ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA -- FORANE 409A, 04010-005  -- 6850-00N076332
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FORANE 409A, 04010-005
MSDS Date:09/29/1995
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N076332
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA
Address:2000 MARKET ST
City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3222
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-419-7704
Emergency Phone Num:215-419-7695;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:86460
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA INC
Address:2000 MARKET STREET
Box:City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3222
Country:US
Phone:800-245-5858
CAGE:86460

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

Ingred Name:METHANE, CHLORODIFLUORO-; (CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (R-22))
    (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:75-45-6
RTECS #:PA6390000
Fraction by Wt: 60%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM
Ozone Depleting Chemical:2

Ingred Name:ETHANE, 1-CHLORO-1,1-DIFLUORO-; (1-CHLORO-1,1-
    DIFLUOROETHANE (R-142B)) (SARA 313)
CAS:75-68-3
RTECS #:KH7650000
Fraction by Wt: 15%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ozone Depleting Chemical:2

Ingred Name:2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE; (ETHANE,
    2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUORO) (SARA 313)
CAS:2837-89-0
Fraction by Wt: 25%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP PRODS: IRRIT OR TOX GASES MAY BE GENERATED
    DURING FIRE. HYDROGEN FLUORIDE. WARNING: THERMAL DECOMP OF (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: POLYMER WILL GENERATE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF) WHICH
    IS CORROSIVE, CAUSES BURNS ON CONTACT W/SKIN & OTHER (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: TISSUE & HAS A TLV OF 3 PPM.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: CAN CAUSE FROSTBT TO ANY TISS DUE TO
    CYROGENIC (EXTREME LOW TEMP) EFTS OF MATL. VAPS MAY BE (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:MILDLY IRRIT TO EYES. ACUTE STUDIES W/LAB ANIMALS
    INDICATE COMPONENTS OF THIS HALOCARB MIX ARE PRACTICALLY (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: NON-TOX BY INHAL. HOWEVER, EXPOS TO HALOCARB GASES
    AT HIGH CONCS MAY AFFECT NERVOUS SYS & PRDCE RAPID (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:ANESTH EFT. DENSE VAP OF PROD DISPLACES AIR IN
    CONFINED PLACES & REDUCES OXYG AVAIL FOR BRTHG. UPON EXPOS (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: TO SUCH ATM, PERSON MAY EXPERIENCE SYMPS OF OXYG
    DEFICIENCY INCL HDCH, DIZZ, DROW, CYANOSIS & LACK OF (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:MUSC CTL FOLLOWED BY COLLAPSE. PRLNGD EXPOS MAY BE
    FATAL. AS W/MANY OTHER HALOCARBS, INHAL MAY CAUSE INCR(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:IN SENSITIVITY OF HEART TO ADRENALINE; COULD RSLT IN
    IRREGULAR/RAPID HEARTBEATS & REDUCED HEART FUNC. DUE(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:TO THIS POTNTL, WORKERS W/HEART DISEASE/COMPROMISED
    HEART FUNC SHOULD HAVE LIMITED EXPOS TO MATL. CONTACT(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: NEHC FOR TOXICOLOGICAL INFO .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: REMAINDER W/ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO DRUM
    APPRVD FOR WASTE DISP/RECOVERY. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS:ELEMENTS BECAUSE DANGEROUS DECOMP PRODS
    MAY FORM. DO NOT ENTER STORAGE AREAS UNLESS ADEQUATELY (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: VENTD. DO NOT STORE CYL IN DIRECT SUN/EXPOSE TO
    HEAT ABOVE 120F. KEEP CYL VALVE TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: W/ENGINEERING CTLS, USE NIOSH APPRVD RESP EQUIP
    AS NOTED. OBSERVE RESP USE LIMITS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: OR MFR. FOR EMER & OTHER CNDTNS WHERE THERE MAY BE
    POTNTL FOR SIGNIFICANT EXPOS, USE NIOSH APPRVD FULL (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:FACE POS-PRESS, SCBA OR POS-PRESS AIRLINE
    W/AUXILIARY SELF CONTAINED AIR SUPPLY. RESP PROT PROGRAMS MUST (ING
    22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: COMPLY W/29 CFR SECTION 1910.134.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: CTL EXPOS LEVELS BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS.
    DILUTION VENT ACCEPTABLE BUT LOC MECH EXHST VENT PREF, IF (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: PRACTICAL, AT SOURCES OF AIR CONTAMINATION SUCH AS
    OPEN PROCESS EQUIPMENT.
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:CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) MATLS HAVE
    PRDCED SENSITIZATION OF THE MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN LAB
    ANIMALS & COULD HAVE A SIMILAR EFFECT IN HUMANS. ADRENOMIMETICS
    (IE, EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE CONTRA-INDICAT ED EXCEPT FOR
    LIFE-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY OR CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO
    CFCS . EYES:RAPID (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:VOLATILIZATION OF LIQ MAY CAUSE
    FROSTBITE IF LIQ IS APPLIED TO EYES. SKIN:CNTCT W/LIQ MAY CAUSE
    TISS TO FREEZE (FROSTBITE). CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRIT. OTHER TOX EFTS.
    SKIN CNTCT & INHAL EXPECTED T O BE PRIMARY ROUTES OF OCCUP EXPOS.
    AS W/MOST LIQUIFIED GASES, CNTCT W/RAPIDLY VOLATILIZING LIQ OR COLD
    VAPS (ING 7)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INGEST: N/A-PROD IS GAS AT AMBIENT CNDTNS. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCON. SKIN: FLUSH EXPOS SKIN W/LUKEWARM WATER
    (NOT HOT) OR USE OTHER MEANS TO WARM SKIN SLOWLY. GET MED ATTN IF
    FROSTBITTEN  BY LIQ/IF IRRIT OCCURS. EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
    MED ATTN.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY
    CHEMICAL OR WATER STREAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA AND
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE
    THOROUGHLY DECONTAMINATED AFTER USE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL FLUORIDES,
    CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE . MAY DECOMPOSE DURING CNTCT W/FLAMES, HEATING
    ELEMENTS OR IN COMBUST ENGINES RELS (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE/EXTING IGNIT/COMBUST SOURCES. EVACUATE
    ENCLSD SPACES UNTIL GAS IS DISPERSED. KEEP UPWIND. STOP LEAK IF
    POSS W/OUT RISK. DISPERSE GAS W/FLOOR LEVEL FORCED-AIR VENT. EXHST
    VAPS OUTDOORS. CNTN SPI LL BY BLDG DIKE USING ABSORB MATL.
    COLLECT(ING 16)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BRTHG HIGH CONCENTRATION OF
    VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT OF LIQUID W/SKIN & EYES. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT
    TO CONTACT OPEN FLAME OR ELEC HEATING (ING 17)
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN THE GENERAL
    VICINITY OF ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES. HEAT AND/OR
    UV RADIATION MAY CAUSE THE FORMATION OF CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES OR
    PHOSGENE .

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

Respiratory Protection:AVOID BRTHG VAP, MIST OR FUME. USE NIOSH APPRVD
    FULL FACE (TC-19C) SUPPLIED AIR RESP OR SCBA WHERE AIRBORNE EXPOS
    IS LIKELY. IF USED, FULL FACEPIECE REPLACES NEED FOR CHEM GOGGS
    &/OR FSHLD. IF EXPOSUR ES CANNOT BE KEPT AT A MINIMUM (ING 19)
Ventilation:INVESTIGATE ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE EXPOS BELOW
    AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMITS. PROVIDE VENT IF NECESSARY TO (ING 23)
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROP CHEMICAL RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PVNT SKIN
    CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:RINSE CONTAMD SKIN PROMPTLY. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG
    & CLEAN PROT EQUIP BEFORE REUSE. WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: IRRIT, TOX & CORR GASES. CNTNR MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED DUE TO
    RESULTING PRESS RISE. SOME MIXS OF HCFCS &/OR HFCS & AIR/O*2 MAY BE
    COMBUST IF PRESSURIZED & EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT/FLAME. CNDTN S TO
    AVOID: ENGINES, IGNIT SOURCES, ETC. MATL TO AVOID: OXIDIZERS; THEY
    MAY REACT WITH OR ACCELERATE DECOMP OF MATL.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-31F,-35C
Vapor Pres:107 PSIA
Vapor Density:3.36
Spec Gravity:1.215 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, LIQUEFIED GAS WITH FAINT ETHEREAL
    (ETHER-LIKE) ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS, FINELY POWDERED METALS SUCH AS
    ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM OR ZINC & STRONG (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID TEMPS ABOVE 800F, FLAMES, SPKS,
    EXTREMELY HOT METAL, HEATING ELEMENTS, PILOT LIGHTS, STATIC ELEC,
    COMBUST(SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES & PHOSGENE .
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, OTHER FLUORINATE PRODS, OXIDES OF CARBON & OTHER
    (ING 4)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE OR RECLAIM IF POSSIBLE. RECLAIMED
    MATERIAL MAY BE INCINERATED BUT TOXIC AND CORROSIVE PRODUCTS (HF
    AND HCL) MUST BE HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. CONSULT FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR PROP ER DISPOSAL PROCEDURES.

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