SOUTHDOWN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC -- 1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE -- 6810-00N062304 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE
MSDS Date:01/12/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N062304
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SOUTHDOWN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC
Address:425 ISIS AVE
City:INGLEWOOD
State:CA
ZIP:90301
Country:US
Info Phone Num:213-776-6233
Emergency Phone Num:800-535-5053
Preparer's Name:KATHERINE SKY
CAGE:JO096
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:RHO-CHEM CORP
Address:425 ISIS AVE
Box:6021
City:INGELEWOOD
State:CA
ZIP:90301-2009
Country:US
Phone:213-776-6233
CAGE:21414
Company Name:SOUTHDOWN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC
Address:425 ISIS AVE
Box:City:INGLEWOOD
State:CA
ZIP:90301
Country:US
Phone:213-776-6233
CAGE:JO096

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE (FREON 113) (SARA
    313)
CAS:76-13-1
RTECS #:KJ4000000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM;1250 STEL
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:VERTIGO, DISORIENTATION, INCOORD, HDCH, DROW, NAUS,
    VOMIT & LOSS OF SENSATION TO UNCON & ANOXIC DEATH. IN (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS, CARDIAC SENSIT TO
    CIRCULATING EPINEPHRINE-LIKE CMPDS CAN RSLT IN POTNTLY FATAL (ING
    4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:CARDIAC ARRHYS. CHRONIC:INHAL:AT 5000 PPM/7 HRS
    DAILY/5 DAYS PER WK/30 DAYS:MILD LIVER EFTS & PVNT OF WT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:GAIN WERE EXHIBITED. CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) MATLS
    HAVE PRDCD SENSIT OF MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN LAB (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:ANIMALS & COULD HAVE SIMILAR EFT IN HUMANS.
    ADRENOMIMETICS (E.G., EPINEPHRINE MAY BE CONTRA-INDICATED (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:EXCEPT FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY OR
    CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO CFC'S .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF
    WATER & TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF VICTIM'S THROAT. GET (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:MED ATTN. NOTE TO MD:GASTRIC LAVAGE MAY BE EFTIVE
    W/IN 4 HRS OF INGEST. PROD IS ASPHY & CAN INDUCE CARDIAC(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:MUSCLE SENSIT TO CIRCULATING EPINEPHRINE-LIKE CMPDS,
    RSLTG IN POTNTLY FATAL HEART ARRHYS. DO NOT GIVE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:ADRENALIN/SIMILAR SYMPATHOMIMETIC DRUGS. DO NOT
    ALLOW EXPOS PERS TO EXERCISE VIGOROUSLY FOR 24 HRS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:FOLLOWING POTNTLY TOX EXPOS. FREEZE BURN OF TISS CAN
    DEVELOP FOLLOWING CONT W/LIQ FORM OF THIS MATL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:IN CLSD CNTNRS FOR DISP. AVOID CONTAM OF GROUND
    & SURF WATERS. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:MAY CONTAIN PROD RESIDUES (VAP/LIQ), DO NOT
    CUT/WELD ON EMPTY/FULL CNTNRS. CLOSURES SHOULD BE REMOVED(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:CAREFULLY TO RELIEVE POSS INTERNAL PRESS & WHEN
    EMPTY, TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL EXPOS TO ANY ENTRAPPED VAPS. (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:ROOM AIR-CNDTNG SYS & SPACE HEATERS SHOULD BE
    ROUTINELY INSPECTED FOR CORR IF IN AREAS EXPOS TO (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:HALOCARBON VAPS. EXERCISE REAS CARE & CAUT. STORE IN
    COOL PLACE. CONC VAPS OF THIS PROD ARE HVR/AIR & (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:WILL COLLECT IN LOW AREAS SUCH AS PITS, DEGREASERS,
    STOR TANKS & OTHER CONFINED AREAS. DO NOT ENTER AREAS(ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:WHERE VAPS OF THIS PROD ARE SUSPECTED UNLESS SPECIAL
    BRTHG APPARATUS IS USED & OBSERVER IS PRESENT FOR (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:ASSISTANCE. DO NOT EAT, DRINK/SMOKE IN WORK AREA. TO
    DETERMINE EXPOS LEVEL(S) MONITORING SHOULD BE (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:PERFORMED REGULARLY. NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO
    NOT USE IN GEN VICIN OF ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES/HOT (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:SURFS. HEAT &/OR UV RADIA MAY CAUSE FORM OF
    CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES OR PHOSGENES .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:PROVIDE LOC EXHST AT FILLING ZONES & OTHER OPERATING
    SPACES WHERE LEAKAGE IS PROBABLE. MECH VENT IS ADEQ (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:FOR OTHER OPERATING & STORAGE AREAS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 43,000 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:MISTS/VAPS CAN INDUCE
    IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS OF THROAT, NOSE & RESP PASSAGES. AT LOW LEVELS,
    DROW, LOSS OF CONC & "HEAVINESS" IN HEAD HAVE BEEN EXPER. AT HIGH
    LEVELS POTNTLY REACHED IN POORLY  VENTILATED/CONFINED SPACES,
    CARDIAC EFTS &/OR RAPID SUFFOCATION RESULTING IN DEATH HAVE BEEN
    REPORTED. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SKIN:IRRIT. PRLNG/RPTD LIQ CONT CAN
    RSLT IN DEFAT & DRYING, WHICH MAY RSLT IN IRRIT & DERM. EYES:VAP
    MAY ACT AS MILD IRRIT. LIQ WILL IRRIT & MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST:MAY
    CAUSE DISCOMFORT. MAY A LSO PRDCE SOME OF SYMPS & TOX AS
    INHAL.EXPOS OF HIGH VAP CONCS OF 1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,
    2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS WHILE HOLDING
    EYELIDS OPEN. SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN:REMOVE AFFECTED CLTHG & SHOES.
    FLUSH W/WATER; FOLLOW BY WASHING W/SOAP & WATER. DO NOT REUSE
    CLTHG/SHOES  UNTIL CLEANED. INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR & GIVE
    ARTF RESP IF VICTIM IS NOT BRTHG. GIVE OXYG AS NEC, PROVIDED
    QUALIFIED OPERATOR IS AVAIL. SEEK MED ATTN. INGEST:IF VICTIM IS
    CONSCIOUS, (ING 8)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS NOT FLAMMABLE; USE AN EXTINGUISHING
    AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL FLUORIDES,
    CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE . CNTNRS EXPOS TO INTENSE HEAT FROM FIRES
    SHOULD BE COOLED W/WATER TO PVNT VAP-PRESS(SUPDAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA, VENTILATE & AVOID BRTHG VAPS.
    DIKE AREA TO CONTAIN SPILL. IF SPILL OCCURS INDOORS, TURN OFF AIR
    CNDTNG &/OR HEATING SYS, TO PVNT VAPS FROM CONTAM ENTIRE BLDG.
    CLEAN UP AREA (WEAR PROT E QUIP) BY MOPPING OR W/ABSORB MATL &
    PLACE (ING 13)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BRTHG VAP & LIQ CONT W/EYES,
    SKIN/CLTHG. TANK-CLEANING PERS SHOULD USE ONLY FORMAL TANK ENTRY
    PROC BASED ON RECOGNIZED SFTY PRINCIPLES.
Other Precautions:STORE IN CLEAN, DRY & WELL-VENTILATED ARAES OF LOW
    FIRE RISK. PROT CNTNRS FROM PHYSICAL DMG & KEEP CLSD. DO NOT ENTER
    STOR AREAS UNLESS ADEQUATELY VENTILATED. TANK CANNOT BE EFTIVELY
    FLUSHED OF VAP IF  SUMPS CONTAIN LIQ. EMPTY CNTNR (ING 14)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:WHERE VAP CONC EXCEEDS/IS LIKELY TO EXCEED
    REGULATORY LIMS, NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP FOR ORG VAPS. IN HIGH
    CONCS/IN OXYG DEFICIENT ATMS USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA/AIR LINE
    RESP W/FULL FACE PIECE. FOLLOW  ANY APPLIC RESP USE STDS & REGS.
Ventilation:MAINTAIN WORK PLACE VAP CONCS BELOW OCCUP EXPOS LIMS. DO
    NOT USE IN CLSD/CONFINED SPACE. OPEN DOORS & WINDOWS. (ING 23)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (PREF PVA/NEOPRENE).
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROT, IMPERVIOUS CLTHG (PREF MADE OF
    PVA/NEOPRENE). SAFETY SHOWER & EYEWASH STATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS PRIOR TO EATING, DRINKING/USING
    RESTROOM. REMOVE & WASH CLTHG PROMPTLY UPON CONTAM. DO NOT WEAR
    CONT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:BUILD-UP, WHICH COULD RSLT IN CNTNR RUPTURE. MATLS TO
    AVOID:INITIATION. LITHIUM SHAVINGS ARE IMPACT-SENSITIVE & MAY
    EXPLODE VIOLENTLY. AVOID CONT W/ACTIVE METALS SUCH AS CALCIUM,
    PWDRED MAGN ESIUM, ZINC/BERYLLIUM. EFTS OF OVEREXP:INDUCES TOX
    PROGRESSING FROM IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS & SKIN, CNS DEPRESS, WEAK,(ING
    2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:118F,48C
Vapor Pres:270 @ 20C
Vapor Density:6.5
Spec Gravity:1.57
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1.3 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; ETHEREAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM/TITANIUM PWDR WILL FLASH/SPK ON HEAVY IMPACT. FINELY DIVIDED
    BARIUM MAY EXPLODE BY FRICTIONAL (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:THERMAL-OXIDATIVE DECOMP BEGINS AT ABOUT
    250C. AVOID CONT W/LIGHTED CIGARETTES, OPEN FLAMES, HOT SPOTS &
    WELDING.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES & PHOSGENE .
    HALOGENS, HALOGEN ACIDS & POSSIBLY CARBONYL HALIDES SUCH AS
    PHOSGENE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:RECOVERED LIQUIDS MAY BE SENT TO A LICENSED
    RECLAIMER OR INCINERATION FACILITY. CONTAMINATED MATERIAL MUST BE
    DISPOSED OF IN A PERMITTED WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. CONSULT
    FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL DISPO SAL AUTHORITIES.

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