*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA IN OXYG-DEFICIENT
    ATMOSPHERES. CAUTION! AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS WILL NOT FUNCTION.
    THEIR USE MAY RESULT IN ASPHYXIATION.
Ventilation:NATRL/MECH WHERE GAS IS PRESENT. LOC/MECH (GEN):AS NEC.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:SECS W/OUT WARNING. EXTENSIVE TISS DMG/BURNS CAN RSLT
    FROM EXPOS TO LIQ HELIUM/COLD HELIUM VAPS. FIRST AID PROC:CRYOGENIC
    BURNS WHICH RSLT IN BLISTERING/DEEPER TISS FREEZING SHOULD BE  SEEN
    PROMPTLY BY PHYS. WASTE DISP METH:TO AIR PRODS W/RESIDUAL PRESS,
    THE CYL VALVE TIGHTLY CLSD & VALVE CAP IN PLACE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:HELIUM, OR LIQUID HELIUM
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:HELIUM; (INERT GAS)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:SUPDAT:TO AIR PRODS W/RESIDUAL PRESS, CYL VALVE TIGHTLY
    CLSD & VALVE CAP IN PLACE.
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:FLOW INTO STOR CNTNR. AVOID DRAGGING,
    ROLLING/SLIDING CYLS, EVEN FOR SHORT DIST. USE SUITABLE HAND (ING
    4)
Ingred Name:ING 3:TRUCK. FOR ADDNL HNDLG REC ON COMPRESSED GAS CYLS,
    CONSULT COMPRESSED GAS ASSOC PAMPHLET P-1. STORE LIQ (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4:CNTNRS & CYLS IN WELL-VENT AREAS. KEEP CYLS AWAY FROM
    SOURCES OF HEAT. STOR SHOULD NOT BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:AREAS TO PVNT ACCIDENTAL KNOCKING OVER/DMG FROM
    PASSING/FALLING OBJECTS. VALVE CAPS SHOULD REMAIN ON CYLS (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:NOT CONNECTED FOR USE. SEGREGATE FULL & EMPTY CYLS.
    STOR AREAS SHOULD BE FREE OF COMBUST MATL. AVOID EXPOS (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:TO AREAS WHERE SALT/CORR CHEMS ARE PRESENT. GASEOUS
    HELIUM CNTNRS MEET DOT SPECIFICATION/AMERICAN SOCIETY (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ASME) CODES. LIQ HELIUM IS
Ingred Name:ING 9:SPECIFICATIONS/ASME CODES. LIQ HELIUM IN EXPOS PIPING
    ATM.
Ingred Name:VENT:NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF HELIUM IN WORK AREAS.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HELIUM IS NONTOXIC, BUT CAN ACT AS
    SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT BY DISPLACING AMT OF OXYG IN AIR NEC TO SUPPORT
    LIFE. HELIUM IS ODORLESS & NONTOXIC, BUT MAY PRDCE SUFFOCATION BY
    DILUTING CONC OF OXYG IN AIR BELO W LEVELS NEC TO SUPPORT LIFE.
    PERS, INCLUDING RESCUE WORKERS, SHOULD NOT ENTER AREAS WHERE OXYG
    CONC IS(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
    W/SCBA/AIRLINE RESP. EXPOS TO OXYG-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES MAY PRDCE
    DIZZ, NAUS, VOMIT, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, & DEATH. DEATH MAY RSLT
    FROM ERRORS IN JUDGMENT, CONF USION/LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS WHICH
    PVNTSSELF-RESCUE. AT LOW OXYG CONCS UNCONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH MAY
    OCCUR IN (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LACK OF
    OXYG SHOULD BE MOVED TO AREAS W/NORM ATMOSPHERES. SCBA MAY BE REQD
    TO PVNT ASPHY OF RESCUE WORKERS. ASSISTED RESP & SUPP OXYG SHOULD B
    E GIVEN IF VICTIM IS NOT BRTHG. IF CRYOGENIC LIQ/COLD BOIL-OFF GAS
    CONTACTS WORKER'S SKIN/EYES, FROZEN TISS SHOULD BE FLOODED/SOAKED
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
    .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDER(S) EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT OR
    FIRE MAY VENT RAPIDLY OR EXPLODE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:AVOID SKIN CONTACT WITH LIQUID OR COLD
    BOIL-OFF GAS. FLUSH LIQUID SPILL WITH WATER TO DISPERSE. VENTILATE
    ENCLOSED AREAS TO PREVENT FORMATION OF OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES
    CAUSED BY EVAPORATION OF L IQUID HELIUM OR THE RELEASE OF GASEOUS
    HELIUM.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:PVNT CONT OF LIQ HELIUM/COLD BOIL-OFF
    GAS W/EXPOSED SKIN. PVNT ENTRAPMENT OF LIQ IN CLSD SYS. USE ONLY IN
    WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
Other Precautions:COMPRESSED GAS CYLS CONTAIN HELIUM AT EXTREMELY HIGH
    PRESS & SHOULD BE HANDLED W/CARE. USE A PRESS-REDUCING REGULATOR
    WHEN CONNECTING TO LOWER PRESS PIPING SYS. SECURE CYLS WHEN IN USE.
    NEVER USE DIRE CT FLAME TO HEAT A COMPRESSED (ING 2)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Appearance and Odor:HELIUM IS COLORLESS AND ODORLESS IN BOTH GASEOUS
    AND LIQUID STATES.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:ALLOW LIQ HELIUM TO EVAP IN WELL-VENTILATED
    LOCATION REMOTE FROM WORK AREAS. VENT HELIUM GAS SLOWLY TO
    WELL-VENTILATED OUTDOOR LOCATION REMOTE FROM WORK AREAS. DO NOT
    ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL HE LIUM IN COMPRESSED GAS CYLS.
    RETURN CYLS (SUPDAT)
