BOC GASES -- METHANE  -- 6830-00N084168
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:METHANE
MSDS Date:06/07/1996
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N084168
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BOC GASES
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-464-8100
Emergency Phone Num:905-949-3777;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:JO323
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BOC GASES
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
Box:City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Phone:908-464-8100
CAGE:JO323
Company Name:BOC GASES, A DIVISION OF THE BOC GROUP, INC
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVENUE
Box:City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Phone:908-464-8100
CAGE:80382

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

Ingred Name:METHANE
CAS:74-82-8
RTECS #:PA1490000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: HAS PRODUCED DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES
    IN HUMANS & EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: INHALE FRESH AIR. QUICK REMOVAL FROM
    CONTAM AREA IS MOST IMPORTANT. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED ADMIN (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: ARTF RESUSCITATION & SUPPLEMENTAL OXYG. FURTHER
    TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC & SUPPORTIVE. KEEP WARM & QUIET.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS: EXPLOSION-PROOF. METHANE IS NON-CORROSIVE
    & MAY BE USED W/ANY COMMON STRUCTURAL MATL. USE ONLY (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: IN WELL-VENTD AREAS. VALVE PROT CAPS MUST REMAIN IN
    PLACE UNLESS CNTNR IS SECURED W/VALVE OUTLET PIPED TO (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: USE POINT. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE OR ROLL CYLS. USE
    SUITABLE HAND TRUCK FOR CYL MOVEMENT. USE PRESSURE (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYL TO LOWER PRESSURE
    (<3000 PSIG) PIPING OR SYSTEMS. DO NOT HEAT CYL BY ANY (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: MEANS TO INCREASE DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD FORM CYL.
    USE CHECK VALVE OR TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE TO PREVENT (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: HAZARDOUS BACK FLOW INTO CYL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PRECS: UPRIGHT & FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT BEING
    KNOCKED OVER. FULL & EMPTY CYLS SHOULD BE SEGREGATED. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: USE "FIRST IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYS TO PREVENT
    FULL CYLS FROM BEING STORED FOR EXCESSIVE PERIODS OF (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: TIME. POST "NO SMOKING OR OPEN FLAMES" SIGNS IN
    STORAGE OR USE AREA. FOR ADDNL STORAGE RECOMS, CONSULT (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION'S PAMPHLETS P-1, P-9,
    P-14 & SAFETY BULLETIN SB-2. COMPRESSED GAS CYLS SHALL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: NOT BE REFILLED W/OUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN
    PERMISSION OF OWNER. SHIPMENT OF COMPRESSED GAS CYL WHICH HAS (ING
    16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: NOT BEEN FILLED BY OWNER OR WITH HIS/HER (WRITTEN)
    CONSENT IS VIOLATION OF TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE/SKIN:NONE ANTIC AS PROD IS GAS AT
    ROOM TEMP. INGEST:NONE KNOWN. INGEST IS UNLIKELY. INHAL:METHANE &
    NITROGEN ARE SIMPLE ASPHYXIANTS. EXPOS TO HIGH CONCS OF THIS GAS
    MIX MAY EXCLUDE ADEQ SUPPLY OF  OXYG. MAINTAIN OXYG LEVELS AT
    >19.5% ATNORM ATM PRESS. EXCESS OF OXYG DEFICIENCY RSLTG FROM
    SIMPLE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ASPHYXIANTS MAY INCL: RAPID BRTHG,
    DIMINISHED MENTAL ALERTNESS, IMPAIRED MUSC COORD, FAULTY JUDGMENT,
    DEPRESS OF ALL SENSATIONS, EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY & FATG. AS ASPHY
    PROGRESSES, NAUS, VOMI T, PROSTRATION & UNCON MAY RSLT EVENTUALLY
    LEADING TO CONVLS, COMA & DEATH. OXYG DEFICIENCY DURING PREGNANCY
    (ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMED . SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.
    CALL MD . EYES: NEVER INTRODUCE OINTMENT/OIL INTO EYES W/OUT MED
    ADVICE! IF PAIN IS PRESENT, REFER TO OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR TREAT MENT
    & FOLLOW UP. INHAL: PROMPT MED ATTN IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF
    OVEREXP TO THIS PROD. RESCUE PERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED W/NIOSH APPRVD
    SCBA. VICTIMS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO UNCONTAM AREA & (ING 3)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:-306F,-188C
Lower Limits:5%
Upper Limits:15%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . IF
    POSS STOP FLOW OF GAS SUPPLY. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL ADJACENT
    AREAS. BE CAUTIOUS OF BOILING LIQ (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:METHANE IS SLIGHTLY HVR/AIR & MAY TRAVEL
    CONSIDERABLE DIST TO IGNIT SOURCE. SHOULD FLAME BE EXTINGD & FLOW
    OF GAS CONTINUE, INCR VENT TO PVNT FLAM FORM (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERS FROM AREA. USE APPROP PROT
    EQUIP. IF LEAK IS IN USER'S EQUIP, BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING
    W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN CNTNR/CNTNR
    VALVE, CNTCT APPROP EMER T ELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED/CALL CLOSEST
    BOCLOCATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:ELECTRICAL CLASSIFICATION: CLASS 1,
    GROUP D. EARTH GROUND & BOND ALL LINES & EQUIP ASSOC W/ETHYLENE
    SYS. ELEC EQUIP SHOULD BE NON-SPKG OR (ING 5)
Other Precautions:PROTECT CYLS FROM PHYSCIAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY,
    WELL-VENTD AREAS OF NON-COMBUST CONSTRUCTION AWAY FROM HEAVILY
    TRAFFICKED AREAS & EMER EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMP WHERE CYLS ARE
    STORED TO EXCEED 130F (54C). CYLS SHOULD BE STORED (ING 11)

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH
    MASK AND ESCAPE BOTTLE OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD
    BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:HOOD W/FORCED VENT. LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT DILUTION OF
    OXYGEN LEVELS BELOW 19.5%. MECHANICAL I/A/W ELECTRICAL CODES.
Protective Gloves:PLASTIC OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: EVAPORATING VAP EXPLO, BLEVE, IF FLAME IS IMPINGING ON
    SURROUNDING CNTNRS. DIRECT 500 GPM WATER STREAM ONTO CNTNRS ABOVE
    LIQ LEVEL W/REMOTE MONITORS. LIMIT NUMBER OF PERS IN PROXIMITY  TO
    FIRE. EVACUATE SURROUNDING AREAS TOAT LEAST 3000 FEET IN ALL
    DIRECTIONS. EXPLO HAZ: IN LOW AREAS OR POCKETS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-286F,-177C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-297F,-183C
Spec Gravity:0.55
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS GAS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: CARBON DIOXIDE,
    CARBON MONOXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS . DO
    NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL WASTE/UNUSED QTYS. RETURN IN
    SHIPPING CNTNR PROPERLY LABELED, W/VALVE OUTLET PLUGS/CAPS SECURED
    & VALVE PROT CAP  IN PLACE TO BOC/AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR FOR DISP.

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