AIR LIQUID AMERICA CORP -- ARGON  -- 6830-01-103-9103
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ARGON
MSDS Date:01/30/1997
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-103-9103
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AIR LIQUID AMERICA CORP
Address:2700 POST OAK DR
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77056-8229
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-868-0440
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:24274
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AIR LIQUID AMERICA CORP
Address:2700 POST OAK DR
Box:City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77056-8229
Country:US
Phone:716-868-0440
CAGE:24274

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ARGON
CAS:7440-37-1
RTECS #:CF2300000
Fraction by Wt: 99.98%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT

Ingred Name:IMPURITIES; (MAXIMUM IMPURITIES)
Fraction by Wt: <0.02%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:KNOWN ADVERSE HLTH EFTS ASSOC W/CHRONIC EXPOS TO
    ARGON. TARGET ORGS:RESP SYS. TOX INFO:ANIMAL STUDIES (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:CONCERN DEFICIENCY OF/NARC EFTS OF VARIOUS PRESSURES
    OF ARGON, EFTS OF INCR ARGON PRESS ON CNS & DECOMP SICKNESS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:OXYG. ONLY TRAINED PERS SHOULD ADMIN SUPP
    OXYG. VICTIM(S) MUST BE TAKEN FOR MED ATTN. RESCUERS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR MED ATTN, IF NEC. TAKE COPY OF
    LBL & MSDS TO MD/OTHER HLTH PROFESSIONAL W/VICTIM(S). (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:NOTE TO MD:TREAT SYMPTOMS & REDUCE OVEREXPOSURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:B:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA. LOCATE & SEAL SOURCE OF
    LEAKING GAS. ALLOW GAS, WHICH IS HVR/AIR TO DISSIPATE. (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:MONITOR SURROUND AREA FOR OXYG LEVELS. ATM MUST HAVE
    AT LST 19.5% OXYG BEFORE PERS CAN BE ALLOWED IN AREA (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:W/OUT NIOSH APPRVD SCBA. IF LEAKING INCIDENTALLY FROM
    CYL/ITS VALVE, CONT YOUR SUPPLIER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:CLEAR OF MATLS WHICH CAN BURN. DO NOT ALLOW AREA
    WHERE CYLS ARE STORED TO EXCEED 52C(125F). STORE (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:AWAY FROM PROCESS & PRODUCTION AREAS, AWAY FROM
    ELEVATORS, BLDG & ROOM EXITS/MAIN AISLES LEADING TO (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:EXITS. PROT CYLS AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. USE CHECK
    VALVE/OTHER PROT DEVICE IN DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:BACKFLOW. NEVER TAMPER W/PRESS RELIEF VALVES & CYLS.
    KEEP SMALLEST AMT NEC ON-SITE AT ANY ONE TIME. FULL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:& EMPTY CYLS SHOULD BE SEGREGATED. USE FIRST-IN,
    FIRST-OUT INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT FULL CNTNRS FROM BEING (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:STORED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. COMPRESSED GASES
    CAN PRESENT SIGNIFICANT SFTY HAZS. FOLLOWING RULES ARE (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:APPLIC TO WORK SITUATIONS IN WHICH CYLS ARE BEING
    USED: BEFORE USE:MOVE CYLS W/SUITABLE HAND-TRUCK. DO (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLS. DO NOT DROP CYLS/PERMIT
    THEM TO STRIKE EACH OTHER. SECURE CYLS FIRMLY. LEAVE (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:VALVE PROT CAP(WHERE PROVIDED) IN-PLACE UNTIL CYL IS
    READY TO USE. DURING USE:USE DESIGNATED CGA FITTINGS(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:& OTHER SUPPORT EQUIP. DO NOT USE ADAPTORS. DO NOT
    HEAT CYL BY ANY MEANS TO INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:FROM CYL. DO NOT USE OILS/GREASE ON GAS-HNDLG
    FITTINGS/EQUIP. IMMED CONT SUPPLIER IF THERE ARE ANY (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:DFCLTIES ASSOC W/OPERATING CYL VALVE. NEVER INSERT
    OBJECT INTO VALVE CAP OPENINGS. DOING SO MAY DMG (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:VALVE, CAUSING LEAK. USE ADJUSTABLE STRAP WRENCH TO
    REMOVE OVER-TIGHT/RUSTED CAPS. NEVER STRIKE AN ARC, (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:ON COMPRESSED GAS CYL/MAKE CYL PART OF ELEC CIRCUIT.
    AFTER USE:CLOSE MAIN CYL VALVE. REPLACE PROT CAP. (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24:MARK EMPTY CYLS "EMPTY". FOR MORE SPECIFIC HANDLING,
    STORAGE & OTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:MAIN HLTH HAZ ASSOC W/RELS OF
    THIS GAS IS ASPHY, BY DISPLACEMENT OF OXYG. HIGH CONCS CAN CAUSE
    OXYG-DEFICIENT ENVIRON. PERS BRTHG SUCH ATM MAY EXPER SYMPS WHICH
    INCL HDCHS, RINGING IN EARS, DIZZ , DROW, UNCON, NAUS, VOMIT, RESP
    DFCLTY, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, WHEEZING, INDIGESTION & DEPRESS OF ALL
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SENSES. SKIN OF VICTIM OF OVEREXP MAY
    HAVE BLUE COLOR. UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, DEATH MAY OCCUR, DUE TO
    DISPLACEMENT OF OXYG. FOLLOWING EFTS ASSOC W/VARIOUS LEVELS OF OXYG
    ARE:12-16%:BRTHG &	PULSE RATE INCR, MUSC COORD SLIGHTLY DISTURBED;
    10-14%:EMOTIONAL UPSET, ABNORM FATG, DISTURBED RESP; 8-10%: (SUPP
    DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS
    MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE TO ARGON.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:RESCUERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE VICTIMS OF EXPOS
    W/OUT ADEQ PPE. AT MIN, NIOSH APPRVD SCBA SHOULD BE WORN.
    INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR MIN OF
    15 MINS, SEE K ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSHW/COPIOUS AMTS OF
    WATER. CALL MD . INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM(S) TO FRESH AIR; AS QUICKLY AS
    POSS. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE (ING 5)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ARGON DOES NOT BURN; HOWEVER, CONTAINERS,
    WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, MAY RUPTURE OR BURST IN HEAT OF FIRE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE IMMED AREA. UNCONROLLED RELS SHOULD
    BE RESPONDED TO BY TRAINED PERS USING PRE-PLANNED PROCS. PROPER
    PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE USED. IN CASE OF LEAK, CLEAR AFFECTED AREA,
    PROT PEOPLE & RESPOND W/TR AINED PERS. MIN PPE SHOULD BE:LEVEL
    NIOSH (ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:CYLS SHOULD BE STORED UPRIGHT & BE
    FIRMLY SECURED TO PVNT FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER. STORE CNTNRS
    AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMER EXITS.
Other Precautions:CYLS CAN BE STORE IN OPEN, BUT SHOULD BE PROT AGAINST
    EXTREMES OF WEATHER & FROM DAMPNESS OF GROUND TO PVNT RUSTING. CYLS
    SHOULD BE STORED IN DRY, WELL-VENTED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF
    HEAT, IGNIT & D IRECT SUNLIGHT. KEEP STOR AREA (ING 11)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:MAINTAIN OXYG LEVELS >19.5% IN WORKPLACE. USE
    NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED AIR RESP PROT IF OXYG LEVELS ARE
    <19.5%/DURING EMER RESPONSE TO RELS OF ARGON. IF RESP PROT IS REQD,
    FOLLOW REQUIREMENTS OF FED OSHA  REGULATORY PROT STD (29 CFR (SUPP
    DATA)
Ventilation:USE W/ADEQ VENT. LOC EXHST VENT IS PREF, BECAUSE IT PVNTS
    CHEM DISPERSION INTO WORK PLACE BY ELIM IT AT ITS (SUPP DATA)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . USE BODY PROT APPROP FOR TASK. SFTY SHOES ARE REC WHEN
    HNDLG CYLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:BE AWARE OF ANY SIGNS OF DIZZ/FATG; EXPOS TO
    FATAL CONCS OF ARGON COULD OCCUR W/OUT ANY SIGNIFICANT WARNING
    (SUPP DATA)
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESP PROT:1910.134)/EQUIV STATE STDS. VENT:SOURCE. IF APPROP, INSTALL
    AUTOMATIC MONITORING EQUIP TO DETECT LEVEL OF OXYG. HYGIENE
    PRACT:SYMPS, DUE TO OXYG DEFICIENCY. EFTS OF OVEREXP:NAUS & VOMIT,
    COL LAPSE/LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS; <6%:CONVULSIVE MOVEMENTS, POSS
    RESP COLLAPSE & DEATH. CHRONIC:THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO(ING 3)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-302F,-186C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-309F,-189C
Spec Gravity:1.38 (AIR=1)
Solubility in Water:0.058 V/V @ 32F.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE. ARGON IS AN INERT GAS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXPOSING CYLINDERS TO EXTREMELY HIGH
    TEMPERATURES, WHICH COULD CAUSE CYLINDERS TO RUPTURE OR BURST.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W APPROPRIATE
    FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. RETURN CYLINDERS W/ANY RESIDUAL
    PRODUCT TO MFR. DO NOT DISPOSE OF LOCALLY. FOR EMERGENCY DISP,
    SECURE CYLINDER & SLOWLY DIS CHARGE GAS TO ATM IN WELL-VENTED
    AREA/OUTDOORS.

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