AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS -- HELIUM - HELIUM, TECHNICAL, GRADE A
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NSN: 6830006600020
Manufacturer's CAGE: 00742
Part No. Indicator: C
Part Number/Trade Name: HELIUM
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General Information
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Item Name: HELIUM, TECHNICAL, GRADE A
Company's Name: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC.
Company's Street: 7201 HAMILTON BLVD
Company's City: ALLENTOWN
Company's State: PA
Company's Country: US
Company's Zip Code: 18195-1501
Company's Emerg Ph #: 800-523-9374
Company's Info Ph #: 215-481-4911
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001
Status: SE
Date MSDS Prepared: 01JUN90
Safety Data Review Date: 09DEC94
Supply Item Manager: GSA
Preparer's State: NK
MSDS Serial Number: BJZWM
Specification Number: BB-H-1168
Hazard Characteristic Code: G3
Unit Of Issue: CF
Unit Of Issue Container Qty: BULK
Type Of Container: METAL
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Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: HELIUM
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: MH6520000
CAS Number: 7440-59-7
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Physical/Chemical Characteristics
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Appearance And Odor: HELIUM IS COLORLESS AND ODORLESS IN BOTH GASEOUS AND
LIQUID STATES.
Boiling Point: -452F,-269C
Melting Point: -458F,-272C
Vapor Density (Air=1): .01114 *
Specific Gravity: .138 @ OC/1 ATM
Decomposition Temperature: * @ 0C/1ATM
Solubility In Water: 0.861% @ 68 F/1 ATM
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
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Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: CYLINDER(S) EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT OR FIRE
MAY VENT RAPIDLY OR EXPLODE.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability: YES
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO
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Health Hazard Data
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Health Haz Acute And Chronic: IF INGESTED, CONTACT W/SKIN OR VAPOR
INHALED: HELIUM IS ODORLESS/NONTOXIC, MAY PRODUCE SUFFOCATION BY DILUTING
CONCENTRATION OXYGEN IN AIR BELOW LEVELS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIFE.
PERSONNEL, INCLUDING RESCUE WOKERS, SHOULD NOT ENTER AREAS WHERE OXYGEN
CONCENTRATION BELOW 19.5% UNLESS PROVIDED W/SCBA OR AIRLINE RSPRTR.
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: EXPOSURE TO OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES MAY
PRODUCE DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH. AT LOW
OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH MAY OCCUR IN SECONDS
WITHOUT WARNING. EXTENSIVE TISSUE DAMAGE OR BURNS CAN RESULT FOR EXPOSURE
TO LIQUID HELIUM OR COLD HELIUM VAPORS.
Emergency/First Aid Proc: MOVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LACK OF OXYGEN TO
AREAS W/NORMAL ATMOSPHERES. SCBA MAY BE REQUIRED TO PREVENT ASPHYXIATION OF
RESCUE WORKERS. GIVE CPR & OXYGEN IF NOT BREATHING. IF CRYOGENIC LIQUID OR
COLD BOIL-OFF GAS CONTACTS A WORKER'S SKIN OR EYES, FLOOD OR SOAK FROZEN
TISSUES W/TEPID WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. CRYOGENIC BURNS, BLISTERING OR
DEEPER TISSUE FREEZING, PROMPTLY SEE PHYSICIAN.
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Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: AVOID SKIN CONTACT W/LIQUID HELIUM OR ITS
COLD BOIL-OFF GAS. FLUSH LIQUID SPILL W/WATER TO DISPERSE. VENTILATE
ENCLOSED AREAS TO PREVENT FORMATION OF OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES CAUSED
BY LIQUID HELIUM EVAPORATION OR THE RELEASE OF GASEOUS HELIUM.
Waste Disposal Method: ALLOW LIQUID HELIUM TO EVAPORATE IN A WELL-
VENTILATED LOCATION REMOTE FROM WORK AREAS. VENT HELIUM GAS SLOWLY TO A
WELL-VENTILATED OUTDOOR LOCATION REMOTE FROM WORK AREAS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL HELIUM IN COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS.
Precautions-Handling/Storing: HANDLE COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS W/CARE. USE
PRESSURE REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING TO LOWER PRESS PIPING SYST.
SECURE CYLINDERS WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions: NEVER USE DIRECT FLAME TO HEAT COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER.
USE CHECK VALVE TO PREVENT BACK FLOW INTO STORAGE CONTAINER. AVOID
DRAGGING, ROLLING OR SLIDING CYLINDERS. USE SUITABLE HANDTRUCK. STORE IN
WELL-VENT AREAS. KEEP FROM IGNITION SOURCES.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN OXYGEN-
DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES. CAUTION! AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS WILL NOT
FUNCTION. THEIR USE MAY RESULT IN ASPHYXIATION.
Ventilation: NATURAL OR MECHANICAL WHERE GAS IS PRESENT. SITUATE VENTS TO
AVOID HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONC OF HELIUM IN WORK AREAS.
Protective Gloves: LOOSE FITTING, IMPERMEABLE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES, CHEM GOGGLES, FACE SHLD.
Suppl. Safety & Health Data: DO NOT STORE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS. VALVE
CAPS SHOULD REMAIN ON CYLINDERS NOT CONNECTED FOR USE. SEGREGATE FULL AND
EMPTY CYLINDERS. STORAGE SHOULD BE FREE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. AVOID
EXPOSURE TO AREAS WHERE SALT OR CORROSIVE CHEMICALS ARE PRESENT. REFILL
COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF COMP GAS.
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Transportation Data
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Trans Data Review Date: 91101
DOT PSN Code: GZR
DOT Proper Shipping Name: HELIUM, COMPRESSED
DOT Class: 2.2
DOT ID Number: UN1046
DOT Label: NONFLAMMABLE GAS
IMO PSN Code: HWT
IMO Proper Shipping Name: HELIUM, COMPRESSED
IMO Regulations Page Number: 2144
IMO UN Number: 1046
IMO UN Class: 2(2.2)
IMO Subsidiary Risk Label: -
IATA PSN Code: NCJ
IATA UN ID Number: 1046
IATA Proper Shipping Name: HELIUM, COMPRESSED
IATA UN Class: 2.2
IATA Label: NON-FLAMMABLE GAS
AFI PSN Code: NCJ
AFI Prop. Shipping Name: HELIUM, COMPRESSED
AFI Class: 2.2
AFI ID Number: UN1046
AFI Basic Pac Ref: 6-6,6-10
MMAC Code: NK
N.O.S. Shipping Name: HELIUM OR HELIUM COMPRESSED; (LIQUID) HELIUM,
REFRIGERATED LIQUID.
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Disposal Data
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Label Data
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Label Required: YES
Label Status: G
Common Name: HELIUM
HELIUM IS ODORLESS/NONTOXIC, MAY PRODUCE SUFFOCATION BY DILUTING
CONCENTRATION OXYGEN IN AIR BELOW LEVELS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIFE.
PERSONNEL, INCLUDING RESCUE WOKERS, SHOULD NOT ENTER AREAS WHERE OXYGEN
CONCENTRATION BELOW 19.5% UNLESS PROVIDED W/SCBA OR AIRLINE RSPRTR.
EXPOSURE TO OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES MAY PRODUCE DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH. AT LOW OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH MAY OCCUR IN SECONDS WITHOUT WARNING. EXTENSIVE
TISSUE DAMAGE OR BURNS CAN RESULT FOR EXPOSURE TO LIQUID HELIUM OR COLD
HELIUM VAPORS.
Label Name: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC. INDUST. GAS.
DIV.
Label City: ALLENTOWN
Label State: PA
Label Zip Code: 18195
Label Country: US
Label Emergency Number: 800-523-9374
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS -- HELIUM - HELIUM, TECHNICAL, GRADE A
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NSN: 6830006600020
Manufacturer's CAGE: 00742
Part No. Indicator: C
Part Number/Trade Name: HELIUM
===========================================================================
General Information
===========================================================================
Item Name: HELIUM, TECHNICAL, GRADE A
Company's Name: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC.
Company's Street: 7201 HAMILTON BLVD
Company's City: ALLENTOWN
Company's State: PA
Company's Country: US
Company's Zip Code: 18195-1501
Company's Emerg Ph #: 800-523-9374
Company's Info Ph #: 215-481-4911
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001
Status: SE
Date MSDS Prepared: 01JUN90
Safety Data Review Date: 09DEC94
Supply Item Manager: GSA
Preparer's State: NK
MSDS Serial Number: BJZWM
Specification Number: BB-H-1168
Hazard Characteristic Code: G3
Unit Of Issue: CF
Unit Of Issue Container Qty: BULK
Type Of Container: METAL
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Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: HELIUM
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: MH6520000
CAS Number: 7440-59-7
===========================================================================
Physical/Chemical Characteristics
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Appearance And Odor: HELIUM IS COLORLESS AND ODORLESS IN BOTH GASEOUS AND
LIQUID STATES.
Boiling Point: -452F,-269C
Melting Point: -458F,-272C
Vapor Density (Air=1): .01114 *
Specific Gravity: .138 @ OC/1 ATM
Decomposition Temperature: * @ 0C/1ATM
Solubility In Water: 0.861% @ 68 F/1 ATM
===========================================================================
Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
===========================================================================
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: CYLINDER(S) EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT OR FIRE
MAY VENT RAPIDLY OR EXPLODE.
===========================================================================
Reactivity Data
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Stability: YES
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO
===========================================================================
Health Hazard Data
===========================================================================
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: IF INGESTED, CONTACT W/SKIN OR VAPOR
INHALED: HELIUM IS ODORLESS/NONTOXIC, MAY PRODUCE SUFFOCATION BY DILUTING
CONCENTRATION OXYGEN IN AIR BELOW LEVELS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIFE.
PERSONNEL, INCLUDING RESCUE WOKERS, SHOULD NOT ENTER AREAS WHERE OXYGEN
CONCENTRATION BELOW 19.5% UNLESS PROVIDED W/SCBA OR AIRLINE RSPRTR.
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: EXPOSURE TO OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES MAY
PRODUCE DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH. AT LOW
OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH MAY OCCUR IN SECONDS
WITHOUT WARNING. EXTENSIVE TISSUE DAMAGE OR BURNS CAN RESULT FOR EXPOSURE
TO LIQUID HELIUM OR COLD HELIUM VAPORS.
Emergency/First Aid Proc: MOVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LACK OF OXYGEN TO
AREAS W/NORMAL ATMOSPHERES. SCBA MAY BE REQUIRED TO PREVENT ASPHYXIATION OF
RESCUE WORKERS. GIVE CPR & OXYGEN IF NOT BREATHING. IF CRYOGENIC LIQUID OR
COLD BOIL-OFF GAS CONTACTS A WORKER'S SKIN OR EYES, FLOOD OR SOAK FROZEN
TISSUES W/TEPID WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. CRYOGENIC BURNS, BLISTERING OR
DEEPER TISSUE FREEZING, PROMPTLY SEE PHYSICIAN.
===========================================================================
Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
===========================================================================
Steps If Matl Released/Spill: AVOID SKIN CONTACT W/LIQUID HELIUM OR ITS
COLD BOIL-OFF GAS. FLUSH LIQUID SPILL W/WATER TO DISPERSE. VENTILATE
ENCLOSED AREAS TO PREVENT FORMATION OF OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES CAUSED
BY LIQUID HELIUM EVAPORATION OR THE RELEASE OF GASEOUS HELIUM.
Waste Disposal Method: ALLOW LIQUID HELIUM TO EVAPORATE IN A WELL-
VENTILATED LOCATION REMOTE FROM WORK AREAS. VENT HELIUM GAS SLOWLY TO A
WELL-VENTILATED OUTDOOR LOCATION REMOTE FROM WORK AREAS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL HELIUM IN COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS.
Precautions-Handling/Storing: HANDLE COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS W/CARE. USE
PRESSURE REDUCING REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING TO LOWER PRESS PIPING SYST.
SECURE CYLINDERS WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions: NEVER USE DIRECT FLAME TO HEAT COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER.
USE CHECK VALVE TO PREVENT BACK FLOW INTO STORAGE CONTAINER. AVOID
DRAGGING, ROLLING OR SLIDING CYLINDERS. USE SUITABLE HANDTRUCK. STORE IN
WELL-VENT AREAS. KEEP FROM IGNITION SOURCES.
===========================================================================
Control Measures
===========================================================================
Respiratory Protection: USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN OXYGEN-
DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES. CAUTION! AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS WILL NOT
FUNCTION. THEIR USE MAY RESULT IN ASPHYXIATION.
Ventilation: NATURAL OR MECHANICAL WHERE GAS IS PRESENT. SITUATE VENTS TO
AVOID HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONC OF HELIUM IN WORK AREAS.
Protective Gloves: LOOSE FITTING, IMPERMEABLE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES, CHEM GOGGLES, FACE SHLD.
Suppl. Safety & Health Data: DO NOT STORE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS. VALVE
CAPS SHOULD REMAIN ON CYLINDERS NOT CONNECTED FOR USE. SEGREGATE FULL AND
EMPTY CYLINDERS. STORAGE SHOULD BE FREE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. AVOID
EXPOSURE TO AREAS WHERE SALT OR CORROSIVE CHEMICALS ARE PRESENT. REFILL
COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF COMP GAS.
===========================================================================
Transportation Data
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Trans Data Review Date: 91101
DOT PSN Code: GZR
DOT Proper Shipping Name: HELIUM, COMPRESSED
DOT Class: 2.2
DOT ID Number: UN1046
DOT Label: NONFLAMMABLE GAS
IMO PSN Code: HWT
IMO Proper Shipping Name: HELIUM, COMPRESSED
IMO Regulations Page Number: 2144
IMO UN Number: 1046
IMO UN Class: 2(2.2)
IMO Subsidiary Risk Label: -
IATA PSN Code: NCJ
IATA UN ID Number: 1046
IATA Proper Shipping Name: HELIUM, COMPRESSED
IATA UN Class: 2.2
IATA Label: NON-FLAMMABLE GAS
AFI PSN Code: NCJ
AFI Prop. Shipping Name: HELIUM, COMPRESSED
AFI Class: 2.2
AFI ID Number: UN1046
AFI Basic Pac Ref: 6-6,6-10
MMAC Code: NK
N.O.S. Shipping Name: HELIUM OR HELIUM COMPRESSED; (LIQUID) HELIUM,
REFRIGERATED LIQUID.
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Disposal Data
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Label Data
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Label Required: YES
Label Status: G
Common Name: HELIUM
HELIUM IS ODORLESS/NONTOXIC, MAY PRODUCE SUFFOCATION BY DILUTING
CONCENTRATION OXYGEN IN AIR BELOW LEVELS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIFE.
PERSONNEL, INCLUDING RESCUE WOKERS, SHOULD NOT ENTER AREAS WHERE OXYGEN
CONCENTRATION BELOW 19.5% UNLESS PROVIDED W/SCBA OR AIRLINE RSPRTR.
EXPOSURE TO OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES MAY PRODUCE DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH. AT LOW OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH MAY OCCUR IN SECONDS WITHOUT WARNING. EXTENSIVE
TISSUE DAMAGE OR BURNS CAN RESULT FOR EXPOSURE TO LIQUID HELIUM OR COLD
HELIUM VAPORS.
Label Name: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC. INDUST. GAS.
DIV.
Label City: ALLENTOWN
Label State: PA
Label Zip Code: 18195
Label Country: US
Label Emergency Number: 800-523-9374