Product ID:PYROFORANE 1301 (HALON 1301)
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:4210
NIIN:01-321-6527
MSDS Number: BSGHW

Emergency Phone: 201-652-8575

Info Phone: 201-652-8575

Cage: 5P418

Telephone: (708) 847-272-7500; 847-272-7500

Cage: 99539

TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE (HALON 1301) (SARA III)

CAS: 75-63-8

RTECS: PA5425000

Fraction By Weight: 100% %

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50 RAT >800000PPM(V/V)/4HR
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR
AND CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING OXYGEN AVAILABLE FOR
BREATHING. BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR MAY CAUSE
LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, GIDDINESS, SHORTNESS OF B REATH, AND MAY LEAD TO
NARCOSIS, CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR DEATH.
SKIN/EYE: IRRITATION AND FROSTBITE.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE/SKIN:CONTACT CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE;
INHALATION:SUFFOCATION,LIGHT-HEADEDNESS,GIDDINESS,SHORTNESS OF
BREATH. MAY LEAD TO NARCOSIS,CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES,UNCONSCIOUSNESS
OR DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE NOTED.

First Aid:EYE/SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATER. IN CASE OF FROSTBITE, SEE DOCTOR.
INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. SEE
DOCTOR. DO NOT GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR DRUGS.

Flash Point:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.SPRAY FIRE
EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS MAY RUPTURE OR RELEASE DURING
FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. REMOVE HOT METAL SURFACES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLEAN, DRY AREA AWAY FROM
SOURCES OF IGNITION. STORE BELOW 122F. STORE LIKE LIQUIFIED GASES
UNDER PRESSURE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. WEAR SCBA IN CASE OF
LARGE SPILL/RELEASE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID LIQUID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES AND
UNNECESSARY BREATHING OF VAPORS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FILLING RATIO 0.71.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-72F(-58C)
Vapor Pres:12134
Vapor Density:5.14
Spec Gravity:1.538
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIQUIFIED GAS,COLORLESS,SLIGHT ETHERNAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS-POWDERED AL,ZN,BE,ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES,FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE,HYDROGEN
BROMIDE,FREE BROMINE-POSSIBLE CARBONYL HALIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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