General Information
Revision date
2020-11-06
Product name
Nitrous Oxide
Substance name
gas
CAS No.
10024-97-2
Emergency telephone
04-8455-101
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Aldakheel Industrial Gases and Plant (DIGAS)
GHS Information
Signal word
Warning!
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency Overview Warning! High-pressure, oxidizing liquid and gas. Vigorously accelerates combustion. Can cause rapid suffocation. Can cause anesthetic effects. May cause nervous system and blood cell damage. Reproductive hazard. May cause frostbite. May cause dizziness and drowsiness. Effects of a Single (Acute) Overexposure -Inhalation May cause excitation, dizziness, drowsiness, poor coordination, and narcosis. Exposure to concentrations of 50% or greater will produce clinical anesthesia. High concentrations may cause asphyxiation and death from lack of oxygen. Skin Contact : No harm expected from gas. Liquid may cause frostbite. Swallowing : An unlikely route of exposure. This product is a gas at normal temperature and pressure, but frostbite of the lips and mouth may result from contact with the liquid. Eye Contact : No harm expected from gas. Liquid may cause frostbite. Effects of Repeated (Chronic) Metabolic injury to the nervous system has resulted from frequent exposure to anesthetic Overexposure concentrations of nitrous oxide. Complaints include numbness, tingling of hands and legs, loss of feeling in fingers, poor balance, and muscular weakness. Other Effects of Overexposure : Nitrous oxide is an asphyxiant. Lack of oxygen can kill.
Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure
Pregnant women should avoid exposure to nitrous oxide. Overexposure
Environmental effects
None known.
