*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    RESPIRATORS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO MSHA AND NIOSH
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: PREFERRED MECHANICAL (GENERAL): ACCEPTABLE
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
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*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:NITROGEN
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NITROGEN
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: ASPHYXIANT. MODERATE
    CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LACK OF OXYGEN CAN CAUSE
    DEATH.  SKIN: LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE
    HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION,
    VOMITING, AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS.  CONTACT WITH THE LIQUID CAN CAUSE
    FROSTBITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DOES NOT SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE
    IS LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGST:PRODUCT IS A GAS AT NORMAL TEMP/ PRESSURE.
    SKIN:IMMEDIATELY WARM FROSTBITE AREA W/WARM WTR(NOT TO EXCEED
    W/WARM WTR.CALL A PHYSIC IAN. EYE:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/WATER
    ARTIFICAL RESPIR ATION IF NOT BREATHING. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING
    IS DIFFICULT.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:NITROGEN CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FORM DANGER AREA.
    IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CONTAINERS W/WATER SPRAY FROM MAX DISTANCE UNTIL
    COOL, THEN MOVE CONTNR AWAY FROM FIRE AREA W/O RISK
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINER MAY RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF
    FIRE.NO PART OF CONTAINER SHOULD BE SUBJECTTO TEMPERATURE HIGHER
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:USE SCBA WHERE NEEDED. SHUTOFF LEAK IF W/O
    RISK. VENTL AREA OF LEAK OR MOVE CONTAINER TO WELL VENTLAREA.
    EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA. TEST AREA FOR SUFFICIENT
    OXYGEN CONTENT PRIOR TO PERMI TTING RE-ENTRY OF PERSONNEL
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:NEVER WORK ON A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. IF
    THERE IS A LEAK,CLOSE THE CYLINDER VALVE,BLOW DOWN SYSTEM BY
    VENTING TO SAFE PLACE,THEN REPAIR THE LEAK.
Other Precautions:HIGH PRESSURE GAS. CAN CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION DUE TO
    OXYGEN DEFICIENCY. STORE AND USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. CLOSE
    VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE AND WHEN EMPTY.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:G3
Vapor Pres:GAS
Spec Gravity:GAS
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND
    PRESSURE
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS CAN REACT VIOLENTLY W/LITHIUM,
    NEODYMIUM,TITANIUM,OZONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE.DISCARD ANY
    PRODUCTRESIDUE,DISPOSABLE CONTAINER/LINER IN COMPLIANCE WITH
    FEDERAL, LOCAL, AND STATE REGULATIONS.
