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General Information
Revision date
2013-10-15
Product name
Halocarbon 12
Chemical name
Dichlorodifluoromethane
CAS No.
75-71-8
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Many
supplier name
Praxair Canada Inc
Manufacturer Name
Centre Drive
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Company Information
company name
Praxair Canada Inc
Section 2
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
Absorbed through skin. Eye contact. Inhalation. 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 Date: Oct. 15, 2013 the liquid. EYE CONTACT: Liquid may cause corneal injury.expected. 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.
