UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION -- NITROGEN -- 6830-00-616-9183 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:NITROGEN
MSDS Date:08/01/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-616-9183
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD
Box:NA
City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Country:US
Info Phone Num:ROUTINE INFO CONTACT LOCAL SUPPLIER
Emergency Phone Num:1-800-822-4357 CANADA 514-640-6400
CAGE:36346
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:HAMPTON ROADS SUPPLY UNION CARBIDE LINDE DIVISION
Address:3450 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD
Box:12567
City:NORFOLK
State:VA
ZIP:23502-3123
Country:US
CAGE:7D711
Company Name:UNION CARBIDE CORP   LINDE DIV
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
Box:City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Country:US
Phone:800-822-4357; 304-744-3487
CAGE:36346

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

Ingred Name:NITROGEN
CAS:7727-37-9
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP &
    PRESSURE. SKIN: NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFO.
    INHAL: ASPHYXIANT. MODERATE CONCEN MAY CAUSE
    HEADACHE,DROWS,DIZZ,EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMIT  & UNCONS.
    LACK OF OXYGEN-DEATH. SKIN: NOHARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTED FROM VAPOR.
    LIQ FROSTBITE. EYE: NO HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECT
Effects of Overexposure:SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP & PRESSURE SKIN: NO
    EVID/ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFO. INHAL: ASPHYXIANT. MOD
    CONCEN; HEADACHE,DROWS,DIZZ,EXCITATION,EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMIT &
    UNCONS. LACK OF OXYGE N-DEATH. EYE: NO HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTEDFROM
    VAPOR
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:TOXICOLOGY AND THE PHYSICAL & CHEM
    PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIAL DO NOT SUGGEST THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS
    LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS

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

First Aid:SWALLOW: GAS AT NORMAL TEMP & PRESSURE. SKIN: EXPOSURE TO
    LIQ, IMMED WARM FROSTBITE AREA WITH WARM WATER (NOT TO EXCEED 105F)
    IN CASE OF MASSIVE EXPOSURE, REMOVE CLOTHING HWILE SHOWERING WITH
    WARRM WA TER. CALL PHYSICIAN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR.
    GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATH DIFF. CALL PHYSICIAN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH
    THOROUGHLY WITH WATER 15 MIN. SEE PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLEY AN
    OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMD

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

Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:NITROGEN CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA.
    IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY FROM MAX DISTANCE
    UNTIL COOL, MOVE CONTAINER AWAY FROM FIRE IF NO RISK
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GAS CANNOT CATCH FIRE. MAY RUPTURE DUE TO
    HEAT OF FIRE. NO PART OF CONT SHOULD  BE SUBJECTED TO A TEMP HIGHER
    THAN APPR 125F. MOST CONT DESIGN TO VENT ELE TEMP

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE DANGER AREA. SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF LEAK IF WITHOUT RISKVENT AREA OR
    MOVE LEAKING CONTAINER TO WELL VENTEDAREA. TEST AREA, ESP CONFINED
    AREAS, FOR SUFFICIEN T OXYGEN CONTENT PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY OF
    PERSONNEL

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:NEVER WORK ON PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. IF
    THERE IS A LIAK, CLOSED THE CYLINDER VALVE, BLOW DOWN THE SYSTEM BY
    VENTING TO A SAFE PLACE, THEN REPAIR THE LEAK
Other Precautions:HIGH PRESSURE GAS. USE PIPING & EQUIPMENT ADEQUATELY
    DESINGED TO WITHSTAND PRESSURES TO BE ENCOUTERED. CAN CAUSE RAPID
    SUFFOCATION DUE TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY. STORE & USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENT. CLOSE VALVE  WHEN NOT IN USE AND WHEN EMPTY

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

Respiratory Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
    RESPIRATORS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO MSHA AND NIOSH
Ventilation:LOCAL PREFERRED. MECHANICAL ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:PREFERRED FOR CYLINDER HANDLING
Eye Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
    SELECT IN ACCORDANCEWITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 AND 1910.133
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD GENERAL HYGIENE PRACTICES
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: THERE IS NOT SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT SHOULD BE
    DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CLINICAL CONDITION.
    ALSO SUITABILITY FOR USE AS A COMPONENT IN UNDERWATER BREATHING G
    AS MIXTURES IS TO BE DETERMINED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
    PERSONNEL EXPERIENCED IN THE USE OF UNDERWATER BREATHING

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:210.36 F
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:0.967
Spec Gravity:GAS
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND
    PRESSURE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITION, NITROGEN CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH  LITHIUM,
    NEODYMIUM, TITANIUM, & OZONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE. DISCARD ANY
    PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN ENVIR
    ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDSTATE AND LOCAL REG.

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