ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA INC -- FORANE 502  -- 6850-00N082371
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FORANE 502
MSDS Date:06/01/1995
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N082371
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA INC
Address:2000 MARKET ST
City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3222
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-419-7695;215-419-7704
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:86460
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA INC
Address:2000 MARKET STREET
Box:City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3222
Country:US
Phone:800-245-5858
CAGE:86460

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

Ingred Name:METHANE, CHLORODIFLUORO-; (CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE) (SARA
    313) (CERCLA)
CAS:75-45-6
RTECS #:PA6390000
Fraction by Wt: 48.8%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM
Ozone Depleting Chemical:2

Ingred Name:ETHANE, CHLOROPENTAFLUORO-; (CHLOROPENTAFLUOROETHANE) (SARA
    313)
CAS:76-15-3
RTECS #:KH7877500
Fraction by Wt: 51.2%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1

Ingred Name:MATERIALS TO AVOID: DECOMPOSITION OF MATERIAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: SMOKE. READ LABEL BEFORE USE. DO NOT CUT,
    GRIND/WELD ON/NEAR CNTNR DUE TO POSS TOXIC FUME GENERATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: USE NIOSH APPRVD RESP EQUIP AS NOTED. OBSERVE
    RESP USE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MFR. FOR EMER & (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: OTHER CNDTNS WHERE THERE MAY BE POTNTL FOR
    SIGNIFICANT EXPOS, USE NIOSH APPRVD FULL FACE POSITIVE-PRESS, (ING
    7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: SCBA/POS-PRESS AIRLINE W/AUXILIARY SELF-CONTAINED
    AIR SUPP. RESP PROT PROGRAMS MUST COMPLY W/29 CFR SEC 1910.134.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: EXPOS LEVS BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMITS (SEE ING SEC).
    DILUTION VENT ACCEPTABLE, BUT LOC MECH EXHST VENT (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: PREFERRED, IF PRACTICAL, AT SOURCES OF AIR
    CONTAMINATION SUCH AS OPEN PROCESS EQUIPMENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: MUSCLE CNTRL FOLLOWED BY COLLAPSE. PRLNGD
    EXPOS TO AN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE MAY BE FATAL.(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: AS W/MANY OTHER HALOCARBONS, INHAL OF CMPD MAY
    CAUSE AN INCR IN SENSIT OF HEART TO ADRENALINE, WHICH (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: COULD RSLT IN IRREG/RAPID HEARTBEATS & REDUCED
    HEART FUNC. TARGET ORGAN TOXIN: TARGET ORGANS AFFECTED BY(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: EXPOS TO MATL ARE: EYES, SKIN, CNS, RESP SYS,
    HEART. LIFETIME EXPOS OF RATS & MICE TO 5% HCFC-22 IN AIR (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: CAUSED REDUCED BODY WT GAIN IN MALE RATS BUT NO
    CLINICAL OR HISTOPATHOLOGIC EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFTS. (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: LIFETIME EXPOS OF RATS TO 5% HCFC-22 IN AIR RSLTD
    IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER INCIDENCE OF FIBROSARCOMAS (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: (MALIGNANT CONNECTIVE-TISS TUMOR) IN MALE RATS
    COMPARED TO CNTRLS. SOME OF THESE TUMORS INVOLVED (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: SALIVARY GLANDS. SPONT OCCURRING FIBROSARCOMAS ARE
    NOT UNCOMMON IN AGING RATS & INCR SEEN IN MALE RATS (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO WEAK TUMOR-PROMOTING EFT/OTHER
    NON-SPECIFIC EFT (STRESS, ETC.) OF R-22. CHEM HAS (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE MUTATIONS IN BACTERIUM
    SALMONELLA. THIS MAY BE DUE TO UNUSUAL METABOLIC CAPABILITIES(ING
    20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:OF ORGANISM. OFFSPRING BORN TO RATS EXPOS TO 5% OF
    R-22 FOR 6 HRS PER DAY DURING PREGNANCY SHOWED STUNTED(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: GROWTH & SML, BUT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT,
    INCIDENCE OF ABSENT EYES. HOWEVER, THIS DOSE LEV ALSO (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: CAUSED MATERNAL TOX. FOR MORE TOXICOLOGICAL INFO
    CONTACT NEHC . CHLOROCARBON MATLS HAVE PRDCED (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: SENSIT OF MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS
    & COULD HAVE SIMILAR EFT IN HUMANS. ADRENOMIMETICS (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:(E.G., EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE CONTRAINDICATED EXCEPT
    FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY/CHRONICALLY (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: EXPOSED TO CHLOROCARBONS .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AS W/MOST LIQUIFIED GASES, CONT
    W/RAPIDLY VOLATILIZING LIQ/COLD VAPS CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE TO ANY
    TISS DUE TO CRYOGENIC (EXTREME LOW TEMP) EFT OF MATL. VAPS MAY BE
    MILDLY IRRIT TO EYES. ACUTE STUDIES W/ LAB ANIMALS INDICATE THAT
    COMPONENTS OFHALOCARBON MIX ARE PRACTICALLY NON-TOX BY INHAL ROUTE.
    HOWEVER,(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EXPOS TO HALOCARBON GASES AT HIGH
    CONCS MAY AFFECT NERV SYS & PRDCE RAPID ANESTHETIC EFT. DENSE VAP
    OF PROD DISPLACES AIR IN CONFINED PLACES & REDUCES OXYGEN AVAIL FOR
    BRTHG. UPON EXPOS TO S UCH AN ATMOSPHERE, PERSON MAY EXPERIENCE
    SYMPS OF OXYGEN DEFICIENCY INCL HDCH, DIZZ, DROW, CYANOSIS & LACK
    OF (ING 10)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DUE TO POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EFFECTS
    ON HEART, WORKERS WITH HEART DISEASE OR COMPROMISED HEART FUNCTION
    SHOULD HAVE LIMITED EXPOSURE TO MATERIAL.

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

First Aid:INGEST: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERSON.
    SKIN: FLUSH EXPOSED SKIN WITH LUKEWARM WATER (NOT HOT)-OR USE OTHER
    MEANS TO WARM SKIN SLOWLY. GET MED ATTN IF FROSTBITTEN BY LIQ/IF
    IRRIT OCCU RS. EYE: IMMED FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15
    MINS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
    BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MED
    ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NON FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
    FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD PRESS DEMAND SCBA & FULL
    PROT EQUIP	NEAR PROD DUE TO TOXICITY OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS. KEEP CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERM DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL FLUORIDES,
    CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE  . MAY DECOMP DURING CONT W/FLAMES, HEATING
    ELEMENTS/IN COMBUST ENGINES RELSG IRRIT (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE/EXTING IGNIT/COMBUST SOURCES. EVAC
    ENCLOSED SPACES UNTIL GAS IS DISPERSED. KEEP UPWIND. STOP LEAK IF
    POSS W/OUT RISK. DISPERSE GAS W/FLOOR-LEVEL FORCED-AIR VENT. EXHST
    VAPS OUTDOORS. REMOVE ALL  FLAMES, HEATING ELEMENTS & GAS ENGINES.
    (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. DO
    NOT BRTHE VAP, MIST/GAS. KEEP CNTNR CLSD. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT,
    SPARKS, & FLAMES. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNRS.
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN GEN VICINITY
    OF ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURFS. MAY CAUSE FORM OF CHLORIDES,
    FLUORIDES/PHOSGENE . EMPTY CNTNRS MAY CONTAIN HAZ RESIDUE. DO NOT
    DROP,  REUSE OR REFILL CNTNR. DO NOT (ING 4)

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

Respiratory Protection:AVOID BRTHG VAP, MIST/FUME. USE NIOSH APPRVD
    FULL FACE (TC-19C) SUPP AIR RESP/SCBA WHERE AIRBORNE EXPOS IS
    LIKELY. IF USED, FULL FACEPIECE REPLACES NEED FOR CHEM GOGG &/OR
    FCSHLD. IF EXPOS CANNOT BE K EPT AT MIN W/ENGINEERING CNTRLS,(ING
    5)
Ventilation:INVESTIGATE ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE EXPOS BELOW
    AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMITS. PROVIDE VENT IF NEC TO CNTRL (ING 8)
Protective Gloves:SYNTHETIC RUBB GLOVES SUCH AS (SUPDAT)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WHERE APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLTHG TO PVNT SKIN
    CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: TOX, & CORR GASES. CNTNR MAY EXPLO IF HEATED DUE TO RSLTG
    PRESS RISE. HAZ DECOMP PRODS: CHLORINE. SPILL PROC: WASH CONTAMD
    CLTHS BEFORE USE. DESTROY CONTAMD SHOES. PROT GLOVES: NEOPRENE. LI
    NED GLOVES ARE RECOM FOR PROT FROM COLD. MATLS TO AVOID: STRONG
    OXIDIZERS SINCE THEY MAY REACT WITH/ACCELERATE (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-50F,-46C
Vapor Pres:151.3 PSIA
Vapor Density:3.8
Spec Gravity:1.22 (H*20=1)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUIFIED GAS WITH FAINT ETHEREAL
    (ETHER-LIKE) ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONT W/STRONG ALKALI/ALKALINE EARTH METALS, FINELY POWDERED
    METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM/ZINC AND (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:THERM DECOMP DUE TO EXPOS TO HEAT
    (>800F)/FIRE. FLAMES, EXTREME HOT METAL SURFS, HEATING ELEMENTS,
    COMBUST ENGINES, ETC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PHOSGENE . THERM DECOMP PRODS INCL
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
    DIOXIDE &(SUPDAT)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE OR RECLAIM IF POSSIBLE. RECLAIMED
    MATERIAL MAY BE INCINERATED BUT TOXIC AND CORROSIVE COMBUSTION
    PRODUCTS (HF AND HCL) MUST BE HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. CONSULT
    FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL AUTHORITI ES FOR PROPER DISPOSAL
    PROCEDURES.

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