Argon Enriched Argon

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

NFPA Rating Emergency Overview Simple asphyxiant This product does not contain oxygen and may cause asphyxia if released in a confined area. Maintain oxygen levels above 19.5%. Nonflammable OSHA Regulatory Status NIOSH Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) Identification Number: CF2300000

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation Eye Contact Skin Contact Acute Toxicity Inhalation Non-toxic simple asphyxiant. Effects of oxygen deficiency (<19.5%) resulting from simple asphyxiants may include dizziness, drowsiness, rapid breathing, diminished mental alertness, impaired muscular coordination, faulty judgment, depression of all sensations, emotional instability. As asphyxiation progresses, nausea, vomiting, prostration and loss of consciousness may result, eventually leading to convulsions, coma and death. Oxygen deficiency during pregnancy has produced developmental abnormalities in humans and experimental animals. Eyes None known Skin None known Ingestion None known Synergistic Effects None known

NFPA Ratings

0 = Minimal; 1 = Slight; 2 = Moderate; 3 = Serious; 4 = Severe)

Health hazards

0 Flammability = 0 Reactivity = 0 Special Notice = Simple Asphyxiant 0 Flammability = 0 Physical Hazard = 0 0 FLAMMABILITY 0

HMIS® ratings

0 = Minimal; 1 = Slight; 2 = Moderate; 3 = Serious; 4 = Severe)

Physical hazards

0 PERSONAL PROTECTION Note: Ratings were assigned in accordance with Compressed Gas Association (CGA) guidelines as published in CGA Pamphlet P-19-2009, CGA Recommended Hazard Ratings for Compressed Gases, 3rd Edition.