HALOCARBON 13B

HALOCARBON 13B-1/HALON 1301- MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1.     Chemical Product and Company Identification
2.     Composition, Information on Ingredients
3.     Hazards  Identification
4.     First Aid Measures
5.     Fire Fighting Measures
6.     Accidental Release Measures
7.     Handling and Storage
8.     Exposure Controls, Personal Protection
9.     Physical and Chemical Properties
10.    Stability and Reactivity
11.    Toxicological Information
12.    Ecological Information
13.    Disposal Considerations
14.    Transport Information
15.    Regulatory Information
16.    Other Information

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1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

SUBSTANCE: HALOCARBON 13B-1/ HALON 1301

SYMBOL: CBrF₃

TRADE NAMES/SYNONYMS:
METHANE, BROMOTRIFLUORO-; BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE; CARBON MONOBROMIDE TRIFLUORIDE; F 13B1; BD 13B1; FLUGEX 13B1; FLUOROCARBON 1301; FREON 13B1; HALON 1301; MONOBROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE; R 13B1; REFRIGERANT 13B1; TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE; TRIFLUOROMETHYL BROMIDE; STCC 4904549; UN 1009; CBRF3; MAT24070; RTECS PA5425000

CHEMICAL FAMILY: halogenated, aliphatic

CREATION DATE: Feb 21, 1989
REVISION DATE: Mar 20, 2001

2. COMPOSITION, INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS-----------Up to Table of Contents

COMPONENT: TRIFLUOROMONOBROMOMETHANE

CAS NUMBER: 75-63-8

EC NUMBER (EINECS): 200-887-6

PERCENTAGE: 100.0

3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

NFPA RATINGS (SCALE 0-4):   HEALTH=0  FIRE=0 REACTIVITY=0

WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: A

EC CLASSIFICATION (ASSIGNED):
No classification assigned.

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:

Color: colorless

Physical Form: gas

Odor: sweet odor

Major Health Hazards: central nervous system depression, difficulty breathing

Physical Hazards: Containers may rupture or explode if exposed to heat.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:

INHALATION:
    Short Term Exposure: nausea, vomiting, irregular heartbeat, symptoms of drunkenness, disorientation, bluish skin color, suffocation, convulsions
    Long Term Exposure: no information on significant adverse effects

SKIN CONTACT:
    Short Term Exposure: frostbite
    Long Term Exposure: no information is available

EYE CONTACT:
    Short Term Exposure:frostbite
    Long Term Exposure: no information is available

INGESTION:
    Short Term Exposure: no information on significant adverse effects
    Long Term Exposure: no information is available

CARCINOGEN STATUS:
OSHA: N
NTP: N
IARC: N

4. FIRST AID MEASURES-----------Up to Table of Contents

INHALATION:
Remove from exposure immediately. Use a bag valve mask or similar device to perform artificial respiration (rescue breathing) if needed. Get medical attention.

SKIN CONTACT:
Wash if needed. If frostbite, freezing, or cryogenic burns occur, warm affected area in warm water. If this is not available, gently wrap affected parts in blankets. Allow circulation to return naturally. Get medical attention immediately.

EYE CONTACT:
Wash eyes immediately with large amounts of water or normal saline, occasionally lifting upper and lower lids, until no evidence of chemical remains. Get medical attention immediately.

INGESTION:
It is unlikely that emergency treatment will be required. Get medical attention, if needed.

5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES-----------Up to Table of Contents

FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
Negligible fire hazard.

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
carbon dioxide, regular dry chemical

Large fires: Use regular foam or flood with fine water spray.

FIRE FIGHTING:
Move container from fire area if it can be done without risk. Cool containers with water spray until well after the fire is out. Stay away from the ends of tanks. Withdraw immediately in case of rising sound from venting safety device or any discoloration of tanks due to fire. For tank, rail car or tank truck, evacuation radius: 800 meters (1/2 mile).

6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES-----------Up to Table of Contents

OCCUPATIONAL RELEASE:
Stop leak if possible without personal risk. Keep unnecessary people away, isolate hazard area and deny entry. Stay upwind and keep out of low areas.

7. HANDLING AND STORAGE-----------Up to Table of Contents

Store and handle in accordance with all current regulations and standards. Subject to storage regulations: U.S. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.101. Keep separated from incompatible substances.

8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS, PERSONAL PROTECTION-----------Up to Table of Contents

EXPOSURE LIMITS:

TRIFLUOROMONOBROMOMETHANE:
1000 ppm (6090 mg/m3) OSHA TWA
1000 ppm (6090 mg/m3) ACGIH TWA
1000 ppm (6090 mg/m3) NIOSH recommended TWA 10 hour(s)

VENTILATION: Provide local exhaust ventilation system. Ensure compliance with applicable exposure limits.

EYE PROTECTION: For the gas: Eye protection not required, but recommended. For the liquid: Wear splash resistant safety goggles. Contact lenses should not be worn. Provide an emergency eye wash fountain and quick drench shower in the immediate work area.

CLOTHING: For the gas: Protective clothing is not required. For the liquid: Wear appropriate protective, cold insulating clothing.

GLOVES: Wear insulated gloves.

RESPIRATOR: The following respirators and maximum use concentrations are drawn from NIOSH and/or OSHA.
10,000 ppm
Any supplied-air respirator.
25,000 ppm
Any supplied-air respirator.
40,000 ppm
Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece.
Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece.
Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece.
Escape -
Any air-purifying respirator with a full facepiece and an organic vapor canister.
Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus.
For Unknown Concentrations or Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health -
Any supplied-air respirator with full facepiece and operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with a separate escape supply.
Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece.

9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES-----------Up to Table of Contents

PHYSICAL STATE: gas

COLOR: colorless

ODOR: sweet odor

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 148.91

MOLECULAR FORMULA: BR-C-F3

BOILING POINT: -72 F (-58 C)

FREEZING POINT: -270 F (-168 C)

VAPOR PRESSURE: 10582 mmHg @ 21 C

VAPOR DENSITY (air=1): 5.0

SPECIFIC GRAVITY (water=1): 1.58

WATER SOLUBILITY: 0.03%

PH: Not applicable

VOLATILITY: Not applicable

ODOR THRESHOLD: Not available

EVAPORATION RATE: Not applicable

COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DISTRIBUTION: Not applicable

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY:
Soluble: chloroform, butane, benzene, toluene, carbon tetrachloride, alcohols, ketones
Insoluble: phenols, glycols, glycerol

10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY-----------Up to Table of Contents

REACTIVITY:
Stable at normal temperatures and pressure.

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
Protect from physical damage and heat. Containers may rupture or explode if exposed to heat.

INCOMPATIBILITIES:
metals

HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION:
Thermal decomposition products: halogenated compounds, oxides of carbon

POLYMERIZATION:
Will not polymerize.

11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

TRIFLUOROMONOBROMOMETHANE:

TOXICITY DATA:
84000 ppm/15 minute(s) inhalation-rat LC50

ACUTE TOXICITY LEVEL:
Slightly Toxic: inhalation

TARGET ORGANS:
central nervous system

ADDITIONAL DATA:
Stimulants such as epinephrine may induce ventricular fibrillation.

12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

Not available

13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS-----------Up to Table of Contents

Dispose in accordance with all applicable regulations.

14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

U.S. DOT 49 CFR 172.101. SHIPPING NAME-UN NUMBER; HAZARD CLASS; PACKING GROUP; LABEL:
Bromotrifluoromethane-UN1009; 2.2; Nonflammable gas

15. REGULATORY INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

U.S. REGULATIONS:
  TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: Y

TSCA 12(b) EXPORT NOTIFICATION: Not listed.

CERCLA SECTION 103 (40CFR302.4): N

SARA SECTION 302 (40CFR355.30): N

SARA SECTION 304 (40CFR355.40): N

SARA SECTION 313 (40CFR372.65): Y
    Trifluoromonobromomethane

SARA HAZARD CATEGORIES, SARA SECTIONS 311/312 (40CFR370.21):
    ACUTE: Y
    CHRONIC: N
    FIRE: N
    REACTIVE: N
    SUDDEN RELEASE: Y

OSHA PROCESS SAFETY (29CFR1910.119): N

STATE REGULATIONS:
  California Proposition 65: N

EUROPEAN REGULATIONS:Y

EC NUMBER (EINECS): 200-887-6

16. OTHER INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

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