*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF ACETYLENE IS PRESENT
    IN THE AIR USE POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE RESPIRATOR OR
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO
    KEEP EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW PEL. USE EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT SMOKE WHILE WORKING WITH THIS PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    SMOKING/NO OPEN FLAMES SIGNS IN STORAGE OR USE AREA.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ACETYLENE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ACETYLENE
    SULFIDE, AND ACETONE.
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE- ACETYLENE IS NON-TOXIC, BUT CAN
    ACT AS A SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. DEATH CAN OCCUR DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN
    IN AIR. CHRONIC: REPEATED EXPOSURES TO TOLERABLE LEVELS HAS NOT
    SHOWN DELETERIOUS EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT
    IS LISTED BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:RAPID RESPIRATION, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE,
    POSSIBLE NAUSEA, UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF
    RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: IMMEDIATELY MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
    BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO- MOUTH.
    IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. SEEK MEDICAL HELP.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:CC
Lower Limits:2.5%
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:STOP GAS FLOW IF POSSIBLE. LET GAS TO CONSUME
    ITSELF. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL CYLINDERS. KEEP PERSONNEL AWAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE. CAN EASILY
    REIGNITE WITH EXPLOSIVE FORCE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE PERSONNEL. ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES.
    VENTILATE AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS. STOP LEAK IF SAFE TO DO SO.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AND USE IN DRY, WELL VENTILATED
    AREAS AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT OR IGNITION. STORAGE AREA SHOULD
Other Precautions:PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. DO NOT DRAG,
    NOT HEAT CYLINDER BY ANY MEANS. STORE UPRIGHT FIRMLY SECURED. KEEP
    VALVE PROTEC TION CAPS IN PLACE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:G2
Vapor Density:<1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:GAS
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS, ETHEREAL OR GARLIC-LIKE ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
OXYGEN, OTHER OXIDIZERS SUCH AS HALOGEN, HALOGEN COMPOUNDS. COPPER,
    MERCURY, SILVER, BRASSES, FORMS EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS.
    NOT EXPOSE CYLINDER TO SUDDEN SHOCK OR HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL OR UNUSED
    QUANTITIES. RETURN PROPERLY LABELED DCYLINDERS, WITH ANY VALVE
    OUTLET PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED AND VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO
    MANUFACTURER.
