*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS.--RESPIRATORS WILL NOT FUNCTION!--
Ventilation:PROVIDE NATURAL OR MECHANICAL VENTILATION.PROVIDE
    SUFFICIENT VENTS TO AVOID HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ARGON.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT.
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW YOUR LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ARGON (LAR)
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ARGON
Other REC Limits:ASPHYXINAT
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED BREATHING OF VERY COLD
    ATMOSPHERES CAN CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE AND HYPOTHERMIA.
Effects of Overexposure:ARGON IS NONTOXIC,BUT MAY PRODUCE SUFFOCATION
    BY DISPLACING THE OXYGEN IN THE AIR.OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES
    MAY PRODUCE DIZZINESS,NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIMINISHED MENTAL
    ALERTNESS,LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS A ND DEATH.CONTACT WITH LIQUID
    ARGON CAN CAUSE SEVERE FROSBITE AND FREEZE BURN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE NOTED.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IF INHALED,REMOVE PATIENT TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN/CPR IF
    NEEDED.IF CONTACT WITH LIQUID ARGON HAS CAUSED FROSTBITE,SEE
    DOCTOR.DO NOT RUB AFFECTED AREAS, AS TISSUE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.ARGON
    WILL ACT AS SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT IF IT DISPLACES OXYGEN.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH REFRIGERATED LIQUID ARGON
    MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ALLOW LIQUID ARGON TO EVAPORATE IN A
    WELL-VENTILATED OUTDOOR LOCATION.TO INCREASE RATE OF EVAPORATION
    SPRAY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE LIQUID CONTAINERS IN WELL
    VENTILATED AREAS.
Other Precautions:ANY AREA WHERE LIQUID COULD BE TRAPPED MUST BE
    PROTECTED BY A PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE. PIPING MUST BE PROTECTED BY
    A PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE.PIPING MUST BE DESIGNED FOR EXTREME
    COLD.MANY MATERIALS,SUCH  AS CARBON STEEL,MAY BECOME BRITTLE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:G3
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS,ODORLESS LIQUID.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
