RACON INC. -- RACON 12  -- 6830-00-935-9895
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:RACON 12
MSDS Date:04/07/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-935-9895
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:RACON INC.
Address:6040 SOUTH RIDGE ROAD
Box:198
City:WICHITA
State:KS
ZIP:67201
Country:US
Info Phone Num:316-524-3245
Emergency Phone Num:415-821-5338 (MEDICAL)
CAGE:EO152
=== 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.
Address:6040 SOUTH RIDGE ROAD
Box:198
City:WICHITA
State:KS
ZIP:67201
Country:US
Phone:316-524-3245
CAGE:EO152

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

Ingred Name:DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE  (SARA III)
CAS:75-71-8
RTECS #:PA8200000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50 IS >500,000 PPM
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS NEITHER CORROSIVE NOR AN
    IRRITANT. AS A LIQUID IT WILL EVAPORATE FAST ENOUGH TO CAUSE
    FREEZING (FROSTBITE). VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND CAN CAUSE
    SUFFOCATION BY REDUCING AVAILABLE OXYGEN,  OR MAY CAUSE FATAL
    CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS.  SNIFFING FLUOROCARBONS FOR THEIR INTOXICATING
    EFFECT HAS CAUSED HUMAN DEATHS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CFC 502 IS NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY
    IARC, NTP OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR MAY
    CAUSE LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, GIDDINESS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND MAY
    LEAD TO NARCOSIS, CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR DEATH.
    LIQUID CAN CAUSE FREEZING  OF TISSUES CONTACTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PEOPLE WITH HEART OR RESPIRATORY
    DISORDERS MAY BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS
    PRODUCT.

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

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/ WATER 15 MIN HOLD LIDS OPEN SEE A DOCTOR. 
    SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE
    BREATHING, AS NEEDED. DO NOT GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR DRUGS.
    INGESTED:(HIGH LY UNLIKELY) DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE
    MEDICAL CARE.   IF ANY IRRITATION PERSISTS,OR IS SEVERE,SEE A
    DOCTOR.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE AT FIRE
    TEMPERATURE. ALSO PRODUCES TOXIC VAPORS AT FIRE TEMPERATURES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. EVACUATE PERSONNEL UNTIL
    VAPORS ARE DISPERSED. DO NOT SMOKE OR OPERATE INTERNAL COMBUSTION
    ENGINES IN THE VICINITY OF A SPILL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A CLEAN, COOL (<120F), DRY
    AND WELL-VENTILATED AREA OF LOW FIRE RISK. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM
    PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:APPLY ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO EMPTY CONTAINERS AS
    THEY MAY CONTAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES/VAPORS/PRESSURE.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED FOR ADEQUATELY VENTED WORK
    STATIONS. FOR ACCIDENTAL OR NON-VENTILATED SITUATIONS, USE A
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR,
    APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST AT FILLING ZONES AND OTHER OPERATING
    SPACES WHERE LEAKAGE IS PROBABLE. MECHANICAL FOR OTHER.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL RUBBER, PVA OR NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:USE IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING IF THERE IS DANGER
    OF CONTACT WITH LIQUID.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICE. AVOID
    CONTACT. REMOVE AND WASH CLOTHING PROMPTLY UPON CONTAMINATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-22F,-30C
Vapor Pres:79.8 PSIG
Vapor Density:4.25
Spec Gravity:1.31
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID OR VAPOR, SLIGHT ETHEREAL TO
    ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS AND FINELY DIVIDED REACTIVE METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT SUCH AS FLAMES OR HOT METAL SURFACES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES (OPEN
    FLAMES, GLOWING METAL SURFACES, ETC.) FORMING HYDROCHLORIC AND
    HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W FEDERAL,STATE,LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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