EI DUPONT/AUTOMOTIVE PRODS DEPT -- FREON 500  -- 6850-00F002270
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FREON 500
MSDS Date:10/01/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F002270
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:EI DUPONT/AUTOMOTIVE PRODS DEPT
Address:1007 MARKET ST BRANDYWINE BLDG 3332
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-441-7515
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637
Preparer's Name:T D ARMSTRONG
CAGE:EO478
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:DU PONT E I  DE NEMOURS AND CO INC   PETROCHEMICALS DEPT
Address:1251 BRANDYWINE BLDG
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Phone:302-773-5676
CAGE:73925
Company Name:EI DUPONT/AUTOMOTIVE PRODS DEPT
Address:1007 MARKET ST BRANDYWINE BLDG 3332
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:(800) 441-7515
CAGE:EO478

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

Ingred Name:DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, FREON 12
CAS:75-71-8
RTECS #:PA8200000
Fraction by Wt: 73.8%
Other REC Limits:1000 PPM
OSHA PEL:4950 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:4950 MG/CUM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1

Ingred Name:DIFLUOROETHANE (1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE)
CAS:75-37-6
RTECS #:KI1410000
Fraction by Wt: 26.2%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING
    OXYGEN AVAILABILITY. LIQUID CONTACT CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, GIDDINESS,
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH, NARCOSIS, CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH. SKIN/EYES: FROSTBITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. DON'T GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR DRUGS.
    EYES: FLUSH  W/WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN IF FROSTBITE OCCURS. SKIN:
    FLUSH W/WATER. TREAT FOR FROSTBITE IF NECESSARY. OBTAIN MEDICAL
    ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF
    CYLINDERS RUPTURE OR RELEASE UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS ARE EQUIPPED W/PRESSURE &
    TEMPERATURE RELIEF DEVICES BUT STILL MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
    CONDITIONS. DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA, ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE
    HEAVY VAPORS MIGHT COLLECT. REMOVE OPEN FLAMES. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS IF A SPILL OCCURS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS & LIQUID
    CONTACT W/SKIN OR EYES. USE ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREA. STORE IN
    CLEAN, DRY AREA. DON'T HEAT >125F.

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

Respiratory Protection:UNDER NORMAL MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS NO
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS ARE RELEASED. MECHANICAL:
    IN LOW PLACES. NORMAL FOR STANDARD PROCEDURES.
Protective Gloves:LINED NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:N/K					      
    _
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE INCREASED RISK OF ELICITING
    CARDIAC DYSRYTHMIAS, CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS, SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE,
    SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS A LAST RESORT IN LIFE THREATENING
    EMERG ENCIES.

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

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-28.0F
Vapor Pres:97 PSIG
Vapor Density:3.7
Spec Gravity:1.158
Solubility in Water:<1
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, CLEAR LIQUIDIED GAS, SLIGHT ETHEREAL
    ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI/ALKALINE EARTH METALS - POWDERED ALUMINUM, ZINC, BERYLLIUM,
    GLOWING METAL SURFACES
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAMES OR HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROCHLORIC & HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS,
    POSSIBLE CARBONYL HALIDES

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

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY W/FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS, OR
    REMOVE TO PERMITTED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. RECLAIM BY
    DISTILLATION. UN1078. UN2602.

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