFE HANDLING:
OPEN DRUM CAREFULLY AS CONTENT MAY BE UNDER PRESSURE.
THE PRODUCT SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN AREAS FROM WHICH ALL NAKED LIGHTS AND
OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED. PRESSURIZED CONTAINER.
PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT AND DO NOT EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING
50 DEG. C.
DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE.
DO NOT SPRAY ON A NAKED FLAME OR ANY INCANDESCENT MATERIAL.
DO NOT USE IN AREAS WITHOUT ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT (BRUSHES, RAGS) MUST BE CLEANED IMMEDIATELY WITH
WATER.
STORAGE:
FURTHER INFORMATION ON STORAGE CONDITIONS:
STORE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
KEEP AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
COMPONENTS BASIS VALUE CONTROL EXCEEDING FORM OF REMARKS
TYPE PARAMETERS FACTOR EXPOSURE
NORFLURANE EH40 WEL TIME 4.240
WEIGHTED MG/M3
AVERAGE 1.000 PPM
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
REMARKS:
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
HAND PROTECTION:
GLOVE MATERIAL: BUTYL-RUBBER HEAT INSULATING GLOVES
EYE PROTECTION:
SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS CONFORMING TO EN166 FACE-SHIELD
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR
PROTECTIVE MEASURES:
THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EN
STANDARDS:
RESPIRATOR EN 136, 140, 149
SAFETY GLASSES EN 166
PROTECTIVE SUIT:
EN 340, 463, 468, 943-1, 943-2; GLOVES EN 374, SAFETY SHOES EN-ISO 20345.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE:
FORM: LIQUEFIED GAS
COLOR: COLORLESS
ODOR: WEAK
MOLECULAR WEIGHT:
REMARKS: NOT APPLICABLE
SAFETY DATA:
BOILING POINT/BOILING RANGE: -47.8 DEG. C
FLASH POINT:
REMARKS: NOT APPLICABLE
DENSITY: 1,08 G/CM3
WATER SOLUBILITY:
REMARKS: VERY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER, HOT WATER.
PARTITION COEFFICIENT n-OCTANOL/WATER: LOG POW 1,06
MEDIUM: 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A)
RELATIVE VAPOR DENSITY: 3,43
EVAPORATION RATE: >1
METHOD: COMPARED TO CCL4.
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
HEATING WILL CAUSE PRESSURE RISE WITH RISK OF BURSTING PRESSURIZED
CONTAINER. PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT AND DO NOT EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURES
EXCEEDING 50 DEG. C.
DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE. DO NOT SPRAY ON A NAKED FLAME OR ANY
INCANDESCENT MATERIAL.
MATERIALS TO AVOID:
OXIDIZING SUBSTANCES
POSSIBLE INCOMPATIBILITY WITH ALKALI SENSITIVE MATERIALS.
POWDERED METALS
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
CARBONYL HALIDES
CARBON OXIDES
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
IN CASE OF FIRE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY BE PRODUCED SUCH AS:
GASEOUS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF).
CARBONYL HALIDES
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: >250 DEG. C
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY:
LC50 SPECIES: RAT
DOSE: >500000 PPM
EXPOSURE TIME: 4 H
TEST SUBSTANCE: 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A)
INFORMATION DERIVED FROM PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.:
INHALATION: MAY CAUSE CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.
INGESTION: NO HAZARDS TO BE SPECIALLY MENTIONED.
SKIN CONTACT:
RAPID EVAPORATION OF THE LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. IRRITATING TO SKIN.
EYE CONTACT: IRRITATING TO EYES.
1,1,1-TRIFLUOROETHANE (HFC-143A):
CARDIAC SENSITIZATION THRESHOLD (DOG): >250000 PPM.
ETHANE, PENTAFLUORO- (HFC-125):
CARDIAC SENSITIZATION THRESHOLD (DOG): 75000 PPM.
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A):
CARDIAC SENSITIZATION THRESHOLD (DOG): 80000 PPM.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
REMARKS:
ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD ETHANE, PENTAFLUORO- (HFC-125):
CARDIAC SENSITIZATION THRESHOLD (DOG): 75000 PPM.
1,1,1-TRIFLUOROETHANE (HFC-143A):
CARDIAC SENSITIZATION THRESHOLD (DOG): >250000 PPM.
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A):
CARDIAC SENSITIZATION THRESHOLD (DOG): 80000 PPM.
VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING OXYGEN
AVAILABLE FOR BREATHING. IRRITATING TO EYES AND SKIN. RAPID EVAPORATION OF
THE LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. AVOID SKIN CONTACT WITH LEAKING LIQUID
(DANGER OF FROSTBITE). MAY CAUSE CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD 1,1,1-TRIFLUOROETHANE (HFC-143A):
NOT MUTAGENIC IN AMES TEST.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL (ODP): 0
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL (GWP): 3.784
ADDITIONAL ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
ACCUMULATION IN AQUATIC ORGANISMS IS UNLIKELY.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
PRODUCT:
OFFER SURPLUS AND NON-RECYCLABLE SOLUTIONS TO A LICENSED DISPOSAL COMPANY.
REFER TO MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER FOR INFORMATION ON RECOVERY/RECYCLING.
REMARKS:
TO PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUPPLIER, THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REGARDED AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE AS DEFINED BY EU DIRECTIVE 91/689/EC.
WASTE KEY FOR THE UNUSED PRODUCT:
CLASSIFICATION: 14.06.01
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
ADR:
UN NUMBER: 3337
DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS: REFRIGERANT GAS R 404A
CLASS: 2
CLASSIFICATION CODE: 2A
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NO: 20
HAZARD LABEL: 2.2
IATA:
UN NUMBER: 3337
DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS: REFRIGERANT GAS R 404A
CLASS: 2.2
HAZARD LABEL: 2.2
PACKING INSTRUCTION (CARGO AIRCRAFT): 200
PACKING INSTRUCTION (PASSENGER AIRCRAFT): 200
IMDG:
UN NUMBER: 3337
DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS: REFRIGERANT GAS R 404A
CLASS: 2.2
HAZARD LABEL: 2.2
EMS NUMBER: F-C
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO
RID:
UN NUMBER: 3337
DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS: REFRIGERANT GAS R 404A
CLASS: 2
CLASSIFICATION CODE: 2A
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NO: 20
HAZARD LABEL: 2.2
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
LABELING ACCORDING TO EC DIRECTIVES 1999/45/EC
FURTHER INFORMATION:
NOT A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR PREPARATION ACCORDING TO EC-DIRECTIVES
67/548/EEC OR 1999/45/EC.
THE PRODUCT DOES NOT NEED TO BE LABELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EC DIRECTIVES
OR RESPECTIVE NATIONAL LAWS.
OTHER REGULATIONS:
FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.
RESTRICTED TO PROFESSIONAL USERS.
EU REGULATION 842/2006/EC
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
FURTHER INFORMATION:
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO THE BEST
OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION.
THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING,
USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT
TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION
RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR
SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY
PROCESS, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE TEXT. FINAL DETERMINATION OF SUITABILITY
OF ANY MATERIAL IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER.
THIS INFORMATION SHOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEE FOR ANY SPECIFIC PRODUCT
PROPERTIES.