*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT
    ATMOSPHERES. CAUTION! RESPIRATORS WILL NOT FUNCTION. USE MAY RESULT
    IN ASPHYXIATION.
Ventilation:NATURAL OR MECH WHERE GAS/VAP ARE PRESENT. LOCAL & MECH AS
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:FROM EXPOS TO LIQ ARGON OR COLD ARGON GAS. FIRST AID
    PROC:BURNS WHICH RSLT IN BLISTERING OR DEEPER TISS FREEZING SHOULD
    BE SEEN PROMPTLY BY A MD. SPILL PROC:THAN AIR & MAY TEND TO COLL
    ECT IN LOW AREAS IF VENT IS NOT ADEQ. WASTE DISP METH:CYL TO AIR
    PRODS W/RESIDUAL PRESS, CYL VALVE (SEE INGRED 2)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ARGON OR LAR (IN CRYOGENIC LIQUID STATE)
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ING 8:INTO STOR CONTR. AVOID DRAGGING, ROLLING OR SLIDING
Ingred Name:ING 9:TRUCK. FOR ADDNL HNDLG RECOMMONDATIONS ON COMPRESSED
    SPECIFICAITON OR ASME CODES.
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF COMPRESSED
Ingred Name:VENT:THAN NORM CONC OF ARGON IN WORK AREAS.
Ingred Name:ING 7:CYL WHEN IN USE. NEVER USE DIRECT FLAME TO HEAT A
    COMPRESSED GAS CYL. USE A CHECK VALVE TO PVNT BACKFLOW (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ARGON
Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:TIGHTLY CLOSED & VALVE CAPS IN PLACE.
Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PREC:ACCIDENTAL KNOCKING OVER OR DAM FROM
    PASSING OR FALLING OBJECTS. VALVE CAPS SHOULD REMAIN ON CYL (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3:NOT CONNECTED FOR USE. SEGREGATE FULL & EMPTY CYL.
    STOR AREAS SHOULD BE FREE OF COMBUST MATL. AVOID EXPOS (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4:TO AREAS WHERE SALT OR OTHER CORR CHEMS ARE PRESENT.
    PVNT CONT OF LIQ ARGON W/EXPOSED SKIN. PVNT ENTRAPMENT(ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:OF LIQ IN CLSD SYS. USE ONLY IN WELL VENTD AREAS.
    COMPRESSED GAS CYL CONTAIN ARGON AT EXTREMELY HIGH PRESS (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:& SHOULD BE HNDLD W/CARE. USE A PRESS-REDUCING
    REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING TO LOWER PRESS PIPING SYS. SECURE (ING 8)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ARGON IS A SIMPLE ASPHY & HAS NO TLV.
    ARGON IS ODORLESS & NONTOX, BUT MAY PRDCE SUFFOCATION BY DILUTING
    THE CONC OF O2 IN AIR BELOW LEVELS NEC TO SUPPORT LIFE. PERS, INCL
    RESCUE WORKERS, SHOULD NOT EN TER AREAS WHERE THE O2 CONC IS BELOW
    EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:RESP. EXPOS TO O2-DEFICIENT ATM MAY
    PRDCE DIZZ, NAUS, VOM, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH. DEATH MAY
    RSLT FROM ERRORS IN JUDGMENT, CONFUSION OR LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
    WHICH PVNTS SELF RESCUE. A T LOW O2 CONC UNCON & DEATH MAY OCCUR IN
    SECONDS W/OUT WARNING. EXTENSIVE TISS DAM OR BURNS CAN RSLT (SEE
    SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:PERS SUFFERING FROM LACK OF O2 SHOULD BE MOVED TO AREAS
    W/NORM ATMS. NIOSH/MSHA SCBA MAY BE REQD TO PVNT ASPHY OF RESCUE
    WORKERS. ASSISTED RESP & SUPP O2 SHOULD BE GIVEN IF THE VICTIM IS
    NOT BRT HG. EYE/SKIN:IF CRYOGENIC LIQ OR COLD BOIL-OFF GAS CONTACTS
    A WORKERS SKIN OR EYES, FROZEN TISS SHOULD BE FLOODED OR SOAKED
    DATA)_
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONT OF SKIN W/LIQ ARGON OR ITS COLD
    BOIL-OFF GAS. FLUSH LIQ ARGON SPILL W/WATER TO DISPERSE. VENT
    ENCLSD AREAS TO PVNT FORMATION OF O2-DEFICIENT ATM CAUSED BY THE
    EVAP OF LIQ ARGON OR THE RELS  OF GASEOUS ARGON. ARGON IS HVR (SEE
    SUPP DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE LIQ CONTRS & CYL IN WELL-VENTD
    AREAS. KEEP CYL AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT. STOR SHOULD NOT BE IN
    HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS TO PVNT (SEE INGRED 3)
Other Precautions:LIQ ARGON IS CRYOGENIC LIQ. MATLS OF CONSTRUCT MUST
    BE SELECTED FOR COMPATIBILITY W/EXTREMELY LOW TEMPS. AVOID USE OF
    CARBON STELL & OTHER MATLS WHICH BECOME BRITTLE AT LOW TEMPS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:G3
Appearance and Odor:BOTH LIQUID AND GASEOUS ARGON ARE COLORLESS &
    ODORLESS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:ALLOW LIQ ARGON TO EVAP IN A WELL VENTD OUTDOOR
    LOCATION REMOTE FROM WORK AREAS. VENT ARGON GAS SLOWLY TO A WELL
    VENTD OUTDOOR LOCATION REMOTE FROM WORK AREAS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
    DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL AR GON IN COMPRESSED GAS CYL. RETURN (SEE SUPP
    DATA)
