SUNOX INCORPORATED -- LIQUID OXYGEN -- 6830-00-781-8194
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LIQUID OXYGEN
MSDS Date:04/08/1986
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-781-8194
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SUNOX INCORPORATED
Address:4236 STATESVILLE ROAD
Box:33871
City:CHARLOTTE
State:NC
ZIP:28233
Country:US
Info Phone Num:704-596-6262
Emergency Phone Num:803-324-4180
CAGE:SUNOX
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SUNOX INCORPORATED
Address:4236 STATESVILLE ROAD
Box:33871
City:CHARLOTTE
State:NC
ZIP:28233
Country:US
Phone:704-596-6262
CAGE:SUNOX

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:LIQUID OXYGEN
CAS:7782-44-7
RTECS #:RS2060000

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THE PROPERTY IS THAT OF HYPEROXIA
    WHICH LEADS TO PNEUMONIA.  CONCENTRATIONS	  BETWEEN 25 & 75 MOLAR
    PERCENT PRESENT A RISK OF INFLAMMATION OF ORGANIC MATTER  IN THE
    BODY.  FROSTBITE EFFECTS ARE A CH ANGE IN COLOR OF SKIN TO GRAY OR
    WHITEPOSSIBLY FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING.
Effects of Overexposure:BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES SYMPTOMS
    OF HYPEROXIA WHICH INCLUDE CRAMPS,NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HYPOTHERMIA,
    AMBYLOPIA, RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES, BRADYCARDIAFAINTING SPELLS &
    CONVULSIONS CAPABLE OF  LEADING TO DEATH. CONTACT WITH CRYOGENILIQ
    CAN CAUSE TISSUE FREEZING OR FROSTBITE ON DERMAL CONTACT OR IF
    SPLASH IN EYE
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS
    CAUSES SYMPTOMS OF	HYPEROXIA. CONTACT WITH CRYOGENIC LIQUID CAN
    CAUSETISSUE FREEZING OR FROSTBITE.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:RESCUE PEOPLE SHOULD BE COGNIZANT OF EXTREME FIRE HAZARD
    ASSOC. WITH OXYGEN-RICHATMOSPHERES.   PERSON SHOULD BE MOVED TO
    UNCONTAMINATED AREA & BREATH FRESH AIR.KEEP WARM & QUIET. IF PERSON
    IS UNCONSCI OUS,GIVE CPR, WHEN BREATHING IS RESTOREDCONT. AS ABOVE.
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.  FOR FROSTBITE, FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS
    WITHLUKEWARM WATER, NOT HOT.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER FOR FIRES WITH OXYGEN
    AS THE    OXYDIZER
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF POSSIBLE, STOP THE FLOW OF OXYGEN WHICH IS
    SUPPORTING THE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES COMBUSTION.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:IF THERE IS A MALFUNCTION OR OPERATIONAL
    PROBLEM  WITH VESSEL, CONTACT CLOSEST SUNOX IMMEDIATELY. NOSMOKING
    OR OPEN FLAME SHOULD BE ALLOWED NEAR THESEVESSELS. CYLINDERS MUST
    ALWAYS BE KEPT IN UPRIGHT  POSITION. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED
    AREAS.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:CYLINDERS SHOULD BE STORED AWAY FROM
    OTHER FLAMMABPRODUCTS. CYLIND. MUST BE KEPT IN UPRIGHT POSITIONUSE
    IN WELLVENTILATED AREAS.SEE CGA PAMP G4,P12,14
Other Precautions:EQUIPMENT TO CONTAIN LIQUID OXYGEN MUST BE "CLEANED
    FOR OXYGEN SERVICE". SEE CGAPAMPHLET G-4.1. LIQUEFIED GAS CYLINDERS
    SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY	    QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF
    PRODUCT.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Ventilation:TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION ABOVE 25 MOLAR PERCENT
Protective Gloves:LOOSE FITTING, INSULATED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES/GLASSES PLUS FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER
Supplemental Safety and Health
OXYGEN VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES COMBUSTION.  CONTACT WITH ALL FLAMMABLE
    MATERIALS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.  SOME MATERIALS WHICH ARE NOT
    FLAMMABLE IN AIR WILL BURN IN  PURE OXYGEN OR OXYGEN-ENRICHED
    ATMOSPHER ES.  DO NOT ALLOW LIQ OXY TO LEAK, DRIP,OR SPILL ONTO
    HYDROCARBON-BASED PAVING OR PLASTIC-BASE/FLAMMABLE FLOORING.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297F/-182C
Vapor Pres:*SEE BELOW
Solubility in Water:*SEE BELOW
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, PALE BLUE, ODORLESS LIQUID

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NK *VAPOR PRESSURE:  @70F (21.1C)ABOVE THE
    CRITICAL TEMP. OF	 -181.433F (-118.574C)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE				       
			    *SOLUBILITY IN WATER: @68F(20C)BUNSEN
    COEFFICIENT = .0310

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:NONE LOCATED ON MSDS

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