PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION -- SEVOFLURANE, SEVOFRANE; ARGON ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6830 MSDS Date: 04/01/1991 MSDS Num: CJJNX LIIN: 00N091250 Product ID: SEVOFLURANE, SEVOFRANE; ARGON MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 16827 Name: PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION Address: 10800 PFLUMM ROAD City: LENEXA KS 66215 Info Phone Number: 913-469-5400 Emergency Phone Number: 913-469-5400 Proprietary Ind: Y Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 16827 Name: PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION Address: 10800 PFLUMM ROAD City: SHAWNEE KS 66215 Phone: 913-649-5400 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Name: *** PROPRIETARY *** ----------------------------- ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DEATH. Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT LISTED IN NTP OR IARC; NOT REGULATED AS A CARCINOGEN BY OSHA. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. First Aid: SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEPID POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IF REDNESS OR IRRITATION RESULTS, SEEK MEDICAL AT TENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON FROM EXPOSURE. INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY (FP N). ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN OXYGEN CONCENTRATION ABOVE 19.5% BY VOLUME. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WILL REQUIRE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA IF OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IS BELOW 19.5% BY VOLUME. Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N). VENT TO ATMOSPHERE IN AN OPEN AREA. Handling And Storage Precautions: CYLINDERS SHOULD NOT BE DROPPED. KEEP PROPERLY SECURED OR PROTECTED TO PREVENT CYLINDERS FROM BEING KNOCKED OVER. MATERIAL CAN BE STORED OUTSIDE. TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE KEPT BELOW 125F. Other Precautions: CYLINDERS SHOULD BE STORED UPRIGHT WITH VALVE CAP IN PLACE. CYLINDERS MUST NOT BE RECHARGED UNLESS BY OR WITH CONSENT OF PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point Text: NOT AVAILABLE Lower Limits: NOT AVAIL Upper Limits: NOT AVAIL Extinguishing Media: MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE (FP N). MIXTURE IS NON-FLAMMABLE; WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). KEEP CYLINDERS COOL WITH WATER SPRAY. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: EXCESSIVE PRESSURE CAN BUILD UP DUE TO HEAT. CYLINDERS MAY EXPLODE IF PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES FAIL TO RELIEVE PRESSURE. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WILL REQUIRE A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IS BELOW 19.5% BY VOLUME. Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN OXYGEN CONCENTRATION ABOVE 19.5% BY VOLUME. Protective Gloves: COTTON, LEATHER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). SAFETY SHOES WHEN HANDLING CYLINDERS. Supplemental Safety and Health: PHYSICAL DATA: VAP DENS: 0.967 (APPROX) (AIR=1). ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= B.P. Text: NOT AVAILABLE Vapor Pres: NOT AVAILABLE Vapor Density: SUPP DATA Evaporation Rate & Reference: GAS Solubility in Water: SLIGHT Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS & ODORLESS GAS. Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100 ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: EXCESSIVE HEAT. Materials To Avoid: NONE. Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE KNOWN. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: ADDNL INFO: PLEASE REFER TO CGA BULLETIN SB-2 "OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES", AND CGA PAMPHLETS P-1 "SAFE HANDLING OF COMPRESSED GASES IN CONTAINERS", P-9 "THE INERT GASES, ARGON, NITROGEN AND HELIUM" , AND P-14 "ACCIDENT PREVENTION IN OXYGEN-RICH AND OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES". ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: SEVOFLURANE, SEVOFRANE; ARGON Cage: 16827 Company Name: PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION Street: 10800 PFLUMM ROAD City: SHAWNEE KS Zipcode: 66215 Health Emergency Phone: 913-469-5400 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 04/28/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: None Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DEATH. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER (FP N). ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever expressly or implied warrants, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. Any person utilizing this instruction who is not a military or civilian employee of the United States of America should seek competent professional advice to verify and assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their particular situation regardless of similarity to a corresponding Department of Defense or other government situation.