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General Information
Revision date
2014-01-10
Product name
ACETYLENE
Product Synonyms
None
CAS No.
74-86-2
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Refrigeration & Oxygen Co. Ltd
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW * * * Flammable gas under pressure. Can form explosive mixtures with air. Fusible plugs in top, bottom, or valve melt at 208-220 F (98-104 C). Do not discharge at pressures above 15 psig. Acetylene cylinders are filled with a porous material containing acetone (CAS 67-64-1) into which the acetylene is dissolved. ACGIH has established a TLV-TWA of 500 ppm for acetone.
Principle Routes of Exposure
Inhalation ACUTE EFFECTS: Material acts as a simple asphyxiant by displacing air necessary for life. Symptoms include rapid respiration, muscular incoordination, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, unconsciousness, and death. May act as an anesthetic. Symptoms of exposure may include mild gastric symptoms, mental confusion, emotional instability and mycardial sensitization.
Potential chronic health
Bronchitis, stomach ulcers
Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure
OVEREXPOSURE None OTHER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPORSURE: None CARCINOGENICITY (US ONLY): NTP - No IARC MONOGRAPHS - No OSHA REGULATED - No
