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PRODUCT NAME: AIR, COMPRESSED BREATHING TRADE NAMES: AIR CHEMICAL NAME: AIR, MIXTURE OF NITROGEN AND OXYGEN (MIXTURE OF 19.5-23.5% OXYGEN, BALANCE NITROGEN, OR AIR COMPRESSED FROM THE ATMOSPHERE) SYNONYMS: COMPRESSED AIR CHEMICAL FAMILY: NOT APPLICABLE. PRODUCT GRADES: COMPRESSOR-FILLED INDUSTRIAL, EXTRA DRY, BREATHING GRADES; SYNTHETIC INDUSTRIAL, BREATHING, ULTRA ZERO, VOC FREE, CEM ZERO, VE ZERO, HYDROCARBON FREE, ZERO GRADES, EXTRA DRY COMPANY NAME: HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS 3001 S. SUSAN ST. SANTA ANA, CA 92704 TELEPHONE: EMERGENCIES: 1-714-545-0410 CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300* ROUTINE: 1-800-821-7236 * CALL EMERGENCY NUMBERS 24 HOURS A DAY ONLY FOR SPILLS, LEAKS, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT. FOR ROUTINE INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR DISTRIBUTOR, HONEYWELL TERRITORY SALES MANAGER, OR CALL 1-800-821-7236.
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: CAUTION! HIGH-PRESSURE GAS. MAY ACCELERATE COMBUSTION. COMPRESSED AIR IS A COLORLESS, ODORLESS, TASTELESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE. OSHA REGULATORY STATUS: THE COMPONENTS OF THIS MIXTURE ARE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATIONS STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200). POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: EFFECTS OF A SINGLE (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE: INHALATION.: NO HARM EXPECTED. SKIN CONTACT.: NO HARM EXPECTED. SWALLOWING.: THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE. EYE CONTACT.: NO HARM EXPECTED. EFFECTS OF REPEATED (CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE.: NONE KNOWN. OTHER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE.: NONE KNOWN MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE.: NONE KNOWN CARCINOGENICITY: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED BY NTP, OSHA, OR IARC. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE SECTION 12, ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION.
SEE SECTION 16 FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MIXTURES. COMPONENT CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION AIR 132259-10-0 OXYGEN 7782-44-7 19.5-23.5% NITROGEN 7727-37-9 76.5-80.5%
INHALATION: NO EMERGENCY CARE ANTICIPATED. SKIN CONTACT: FLUSH WITH WATER. IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SWALLOWING: NO EMERGENCY CARE ANTICIPATED. EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. | HOLD THE EYELIDS OPEN AND AWAY FROM THE EYEBALLS TO ENSURE THAT ALL | SURFACES ARE THOROUGHLY FLUSHED. IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL | ATTENTION.
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: OXIDIZING AGENT; MAY ACCELERATE COMBUSTION. SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: AIR CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION: NOT APPLICABLE. PROTECTION OF FIREFIGHTERS: CAUTION! HIGH-PRESSURE GAS. EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA. IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CYLINDERS WITH WATER FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE UNTIL COOL; THEN MOVE THEM AWAY FROM FIRE AREA IF WITHOUT RISK. ON-SITE FIRE BRIGADES MUST COMPLY WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.156. SPECIFIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS.: CONTACT WITH FLAMMABLE MATERIALS MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION. HEAT OF FIRE CAN BUILD PRESSURE IN CYLINDER AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE. NO PART OF CYLINDER SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO A TEMPERATURE HIGHER THAN 125 DEG. F (52 DEG. C). COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE. (EXCEPTIONS MAY EXIST WHERE AUTHORIZED BY DOT.) PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS.: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND FIRE-FIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: CAUTION! HIGH-PRESSURE GAS. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS.: SHUT OFF FLOW IF WITHOUT RISK. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS.: KEEP PERSONNEL AWAY. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER, OR LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. IF NECESSARY, CALL YOUR LOCAL SUPPLIER FOR ASSISTANCE.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING: MAY ACCELERATE COMBUSTION. KEEP OIL AND GREASE AWAY. PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM DAMAGE. USE A SUITABLE HAND TRUCK TO MOVE CYLINDERS; DO NOT DRAG, ROLL, SLIDE, OR DROP. NEVER ATTEMPT TO LIFT A CYLINDER BY ITS CAP; THE CAP IS INTENDED SOLELY TO PROTECT THE VALVE. NEVER INSERT AN OBJECT (E.G., WRENCH, SCREWDRIVER, PRY BAR) INTO CAP OPENINGS; DOING SO MAY DAMAGE THE VALVE AND CAUSE A LEAK. | USE AN ADJUSTABLE STRAP WRENCH TO REMOVE OVER-TIGHT OR RUSTED CAPS. | SLOWLY OPEN VALVE. IF VALVE IS HARD TO OPEN, DISCONTINUE USE AND CONTACT | YOUR SUPPLIER. CLOSE VALVE AFTER EACH USE; KEEP CLOSED EVEN WHEN EMPTY. FOR OTHER PRECAUTIONS IN USING AIR, SEE SECTION 16. PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN STORAGE: STORE AND USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. FIRMLY SECURE CYLINDERS UPRIGHT TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING OR BEING KNOCKED OVER. SCREW VALVE PROTECTION CAP FIRMLY IN PLACE BY HAND. STORE ONLY WHERE TEMPERATURE WILL NOT EXCEED 125 DEG. F (52 DEG. C). STORE FULL AND EMPTY CYLINDERS SEPARATELY. USE A FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT INVENTORY SYSTEM TO PREVENT STORING FULL CYLINDERS FOR LONG PERIODS. RECOMMENDED PUBLICATIONS: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON STORAGE, HANDLING, AND USE, SEE CGA PUBLICATION AV-1, SAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE OF COMPRESSED GASES.
| THIS SECTION COVERS MATERIALS OF MANUFACTURE ONLY. SEE SECTIONS 11, 15, | AND 16 FOR INFORMATION ON BY-PRODUCTS GENERATED DURING USE, ESPECIALLY | USE IN WELDING AND CUTTING. COMPONENT OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV-TWA (2009) OXYGEN N.E.* N.E.* NITROGEN N.E.* SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT *N.E.-NOT ESTABLISHED. IDLH = NONE ESTABLISHED. ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST.: NOT APPLICABLE. MECHANICAL (GENERAL).: ADEQUATE. SPECIAL.: NOT APPLICABLE. OTHER.: NOT APPLICABLE. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: SKIN PROTECTION.: WEAR WORK GLOVES AND METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING. SELECT SHOES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 AND 1910.133. FOR WELDING, SEE SECTION 16. REGARDLESS OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, NEVER TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS. EYE/FACE PROTECTION.: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN HANDLING CYLINDERS. SELECT PER OSHA 29 CFR 1910.33. | RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.: | NONE REQUIRED. HOWEVER, AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATORS ARE REQUIRED WHILE | WORKING IN OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES SUCH AS CONFINED SPACES.
APPEARANCE: COLORLESS GAS ODOR: NONE ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT APPLICABLE. PHYSICAL STATE: GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE pH: NOT APPLICABLE. FREEING POINT AT 1 ATM: -357.2 DEG. F (-216.2 DEG. C) BOILING POINT AT 1 ATM: -317.8 DEG. F (-194.3 DEG. C) FLASH POINT (TEST METHOD): NOT APPLICABLE. EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): NOT APPLICABLE. FLAMMABILITY: NONFLAMMABLE FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR, % BY VOLUME: LOWER: NOT APPLICABLE. UPPER: NOT APPLICABLE. VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. GAS DENSITY AT 70 DEG. F (21.1 DEG. C) AND 1 ATM: 0.07493 LB/FT3 (1.2000 KG/M3) SPECIFIC GRAVITY (AIR = 1) AT 70 DEG. F (21.1 DEG. C) AND 1 ATM: 1.00 SOLUBILITY IN WATER VOL/VOL AT 32 DEG. F (0 DEG. C) AND 1 ATM: 0.0292% PARTITION COEFFICIENT: n-OCTANOL/WATER: NOT AVAILABLE. AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT APPLICABLE. DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NONE PERCENT VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 28.975 MOLECULAR FORMULA: MIXTURE OF N2 & O2
CHEMICAL STABILITY: ( ) UNSTABLE (X) STABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: ( ) MAY OCCUR (X) WILL NOT OCCUR
ACUTE DOSE EFFECTS: NOT APPLICABLE. THE WELDING PROCESS MAY GENERATE HAZARDOUS FUMES AND GASES. (SEE SECTION 16.) STUDY RESULTS: NONE KNOWN.
ECOTOXICITY: NO ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS EXPECTED. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS I OR CLASS II OZONE-DEPLETING CHEMICALS.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL OR UNUSED QUANTITIES. RETURN CYLINDER TO SUPPLIER.
DOT/IMO SHIPPING NAME: AIR, COMPRESSED HAZARD CLASS: 2.2 PACKING GROUP/ZONE: NOT APPLICABLE. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN1002 PRODUCT RQ: NONE SHIPPING LABEL(S): NON-FLAMMABLE GAS PLACARD (WHEN REQUIRED): NON-FLAMMABLE GAS SPECIAL SHIPPING INFORMATION: CYLINDERS SHOULD BE TRANSPORTED IN A SECURE POSITION, IN A WELL VENTILATED VEHICLE. CYLINDERS TRANSPORTED IN AN ENCLOSED, NON-VENTILATED COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE CAN PRESENT SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS. SHIPMENT OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS THAT HAVE BEEN FILLED WITHOUT THE OWNER'S CONSENT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW (49 CFR 173.301(B)). MARINE POLLUTANTS: NEITHER COMPONENT OF AIR IS LISTED AS A MARINE POLLUTANT BY DOT.
THE FOLLOWING SELECTED REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS MAY APPLY TO THIS PRODUCT. NOT ALL SUCH REQUIREMENTS ARE IDENTIFIED. USERS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS: EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY): CERCLA: COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 (40 CFR PARTS 117 AND 302): REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): NONE SARA: SUPERFUND AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT: SECTIONS 302/304: REQUIRE EMERGENCY PLANNING BASED ON THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ) AND RELEASE REPORTING BASED ON REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQ) OF EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (EHS) (40 CFR PART 355): TPQ: NONE EHS RQ (40 CFR 355): NONE SECTIONS 311/312: REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF MSDSS AND REPORTING OF CHEMICAL INVENTORIES WITH IDENTIFICATION OF EPA HAZARD CATEGORIES. THE HAZARD CATEGORIES FOR THIS PRODUCT ARE AS FOLLOWS: IMMEDIATE: NO DELAYED: NO PRESSURE: YES REACTIVITY: NO FIRE: NO SECTION 313: REQUIRES SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF RELEASE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS THAT APPEAR IN 40 CFR PART 372. NEITHER COMPONENT OF AIR IS SUBJECT TO REPORTING UNDER SECTION 313. 40 CFR 68: RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR CHEMICAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION: REQUIRES DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AT FACILITIES THAT MANUFACTURE, USE, STORE, OR OTHERWISE HANDLE REGULATED SUBSTANCES IN QUANTITIES THAT EXCEED SPECIFIED THRESHOLDS. NEITHER COMPONENT OF AIR IS LISTED AS A REGULATED SUBSTANCE. TSCA: TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT: BOTH COMPONENTS ARE LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. OSHA: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION: 29 CFR 1910.119: PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: REQUIRES FACILITIES TO DEVELOP A PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BASED ON THRESHOLD QUANTITIES (TQ) OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. NEITHER COMPONENT IS LISTED IN APPENDIX A AS A HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL. STATE REGULATIONS: CALIFORNIA: NEITHER COMPONENT IS LISTED BY CALIFORNIA UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986 (PROPOSITION 65). WARNING: THE COMBUSTION OF THIS GAS PRODUCES CARBON MONOXIDE - A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. (CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SUBSECTION 25249.5 ET SEQ.) PENNSYLVANIA: BOTH COMPONENTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (35 P.S. SECTIONS 7301-7320).
| READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL LABELS AND INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLIED WITH ALL | CONTAINERS OF THIS PRODUCT. OTHER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OF HANDLING, STORAGE, AND USE: HIGH-PRESSURE GAS. USE PIPING AND EQUIPMENT ADEQUATELY DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND PRESSURES TO BE ENCOUNTERED. NEVER WORK ON A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. IF THERE IS A LEAK, CLOSE THE CYLINDER VALVE. | BLOW DOWN THE SYSTEM IN A SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANNER IN | COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS; THEN REPAIR THE | LEAK. NEVER PLACE A COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER WHERE IT MAY BECOME PART OF AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. WHEN USING COMPRESSED GASES IN AND AROUND ELECTRIC WELDING APPLICATIONS, NEVER GROUND THE CYLINDERS. GROUNDING EXPOSES THE CYLINDERS TO DAMAGE BY THE ELECTRIC WELDING ARC. ARCS AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.: PREVENT FIRES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE NFPA 51B, STANDARD FOR FIRE PREVENTION DURING WELDING, CUTTING, AND OTHER HOTWORK, PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION. DO NOT STRIKE AN ARC ON THE CYLINDER. THE DEFECT PRODUCED BY AN ARC BURN COULD LEAD TO CYLINDER RUPTURE. USE IN UNDERWATER BREATHING.: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE IN UNDERWATER BREATHING. MIXTURES.: WHEN YOU MIX TWO OR MORE GASES OR LIQUEFIED GASES, YOU CAN CREATE ADDITIONAL, UNEXPECTED HAZARDS. OBTAIN AND EVALUATE THE SAFETY INFORMATION FOR EACH COMPONENT BEFORE YOU PRODUCE THE MIXTURE. CONSULT AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST OR OTHER TRAINED PERSON WHEN YOU EVALUATE THE END PRODUCT. REMEMBER, GASES AND LIQUIDS HAVE PROPERTIES THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. HAZARD RATING SYSTEMS: NFPA RATINGS: HEALTH 0 FLAMMABILITY 0 INSTABILITY 0 SPECIAL NONE HMIS RATINGS: HEALTH 0 FLAMMABILITY 0 PHYSICAL HAZARD 3 STANDARD VALVE CONNECTIONS FOR U.S. AND CANADA: THREADED: 0-3000 PSIG: CGA-346 3001-5500 PSIG: CGA-347 5001-7500 PSIG: CGA-702 PIN-INDEXED YOKE: 0-3000 PSIG: CGA-950 ULTRA-HIGH-INTEGRITY CONNECTION: NOT APPLICABLE. USE THE PROPER CGA CONNECTIONS. DO NOT USE ADAPTERS. ADDITIONAL LIMITED-STANDARD CONNECTIONS MAY APPLY. SEE CGA PAMPHLETS V-1, V-7, AND V-7.1 LISTED BELOW. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS PUBLISHED BY: THE COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION, INC. (CGA) 4221 WALNEY ROAD, 5TH FLOOR CHANTILLY, VA 20151-2923 TELEPHONE: (703) 788-2700 HTTP://WWW.CGANET.COM/PUBLICATION.ASP AV-1: SAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE OF COMPRESSED GASES G-7: COMPRESSED AIR FOR HUMAN RESPIRATION G-7.1: COMMODITY SPECIFICATION P-1: SAFE HANDLING OF COMPRESSED GASES IN CONTAINERS V-1: COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER VALVE INLET AND OUTLET CONNECTIONS V-7: STANDARD METHOD OF DETERMINING CYLINDER VALVE OUTLET CONNECTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL GAS MIXTURES V-7.1: STANDARD METHOD OF DETERMINING CYLINDER VALVE OUTLET CONNECTIONS FOR MEDICAL GASES -: HANDBOOK OF COMPRESSED GASES, FOURTH EDITION HONEYWELL ASKS USERS OF THIS PRODUCT TO STUDY THIS MSDS AND BECOME AWARE OF PRODUCT HAZARDS AND SAFETY INFORMATION. TO PROMOTE SAFE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, A USER SHOULD: (1) NOTIFY EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND CONTRACTORS OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS MSDS AND OF ANY OTHER KNOWN PRODUCT HAZARDS AND SAFETY INFORMATION (2) FURNISH THIS INFORMATION TO EACH PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT, AND (3) ASK EACH PURCHASER TO NOTIFY ITS EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS OF THE PRODUCT HAZARDS AND SAFETY INFORMATION. THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN ARE THOSE OF HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CURRENT AS OF THE DATE OF THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET. SINCE THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION AND THE CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT ARE NOT WITHIN THE CONTROL OF HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS, IT IS THE USER'S OBLIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS OF SAFE USE OF THE PRODUCT. | A VERTICAL LINE IN THE LEFT MARGIN INDICATES REVISED OR NEW MATERIAL. |