*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    USE NIOSH APPROVED SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IF OXYGEN
    PRODUCT. IF RESPIR ATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED, FOLLOW THE
    REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL OSHA RESPIRATORY PROTECTION STANDARD
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENT IS PREFERRED; IT PREVENTS ETHYLENE
    DISPERSION INTO WORK PLACE BY ELIMINATING IT AT ITS SOURCE. CONTACT
    NEHC FOR MORE COMPLETE INFO .
    FOR CONTRS OF LIQ ETHYLENE.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    BODY PROT APPROP FOR TASK. TRANSFER OF LGE QTYS UNDER PRESS MAY REQ
    PROT EQUIP APPROP AGAINST SPLASHES OF LIQ PROD, AS WELL AS FIRE
    RETARDANT ITEMS.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID GETTING PROD IN YOU. DO NOT EAT/DRINK
    WHILE HNDLG CHEMS. BE AWARE OF ANY SIGNS OF DIZZ/FATG; DUE TO
    OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, EXPOS TO FATAL CONCS COULD OCCUR W/OUT ANY
    SIGNIFICANT WARNING SYMPS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. VICTIMS MUST BE TAKEN FOR MED
    ATTN. RESCUERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR MED ATTN, IF NEC. TAKE COPY OF
    LABEL & MSDS TO MD/OTHER HLTH PROFESSIONAL W/VICTIMS. EYES: FLUSH W
    . (OTHER INFO)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ETHYLENE, GASEOUS - C2H4
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ETHYLENE
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:N/K 
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
ACGIH STEL:N/K 
Ingred Name:MAXIMUM IMPURITIES
< Wt:.5
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:N/K 
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
ACGIH STEL:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: MOST SIGNIFICANT HAZ ASSOC
    W/PROD IS INHAL OF OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMS. SYMPS OF OXYGEN
    DEFICIENCY INCL RESP DFCLTY, RINGING IN EARS, HDCH, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, WHEEZING, HDCH, DIZZ, INDIGESTION,NAUS, &, AT HIGH CONCS,
    UNCON/DEATH MAY OCCUR. AFTER OVEREXP, SKIN MAY HAVE BLUE COLOR.
    CONT W/CRYOGENIC LIQ/RAPIDLY EXPANDING GASES (WHICH ARE RELEASED
    UNDER HIGH PRESS) MAY CAUSE FROTSBT. SYMPS OF F ROSTBT 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 COMPONENTS OF THIS  COMPRESSED GAS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ETHYLENE IS NOT FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING
    LISTS: FEDERAL OSHA Z LIST, NTP, CAL/OSHA, AND THEREFORE IS NOT
    CONSIDERED TO BE, OR SUSPECTED TO BE A CANCER-CAUSING AGENT BY
    THESE AGENCIES. ETHYLENE IS LISTEDAS AN IARC GROUP 3 COMPOUND
    (NOT CLASSIFIABLE IN TERMS OF HUMAN CARCINOGENICITY).
    CAUSE ANESTH EFTS. HIGH CONCS OF THIS GAS CAN CAUSE
    OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ENVIRON. INDIVIDUALS BRTHG SUCH ATM MAY EXPERIENCE
    SYMPS WHICH INCL HDCH, RINGING IN  EARS, DIZZ, DROW, UNCON, NAUS,
    UPSET, ABNORM FATG, DISTURBED RESP. 6-1 0% OXYGEN: NAUS & VOMIT,
    COLLAPSE/LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. BELOW 6% OXYGEN: CONVULSIVE
    MOVEMENTS, POSS RESP COLLAPSE, & DEATH. (TOX INFO)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ACUTE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
    CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE TO THE COMPONENTS OF
    THIS PRODUCT.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:RESCUERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE VICTIMS W/OUT ADEQ
    PERS PROT EQUIP. AT MIN, SCBA & FIRE-RETARDANT PERS PROT EQUIP
    SHOULD BE WORN. ADEQ FIRE PROT MUST BE PROVIDED DURING RESCUE
    SITUATIONS. INHA L: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. TRAINED PERS SHOULD
    ADMIN SUPP OXYGEN &/OR CPR, IF NEC. ONLY TRAINED PERS SHOULD ADMIN
    SUPP OXYGEN. SKIN: PLACE FROSTBITTEN PART IN WARM WATER. DO NOT USE
    HOT WATER. IF W ARM WATER NOT AVAIL/IMPRACTICAL TO USE, WRAP
    AFFECTED PARTS GENTLY IN BLANKETS. ALTERNATIVELY, IF FINGERS/HANDS
    ARE FROSTBITTEN, PLACE IN ARMPIT. ENCOURAGE VICTIM TO GENTLY
    EXERCISE AFFECTED PARTS WHI LE BEING WARMED. (SUP DAT)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:FLAMMABLE GAS
Lower Limits:2.7%
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH FIRES OF THIS GAS BY SHUTTING-OFF THE
    SOURCE OF THE GAS. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS,
    STRUCTURES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    BEST FIRE-FIGHT TECHNIQUE MAY BE SIMPLY TO LET BURNING GAS ESCAPE
    FROM PRESSURIZED CYL, TANK CAR/PIPELINE. STOP LEAK BEFORE EXTING
    FIRE. IF FIRE IS EXT INGUISHED BEFORE LEAK IS SEALED, STILL-LEAKING
    GAS COULD EXPLO RE-IGNITE W/OUT WARNING & CAUSE EXTENSIVE (SARA
    REGS)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, GAS WILL DECOMPOSE
    & PRDCE TOX GASES INCL CARBON MONOXIDE & CARBON DIOXIDE. EXTREME
    EXPLO HAZ EXISTS IN WHICH GAS HAS BEEN RELEASED, BUT MATL HAS NOT
    YET IGNITED. DANGER! FIRESIMPINGING (DIRECT FLAME) ON OUTSIDE
    SURF OF UNPROT PRESS STOR VESSELS OF THIS PROD CAN BE VERY
    DANGEROUS. (FED REGS)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:UNCONTROLLED RELEASES SHOULD BE RESPONDED TO
    BY TRAINED PERS USING PRE-PLANNED PROC. PROPER PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE
    USED. IN CASE OF SPILL, CLEAR AFFECTED AREA, PROTECT PEOPLE, &
    RESPOND W/TRAINED PERS.  ADEQ FIRE PROT MUST BE PROVIDED. MIN PERS
    PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE LEVEL B: FIRE-RETARDANT PROT CLTHG,
    (WASTE DISP METH)
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:CYLS SHOULD BE STORED IN DRY,
    WELL-VENTILATED AREAS AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT. COMPRESSED GASES
    CAN PRESENT SIGNIFICANT SFTY HAZS. STORE CONTRS AWAY FROM HEAVILY
    TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMER EXITS. POST "N O SMKNG/OPEN FLAMES" SIGNS
    IN STOR/USE AREAS. PROT CYLS AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG.
Other Precautions:STORE CYLS IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA, AWAY
    FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, IGNIT & DIRECT SUNLIGHT. DO NOT ALLOW AREA
    SUCH AS OXYGEN, C HLORINE/FLUORINE. USE CHECK VALVE/TRAP IN
    DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ BLACKFLOW. (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS W/SWEET ODOR. COLORLESS CRYOGENIC LIQ
    W/SWEET ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ETHYLENE MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: STRONG
    OXIDIZERS (E.G., CHLORINE, BROMINE PENTAFLUORIDE, OXYGEN, OXYGEN
    DIFLUORIDE, AND NITROGEN TRIFLUORIDE); ALUMINUM CHLORIDE, ORGANIC
    PEROXIDES, NITROGEN DIOXID
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND
    EXPOSURE TO HEAT, SPARKS AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN INGITED IN THE PRESENCE OF
    OXYGEN, THIS GAS WILL DECOMPOSE TO PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE AND
    CARBON DIOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:HLTH HAZS: DOGS EXPOSED TO 1.4% ETHYLENE WERE
    IRRIT OF PROD: PROD IS NOT IRRIT; HOWEVER, CONT W/RAPIDLY EXPANDING
    GASES CAN CAUSE FRO STBT TO EXPOSED TISS. SENSIT OF PROD: ETHYLENE
    IS NOT KNOWN TO CAUSE SENSIT IN HUMANS. REPRO TOX FOR HUMANS:
    ETHYLENE: NO EFTS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED FOR MUTAGENICITY,
    TERATOGENICITY, EMBRYOTOX & REPRO T OX. EFTS OF OVEREXP: CONT
    W/CRYOGENIC LIQ/RAPIDLY EXPANDING GASES (WHICH ARE RELEASED UNDER
    HIGH PRESS) MAY CAUSE FROSTBT. SYMPS OF FROSTBT INCL CHANGE IN SKIN
    COLOR TO WHITE/GRAYISH-YELLOW. PAIN AFTE R CONT W/LIQ CAN QUICKLY
    SUBSIDE.
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:ENVIRON STABILITY: THIS GAS WILL BE DISSIPATED RAPIDLY IN
    WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. ANY ADVERSE EFT ON ANIMALS WOULD BE RELATED
    TO OXYGEN DEFICIENT ENVIRONS. NO ADVERSE EFT IS ANTIC TO OCCUR TO
    PLANT-LIF E, EXCEPT FOR FROST PRDCED IN PRESENCE OF RAPIDLY
    EXPANDING GASES. EFT OF CHEM ON AQUATIC LIFE: NO EVIDENCE IS
    CURRENTLY AVAIL. OTHER PREC: CYLS SHOULD BE STORE UPRIGHT & FIRMLY
    SECURED TO PVNT FALLIN G/BEING KNOCKED OVER. CYLS CAN BE STORED IN
    OPEN, BUT SHOULD BE PROTECTED AGAINST EXTREMES OF WEATHER & FROM
    DAMPNESS OF GROUND TO PVNT RUSTING. CONT NEHC FOR MORE COMPLETE
    INFO .
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:MUST BE I/A/W APPROP FED, STATE, & LOC REGS.
    RETURN CYLS W/ANY RESIDUAL PROD TO MFR. DO NOT DISPOSE OF LOCALLY.
    SPILL PROC: LOCATE & SEAL SOURCE OF LEAK. PROT PERS ATTEMPTING
    SHUT-OFF W/WATER SPRAY. A LLOW GAS TO DISSIPATE. MONITOR
    SURROUNDING AREA FOR OXYGEN & COMBUST GAS LEVELS. CONT NEHC FOR
    MORE  COMPLETE INFO .
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. FOR ETHYLENE GAS: PROPER SHIPPING
    NAME: ETHYLENE, COMPRESSED; HAZ CLASS # & DESCRIPTION: 2.1 (FLAMM
    REQUIRED: FLAMM GAS; NORTH AMERICAN EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK #
    ETHYLENE, REFRIGERATED LIQ; HAZ CLASS # & D ESCRIPTION: 2.1 (FLAMM
    REQUIRED: FLAMM GAS; NORTH AMERICAN EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK #
    NECH FOR MORE INFO .
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:THIS PROD IS SUBJECT TO REPORTING REQS OF
    THIS CASE, INCR VENT ( IN ENCLSD AREAS) TO PVNT FLAMM MIXT FORM.
    FOR LGE RELEASES, CONSIDER EVACUATION. NORTH AMERICAN EMER RESPONSE
    PRE-PLANNING CAN BE FOUND IN AMERICAN PETRO INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS
    RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: ETHYLENE IS
    LISTED ON TSCA INVENTORY. CERCLA RQ: N/A. ETHYLENE IS SUBJECT TO
    INVOLVING USEOF THIS PROD, REGS OF PROCESS SFTY MANAGEMENT OF
    FLAME EXPOS ON CYL WALL CAN CAUSE EXPLO EITH ER BY BLEVE (BOILING
    LIQ EXPANDING VAP EXPLO)/BY EXOTHERMIC DECOMP. THIS IS A
    CATASTROPHIC FAILURE O F VESSEL RELEASING CONTENTS INTO MASSIVE
    FIREBALL & EXPLO. CONT NEHC FOR MORE COMPLETE INFO .
State Regulatory Information:ETHYLENE IS COVERED UNDER SPECIFIC STATE
    REGS, AS DENOTED BELOW: ALASKA-DESIGNATED TOX & HAZ SUBSTANCES;
    CALIFORNIA-PEL FOR CHEM CONTAMS; FLORIDA-SUBSTANCE LIST;
    MASSACHUSETTS-SUBSTANCE LIST; MINNESOTA-LIST OF HAZ SUBSTANCES;
    MISSOURI-EMPLOYER INFO/TOX SUBSTANCE LIST; NEW JERSEY-RIGHT TO KNOW
    HAZ SUBSTANCE LIST; PEENSYLVANIA-HAZ SUBSTANCE L IST; RHODE
*  Other Information  *
