R-410A

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Gases under pressure, Liquefied Gas

Signal word

CLASSIFICATION: WARNING Gases under pressure, Liquefied Gas SIGNAL STATEMENT: WORD

Contains

WARNING gas under pressure, may explode if heated

Hazard statements

Gas Cylinder Contains gas under pressure, may explode if heated

Storage

SYMBOL: Gas Cylinder Protect from sunlight, store in a well ventilated place Protect from sunlight, store in a well ventilated place EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: Colorless, volatile liquid with ethereal and faint sweetish odor. Non-flammable material. Overexposure EMERGENCY may cause OVERVIEW: dizziness and Colorless, loss of concentration. volatile liquid with At higher ethereal levels, and CNS faint sweetish depression odor. and Non-flammable cardiac arrhythmia may material. result from Overexposure exposure. Vapors may cause displace dizziness air and and can loss cause of concentration. asphyxiation in At confined higher levels, spaces. CNS At higher depression temperatures, and (>250C), cardiac decomposition arrhythmia may products result may from include exposure. Hydrofluoric Vapors displace Acid (HF) air and carbonyl can cause halides. asphyxiation in confined spaces. At higher temperatures, (>250C), decomposition products may include Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) and

Health hazards

carbonyl halides. POTENTIAL SKIN: Irritation HEALTH would result from a defatting action on tissue. Liquid contact could cause frostbite. EYES: SKIN: Liquid Irritation contact would can cause result severe from irritation a defatting and action frostbite. on tissue. Mist Liquid may irritate. contact could cause frostbite. INHALATION: EYES: Liquid R-407C contact is can low cause in acute severe toxicity irritation in animals. and frostbite. When oxygen Mist may levels irritate. in air are reduced to 12-14% by displacement, symptoms of asphyxiation, loss of coordination, increased pulse rate and deeper respiration INHALATION: will occur. R-410A At is high low in levels, acute cardiac toxicity arrhythmia in animals. may When occur. oxygen levels in air are reduced to 12-14% by displacement, symptoms of asphyxiation, loss of coordination, increased pulse rate and deeper INGESTION: Ingestion respiration is unlikely will because occur. At of the high low levels, boiling cardiac point arrhythmia of the material. may occur. Should it occur, discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract from rapid evaporation of the material and consequent evolution of gas would result. INGESTION: Some Ingestion effects of is inhalation unlikely because and skin of exposure the low boiling would be point expected. of the material. Should it occur, discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract from rapid evaporation of the material and consequent evolution of gas DELAYED EFFECTS: would None result. known. Some effects of inhalation and skin exposure would be expected. DELAYED EFFECTS: None known.