Halocarbon 116

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency Overview CAUTION! Liquid and gas under pressure. Harmful if inhaled. Can cause rapid suffocation. Can cause frostbite. May cause dizziness and drowsiness. Self-contained breathing apparatus may be required by rescue workers.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation. Swallowing. Skin contact. Skin absorption. Eye contact. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: TLV-TWA Data from 2004 Guide to Occupational Exposure Values (ACGIH). TLV-TWAs should be used as a guide in the control of health hazards and not as fine lines between safe and dangerous concentrations. EFFECTS OF A SINGLE (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE: INHALATION: Asphyxiant. Effects are due to lack of oxygen. Moderate concentrations may cause headaches, drowsiness, dizziness, excitation, excess salivation, vomiting, and unconciousness. Lack of oxygen can kill. SKIN CONTACT: Liquid may cause frostbite. SKIN Prolonged or widespread skin contact with the liquid may result in the absorption of harmful ABSORPTION: amounts of material. SWALLOWING: An unlikely route of exposure, but frostbite of the lips and mouth may result from contact with the liquid. EYE CONTACT: Liquid may cause severe corneal injury. EFFECTS OF REPEATED (CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE: Not available. OTHER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: At very high concentrations may produce cardiac arrhythmias or arrest due to sensitization of the heart to adrenalin and nor-adrenalin

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

OVEREXPOSURE Repeated or prolonged exposure is not known to aggravate medical condition. SIGNIFICANT LABORATORY DATA WITH POSSIBLE RELEVANCE TO HUMAN HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATION: None currently known. CARCINOGENICITY: Not listed as carcinogen by OSHA, NTP or IARC.