AMERIGAS PROPANE I.P. -- PROPANE  -- 6830-00N080056
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PROPANE
MSDS Date:03/01/1995
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N080056
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AMERIGAS PROPANE I.P.
Box:965
City:VALLEY FORGE
State:PA
ZIP:19482
Country:US
Info Phone Num:610-337-1000
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:JO536
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AMERIGAS INC INDUSTRIAL GASES DIV
Address:LEIGHTON BLDG
Box:965
City:VALLEY FORGE
State:PA
ZIP:19481
Country:US
Phone:215-337-7000
CAGE:2W147
Company Name:AMERIGAS PROPANE I.P.
Box:965
City:VALLEY FORGE
State:PA
ZIP:19482
Country:US
Phone:610-337-1000
CAGE:JO536

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

Ingred Name:ETHANE
CAS:74-84-0
RTECS #:KH3800000
Fraction by Wt: 0.5.0%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT

Ingred Name:PROPANE. % (WT):87.5-100
CAS:74-98-6
RTECS #:TX2275000
Fraction by Wt: <100%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:ASPHYXIANT

Ingred Name:PROPENE; (PROPYLENE) (SARA 313)
CAS:115-07-1
RTECS #:UC6740000
Fraction by Wt: 05.0%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:ASPHIXIANT

Ingred Name:BUTANE; (BUTANES)
CAS:106-97-8
RTECS #:EJ4200000
Fraction by Wt: 0-2.5%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:ETHANETHIOL; (ETHYL MERCAPTAN)
CAS:75-08-1
RTECS #:KI9625000
Fraction by Wt: 0-50%PPM
OSHA PEL:C 10 PPM
ACGIH TLV:0.5 PPM

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:APPLYING WATER TO CNTNR WHICH HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT/FLAME FOR MORE THAN SHORT TIME. FOR UNCONTROLLABLE(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:FIRES & WHEN FLAME IS IMPINGING ON CONTAINER,
    WITHDRAW ALL PERSONNEL & EVACUATE VICINITY IMMEDIATELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:EYE CONT: LIQ MAY CAUSE FREEZE BURN SIMILAR
    TO FROSTBITE. SKIN CONT: LIQ MAY CAUSE FREEZE BURN (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:SIMILAR TO FROSTBITE. OTHER: PROPANE & SOME OF MINOR
    COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN RPTD TO BE CARD SENSITIZERS (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:IN EXPERIMENTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:SWITCHES ON & OFF. EVAC AREA. IF POSS, REMOVE
    LEAKING CNTNRS TO SAFE AREA. STOP FLOW OF GAS/ALLOW VAP(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:TO DISPERSE IN SAFE AREA. WATER SPRAY CAN BE USED TO
    HELP DILUTE VAP CONC IN AIR. POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:LEAKS WILL NOT BE DETECTABLE BY SMELL. USE OF
    PROPANE GAS DETECTORS I/A/W MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS IS REC. (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:ENVIR EFTS:AVOID UNCONTROLLED RELEASES OF MATL. LIQ
    RELEASE WIL HAVE POSS EFT ON PLANT & ANIMAL LIFE. (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:LG LIQ RELEASE WILL QUICKLY VAPORIZE TO PRDCE A LRG,
    VAP CLOUD. VAP CLOUD IS BOTH FIRE & ASPHYXIATION HAZARD.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:W/VAP SPACE. SOME CYLS HAVE DIRECTIONAL ARROWS
    INDICATING UPRIGHT POSITION. DO NOT DROP/ABUSE CYLS. (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:DO NOT ALLOW CYLS TO RUN EMPTY. KEEP CNTNR VALVE
    CLSD & PLUGGED WHEN NOT IN USE: IF CYL RUNS EMPTY, CLOSE(ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:SHUTOFF VALVE IMMED. INSTALL PROT CAPS WHEN CYLS ARE
    NOT CONNECTED FOR USE. EMPTY CNTNRS RETAIN SOME (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:RESIDUE, SO THEY SHOULD BE TREATED AS IF THEY WERE
    FULL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:TO ACHIEVE FULL CONFORMANCE W/ACCEPTABLE
    CRITERIA. USE NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT (SUPPLIED AIR/SCBA (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:AS APPROP) RESPS SHOULD BE SELECTED BASED ON FORM &
    CONC OF CONTAMINANT IN AIR & I/A/W OSHA (29CFR1910.131).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: ASPHYXIANT IN HIGH CONCS
    DUE TO DILUTION OF AVAIL OXYG. AT EXCESS VAP CONCS, THIS PROD HAS
    ANESTH, ASPHYXIATING PROPERTIES & MAY CAUSE SLEEPINESS. AT LEVELS
    >100,000 PPM (I.E. 10%), PROP ANE IS MILDLY IRRITATING TO RESP
    TRACT & MAY RSLT IN DIZZ, HEADACHE, DROW, NAUS, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: MUSCULAR INCOORDINATION, EXCESS
    SALIVATION, DISORIENTATION, VOMIT, & EXCITATION. IN EXTREME CASES,
    CONVLS, UNCON & DEATH MAY OCCUR AS RSLT OF ASPHYX. PERSON WITH
    CHRONIC RESP DISEASE SHOULD  AVOID EXPOS. INGEST: LIQ MAY CAUSE
    FREEZE BURN SIMILAR TO FROSTBITE. INGEST NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN
    NORMAL USE.(ING 8)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE INTO FRESH AIR. PROVIDE OXYG IF BRTHG IS DFCLT.
    IF VICTIM IS UNCON, GET PROMPT MED ATTN. SKIN:IF FREEZE BURN
    OCCURS, REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHES, SHOES & JEWELRY; IMMERSE BURNED AREA
    IN WARM (N OT HOT) WATER. KEEP IMMERSED. GET PROMPT ATTN. EYE CONT:
    FLUSH IMMED W/WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. OBTAIN IMMED MED ATTN.
    INGEST: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:-156F,-104C
Lower Limits:2.2%
Upper Limits:9.6%
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . ELIM
    SOURCES OF IGNIT. EVAC AREA. NOTIFY FIRE DEPARTMENT. ALLOW ONLY
    TRAINED, PROPERLY PROTECTED PERS IN (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:UNCONTROLLED VAPORS SPREAD RAPIDLY, ARE
    HEAVIER THAN AIR AND ARE EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:PROD IS EXTREMELY FLAM. VAP IS HVR/AIR & MAY
    COLLECT @ LOWER LEVELS. FLAM CONCS MAY BE PRESENT BELOW NOSE LEVEL.
    IF THERE IS LEAK BUT NO FIRE, DO NOT IGNITE ESCAPED GAS. ELIM ALL
    IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT  SMOKE, DO NOT USE NEARBY PHONE/TURN ELEC
    (ING 11)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN AUTHORIZED LOCATION (OUTSIDE,
    DETACHED STOR IS PREF W/ADEQ VENT). ISOLATED FROM HEAT & IGNIT
    SOURCES. ISOLATE FROM COMBUST MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:PROVIDE SEPARATE STOR LOCATIONS FOR OTHER
    COMPRESSED/FLAM GASES. INSPECT CYLS FREQUENTLY FOR LEAKS, DENTS,
    GAUGES & CORR W/EMPHASIS ON BOTTOM OF CYL. KEEP CYLS IN UPRIGHT
    POSITION @ ALL TIMES SO THAT  PRESS RELIEF VALVES COMMUNICATE (ING
    16)

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

Respiratory Protection:IF CONCS ARE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT SUPPLIED
    AIR/SCBA, ATM MAY BE FLAMM. APPROP PREC MUST BE TAKEN REGARDING
    FLAMMABILITY. FOR SITUATIONS WHERE FLAMMABILITY HAS BEEN SAFELY
    ADDRESSED & WHERE CTL MEASU RES ARE NOT FEASIBLE/SUFFICIENT(ING 20)
Ventilation:USE LOCAL & DILUTION VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURES
    BELOW ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 22)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . AVOID
    SKIN CONT W/LIQ BECAUSE OF POSSIBILITY OF FREEZE BURN.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:AREA. SHUT-OFF SOURCE OF GAS, IF POSS. ALLOW FIRE TO
    BURN ITSELF OUT AFTER GAS FLOW IS SHUT OFF. IF GAS FLOW CANNOT BE
    SHUT OFF, DO NOT EXTING FIRE. ALLOW FIRE TO BURN ITSELF OUT USING 
    HIGH VOL WATER SUPPLY TO COOL HEAT-EXPOSED PRESS CNTNR FROM SIDE,
    NEVER HEAD ENDS. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN (ING 6)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-44F,-42C
Vapor Pres:196 PSIG
Vapor Density:1.50
Spec Gravity:0.504 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT, 0.1 TO 1.0%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS IN NATURAL FORM.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP AWAY FROM HIGH HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN
    FLAME, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION MAY YIELD CARBON
    MONOXIDE, A TOXIC GAS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF GAS I/A/W APPLIC FEDERAL, STATE &
    LOCAL LAWS & REGS. VENT VAPOR IN SAFE LOCATION & ENSURE THAT GAS
    DISSIPATES BELOW LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT. CONTROLLED BURNING IS
    PREFERRED.

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