AIR PRODUCTS -- HYDROGEN CHLORIDE  -- 6830-00N030950
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:10/01/1993
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N030950
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AIR PRODUCTS
Address:7201 HAMILTON BLVD
City:ALLENTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18195-1501
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-752-1597
Emergency Phone Num:800-752-1597
CAGE:00742
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC
Address:7201 HAMILTON BLVD
Box:City:ALLENTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18195-1501
Country:US
Phone:800-345-3148/ 800-752-1597
CAGE:00742

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

Ingred Name:ING 14:RECORDS. VISUALLY INSPECT STORED CYLS ON ROUTINE
    BASIS, @ LST WEEKLY, FOR ANY INDICATION OF LEAKAGE/OTHER(ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:PROBS. CAUT:CONT W/COLD, EVAP LIQ ON GLOVES/SUIT MAY
    CAUSE CRYOGENIC BURNS/FROSTBITE. COLD TEMPS MAY ALSO(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:CAUSE EMBRITTLEMENT OF PPE MATL RSLTG IN BREAKAGE &
    EXPOS. POIS GAS, CORR. CYLS SHOULD BE TRANSPORTED IN (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:SECURE UPRIGHT POSITION IN WELL VENTED TRUCK FOR
    SHIPPING. NEVER TRANSPORT IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:VEHICLE. DO NOT DRAG, ROLL/SLIDE CYL. USE SUITABLE
    HANDTRUCK DESIGNED FOR CYL MOVEMENT. NEVER ATTEMPT TO (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:LIFT CYL BY ITS CAP. SECURE CYLS AT ALL TIMES WHILE
    IN USE. USE PRESS REDUCING REGULATOR/SEPARATE CONTROL(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:VALVE TO SAFELY DISCHARGE GAS FROM CYL. USE CHECK
    VALVE TO PVNT REVERSE FLOW INTO CYL. NEVER APPLY FLAME/(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:LOCALIZED HEAT DIRECTLY TO ANY PART OF CYL. DO NOT
    ALLOW ANY PART OF CYL TO EXCEED 125F(52C). HIGH TEMP (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:MAY CAUSE DMG TO CYL &/OR PREMATURE FAILURE OF PRESS
    RELIEF DEVICE WHICH WILL RSLT IN VENTING OF CYL (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:CONTENTS. IF USER EXPERS ANY DFCLTY OPERATING CYL
    VALVE, DISCONTINUE USE & CONT SUPPLIER. USE ADJUSTABLE (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24:STRAP-WRENCH TO REMOVE OVER-TIGHT OR RUSTED CAPS.
    CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYDROCHLORIC ACID  (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7647-01-0
RTECS #:MW4025000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
OSHA PEL:5 PPM, C
ACGIH TLV:5 PPM, C
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (SCAQMD RULE): NONE.
RTECS #:9999999VO

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:CONCS CAN CAUSE INFLAMM (CHEM PNEUM) & FLUID
    BUILD-UP (PULM EDEMA) IN LUNGS/SPASM OF LARYNX WHICH MAY RSLT(ING
    4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:IN DEATH. LETHAL CONCENTRATION FOR HYDROGEN CHLORIDE:
    LC50 = 3120 PPM (1 HR, RAT).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:TIMES. SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:FLUSH
    W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG. APPLICATIONS OF (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:ICE WATER COMPRESSES FOR 30 MINS AFTER FLUSHING MAY
    HELP LIM EXTENT OF BURN. NOTE TO MD:BRONCHOSPASM MAY BE(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:TREATED W/USE OF BRONCHODILATOR SUCH AS ALBUTEROL &
    ANTICHOLINERGIC INHALANT SUCH AS ATROVENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:INERT SYS BEFORE ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. DO NOT RELS
    LG AMTS OF PROD TO ATM. THIS PROD DOES NOT CNTN ANY (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:CLASS I OR II OZONE DEPLETING CHEMS. PROD NOT LISTED
    AS MARINE POLLUTANT BY DOT (40 CFR). CERCLA REQS (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:NOTIFICATION TO THE NRC OF RELS OF QTYS OF HAZ
    SUBSTANCES EQUAL TO/GREATER THAN RQ IN 40 CFR 302.4. RQ:5000 LBS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:TRAP IN DISCHARGE LINE TO PVNT CAUSTIC SOLN
    FROM DRAWING BACK THRU LINES. UNUSED PROD/EMPTY CYL:(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:RETURN CYL & UNUSED PROD TO SUPPLIER. DO NOT ATTEMPT
    TO DISP OF UNUSED PROD. ENSURE CYL VALVE IS PROPERLY(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:CLSD, VALVE OUTLET CAP HAS BEEN REINSTALLED & VALVE
    PROT CAP IS SECURED BEFORE SHIPPING CYLINDER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:EMPTY CYLS. AVOID EXCESS INVENTORY & STOR TIME.
    USE FIRST-IN FIRST-OUT SYS. KEEP ACCURATE INVENTORY (ING 15)
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:INHAL:PROD IS CORR & IRRIT TO RESP
    TRACT & MUC MEMBS. EXCESSIVE EXPOS TO CONCS ABOVE CEILING LIM MAY
    RSLT IN CHEM PNEUM (INFLAMM), PULM HEMORR (BLEEDING) & EDEMA (FLUID
    BUILD UP). EYE CONT:IRRIT &/OR  BURNS TO CORNEA THAT MAY LEAD TO
    VISIONIMPAIRMENT/LOSS. SKIN CONT:BURN SIMILAR TO ONE THAT IS CAUSED
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:BY INORG ACIDS. SYMPS:IRRIT &/OR BURNS
    OF EXPOS AREAS. COUGH, IRRIT IN THROAT, NOSE & EYES. CONCS OF 5 PPM
    ARE USUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PRDCE ONE/MORE OF THESE SYMPS. TARGET
    ORGS:AIRWAY, LUNGS,  EYES & SKIN. TOX INFO:PROD IS TOX, CAUSING SEV
    IRRIT OF UPPER RESP TRACT UPON INHAL & IRRIT OF EYES & SKIN ON
    (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA OR OTHER
    RESPIRATORY DISEASES.

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

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED. INHAL:MOVE EXPOS PERS TO UNCON AREA. IF
    NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. SEEK
    PROMPT MED ATTN & CONTINUE W/ADMIN OF OXYG. IF AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
    OCCU RS PLACEMENT OF ARTIF AIRWAY, BY EMER MED TECHNICIANS, MAY BE
    NEC. EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR MIN OF 15 MINS. HOLD LIDS OPEN
    W/FINGERS TO ASSURE COMPLETE FLUSHING. THIS MAY HAVE TO BE RPTD
    SEVERAL (ING 5)

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

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . IF
    POSS W/OUT RISK, MOVE CYLS AWAY FROM FIRE AREA. KEEP CYLS COOL
    W/WATER SPRAY UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:RUNOFF FROM FIRE FIGHTING MAY BE CONTAM;
    CHECK PH. CYLS EXPOS TO HIGH HEAT/FLAME MAY VENT RAPIDLY & MAY
    RUPTURE VIOLENTLY. MOST CYLS ARE DESIGNED TO (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERS FROM AFFECTED AREA. INCR
    VENT TO RELS AREA & MONITOR OXYG LEVEL. USE APPROP PROT EQUIP
    (NIOSH APPRVD SCBA). IF LEAK IF FROM CYL/CYL VALVE CALL MFR'S EMER
    TELEPHONE #. IF LEAK IS IN U SER'S SYS CLOSE CYL VALVE, VENT PRESS
    &(ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STOR AREA TEMPS SHOULD NOT EXCEED
    125F(52C) & SHOULD BE FREE OF COMBUST MATLS. STOR SHOULD BE AWAY
    FROM HEAVILY TRAVELED AREAS & EMERGENCY EXITS.
Other Precautions:AVOID AREAS WHERE SALT/OTHER CORR MATLS ARE PRESENT.
    SECURE CYLS IN UPRIGHT POSITION & STORE IN WELL-VENTED AREA PROT
    FROM WEATHER. VALVE PROT CAPS & VALVE OUTLET SEALS SHOULD REMAIN ON
    CYLS NOT CONNE CTED FOR USE. SEPARATE FULL FROM(ING 14)

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE VENTILATION &/OR LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT
    ACCUMULATION OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE 5 PPM.
Protective Gloves:LEATHER GLOVES FOR HNDLG CYLS. (SUPDAT)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . SFTY SHOES FOR HNDLG CYLS. SPLASH SUIT WHEN CONNECTING,
    (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:VENT CONTENTS WHEN EXPOS TO ELEVATED TEMPS FOUND IN FIRE
    SITUATIONS. PROT GLOVES:ACID RESIST GLOVES WHEN CONNECTING,
    DISCONNECTING/ OPENING CYLS. EYE PROT:FULL LGTH FSHLD . OTHER PROT 
    EQUIP:DISCONNECTING/OPENING CYLS. FULL-PROT CHEM RESIST SUIT SHOULD
    BE AVAIL. EFTS OF OVEREXP:CONT. INHAL OF HIGH(ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-121F,-85C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-174F,-114C
Vapor Pres:613 PSIG
Spec Gravity:1.266 (AIR=1)
Solubility in Water:0.823
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS THAT FUMES WHITE; SHARP, SUFFOCATING,
    ACIDIC ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS . SM
    AMTS OF PROD MAY BE DISP OF BY SLOWLY DISCHARGING GAS INTO
    SCRUBBER/OTHER SUITABLE VESSEL CNTNG APPROX 15% SODIUM
    HYDROXIDE/OTHER ALKALI & WATER. IT	IS NEC TO PLACE REVERSE-FLOW
    CHECK-VALVE/(ING 11)

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