Control Measures 
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Product ID: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE
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Contractor Summary 
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Ingredients 
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Other REC Limits: NOT PROVIDED
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
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Health Hazards Data 
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Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: EFFECTS OF A SINGLE (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE:
  INHALATION?ASPHYXIANT. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE HEADACHE, DROWSINESS,
  DIZZINESS, EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMITING, AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LACK
  OF OX YGEN CAN KILL. SKIN CONTACT?NO HARM EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. LIQUID MAY
  CAUSE FROSTBITE.  SWALLOWING?AN UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE, BUT FROSTBITE OF
  THE LIPS AND MOUTH MAY RESULT FROM  CONTACT WITH THE LI QUID. THIS PRODUCT IS
  A GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE. EYE CONTACT?NO HARM EXPECTED FROM
  VAPOR. LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. EFFECTS OF REPEATED (CHRONIC)
  OVEREXPOSURE: NO HARM EXPECTED.
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE IS NOT LISTED BY NTP, OSHA,
  OR IARC.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: INHALATION? HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE
  HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMITING, AND
  UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LACK OF OXYGEN CAN KILL. SKIN CONTACT? LIQUID MAY CAUSE
  FROSTBI TE. SWALLOWING? FROSTBITE OF THE LIPS AND MOUTH MAY RESULT FROM 
  CONTACT WITH THE LIQUID. EYE CONTACT? LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: THE TOXICOLOGY AND THE PHYSICAL AND
  CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS
  UNLIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT
  BREATHING. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL MAY GIVE OXYGEN.
  CALL PHYSICIAN. SKIN CONTACT: FOR EXPOSURE TO LIQUID, IMM EDIATELY WARM AREA
  CLOTHING WHILE SHOWERING WITH WARM WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SWALLOWING: THIS
  PRODUCT IS A GAS. EYE CONT ACT: FOR EXPOSURE TO LIQUID, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
  ENSURE ALL SURFACES ARE FLUSHED THOROUGHLY. SEE A PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLY AN 
  OPHTHALMOLOGIST, IMMEDIATELY.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: CAUTION! LIQUID AND GAS UNDER PRESSURE. IMMEDIATELY
  EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA. USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
  APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF FLOW IF WITHOUT RISK. VENTILATE AREA OR MOVE
   CYLINDER TO WELL-VENTILATED AREA. BEFORE ENTERING AREA, ESPECIALLY CONFINED
  AREA, CHECK FOR SUFFICIENT OXYGEN WITH AN APPROPRIATE DEVICE. PREVENT RUNOFF
  FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT RELEVANT
Waste Disposal Methods: PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING THE SURROUNDING
  ENVIRONMENT. KEEP PERSONNEL AWAY. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE
  CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIAN
  CE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. IF NECESSARY CALL YOUR LOCAL
  SUPPLIER FOR ASSISTANCE.
Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE AND USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
  FIRMLY SECURE CYLINDERS UPRIGHT TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING . SCREW VALVE
  PROTECTION CAP FIRMLY IN PLACE BY HAND. STORE ONLY WHERE TEMPERATURE WILL NOT
  FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT INVENTORY SYSTEM.
Other Precautions: PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM DAMAGE. USE A SUITABLE HAND TRUCK TO
  MOVE CYLINDERS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO LIFT A CYLINDER BY ITS CAP. NEVER INSERT AN
  OBJECT (E.G., WRENCH, SCREWDRIVER, PRY BAR) INTO CAP OPENINGS;  DOING SO MAY
  DAMAGE THE VALVE AND CAUSE A LEAK. USE AN ADJUSTABLE STRAP WRENCH TO REMOVE
  CAPS. OPEN  VALVE SLOWLY.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Extinguishing Media: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA
  APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: CAUTION! CYLINDER UNDER PRESSURE. EVACUATE PERSONNEL
  FROM AREA. IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CYLINDERS WITH WATER FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE
  UNTIL COOL, THEN MOVE THEM AWAY FROM FIRE AREA IF WITHOUT RISK. SELF-CONTA
  INED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE REQUIRED BY RESCUE WORKERS. ON-SITE FIRE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE CANNOT CATCH FIRE. HEAT OF
  FIRE CAN BUILD PRESSURE IN CYLINDER AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE. NO PART OF
  SULFUR HE XAFLUORIDE CYLINDERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE.
  (EXCEPTIONS MAY EXIST WHERE AUTHORIZED BY DOT.)
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Respiratory Protection: USE AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATORS WHERE LOCAL AND/OR GENERAL
  EXHAUST VENTILATION ARE INSUFFICIENT TO KEEP WORKER'S EXPOSURE BELOW TLV. USE
  FULL-FACE, SELF-CONTAINED  BREATHING APPARATUS IN A POSITIVE PRESS URE DEMAND
  MODE IN CONFINED SPACES OR IN OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES. RESPIRATORY
Ventilation: USE A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM, IF NECESSARY, TO CONTROL THE
  CONCENTRATION OF THIS PRODUCT IN THE WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE.
Other Protective Equipment: WEAR METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING. SELECT
  EQUIPMENT, NEVER TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS.
Work Hygienic Practices: NOT PROVIDED
Supplemental Safety and Health: NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: THERE IS NO SPECIFIC
  ANTIDOTE. THIS PRODUCT IS INERT. TREATMENT OF OVER-EXPOSURE SHOULD BE
  DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CLINICAL CONDITION. ABBREVIATION:
  N/A=NOT APP LICABLE OR NOT AVAILABLE. N/K=UNKNOWN. N/P=NOT PROVIDED. N/R=NOT
  RELEVANT. N/D=NOT DETERMINED. N/E=NOT ESTABLISHED.
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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HCC: G3
NRC/State LIC No: NOT RELEVANT
B.P. Text: SUBLIMES
Decomp Text: NOT PROVIDED
Evaporation Rate & Reference: HIGH (BUAC=1)`
Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE.
Corrosion Rate: NOT PROVIDED
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Materials To Avoid: EXPLODES VIOLENTLY IN CONTACT WITH DISILANE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE TOXIC FUMES
  OF FLUORIDES AND SULFUR OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NONE
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Toxicological Information 
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Toxicological Information: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE IS A SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT.
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Ecological Information 
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Ecological: NO ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS EXPECTED. SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE DOES
  NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS I OR CLASS II  OZONE-DEPLETING CHEMICALS. SULFUR
  HEXAFLUORIDE IS NOT LISTED AS A MARINE POLLUTANT BY DOT.
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Transport Information: DOT/IMO SHIPPING NAME: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE. HAZARD
  LABEL(S): NONFLAMMABLE GAS. PLACARD (WHEN REQUIRED): NONFLAMMABLE GAS.
  SPECIAL  SHIPPING INFORMATION: CYLINDERS SHOULD BE TRANSPORTED IN A SECURE
  POSITION, IN A WELL-VENTILATED VEHICLE. CYLINDERS TRANSPORTED IN AN ENCLOSED,
  NONVENTILATED COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE CAN PRESENT SERIO US SAFETY HAZARDS.
  SHIPMENT OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS THAT HAVE BEEN FILLED WITHOUT THE
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Regulatory Information 
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Sara Title III Information: SARA: SUPERFUND AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT:
  QUANTITY (TPQ) AND RELEASE REPORTING BASED ON REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQ) OF 
Federal Regulatory Information: CERCLA: COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONM 
CERCLA: COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT
  TOXIC SUBSTANCES  CONTROL ACT: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE IS LISTED ON THE TSCA
  FACILITIES TO DEVELOP A PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BASED ON THRESHOLD
  QUANTITIES (TQ) OF H IGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE IS NOT
  LISTED IN  APPENDIX A AS A HIGHLY  HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL.
State Regulatory Information: CALIFORNIA: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY
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Other Information 
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Other Information: CAUTION! LIQUID AND GAS UNDER PRESSURE.  CAN CAUSE RAPID
  SUFFOCATION.MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.  MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS AND DROWSINESS. 
  SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE REQUIRED BY  RESCUE WORKERS.  
  ODOR: NONE
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Transportation Information 
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Product ID: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE
Multiple KIT Number: 0
Unit Of Issue: CY
Type Of Container: CYLINDER
Additional Data: PROPER SHIPPING NAME, UN ID NUMBER, HAZARD CLASS, PER MSDS.
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Detail DOT Information 
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DOT PSN Code: NTF
DOT Proper Shipping Name: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE
Hazard Class: 2.2
Label: NONFLAMMABLE GAS
Vessel Stow Req: A
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Detail IMO Information 
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IMO PSN Code: OFB
IMO Proper Shipping Name: SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE
UN Hazard Class: 2(2.2)
IMO Packaging Group: -
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Detail IATA Information 
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IATA PSN Code: XIS
IATA Proper Shipping Name: SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE
IATA UN Class: 2.2
IATA Label: NON-FLAMMABLE GAS
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Detail AFI Information 
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AFI PSN Code: XIS
AFI Proper Shipping Name: SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE
AFI Hazard Class: 2.2
Special Provisions: P5
Back Pack Reference: A6.3, A6.5
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HAZCOM Label 
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Product ID: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE
Company Name: PRAXAIR, INC.
Label Required IND: Y
Status Code: A
MFG Label NO: NOT PROVIDED
Origination Code: F
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: CAUTION
Respiratory Protection IND: NO
Health Hazard: Slight
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: TARGET ORGANS: N/P. CAUTION! LIQUID AND GAS UNDER
  PRESSURE. CAN CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION.  MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE, DIZZINESS AND
  DROWSINESS. FIRST AID: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RES
  PIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. IF BREATHINGIS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL
  PHYSICIAN. SKIN CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY WARM AREA WITH WARM WATER. CALL A
  PHYSICIAN. SWALLOWING: THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS. EYE CONTACT:  IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
  SURFACES ARE FLUSHED THOROUGHLY. SEE A PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLY AN
  OPHTHALMOLOGIST, IMMEDIATELY.
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