MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE MATERIAL AND SUPPLIER Product Name Recommended Use Supplier Name Telephone No. Nitrogen Other Names
Nitrogen
None
Fire protection agent for total flooding of rooms containing electrical equipment such as computer rooms as well as flammable liquid storage and Class A risks such as records rooms and libraries. Wormald 133 166 Address Emergency Telephone No. Date Prepared Unit 1, 2-8 South Street Rydalmere, NSW 2116 AUSTRALIA 133 166 or 000 February 2008
SECTION 2: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION Hazard Classification Safety Phrase(s) DANGEROUS GOODS. NON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE Not available Risk Phrase(s) Not available
SECTION 3: COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS SUBSTANCE Chemical Identity of the Pure Substance N MIXTURE Chemical Identity of Ingredients Not applicable SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES Description of Necessary First Aid Measures Medical Attention and Special Treatment Aggravated Medical Conditions Caused by Exposure SECTION 5: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES Suitable Extinguishing Media Special Protective Precautions and Equipment for Fire Fighters This is an extinguishing agent None Hazards From Combustion Products Hazchem Code None 2T If overexposed to gas, move person to fresh air. Not available Not available Proportion of Ingredients Not applicable CAS Number Not applicable Common Name / Synonyms Nitrogen CAS Number 7727-37-9
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES Emergency Procedures Methods and Materials for Containment and Clean Up SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE Precautions for Safe Handling Conditions for Safe Storage, Including any Incompatibilities SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION SUBSTANCE Nitrogen Engineering Controls Personal Protection Equipment Keep cylinder in a well ventilated area. Safety glasses or chemical goggles, gloves ES-TWA ppm (Asphyxiant) Biological Limit Controls Not available mg/m
3
Not available Not applicable Nitrogen is a permanent gas.
Normal precautions for handling high pressure gas cylinders. Store cylinders with restraints to reduce possibility of rupture.
ES-STEL ppm (Asphyxiant) mg/m3
National Exposure Standards
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SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Appearance pH Vapour Density (air = 1) Freezing / Melting Point (specify) Specific Gravity or Density Upper and Lower Flammable (explosive) Limits in Air SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY Chemical Stability Incompatible Materials Hazardous Reactions Stable under normal conditions Not available None Conditions to Avoid Hazardous Decomposition Products Heat or water will vigorously vaporise liquid nitrogen. Not available Colourless Not available 0.98 Not available 0.967 Not explosive Odour Vapour Pressure Boiling Point / Range Solubility in Water Flash Point Ignition Temperature Odourless Not applicable -195.8C 0.0235 m3/kg None Does not ignite
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION EYE CONTACT Health Effects From the Likely Routes of Exposure SKIN CONTACT INHALATION INGESTION Acute Overexposure Chronic Overexposure SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION Ecotoxicity Mobility Bioaccumulative Potential Not available Not available Not available Persistence and Degradability Environmental Fate (Exposure) Not available Not available See above Dizziness, shortness of breath, unconsciousness, or suffocation may occur. Non-irritating gas. Non-irritating gas. An asphyxiant due to the exclusion of oxygen. Not a probable route of exposure, as Nitrogen is a gas.
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS Disposal Methods and Containers Special Precautions for Landfill or Incineration SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION UN Number Class and Subsidiary Risk Special Precautions for User UN 1066 D. G. Class 2.2 None UN Proper Shipping Name Packing Group Hazchem Code Nitrogen Packing Group III 2T If in cylinders, dispose of in accordance to local, state and Commonwealth regulations. None
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION The regulatory status of a material (including its ingredients) under relevant Australian health, safety and environmental legislation. SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION Date of Preparation February 2008 Not available
END OF MSDS
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