SAFETY DATA SHEET ENTONOX (GAS MIXTURE OF 50% NITROUS OXIDE + 50% OXYGEN)

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1 PAGE NO. 1 of 14 1 PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION 1.1 PRODUCT IDENTIFIER : PRODUCT NAME Entonox SYNONYMS CAS NUMBER O2 (50%) CAS No.: N2O (50%) CAS No.: CHEMICAL FORMULA N2O; O2 1.2 RELEVANT IDENTIFIED USES OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE AND USES ADVISED AGAINST : RELEVANT IDENTIFIED USES USES ADVISED AGAINST 1.3 DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER : COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Sharjah Oxygen Company 1.4 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER : EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER(S) HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION 2.1 CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE :

2 PAGE NO. 2 of LABEL ELEMENTS : LABELING PICTOGRAMS SIGNAL WORD Danger HAZARD STATEMENT Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated. May cause or intensify fire; oxidizer PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT 2.3 OTHER HAZARDS : 3 COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS 3.1 SUBSTANCES : CHEMICAL IDENTITY OF THE SUBSTANCE COMMON NAME(S)/ SYNONYM(S) CAS NO. Substance O2 (50%) CAS No.: N2O (50%) CAS No.:

3 PAGE NO. 3 of IMPURITIES AND STABILIZING ADDITIVES WHICH ARE THEMSELVES CLASSIFIED AND WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE 3.2 MIXTURES : Oxygen 50.0% +/- 5.0% Nitrous oxide 50.0% +/- 5.0% 4 FIRST AID MEASURES 4.1 DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES : INHALATION Continuous inhalation of concentrations may cause nausea, dizziness, respiratory difficulty and convulsion. Remove victim to uncontaminated area. Keep victim warm and rested. Call a doctor. Apply artificial respiration if breathing stopped SKIN CONTACT EYE CONTACT INGESTION Ingestion is not considered a potential route of exposure. 4.2 MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED : ACUTE SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS DELAYED SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS

4 PAGE NO. 4 of INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED : 5 FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES 5.1 EXTINGUISHING MEDIA : SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA All known extinguishants can be used. 5.2 SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL : DURING FIRE Cylinders may explode if subjected to extremely high temperatures (if involved in a fire). is a non-flammable gas but is a very strong oxidant. It will strongly support and intensify combustion DURING EXPLOSION DURING REACTIVITY 5.3 ADVICE FOR FIRE FIGHTERS : FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS PROTECTION DURING FIRE FIGHTING SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTERS NONE 6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES 6.1 PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES :

5 PAGE NO. 5 of GENERAL MEASURES PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS Evacuate area. Ensure adequate air ventilation. Eliminate ignition source. If a large volume of is released, if safe to do so, you should: close the cylinder valve where possible, isolate all source of ignition If release continues, evacuate the area and ensure that the affected area is adequately ventilated before re-entry. 6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS : Try to stop release. Prevent from entering sewers, basements and work pits, or any place where its accumulation can be dangerous 6.3 METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP : Ventilate area 6.4 REFERENCE TO OTHER SECTION : 7 HANDLING AND STORAGE 7.1 PRECAUTION FOR SAFE HANDLING : Open valve slowly to avoid pressure shock. Use only properly specified equipment which is suitable for this product, Its supply pressure and temperature 7.2 CONDITION FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES : SAFE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS Segregate from flammable gases and other flammable materials in store. Keep container below 50 C in a well-ventilated place.

6 PAGE NO. 6 of KEEP AWAY FROM SUITABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL NON-SUITABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL Keep away from ignition sources (including static discharges) 8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION 8.1 CONTROL PARAMETERS : OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE : Exposure limit Value Value Type Comp Value TLV (ACGIH) N2O 50ppm Note : ACGIH Germany (AGV) N2O 100ppm Note: TRGS 900 Great Britain N2O 100ppm 8.2 EXPOSURE CONTROLS : APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT : Do not smoke while handling product. Ensure adequate ventilation. Wear working gloves and safety shoes while handling gas cylinders. Avoid oxygen rich (>23%) atmospheres RESPIRATORY PROTECTION HAND PROTECTION EYE PROTECTION

7 PAGE NO. 7 of SKIN PROTECTION 8.3 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS 9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 9.1 INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES : PHYSICAL STATE APPEARANCE Colorless MOLECULAR MASS O2: 32 ; N2O: COLOR Colorless ODOR No odour warning properties ODOR THRESHOLD PH RELATIVE EVAPORATION RATE MELTING POINT O2: -219 C; N2O: C FREEZING POINT BOILING POINT FLASH POINT CRITICAL TEMPERATURE O2: -118 C; N2O: 36.4 C AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE FLAMMABILITY (SOLID/GAS)

8 PAGE NO. 8 of VAPOR PRESSURE CRITICAL PRESSURE RELATIVE VAPOR DENSITY RELATIVE DENSITY SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY RELATIVE GAS DENSITY O2: 1.1 (air=1); N2O: 1.4 (air=1) SOLUBILITY VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC VISCOSITY, DYNAMIC EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES OXIDIZING PROPERTIES EXPLOSIVE LIMITS 9.2 OTHER INFORMATION : GAS GROUP ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY 10.1 REACTIVITY May react violently with combustible materials. May react violently with reducing agents. Violently oxidizes organic material CHEMICAL STABILITY

9 PAGE NO. 9 of POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTION 10.4 CONDITIONS TO AVOID 10.5 INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS 10.6 HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS strongly supports combustion and will cause substances to burn vigorously, including some materials that do not normally burn in air due to the high concentration of oxygen within the mixture. It is highly dangerous in the presence of oils, greases, tarry substances and many plastics due to the risk of spontaneous combustion in the presence of oxygen in relatively high concentrations. 11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION 11.1 INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS : No toxicological effects from this product ACUTE TOXICITY CORROSION/ IRRITATION RESPIRATORY/SKIN SENSITIZATION SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE) MUTAGENICITY CARCINOGENICITY

10 PAGE NO. 10 of REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM EXPOSURE 12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION No ecological damage caused by this product TOXICITY 12.2 PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY 12.3 BIO ACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL 12.4 MOBILITY IN SOIL 12.5 OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS : GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL (GWP) OZONE DEPLETING POTENTIAL (ODP) 13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS 13.1 WASTE TREATMENT METHODS : PROVISION RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS PACKAGING/ CONTAINER 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION 14.1 ROAD (ADR) :

11 PAGE NO. 11 of UN NUMBER UN UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME Compressed gas, oxidizing, N.O.S TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS (ES) : 2.2 (5.1) HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CLASS CLASSIFICATION CODE PACKING GROUP : PACKING GROUP LABELS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS : ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDOUS SUBTANCE MARK SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER : SPECIAL PROVISIONS LIMITED QUANTITIES Packing Instruction: P INLAND WATERWAYS (ADN) : UN NUMBER UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS (ES) :

12 PAGE NO. 12 of HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CLASS CLASSIFICATION CODE PACKING GROUP : PACKING GROUP LABELS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS : ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDOUS SUBTANCE MARK SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER : SPECIAL PROVISIONS LIMITED QUANTITIES 14.3 SEA (IMDG/IMSBC) : UN NUMBER UN UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME Compressed gas, oxidizing, N.O.S TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS (ES) : HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

13 PAGE NO. 13 of CLASS 2.2 (5.1) CLASSIFICATION CODE PACKING GROUP : PACKING GROUP LABELS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS : MARINE POLLUTANT ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE MARK SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER : SPECIAL PROVISIONS LIMITED QUANTITIES TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO ANNEX II OF MARPOL 73/78 AND THE IBC CODE : ANNEX II OF MARBOL 73/ AIR (ICAO-TI/IATA-DGR) : UN NUMBER UN UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME Compressed gas, oxidizing, N.O.S TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS (ES) : CLASS 2.2 (5.1) PACKING GROUP :

14 PAGE NO. 14 of PACKING GROUP LABELS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS : ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDOUS SUBTANCE MARK SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER : SPECIAL PROVISIONS PASSENGER AND CARGO TRANSPORT, LIMITED QUANTITIES, MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PACKAGING 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION 15.1 SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS/LEGISLATION SPECIFIC FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE Number in Annex I of Dir 67/548: Not included in Annex I National Legislation: Ensure all national / local regulation are observed CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT 16 OTHER INFORMATION : Ensure operators understand the hazard of oxygen enrichment. Before using this product in any new process or experiment, A thorough material compatibility and safety study should be carried out.