INTERMOUNTAIN SPECIALTY GASES -- NITROGEN -- 6505-00-184-8955 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:NITROGEN
MSDS Date:12/01/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-184-8955
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:INTERMOUNTAIN SPECIALTY GASES
Address:206-5 E 37TH ST
City:BOISE
State:ID
ZIP:83714
Country:US
Info Phone Num:208-344-7336
Emergency Phone Num:208-344-7336
CAGE:0V1G3
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:INTERMOUNTAIN SPECIALTY GASES
Address:206-5 E 37TH ST
Box:City:BOISE
State:ID
ZIP:83714
Country:US
Phone:208-344-7336
CAGE:0V1G3

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

Ingred Name:NITROGEN
CAS:7727-37-9
RTECS #:QW9700000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:HYGIENIST/OTHER TRAINED PERS WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR SFTY
    EVAL OF END PROD. REMEMBER, GASES & LIQS HAVE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:PROPERTIES WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH. BE
    SURE TO READ & UNDERSTAND ALL LBLS & OTHER INSTRUCTIONS(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:SUPPLIED W/ALL CNTNRS OF THIS PROD. FOR SFTY INFO ON
    GEN HNDLG OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLS, IT IS REC THAT COPY (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:OF PAMPHLET P-1, "SFTY HNDLG OF COMPRESSED GASES IN
    CNTNRS," BE OBTAINED FROM COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC, INC, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:1235 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON, VA 22202.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INGEST:THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS AT
    NORMAL TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE. SKIN ABSORPTION:NO EVIDENCE OF
    ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION. INHAL:ASPHYXIANT.
    MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE HEAD ACHE, DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS,
    EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMITING & UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LACK OF
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:OXYGEN CAN CAUSE DEATH. SKIN
    CONTACT:NO HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. LIQUID MAY CAUSE
    FROSTBITE. EYE CONTACT:NO HARMFUL EFFECTS FROM VAPOR. CHRONIC:NO
    EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM  AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:THE TOXICOLOGY & PHYSICAL &
    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL DO NOT SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS
    LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

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

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED. SKIN:IMMED WARM FROSTBITE AREA W/WARM
    WATER (NOT TO EXCEED 105F). IN CASE OF MASSIVE EXPOS, REMOVE CLTHG
    WHILE SHOWERING IN WARM WATER. CALL MD. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. 
    GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTHG. GIVE OXYGEN IF BRTHG IS DFCLT. CALL
    MD. EYE:IMMED FLUSH THORO W/WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. SEE MD, PREF
    OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMED. NOTES TO MD:THERE IS NO SPECIFIC (SUPP DATA)

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

Extinguishing Media:NITROGEN CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    EVACUATE ALL PERS FROM DANGER AREA. IMMED DELUGE CNTNRS W/WATER
    SPRAY FROM MAX DIST UNTIL COOL, THEN(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GAS CANNOT CATCH FIRE. CNTNR MAY RUPTURE
    DUE TO HEAT OF FIRE. NO PART OF CNTNR SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO TEMP
    >52C (APPROX 125F). MOST CNTNRS ARE DESIGNED (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:DANGER:EVACUATE ALL PERS FROM DANGER AREA. USE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF LEAK IF W/OUT RISK.
    VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK/MOVE LEAKING CNTNR TO WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
    TEST AREA, ESP CONFI NED AREAS FOR SUFFICIENT OXYGEN
    CONTENT(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CAUTION:HIGH PRESS GAS. USE PIPING &
    EQUIP DESIGNED TO W/STAND PRESS TO BE ENCOUNTERED. CAN CAUSE RAPID
    SUFFOCATION DUE TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.
Other Precautions:STORE & USE W/ADEQ VENT. CLOSE VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE
    & WHEN EMPTY. WHEN TWO/MORE GASES/LIQUIFIED GASES ARE MIXED, THEIR
    HAZ PROPERTIES MAY COMBINE TO CREATE ADDNL, UNEXPECTED HAZS. OBTAIN
    & EVAL SFTY  INFO FOR EACH COMPONENT BEFORE (SUPDAT)

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

Respiratory Protection:SELECT I/A/W OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134. NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED RESPIRATORS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:PREFERRED. MECHANICAL(GENERAL):ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:SELECT I/A/W OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 &
    1910.133.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:MOVE CNTNRS FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. EXPLO HAZ:TO
    VENT CONTENTS WHEN THEY ARE EXPOS TO ELEVATED TEMPS. FIRST AID
    PROC:ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT CONTROL OF SYMPS & 
    CLINICAL CNDTN. SPILL PROC:PRIOR TO PERMITTING RE-ENTRY OF PERS.
    OTHER PREC:YOU PRDCE MIXT. CONSULT INDUS (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-320F,-196C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-346F,-210C
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:0.967
Spec Gravity:GAS
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
UNDER CERTAIN CNDTNS, NITROGEN CAN REACT VIOLENTLY W/LITHIUM,
    NEODYMIUM, TITANIUM, OZONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE. DISCARD ANY
    PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN
    ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE W/FEDERAL,
    STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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