2aniarao1t NITROGEN (COMPRESSED GAS) (ICSC) es ee Home NITROGEN (COMPRESSED GAS) => Mm 4 Ary. ICSC: 1198 Date of Peer Review: March 1999 cAs# 7727-379 Ne RTECS # ‘aws700000 Molecular mass: 28.01 uN# 1066 ECIEINECS # 231-7839 TYPES OF HAZARD | ACUTE HAZARDS / FIRST AID / FIRE J EXPOSURE SYMPTOMS: feeentten FIGHTING FIRE Not combustible, Heating Incase of fre in the will cause rise in pressure surroundings: use with risk of bursting. appropriate extinguishing media. EXPLOSION In case of fire: keep cylinder cool by spraying with water. EXPOSURE Inhalation Unconsciousness Ventilation. Fresh air, rest. Artificial Weakness. Suffocation. respiration may be needed, See Notes. Refer for medical attention. skin Eyes Ingestion (SPILLAGE DISPOSAL PACKAGING & LABELLING Ventilation, Personal protection: self-contained breathing apparatus. EMERGENCY RESPONSE | STORAGE Transport Emergency Card: TEC (R}-20G1A | Fireproof building. Cool, Keep in a wellventlated room. IPCs Prepared in the context of cooperation between, Intemational the International Programme on Chemical ner @ Bm Sepia the Comlelonol te aropean oh ‘Communities © IPCS, CEC 2005 Chemical Safety ‘SEE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON BACKaaron NITROGEN (COMPRESSED GAS) (1050) | NITROGEN (COMPRESSED GAS) ICSC: 1198 IMPORTANT DATA PHYSICAL STATE; APPEARANCE: ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: ODOURLESS, COLOURLESS COMPRESSED GAS. ‘The substance can be absorbed into the body by inhalation. PHYSICAL DANGERS: Gas mixes readily with INHALATION RISK: On loss of containmentthis gas can cause suffocation by OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: lowering the oxygen content of the airin confined areas. TLV: Simple asphyxiant; See Notes. (ACGIH 2004). PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Boiling point -196°C Melting point: -210°C Solubilityin water: poor Relative vapour density (air= 1):0.97 C ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ee ee EEC EE EEE NOTES High concentrations in the air cause a deficiency of omgen with the risk of unconsciousness or death. Check oxygen content before entering area. Card has been partly updated in April 2005. See sections Emergency Response, Occupational Exposure Limits. |. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LEGAL NOTICE Neither the CEC nor the IPCS nor anyperson acting on behalf of the CEC or the IPCS is C responsible for the use which might be made of this information @IPCS, CEC 2005 See Also: