FERRELLGAS -- PROPANE-ODORIZED -- 6830-01-386-1396
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:PROPANE-ODORIZED MSDS Date:11/01/1999 FSC:6830 NIIN:01-386-1396 Status Code:A === Responsible Party === Company Name:FERRELLGAS Address:1 LIBERTY PLAZA City:LIBERTY State:MO ZIP:64068-2970 Country:US Info Phone Num:816-792-1600; 816-792-6916 Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 Preparer's Name:C.C. SLISZ Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300 CAGE:0CH06 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:FERRELLGAS Address:1 LIBERTY PLAZA Box:City:LIBERTY State:MO ZIP:64068-2970 Country:US Phone:816-792-1600; 816-792-6916 CAGE:0CH06 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:PROPANE CAS:74-98-6 RTECS #:TX2275000 Minumum % Wt:85. Maxumum % Wt:100. OSHA PEL:1800 MG/M3;1000 PPM Ingred Name:1-PROPENE CAS:115-07-1 RTECS #:UC6740000 Minumum % Wt:0. Maxumum % Wt:10. Ingred Name:BUTANE CAS:106-97-8 RTECS #:EJ4200000 Minumum % Wt:0. Maxumum % Wt:2.5 ACGIH TLV:1900 MG/M3;800 PPM Ingred Name:ETHANE CAS:74-84-0 RTECS #:KH3800000 Minumum % Wt:0. Maxumum % Wt:5. Ingred Name:ETHYL MERCAPTAN CAS:75-08-1 RTECS #:KI9625000 < Wt:.1 OSHA PEL:C25 MG/M3;C10 PPM ACGIH TLV:1.3 MG/M3;0.5 PPM ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIQUID PROPANE CAN RESULT IN EYE BURNS. SKIN: DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIQUID PROPANE CAN RESULT IN SKIN BURNS (FROSTBITE). INHALTION: THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS A SIMPLE ASPHYX IANT. HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS MAY PRODUCE A REVERSIBLE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION (ANESTHESIA). HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS MAY PRODUCE ASPHYXIATION. INGESTION: IS NOT LIKELY. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A CARCINOGEN. Effects of Overexposure:EYE OR SKIN BURNS (FROSTBITE) AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY. EARLY TO MODERATE DEPRESSION MAY BE EVIDENCED BY GIDDINESS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA. IN EXTREME CASES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS MAY OCCUR. ASPHYXIATION MAY BE NOTED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. DEATH MAY QUICKLY FOLLOW. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CAUTION IS RECOMMENDED FOR PERSONNEL WITH PRE-EXISTING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER. IF FROSTBITE OR BURN OCCURS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALTION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND PROVIDE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IF VICTIM IS NOT BREATHING. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. INGESTION: IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point:=-104.4C, -156.F Autoignition Temp:=504.4C, 940.F Lower Limits:2.15% Upper Limits:9.6 Extinguishing Media:ALLOW PRODUCT TO BURN IF SOURCE CANNOT BE SHUT OFF SAFELY. CLASS B-C OR A-B-C DRY CHEMICAL OR HALON EXTINGUISHERS CAN BE USED ON SMALL FIRES. Fire Fighting Procedures:APPLY WATER FROM SAFE DISTANCE TO COOL CONTAINERS, SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT, AND STRUCTURES. EVACUATE SURROUNDING AREA OF UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL AND ISOLATE. DO NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE SPACE WITHOUT FULL BUNKER GEAR (HELMET/FACE SHIELD, BUNKER COAT, GLOVES; RUBBER BOOTS) AND POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IF NOT SUFFICIENTLY COOLED WITH WATER SPRAY. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:WARNING EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE! *ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. *ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY TO UNNECESSARY OR UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL. *STAY UPWIND AND KEEP OUT OF LOW AREAS. *NOTIFY LOCAL FIRE DEP ARTMENT. *DISPERSE VAPOR CLOUDS WITH WATER SPRAY. *SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK ONLY IF IT CAN BE DONE SAFELY. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE AND STORE PROPANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 58 AND LOCAL FIRE CODES. KEEP CONTAINERS AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES OR TEMPERATURES EXCEEDEDING 130 F. DO NOT DROP OR ROLL ANY CYLINDER. STORE AND TRANSPOR T CONTAINERS WITH RELIEF VALVES IN VAPOR SPACE. KEEP ALL CONTAINER VALVES CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. Other Precautions:KEEP PROTECTIVE CAPS (IF APPLICABLE) ON CONTAINERS WHEN NOT IN USE. CONTAINERS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, CAN CONTAIN EXPLOSIVE VAPORS. DO NOT CUT, DRILL, GRIND, WELD OR PERFORM SIMILAR OPERA TIONS ON OR NEAR CONTAINERS. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED WHEN AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED. IN ACCORD WITH 29 CFR 1910.134, USE EITHER AN ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS. Ventilation:USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS. Protective Gloves:AS APPROPRIATE Eye Protection:WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS APPROPRIATE. Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID LIQUID CONTACT WITH EYES OR SKIN. Supplemental Safety and Health 6830-01-398-9004 CANCELLED 1998 FOR THIS PRODUCT.ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT INHALATION OF HIGH VAPOR LEVELS OF THIS PRODUCT PRODUCED CARDIAC SENSITIZATION. SUCH SENSITIZATION MAY CAUSE FATAL CHAN GES IN HEART RHYTHMS.LABORATORY ANIMALS EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF PROPYLENE SHOWED EFFECTS IN LIVER,KIDENY,&NASAL CAVITY ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== HCC:G2 Boiling Pt:=-42.2C, -44.F Vapor Pres:208PSIG@100F Spec Gravity:1.52 (VAPOR) Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (DIFFUSES READILY) Solubility in Water:SLIGHT Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS; LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE. ROTTEN EGG ODOR. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME AND CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME AND CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. AVOID BUILDUP OF STATIC ELECTRICITY. PREVENT VAPOR ACCUMULATION. Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND UNDEFINED ORGANIC PRODUCTS MAY BE FORMED DURING COMBUSTION. =================== Toxicological Information =================== Toxicological Information:ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT INHALATION OF HIGH VAPOR LEVELS OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT HAVE PRODUCED CARDIAC SENSITIZATION. SUCH SENSITIZATION MAY CAUSE FATAL CHANGES IN HEART RYTHMS.THIS LA TTER EFFECT WAS SHOWN TO BE ENHANCED BY HYPOXIA OR THE INJECTION OF ADRENALINE-LIKE AGENT. LABORTORY ANIMALS EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF PROPYLENE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME SHOWED EVIDENCE OF EFFECT S IN THE LIVER, KIDNEYS, AND NASAL CAVITY. ===================== Regulatory Information ===================== State Regulatory Information:THE INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE SPECIFIALLY LISTED BY INDIVIDUAL STATES; OTHER PRODUCT SPECIFIC HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE MSDS MAY ALSO BE APPLICABLE FOR STATE REQUIREMENTS. 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