*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IN EMERGENCY
    SITUATIONS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHST: USE TO MIN EXPOS TO GAS DURING MATL TRANSFER
    AND HANDLING. MECH(GENL): USE FOR GENL AREA CONTROL.
Other Protective Equipment:COMPLETE BODY COVERING CLOTHING. ANSI
    APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE BATH & DELUGE SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:ENSURE PIPING IS EMPTY BEFORE DOING MAINTENANCE
    WORK. WASH THORO AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHANE, TRIFLUORO-; (TRIFLUOROMETHANE)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HIGH CONCS CAN EXCLUDE AN ADEQ SUPPLY
    OF O*2 TO LUNGS CAUSING DIZZ, CONFUSION, DEEP BRTHG, POSS NAUSEA &
    PULSE OR PALPITATIONS. THRU  LITERATURE SEARCHES, RTECS REPORTS
    TRIFLUOROMETHANE TO BE MUTAGENIC IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER AT
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
    HDCH, DIZZ, CONFUSN & UNCON. LIQ CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE.
    CHLOROFLUOROCARBON MATLS HAVE PRDCED SENSIT OF MYOCARDIUM TO
    EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS & COULD HA VE SIMILAR EFT IN HUMANS.
    ADRENOMIMETICS (E.G., EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE CONTRAINDICATED EXCEPT
    FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIAC PROBLEMS MAY BE AGGRAVATED
    BY EXPOSURE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    IRRIT/FROSTBITE OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE PERS TO FRESH
    AIR.  IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE O*2.
    GET MED ATTN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE PERS 1 TO 2 GLASSES OF
    WATER. GET MED ATTN IMMED. NOTE TO MD: EPINEPHRINE IS
    CONTRAINDICATED(SUPDAT)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
    FLAMM MATLS IN AREA IS SUITABLE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL CYLINDERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA
    & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:UNDER FIRE CNDTNS, TOX & CORR HYDROGEN
    FLUORIDE, TOX FLUORIDES, CARBON OXIDES MAY BE RELEASED. THERM
    DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES & (SUPDAT)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVAC AREA. VENT AREA. WEAR APPROP PERS
    PROTECTIVE EQUIP IF ENTRY INTO AREAS OF RELEASE IS NECESSARY.
    MATERIAL VAPORIZES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE SAME TYPE OF PRECS AS WOULD BE
    USED HNDLG ANY CRYOGENIC GAS. PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM PHYSICAL DMG.
Other Precautions:CYLINDERS SHOULD BE SECURED FOR STORAGE W/VALVE
    PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE. USE HAND TRUCK FOR MOVING CYLINDERS.
    HANDLE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
    OVEREXP: USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY /CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO CFC'S.
    FIRST AID PROC: IN THE TREATMENT OF OVEREXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUC T.
    EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD. EXPLO HAZ: & PHOSGENE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Vapor Density:2.4
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, PRACTICALLY ODORLESS GAS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID OPEN FLAME AND HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, COF*2, CARBON
    DIOXIDE & CARBON MONOXIDE. CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES & PHOSGENE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN UNUSED QTYS IN SHIPPING CYLINDER TO GREAT
    LAKES CHEMICAL CORP, EL DORADO, ARKANSAS. OTHERWISE, DISPOSE OF
    WASTE AT AN APPRVD CHEMICAL DISP FACILITY AS ALLOWED BY CURRENT
    LOCAL, STATE/PROVINCE,  FEDERAL/CANADIAN LAWS & REGS.
