General Information
Revision date
2005-11-01
Product name
INERT-HFC POLYCOLD Refrigerant (Proprietary) Chemical
Manufacturer Name
Brooks Automation Inc
Emergency telephone
1-800-424-9300, 1-703-527-3887
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Company Information
company name
Brooks Automation Inc
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Symptoms of Exposure by Route The most significant route for overexposure is through inhalation of high concentrations of the gas product. Overexposure may cause central nervous system depression and oxygen deficiency. Effects of overexposure may include Inhalation: light-headedness, giddiness, shortness of breath, headaches, and in extreme cases, irregular heartbeats, cardiac arrest, and death. Symptoms of overexposure at lower concentrations may include transient eye, nose, and throat irritation. Contact with rapidly released gas may cause frostbite. Other direct dermal contact may result in skin de-fatting, dryness, Skin Contact: irritation, or contact dermatitis. Symptoms of frostbite may include changes in skin color to white or grayish-yellow. Eye contact with rapidly released gas may cause severe Eye Contact: frostbite damage to eyes and lids. Eye irritation may occur with exposure to low concentrations. (cont.) HAZARD IDENTIFICATION Perforation of the stomach lining and nausea may develop if Ingestion: liquid product is ingested. Inhalation associated with deliberate abuse, or spills Other Potential Health occurring in poorly ventilated areas, may result in severe Effects: cardiovascular and respiratory effects, and even sudden death. OSHA - No Carcinogenicity: NTP - No IARC - No Exposure to high concentrations may result from a release or spill in a poorly ventilated area. Inhalation of high- concentrations may result in suffocation from oxygen
Potential health effects
or Risk deprivation or other severe health effects including central of Exposure: nervous system depression, heart attack, and sudden death. Direct skin or eye contact with rapidly released gas may cause frostbite and severe tissue damage.