*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE
    WITH MASK OR SCBA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: TO PVNT ACCUMULATION OF HIGH CONC SO AS TO
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    FROSTBITE ON DERMAL CONT/IF SPLASHED IN EYES.FIRST AID PROC:USE HOT
    WAT ER.MD SHLD SEE PATIENT PROMPTLY IF CRYOGENIC "BURN" HAS RSLTD
    IN BLISTERING OF DERMAL SURF/DEEP TISS FREEZING.(ING 2)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:LIQUID ARGON
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ARGON
ACGIH TLV:SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT
Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: INGEST: CALL MD IMMED . EYES: IMMED FLUSH
Ingred Name:ING 2: ASSISTANCE FROM MD .
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:IN LOW AREAS & CAUSE SUFFOCATION W/OUT
    WARNING.LIQ ARGON CANNOT BE HANDLED IN CARBON/LOW ALLOY STEELS.(ING
    5)
    ACCEPTABLE AS ARE COPPER & ITS ALLOYS, NICKEL & ITS ALLOYS, (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:BRASS, BRONZE, SILICON ALLOYS, MONEL, INCONEL, &
    BERYLLIUM. ALSO SEE CGA SAFETY BULLETIN SB-2 & CGA (ING 7)
    NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: PRODUCTS. SHIPMENT OF COMPRESSED GAS CNTNR WHICH HAS
    NOT BEEN FILLED BY OWNER/WITH HIS (WRITTEN) CONSENT (ING 9)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFTS OF EXPOS TO HIGH CONC SO AS TO
    DISPLACE O2 IN AIR NEC FOR LIFE MAY INCLUDE ANY, ALL/NONE OF THE
    FOLLOWING: LOSS OF BALANCE & DIZZ; TIGHTNESS IN FRONTAL AREA OF
    FOREHEAD; TINGLING OF TONGUE, FINGE RTIPS OR TOES; WEAKENED SPEECH
    LEADING TO INABILITY TO UTTER SOUNDS; RAPID REDUCTION IN ABILITY
    (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TO PERFORM MOVEMENTS; REDUCED
    CONSCIOUSNESS OF SURROUNDINGS; LOSS OF TACTILE SENSATIONS;
    HEIGHTENED MENTAL ACITIVITY. IT SHLD BE RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS POSS
    THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE SYMPS MAY OC CUR IN ARGON ASPHYXIA SO THAT
    THERE ARENO DEFINITE WARNING SYMPS. CONT W/CRYOGENIC LIQ/COLD
    PIPING (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:PROMPT MD ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXP TO
    ARGON.RESCUE PERS SHLD BE EQUIPPED W/NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA.
    INHAL:CONSCIOUS PERS SHLD BE ASSISTED TO UNCONTAMD AREA & INHALE
    FRESH AIR. QUICK RE MOVAL FROM CONTAMD AREA, GIVEN MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
    RESUSCITATION & SUPPLEMENTAL O2. MD ASSISTANCE SHLD BE SOUGHT
    IMMED. SKIN: FOR CONT/ FROSTBITE, FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS W/LUKEWARM
    WATER. DO NOT (SUPP DATA)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE , INERT. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
    SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:STATIONARY CUSTOMER-SITE VESSELS SHLD BE
    OPERATED I/A/W MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR,
    ADJUST/IN ANY OTHER WAY MODIFY OP OF VESSELS.IF THERE IS A
    MALFUNCTION/OTHER TYPE OF OPERATIONAL P ROBLEM W/VESSEL, CONTACT
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:LIQ ARGON CYLINDERS SHLD BE USED ONLY
    IN WELL-VENTED AREA & I/A/W MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS.THESE CYLINDERS MUST
    ALWAYS BE KEPT IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
Other Precautions:SPECIALIZED HAND TRUCKS ARE NEEDED FOR THEIR
    MOVEMENT. A "FIRST IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYSTEM SHLD BE USED
    W/THESE CYLINDERS.DO NOT STORE CYLINDERS IN SUB-SURFACE/CLSD
    AREAS.ARGON IS HVR THAN AIR & L EAKING GAS COULD ACCUMULATE (ING 4)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:G3
Vapor Density:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, SLIGHTLY TINTED, ODORLESS LIQUID.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS .
