PRAXAIR INC -- CARBON DIOXIDE -- 4220-00-920-3651 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CARBON DIOXIDE
MSDS Date:01/01/1997
FSC:4220
NIIN:00-920-3651
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:PRAXAIR INC
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Country:US
Info Phone Num:203-794-5782
Emergency Phone Num:800-645-4633
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:P-4574-G
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:0LV01
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:INFLATION SYSTEMS
Box:City:MAMARONICK
State:NY
ZIP:10543
Country:US
Phone:914-381-8070
Contract Num:SP0560-99-M-H023
CAGE:62882
Company Name:PRAXAIR, INC.
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
Box:City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06810-5113
Country:US
Phone:800-772-9247; 800-PRAXAIR
CAGE:0LV01

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

Ingred Name:CARBON DIOXIDE
CAS:124-38-9
RTECS #:FF6400000
> Wt:99.
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:5000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:5000PPM/30000STEL;96

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TLV IS 5000 PPM.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IS AN ASPHYXIANT WITH
    EFFECTS DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN. IS ALSO PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE
    AFFECTING CIRCULATION & BREATHING. MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS MAY
    CAUSE HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, STINGING OF N OSE & THROAT, EXCITATION,
    RAPID BRETHING & HEART RATE, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMITING &
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LACK OF OXYGEN CAN KILL. SKIN: NO HARM EXPECTED
    FROM VAPOR. COLD GAS, LIQUID OR SOLID CARBON DIOXI DE MAY CAUSE
    SEVERE FROSTBITE. INGESTION: UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. GAS AT
    NORMAL TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE. EYES: NO HARM EXPECTED FROM VAPOR.
    COLD GAS, LIQUID OR SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE MAY CAUSE SEVERE F
    ROSTBITE.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES AND/OR SKIN FROSTBITE, HEADACHE,
    DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, STINGING OF THE EYES, NOSE AND THROAT,
    EXCITATION, RAPID BREATHING AND HEART RATE, EXCESS SALIVATION,
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH, MUSCULAR WEAKNES S, RINGING IN THE EAR,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS,COMA, NAUSEA, VOMITING, WATERY EYES (FORMATION OF
    WEAK CABONIC ACID). DAMAGE TO RETINAL OR GANGLION CELLS AND CENTRAL
    NERVOUS SYSTEM MAY OCCUR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:UNLIKELY TO AGGREVATE EXISTING
    CONDITIONS BUT PERSONNEL WITH PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
    DISEASES OR HEART DISORDERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM BREATHING EXCESSIVE
    CARBON DIOXIDE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN. CALL
    PHYSICIAN. SKIN: IF EXPOSED TO COLD VAPOR OR SOLID IMMEDIATELY WARM
    FROSTBITE A REA WITH WARM WATER NOT TO EXCEED 105F. FOR MASSIVE
    EXPOSURE, REMOVE CLOTHING WHILE SHOWERING WITH WARM WATER. CALL
    PHYSICIAN. EYES: FOR EXPOSURE TO COLD VAPOR OR SOLID IMMEDIATELY
    FLUSH THOROUGHLY WI TH WARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. HOLD
    EYELIDS OPEN. SEE PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLY AN OPTHALMOLOGIST,
    IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE AS PRODUCT IS
    GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE & PRES SURE.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NOT RELEVANT
Upper Limits:NOT RELEVANT
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE WATER FOG,
    CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CAUTION. HIGH-PRESSURE. EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL
    FROM DANGER AREA. IMMEDIATELY SPRAY CYLINDERS WITH WATER FROM
    MAXIMUM DISTANCE UNTIL COOL, THEN MOVE FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE
    WITHOUT RISK. SELF-CONTAI NER BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE REQUIRED
    BY RESCUE WORKERS. ON-SITE FIRE BRIGADES MUST COMPLY WITH OSHA 29
    CFR 1910.156.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HEAT OF FIRE CAN BUILD PRESSURE IN
    CYLINDER & CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE. CARBON DIOXIDE CYLINDERS ARE
    EQUIPPED WITH PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE. (EXCEPTIONS MAY EXIST WHERE
    AUTHORIZED BY DOT.) NO PART OF CYLINDE R SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO
    TEMPERATURE GREATER THAN 125F.

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

Spill Release Procedures:HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID & GAS. CARBON DIOXIDE IS
    AN ASPHYXIANT. LACK OF OXYGEN CAN KILL. EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM
    DANGER AREA. USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED.
    SHUT OFF LEAK IF POS SIBLE WITHOUT RISK. VENTILATE AREA OR MOVE
    CYLINDER TO WELL VENTILATED AREA. TEST FOR SUFFICIENT OXYGEN,
    ESPECIALLY IN CONFINED SPACES, BEFORE ALLOWING REENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE & USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
    FIRMLY SECURE CYLINDERS UPRIGHT TO KEEP FROM FALLING. SCREW VALVE
    PROTECTION CAP FIRMLY IN PLACE BY HAND. STORE ONLY WHERE
    TEMPERATURE IS LESS THAN 125F. STORE F ULL & EMPTY CYLINDERS
    SEPARATELY. USE FIRST IN FIRST OUT INVENTORY SYSTEM.
Other Precautions:KEEP FROM HEAT. CAUSES SUFFOCATION DUE TO OXYGEN
    DEFICIENCY. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. CO2 HEAVIER THAN AIR &
    ACCUMULATES NEAR FLOOR IN CLOSED SPACES. USE HAND TRUCK TO MOVE
    CYLINDERS. NEVER INSE RT OBJECT INTO CAP OPENINGS. OPEN VALVE
    SLOWLY. SEE CGA PAMPHLET P-1, "SAFE HANDLING OF COMPRESSED G AS IN
    CONTAINERS".

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE. HOWEVER,
    AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATORS ARE REQUIRED WHILE WORKING IN CONFINED
    SPACES WITH THIS PRODUCT. THE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION USE MUST
    CONFORM WITH OSHA RULES AS SPECIF IED IN 29 CFR 1910.134.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION ABOVE TLV. LOCAL EXHAUST
    LOCATED NEAR THE FLOOR.
Protective Gloves:INSULATED NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910.133
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
    SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 & 1910.133.
    REGARDLESS OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, NEVER TOUCH LIVE LECTRICAL
    PARTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
    RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:G3
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-109F,-78C
Vapor Pres:43671 @70F
Vapor Density:1.52
Spec Gravity:NOT RELEVANT
pH:ACIDIC
Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT RELEVANT (GAS)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS COMPRESSED GAS. SOME PERSONS
    NOTICE SLIGHT PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS, ALKALINE EARTH METALS, METAL ACETYLIDES, CHROMIUM,
    TITANIUM ABOVE 550C/1022F, URANIUM ABOVE 750C/1382F, MAGNESIUM
    ABOVE 1427F/775C.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OVERHEATING
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:CARBON DIOXIDE IS AN ASPHYXIANT. IT INITIALLY
    STIMULATES RESPIRATION & THEN CAUSES RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION. HIGH
    CONCENTRATION RESULTS IN NARCOSIS. SYMPTOMS IN HUMANS AS FOLLOWS:
    CONCENTRATIONS: 1%: SL IGHT INCREASE IN BREATHING RATE. 2%:
    BREATHING RATE 50% ABOVE NORMAL. PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAUSES HEADACHE
    DIZZINESS. 3%: BREATHING TO TWICE NORMAL REAT & IS LABORED. WEAK
    NARCOTIC, IMPAIRED HEARING, HE ADACHE, INCREASED BP & PULSE. 4-5%:
    BREATHING TO 4X, INTOXICATION, CHOKING. 5-10%: SHARP ODOR, VERY
    LABORED BREATHING, HEADACHE, VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, RINGING IN EARS,
    JUDGEMENT IMPAIRED FOLLOWED BY LOSS  OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. KEEP PERSONNEL AWAY. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE,
    DISPOSAL OR LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER IN FULL
    COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL,  STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. IF NECESSARY,
    CALL YOUR LOCAL SUPPLIER FOR ASSISTANCE.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:CARBON DIOXIDE, CLASS 2.2, UN1013, LABEL:
    NONFLAMMABLE GAS LABEL & PLACARD.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

Federal Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED

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