*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    USE NIOSH APPROVED SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORY PROT IF OXYG LEVELS ARE
    PRODUCT. IF RESPIRATO RY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED, FOLLOW THE
    REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL OSHA RESPIRATORY PROTECTION STANDARD
Ventilation:USE W/ADEQ VENT TO ENSURE EXPOS TO THIS GAS ARE MINIMIZED.
    LOC EXHST VENT IS PREF, BECAUSE IT PVNTS DISPERSION OF GAS MIXT
    INTO WORK PLACE BY (EXPLAN OF CARCIN)
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . USE BODY PROTECTION APPROPRIATE FOR TASK.
Work Hygienic Practices:AS W/ALL CHEMS, AVOID GETTING PROD IN YOU. DO
    NOT EAT/DRINK WHILE HNDLG CHEMS. BE AWARE OF ANY SIGNS OF
    DIZZ/FATG; EXPOS TO FATAL CONCS OF PROD (DUE TO OXYG DISPLACEMENT)
    COULD OCCUR (EXPLAN OF CARCIN)
Supplemental Safety and Health
    (FT3/LB). PROD:ODOR THRESHOLD:N/A. COEFFICIENT WATER/OIL
    DISTRIBUTATI ON:N/A. HOW TO DETECT THIS SUBSTANCE (WARNING
    PROPERTIES):THERE ARE NO UNUSUAL WARNING PROPERTIES ASSOC(EFTS OF
    OVEREXP)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:NON-FLAMMABLE GAS
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Minumum % Wt:1.
Other REC Limits:SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT(M)
    IN H*2O: INSOLUBLE.
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
Other REC Limits:SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT(M)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:MOST SIGNIFICANT HAZ ASSOC
    W/THIS GAS IS INHAL OF OXYG-DEFICIENT ATMS. SYMPS OF OXYG
    DEFICIENCY INCL RESP DFCLTY, RINGING IN EARS, HDCHS, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, WHEEZING, DIZZ, INDIGESTION, NAUS & , AT HIGH CONCS,
    UNCON/DEATH MAY OCCUR.INHAL:PERS BRTHG SUCH ATM MAY EXPER SYMPS
    WHICH INCL DROW, VOMIT & DEPRESS OF ALL SENSES. HIGH PRESS GAS. CAN
    CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION. FOLLOWING EFTS ASSOC W/VAR IOUS LEVELS OF
    CONSCIOUSNESS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:INGS OF THIS GAS MIXTURE ARE NOT FOUND
    ON FOLLOWING LISTS:FED OSHA Z LIST, NTP, CAL/OSHA, IARC, &
    THEREFORE ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE, NOR SUSPECTED TO BE
    CANCER-CAUSING AGENTS BY THESE AGENCIES. -- VE NT: ELIMINATING IT
    AT ITS SOURCE. IF APPROP, INSTALL AUTOMATIC MONITORING EQUIP TO
    DETECT LEVEL OF OXYG. -- HYGIENE PRACT: W/OUT ANY SIGNIFICANT
    WARNING SYMPS.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:<6%:CONVULSIVE MOVEMENTS, POSS RESP
    COLLAPSE & DEATH. SKIN OF VICTIM OF OVEREXP MAY HAVE BLUE COLOR.
    CONT W/RAPIDLY EXPANDING GASES (WHICH ARE RELS UNDER HIGH PRESS)
    MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. SYMP S OF FROSTBITE INCL CHANGE IN SKIN COLOR
    TO WHITE/GRAYISH-YELLOW. PAIN AFTER CONT W/LIQ CAN QUICKLY SUBSIDE.
    CHRONIC:THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO KNOWN ADVERSE HLTH EFTS ASSOC
    W/CHRONIC EXPOS TO PROD. CHRON IC EXPOS TO OXYG-DEFICIENT ATMS
    SYS. -- SUPP DATA: W/RELS OF PROD IN TERMS OF LEAK DETECTION,
    FITTINGS & JOINTS CAN BE PAINTED W/SOA P SOLN TO DETECT LEAKS, (MED
    CNDTNS)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS
    MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT. -- EFTS OF
    OVEREXP: WHICH WILL BE INDICATED BY A BUBBLE FORMATION.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:REMOVE VICTIM(S) TO FRESH AIR, AS QUICKLY AS POSS. EYES:IN
    MINS. INHAL:IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
    OXYG. ONLYTRAINED PERS SHOULD ADMIN SUPP OXYG. SKIN:IN CASE OF
    FROSTBITE, PLACE FROSTBITTEN PART IN WARM WATER. DO NOT USE HOT
    WATER. IF WARM WATER IS NOT AVAIL/IS IMPRACTICAL TO USE, WRAP
    AFFECTED PARTS GENTL Y IN BLANKETS. ALTERNATIVELY, IF FINGERS/HANDS
    ARE FROSTBITTEN, PLACE AFFECTED AREA IN ARMPIT. ENCOURAGE VICTIM TO
    GENTLY EXERCISE AFFECTED PART WHILE BEING WARMED. SEEK IMMED MED
    ATTN. INGEST:CALL MD  IMMED . NOTE TO MD'S:(OTHER INFO)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE GAS. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . MOVE FIRE-EXPOSED CYLINDERS FROM AREA, IF IT CAN BE
    DONE WITHOUT RISK TO FIRE-FIGHTERS. WITHDRAW IMMEDIATELY IN CASE OF
    RISING SOUNDS FROMVENTING PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES OR ANY
    DISCOLORATION OF TANKS OR CYLINDERS DUE TO A FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS GAS MIXTURE DOES NOT BURN; HOWEVER,
    CONTAINERS, WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, MAY RUPTURE OR BURST IN HEAT OF
    FIRE. EXPLOSION SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT AND/OR STATIC
    DISCHARGE: NOT SENSITIVE. NFP A/HMIS RATINGS: HEALTH - 1;
    FLAMMABILITY - 0; REACTIVITY - 0.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:UNCONTROLLED RELS SHOULD BE REPSONDED TO BY
    TRAINED PERS USING PRE-PLANNED PROCS. PROPER PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE
    USED. IN CASE OF SPILL, CLEAR AFFECTED AREA, PROT PEOPLE & RESPOND
    W/TRAINED PERS. MIN PPE  SHOULD BE LEVEL B: PROT CLTHG,
    SOURCE OF LEAKING GAS. ALLOW GAS TO DISSIPATE. MONITOR SURROUND
    AREA FOR OXYG LEVELS. ATM MUST(OTHER INFO)
Neutralizing Agent:OTHER INFO:FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER. CYLS CAN BE
    STORED IN OPEN, BUT IN SUCH CASES SHOULD BE (WASTE DISP METH)
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:CYLS SHOUD BE STORED IN DRY,
    WELL-VENTED AREAS AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT. COMPRESSED GASES CAN
    PRESENT SIGNIFICANT SFTY HAZS. STORE CNTNRS AWAY FROM HEAVILY
    TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMER EXITS. POST "NO SMO KING/OPEN FLAMES" SIGNS
    IN STOR/USE AREAS. USE EQUIP RATED FOR CYL PRESS. USE I/A/W MSDS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT REMOVE THIS PROD LBL. PROT CYLS AGAINST
    PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTED, FIREPROOF AREA, AWAY
    FROM FLAMM MATLS & CORR ATMS. STORE AWAY FROM HEAT & IGNIT SOURCES
    & OUT OF DIRECT SU NLIGHT. DO NOT STORE NEAR ELEVATORS,
    CORRIDORS/LOADING DOCKS. AVOID STORING PRODS BY INCOMPAT CHEMS.  DO
    NOT (OTHER INFO)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE INGREDIENTS
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SEE INGREDIENTS
Vapor Pres:NOT APPLICABLE (PSIA)
Vapor Density:SEE INGS
Spec Gravity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT APPLICABLE (N-BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:SEE INGREDIENTS
Appearance and Odor:THIS PRODUCT IS A COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NITROGEN, A COMPONENT OF THIS MIXTURE, IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH LITHIUM
    AND TITANIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXPOSING CYLINDERS TO EXTREMELY HIGH
    TEMPERATURES, WHICH COULD CAUSE CYLS TO RUPTURE. AVOID EXPOSING
    THIS PRODUCT TO INCOMPATIBLE CHEMICALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:HELIUM:SIMPLE ASPHY, WHICH ACTS TO DISPLACE
    NITROGEN:EYE IRRIT(RBT); LIQ POURED INTO EYE FOR 1-2 SECS W/LIDS
    HELD APART, PRDCD NO DISCERNIBLE  INJURY. WHEN EXPOS WAS EXTENDED
    TO 5 SECS, SLIGHT LESIONS OF CORNEA WERE OBSERVED. BY NEXT DAY, ALL
    EYES WERE ENTIRELY NORMAL. IRRIT OF PROD:CONT W/RAPIDLY EXPANDING
    GASES CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE & DMG TOEXPOS SKIN & EYES. SENSIT OF
    PROD:NOT SENSITIZER.  MUTAGENICITY/EMBRYOTOXICITY/TERATOGENICITY/
    REPRO TOX:PROD NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ADVERSE EFTS IN HUMANS.
    CURRENTLY NO BIOLOGICAL EXPOS INDICES (BEI' S) ASSOC W/COMPONENTS
    OF PROD.
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:ENVIRON STAB:COMPONENTS OF THIS GAS MIXT OCCUR NATRLY IN
    ATM. GAS WILL BE DISSIPATED RAPIDLY IN WELL-VENTED AREAS. ANY
    ADVERSE EFT ON ANIMALS WOULD BE RELATED TO OXYG DEFICIENT ENVIRONS.
    NO ADVERSE EF T IS ANTIC TO OCCUR IN PLANT-LIFE, EXCEPT FOR FROST
    PRDCD IN PRESENCE OF RAPIDLY EXPANDING GASES. PROD IS NOT EXPECTED
    TO BE HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE. -- WASTE DISP METH:USED:MOVE CYLS
    W/SUITABLE HAND- TRUCK. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL CYLS. DO NOT DROP
    CYLS/PERMIT THEM TO STRIKE EACH OTHER. SECURE CYLS FIRMLY. LEAVE
    VALVE PROT CAP IN-PLACE UNTIL CYL IS READY FOR USE. DURING USE:USE
    DESIGNATED CGA FITT INGS & OTHER SUPPORT (SARA TITLE III)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE DISP MUST BE I/A/W APPROP FED, STATE & LOC
    REGS. RETURN CYLS W/RESIDUAL PROD TO AIRGAS. DO NOT DISPOSE
    LOCALLY. -- NEUT AGENT:PROTECTED AGAINST EXTREMES OF WEATHER & FROM
    DAMPNESS OF GROUND TO P VNT RUSTING. NEVER TAMPER W/PRESS RELIEF
    DEVICES IN VALVES & CYLS. FOLLOWING RULES ARE APPLIC TO SIT UATIONS
    IN WHICH CYLS ARE BEING (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
    THE U.S. DOT. PROPER SHIPPING NAME: COMPRESSED GASES, N.O.S.
    (NITROGEN, HELIUM). HAZ CLASS NUMBER & DESCRIPTION: 2.2 (COMPRESSED
    GOOD REGS: THIS MATL IS CONSIDERED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. USE ABOVE
    INFO FOR PREPARATION OF CANADIAN SHIPMENTS.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:THIS PROD IS SUBJECT TO REPORTING
    PLANNING QTY:N/A. -- ECOLOGICAL INFO:EQ UIP. DO NOT USE ADAPTERS.
    DO NOT HEAT CYL BY ANY MEANS TO INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD FROM
    CYL. USE CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ BACKFLOW
    INTO CYL. DO NOT USE OILS/GREASE ON GAS-HNDL G FITTINGS/EQUIP.
    AFTER USE:CLOSE MAIN CYL VALVE. REPLACE VALVE PROT CAP. MARK EMPTY
    CYLS "EMPTY". NOTE: USE ONLY DOT/ASME CODE CNTNRS. EARTH-GROUND &
    BOND ALL LINES & EQUIP ASSOC W/PROD. CLOSE VALVE  AFTER EACH USE &
    WHEN (FED REGULATORY)
Federal Regulatory Information:INGS OF GAS MIXT ARE LISTED ON TSCA
    INVENTORY. CERCLA RQ'S & OTHER FED REGS:N/A. PREPARED TO U.S. OSHA,
    CMA, ANSI & CANADIAN WHMIS STDS. -- SARA TITLE III:EMPTY. CYLS MUST
    NOT BE RECHARGED EXCEPT BY O R W/CONSENT OF OWNER. FOR ADDNL INFO
    REFER TO COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC PAMPHLET P-1, SAFE HNDLG OF
    COMPRESSED GASES IN CNTNRS. ADDNLY, REFER TO CGA BULLETIN SB-2
    "OXYG DEFICIENT ATMS". PROT PRACTICES DURI NG MAINT OF CONTAM
    EQUIP:FOLLOW PRACTICES INDICATED IN ACCIDENTAL RELS MEASURES
    SECTION. MAKE CERTAI N APPLICATION EQUIP IS LOCKED & TAGGED-OUT
    SAFELY. ALWAYS USE PROD IN AREAS WHERE ADEQ VENT IS PROVIDED.
State Regulatory Information:COMPONENTS OF THIS GAS MIXT ARE NOT ON CAL
    REGS: AK - DESIGNATED TOX & HAZ SUBSTANCES:HELIUM; CA - PEL'S FOR
    CHEM CONTAMS:NITROGEN, HELIU M; FL, MA - SUBSTANCE LIST:HELIUM; IL
    LIST OF HAZ SUBSTANCES:HELIUM; MO - EMPLOYER INFO/TOX SUBSTANCE
    LIST:NITROGEN, HELIUM; NJ - RIGHT  TO KNOW HAZ SUBSTANCE
    LIST:HELIUM;  ND - LIST OF HAZ CHEMS, RQ'S:NITROGEN; PA - HAZ
    SUBSTANCE LIST:H ELIUM,NITROGEN; RI - HAZ SUBSTANCE LIST:HELIUM; TX
    & WV - HAZ SUBSTANCE LIST:NO; WI - TOX & HAZ SUBSTANCES:NO.
*  Other Information  *
