*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE
    WITH MASK OR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION ABOVE THE TWA FOR
    CARBON DIOXIDE.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES AND APPROPRIATE HEAD AND EYE
    PROTECTION WHEN WELDING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:AREA IS MOST IMPORTANT. UNCON PERSONS SHOULD BE MOVED TO
    AN UNCONTAM AREA, GIVEN MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION & SUPP OXYG.
    FURTHER TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE. SPILL PR
    OC:LISTED HEREIN. WASTE DISP METH:CLOSEST SUPPLIER LOCATION OR CALL
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CARBON DIOXIDE
Ingred Name:ARGON
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ BACK FLOW INTO CYL.
    FOR ADDNL HNDLG RECOMS, CONSULT COMPRESSED GAS (ING 4)
    PROT CYLS FROM PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-(ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4:VENT AREA AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMER
    EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMPS WHERE CYLS ARE STORED TO (ING 6)
    FIRMLY SECURED TO PVNT FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER. FULL (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:& EMPTY CYLS SHOULD BE SEGREGATED. USE "FIRST
    IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT FULL CYLS BEING STORED (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:FOR EXCESSIVE PERIODS OF TIME. FOR ADDNL STOR RECOMS,
    CONSULT COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION'S PAMPHLETS P-1, (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 9:MONITORING FOR CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN WORK ATM IS
    SUPPLIER'S MSDS'S FOR CARBON DIOXIDE AND ARGON.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
    THESE MIXTURES WHEN INHALED WITH ADEQUATE OXYGEN IN THE AIR WILL
    CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE RESPIRATORY RATE. HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS
    WILL CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND EVE NTUALLY UNCONSCIOUSNESS. TOX
    PROPERTIES:CARBON DIOXIDE IS THE MOST POWERFUL VASODILATOR KNOWN.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:INHALING LARGE CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES
    RAPID CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO COMA AND DEATH. CHRONIC
    HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT KNOWN FROM REPEATED INHALATION OF LOW
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:PROMPT MED ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXP TO THESE
    MIX. RESCUE PERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED W/NIOSH/MSHA SCBA. INGEST:CALL
    EK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER. CALL MD
    . INHAL:CONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO AN UNCONTAM AREA &
    INHALE FRESH AIR. QUICK REMOVAL FROM CONTAM (SUP DAT)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NONFLAMMABLE
    GAS MIXTURE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVAC ALL PERS FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE APPROP
    PROT EQUIP. IF LEAK IS IN USER'S EQUIP, BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING
    W/AN INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN
    CNTNR/CNTNR VALVE, CONT YOUR C LOSEST SUPPLIER LOCATION/CALL EMER
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENT AREAS. VALVE
    PROT CAPS MUST REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS CNTNR IS SECURED W/VALVE
    OUTLET PIPED TO USE PT. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYL.
Other Precautions:USE SUITABLE HAND TRUCK FOR CYL MOVEMENT. USE PRESS
    PIPING/SYS. DO NOT HEAT CYL BY ANY MEANS TO INCREASE DISCHARGE RATE
    OF PROD FROM  CYL. USE CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN (ING 3)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:GAS MIXTURE
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:GAS MIXTURE
Vapor Pres:GAS MIX
Evaporation Rate & Reference:GAS MIXTURE
Solubility in Water:GAS MIXTURE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS . DO
    NOT DISP OF WASTE/UNUSED QTYS. RETURN IN SHIPPING CNTNR PROPERLY
    LBLD, W/ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS/CAPS SECURED & VALVE PROT CAP IN
    PLACE TO YOUR SUPPL IER. FOR EMER DISP ASSISTANCE, CONT YOUR(SUP
    DAT)
