Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
811-97-2
Name of the chemical
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane
Concentration
N/A
General Information
Revision date
2008-08-01
Product name
TETRAFLUOROETHANE
Substance name
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Chemical name
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE
CAS No.
811-97-2
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Refrigerant
Emergency telephone
1-800-441-3637
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
E.I. du Pont Canada Company
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
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Potential health effects
INHALATION ETHANE, 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUORO- Gross overexposure may cause: Central nervous system depression with dizziness, confusion, incoordination, drowsiness or unconsciousness. Irregular heart beat with a strange sensation in the chest, "heart thumping", apprehension, lightheadedness, feeling of fainting, dizziness, weakness, sometimes progressing to loss of consciousness and death. Suffocation, if air is displaced by vapors. SKIN CONTACT ETHANE, 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUORO- Immediate effects of overexposure may include: Frostbite, if liquid or escaping vapor contacts the skin. EYE CONTACT ETHANE, 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUORO- "Frostbite-like" effects may occur if the liquid or escaping vapors contact the eyes. ADDITIONAL HEALTH EFFECTS ETHANE, 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUORO- Increased susceptibility to the effects of this material may be observed in persons with pre-existing disease of the: central nervous system, cardiovascular system. Carcinogenicity Information None of the components present in this material at concentrations
