RACON INC -- RACON 11  -- 6830-01-040-3656
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:RACON 11
MSDS Date:04/07/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-040-3656
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:RACON INC
Address:6040 S RIDGE RD
City:WICHITA
State:KS
ZIP:67215
Country:US
Info Phone Num:316-524-3245; 800-835-2916
Emergency Phone Num:415-821-5338
CAGE:FO608
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY RACON INC)
Address:6040 S RIDGE RD
Box:198
City:WICHITA
State:KS
ZIP:67201
Country:US
Phone:CALL COLLECT 415-821-5338
CAGE:2A580
Company Name:RACON INC
Box:198
City:WICHITA
State:KS
ZIP:67201
Phone:(415) 821-5338
CAGE:FO608

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

Ingred Name:METHANE, TRICHLOROFLUORO-; (TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE
    (CFC-11))  (SARA III)
CAS:75-69-4
RTECS #:PB6125000
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:C, 1000 PPM; 9293
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: WHEN FINELY GROUND, METALS SUCH AS
    MAGNESIUM/ALUMINUM IN PWDRD FORM MAY ALSO REACT, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH
    TEMP.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: PROD IS STORED/SHPD IN PRESSURIZED CONTR.
    EYES: TEST OF CFC-11 SOL IN RABBIT'S EYES SHOWED MILD (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: IRRIT OF MUC MEMB WHICH PERSISTED FOR 48 HRS BUT DID
    NOT RSLT IN PERM DMG. INGEST: LIQ MAY CAUSE IRRIT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: TO GASTRIC/DIGEST TRACTS IF TAKEN IN LG QTYS. HUMAN
    POISONING POTNTL: SNIFFING OF FLUOROCARB PROPELLANTS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: FOR THEIR INTOXICATING EFTS HAS PRDCED OVER 100
    DEATHS. FLUOROCARB EXHIBIT VERY TOXIC PROPERTIES (ASPHY/ (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS) WHEN SNIFFED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE
    OF VARIATIONS IN INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE, IT IS VERY DFCLT(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: TO PREDICT WHICH SYMPS WILL BE EXHIBITED FOLLOWING
    EXPOSURE. IT IS POSS THAT INDIVIDUALS W/HEART OR RESP (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: DISORDERS MAY PROVE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE. TWO
    CASES OF PHOSGENE POISONING FROM DISINTEGRATION OF CFC-11(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: PROPELLANT IN AN OPEN FLAME IN AN ENCLOSURE HAVE
    BEEN REPORTED. CHRONIC EFTS: INHAL: HUMAN VOLUNTEERS (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: EXPOSED TO 1000PPM EXHIBITED MINOR COORDINATION
    SYMPTOMS WHICH WERE CONSIDERED NOT MEANINGFUL. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: SKIN: SLIGHT INFLAMMATORY RXN WAS OBSERVED WHEN
    TEST DONE IN OLDER RATS. CFC-11, AT HIGH CONC, HAS BEEN (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: SHOWN TO BE CAPABLE OF SENSITIZING THE HEART TO
    INJECTED EPINEPHRINE, RSLTG IN SERIOUS & SOMETIMES FATAL(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS (CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS).
    CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) MATLS HAVE PRDCED SENSITIZATION OF (ING
    15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: THE MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS & MAY
    HAVE SIMILAR EFFECT IN HUMANS. ADRENOMIMETICS (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: (I.E., EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE CONTRA-INDICATED EXCEPT
    FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY OR (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFCS) .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: LIQ CONT - BECAUSE OF DEFAT EFTS OF THIS
    PROD, SKIN/EYE IRRIT MAY OCCUR. FLUSH EXPOSED SKIN/EYES(ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: THORO (MINIMUM OF 15 MIN) W/LUKEWARM WATER OR
    BALANCED SALINE SOLN. IF EYE IRRIT PERSISTS, SEE MD. (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:CFC-11 WILL REMOVE NATURAL OILS FROM CONTACTED SKIN
    & CAN IRRIT DRY/SENSITIVE SKIN. INGEST:IN MOST CASES,(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: INGEST IS EXPECTED TO BE ACCIDENTAL & QTYS INGESTED
    VERY SML, THEREFORE, STOM EMPTYING IS NOT LIKELY TO (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: BE NEC. HOWEVER, IF LG QTYS ARE INGEST, (I.E.,>1-2
    OUNCES), GASTRIC EMPTYING MIGHT BE RECOMMENDED. CALL MD.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: USE IN GEN VICIN OF ARC WELDING/OPEN FLAMES/HOT
    SURF. HEAT &/OR UV RADIATION MAY CAUSE FORMATION OF (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES OR PHOSGENE .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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: CFC-11 IS RELATIVELY
    NON-TOXIC FOLLOWING ACUTE EXPOS. ALTHOUGH NO LONG-TERM
    COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES HAVE SPECIFICALLY INVESTIGATED ACUTE
    OVEREXPOS OF HUMANS TO CFC-11, EXPER INDICATES CARD IOVASCULAR/RESP
    SYS ARE THE PRIMARY SYSAFFECTED. THE EFT ON RESP SYS IS A REDUCTION
    IN MINUTE VOLUME. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: HUMANS EXPOSED TO LGE AREA OF SPILLED
    CFC-11 EXPER VARYING NARCOTIC EFTS INCL IN ONE CASE, UNCON, &
    ANOTHER CASE, RAPID HEARTBEAT (TACHYCARDIA). SKIN: TEST ON SKIN OF
    MICE INDICATED NO RXNS,  BUT A RETARDING IN THE HEALING OF WOUNDS,
    BURNS & REGROWTH OF HAIR WAS NOTICED. THERE IS POSS OF FROSTBT IF
    (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM/AT REST. IF BRTHG IS
    DFCLT (LABORED), GIVE O*2. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP/CHECK FOR
    PULSE. IF NO PULSE, START CPR. DO NOT GIVE STIMULANTS (ADRENALINE/
    EPINEPHRIN E/HAND-HELD ASTHMA AEROSOLS). CALL 911 (IF AVAIL)/MD.
    KEEP PATIENT AT REST FOR 24HRS AFTER OVEREXP. NO LONG-TERM EFTS
    EXPECTED. EYES &/OR SKIN: VAP CONT - FLUSH W/FRESH H*2O FOR @ LST
    20 MIN. (ING 18)

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA
    & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONFLAMMABLE AND NONEXPLOSIVE. THERMAL
    DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE FLUORIDES, CHLORIDES, AND
    PHOSGENE .

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP UPWIND. VENTILATE ENCLOSED SPACES UNTIL
    GAS IS DISPERSED. DO NOT SMOKE OR OPERATE INTERNAL COMBUSTION
    ENGINES IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE/USE W/ADEQ VENT. NEVER USE IN
    CLOSED/ CONFINED SPACE. LOC EXHST MAY BE NEC TO REDUCE CONC BELOW
    TLV (1000PPM). STORE IN COOL PLACE (<120F).
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE VAPS. AVOID CONT W/EYES/SKIN/CLTHG.
    WEAR PROT CLTHG. NOT FOR FOOD/DRUG/COSMETIC USE. CFC-11 IS
    SHPD/STORED AS EITHER: 1) LIQUEFIED, COMPRESSED GAS PRESSURIZED
    W/NITROGEN. 2) VOLAT LIQ.  NO SMKNG IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT (ING 23)

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

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROT IS NOT NEEDED IF CONC ARE
    CONTROLLED. IF CONC EXCEED TLV (1000PPM), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
    RESP FOR ORGANIC VAP. IN VERY HIGH CONC, NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS	SHOULD BE USED.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:CLOTH-LINED RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: 0.6 PSIG @ 77F/25C. MATLS TO AVOID: CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION (MCA)
    REPORTED THAT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT ALKALI & ALKALINE
    EARTH METALS (I.E.,SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND BARIUM) IN THEIR FREE
    METALLI C FORM MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH FLUOROCARBONS. MCA ALSO
    NOTED THAT SINCE MATLS BECOME MORE REACTIVE (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:75.0F,23.9C
Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA
Vapor Density:0.39
Spec Gravity:1.48 @ 77F
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, VERY SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR TO
    ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPAT W/CERTAIN ELASTOMERS/ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS/PWDRD
    ALUMINUM/ZINC/BERYLLIUM/ETC. THE MFG (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:CFC-11 IS STABLE & RELATIVELY NON
    REACTIVE. AVOID CONTACT W/OPEN FLAMES OR EXTREMELY HOT METAL
    SURFACES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PRODUCT MAY DECOMPOSE TO FORM HF, HCL
    AND TRACES OF CARBONYL HALIDES (I.E., PHOSGENE).

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PROD IS DESIGNATED BY CERCLA AS HAZ SUBSTANCE, &
    HAS A REPORTABLE QTY (RQ) OF 5,000 LBS. SHLD SUBSTANCE BE
    SPILLED/RELSD TO ENVIRON IN QTY >/= 5,000 LBS, NOTIFY NATL RESPONSE
    CTR. EPA HAZ WASTE# IS U1 21. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FED/STATE/LOC
    REGS.

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