ACETYLENE (DISSOLVED) A-Gas South Africa Chemwatch Hazard Alert Code: 4 Chemwatch: 1001 Issue Date: 16/10/2014 Version No: 5.1.1.1 Print Date: 16/08/2018 Safety Data Sheet (Conforms to Regulaon (EU) No 2015/830) S.REACH.GBR.EN SECTION 1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE / MIXTURE AND OF THE COMPANY / UNDERTAKING 1.1. Product Idenfier Product name ACETYLENE (DISSOLVED) Chemical Name acetylene Synonyms C2H2; acetylene dissolved; ethine; ethyne; acetylen Proper shipping name ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED Chemical formula C2H2 Other means of idenficaon Not Available CAS number 74-86-2 EC number 200-816-9 Index number 601-015-00-0 REACH registraon number 01-2119457406-36-XXXX 1.2. Relevant idenfied uses of the substance or mixture and uses advised against Fuel gas for oxy-acetylene welding, flame cung, gouging, metal scale removal, brazing, flame hardening and general localised heang. Burnt Relevant idenfied uses with oxygen as illuminant in navigaonal beacons. Used as a source of carbon black and as reactant in manufacture of vinyl chloride, acrylates etc. Uses advised against Not Applicable 1.3. Details of the supplier of the safety data sheet Registered company name A-Gas South Africa Address 8 Railway Road Montague Gardens 7441 Cape Town South Africa Telephone +27 0 21 551 8790 Fax +27 0 21 551 8758 Website Not Available Email Not Available 1.4. Emergency telephone number Associaon / Organisaon Not Available Emergency telephone Not Available numbers Other emergency telephone Not Available numbers SECTION 2 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 2.1. Classificaon of the substance or mixture Classificaon according to regulaon (EC) No 1272/2008 H220 - Flammable Gas Category 1, H280 - Gas under Pressure [CLP] [2] Legend: 1. Classified by Chemwatch; 2. Classificaon drawn from Regulaon (EU) No 1272/2008 - Annex VI 2.2. Label elements Hazard pictogram(s) SIGNAL WORD DANGER Hazard statement(s) H220 Extremely flammable gas. H280 Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated. Supplementary statement(s) EUH006 Explosive with or without contact with air. Precauonary statement(s) Prevenon P210 Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignion sources. No smoking. Precauonary statement(s) Response P377 Leaking gas fire: Do not exnguish, unless leak can be stopped safely. P381 In case of leakage, eliminate all ignion sources. Precauonary statement(s) Storage P403 Store in a well-venlated place. Precauonary statement(s) Disposal Not Applicable 2.3. Other hazards Inhalaon and/or ingeson may produce health damage*. May produce discomfort of the respiratory system*. Repeated exposure potenally causes skin dryness and cracking*. Vapours potenally cause drowsiness and dizziness*. Acetylene (Dissolved) Listed in the Europe Regulaon (EC) No 1907/2006 - Annex XVII (Label should state: "Restricted to professional users.") acetone Listed in the Europe Regulaon (EC) No 1907/2006 - Annex XVII (Label should state: "Restricted to professional users.") SECTION 3 COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS 3.1.Substances 1.CAS No 2.EC No %[weight] Name Classificaon according to regulaon (EC) No 1272/2008 [CLP] 3.Index No 4.REACH No 1.74-86-2 2.200-816-9 98-99 Acetylene (Dissolved) Flammable Gas Category 1, Gas under Pressure; H220, H280, EUH006 [2] 3.601-015-00-0 4.01-2119457406-36-XXXX dissolved in 1.67-64-1 2.200-662-2 Flammable Liquid Category 2, Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure Category 3 acetone * 3.606-001-00-8 (narcoc effects), Eye Irritaon Category 2; H225, H336, H319, EUH066 [2] 4.01-2119471330-49-XXXX * instrument grade acetylene is specially purified. Legend: 1. Classified by Chemwatch; 2. Classificaon drawn from Regulaon (EU) No 1272/2008 - Annex VI; 3. Classificaon drawn from C&L; * EU IOELVs available 3.2.Mixtures See 'Informaon on ingredients' in secon 3.1 SECTION 4 FIRST AID MEASURES 4.1. Descripon of first aid measures If product comes in contact with eyes remove the paent from gas source or contaminated area. Take the paent to the nearest eye wash, shower or other source of clean water. Eye Contact Open the eyelid(s) wide to allow the material to evaporate. Gently rinse the affected eye(s) with clean, cool water for at least 15 minutes. Have the paent lie or sit down and lt the head back. Hold the eyelid(s) open and pour water slowly over the eyeball(s) at the inner corners, leng the water run out of the outer corners. The paent may be in great pain and wish to keep the eyes closed. It is important that the material is rinsed from the eyes to prevent further damage. Ensure that the paent looks up, and side to side as the eye is rinsed in order to beer reach all parts of the eye(s) Transport to hospital or doctor. Even when no pain persists and vision is good, a doctor should examine the eye as delayed damage may occur. If the paent cannot tolerate light, protect the eyes with a clean, loosely ed bandage. Ensure verbal communicaon and physical contact with the paent. DO NOT allow the paent to rub the eyes DO NOT allow the paent to ghtly shut the eyes DO NOT introduce oil or ointment into the eye(s) without medical advice DO NOT use hot or tepid water. If skin or hair contact occurs: Skin Contact Flush skin and hair with running water (and soap if available). Seek medical aenon in event of irritaon. Following exposure to gas, remove the paent from the gas source or contaminated area. NOTE: Personal Protecve Equipment (PPE), including posive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus may be required to assure the safety of the rescuer. Prostheses such as false teeth, which may block the airway, should be removed, where possible, prior to iniang first aid procedures. If the paent is not breathing spontaneously, administer rescue breathing. If the paent does not have a pulse, administer CPR. Inhalaon If medical oxygen and appropriately trained personnel are available, administer 100% oxygen. Summon an emergency ambulance. If an ambulance is not available, contact a physician, hospital, or Poison Control Centre for further instrucon. Keep the paent warm, comfortable and at rest while awaing medical care. MONITOR THE BREATHING AND PULSE, CONTINUOUSLY. Administer rescue breathing (preferably with a demand-valve resuscitator, bag-valve mask-device, or pocket mask as trained) or CPR if necessary. Avoid giving milk or oils. Avoid giving alcohol. Ingeson Not considered a normal route of entry. If spontaneous voming appears imminent or occurs, hold paent's head down, lower than their hips to help avoid possible aspiraon of vomitus. 4.2 Most important symptoms and effects, both acute and delayed See Secon 11 4.3. Indicaon of any immediate medical aenon and special treatment needed For acute or short term repeated exposures to petroleum disllates or related hydrocarbons: Primary threat to life, from pure petroleum disllate ingeson and/or inhalaon, is respiratory failure. Paents should be quickly evaluated for signs of respiratory distress (e.g. cyanosis, tachypnoea, intercostal retracon, obtundaon) and given oxygen. Paents with inadequate dal volumes or poor arterial blood gases (pO2 50 mm Hg) should be intubated. Arrhythmias complicate some hydrocarbon ingeson and/or inhalaon and electrocardiographic evidence of myocardial injury has been reported; intravenous lines and cardiac monitors should be established in obviously symptomac paents. The lungs excrete inhaled solvents, so that hypervenlaon improves clearance. A chest x-ray should be taken immediately aer stabilisaon of breathing and circulaon to document aspiraon and detect the presence of pneumothorax. Epinephrine (adrenalin) is not recommended for treatment of bronchospasm because of potenal myocardial sensisaon to catecholamines. Inhaled cardioselecve bronchodilators (e.g. Alupent, Salbutamol) are the preferred agents, with aminophylline a second choice. Lavage is indicated in paents who require decontaminaon; ensure use of cuffed endotracheal tube in adult paents. [Ellenhorn and Barceloux: Medical Toxicology] For gas exposures: -------------------------------------------------------------- BASIC TREATMENT -------------------------------------------------------------- Establish a patent airway with sucon where necessary. Watch for signs of respiratory insufficiency and assist venlaon as necessary. Administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask at 10 to 15 l/min. Monitor and treat, where necessary, for pulmonary oedema . Monitor and treat, where necessary, for shock. Ancipate seizures. -------------------------------------------------------------- ADVANCED TREATMENT -------------------------------------------------------------- Consider orotracheal or nasotracheal intubaon for airway control in unconscious paent or where respiratory arrest has occurred. Posive-pressure venlaon using a bag-valve mask might be of use. Monitor and treat, where necessary, for arrhythmias. Start an IV D5W TKO. If signs of hypovolaemia are present use lactated Ringers soluon. Fluid overload might create complicaons. Drug therapy should be considered for pulmonary oedema. Hypotension with signs of hypovolaemia requires the cauous administraon of fluids. Fluid overload might create complicaons. Treat seizures with diazepam. Proparacaine hydrochloride should be used to assist eye irrigaon. BRONSTEIN, A.C. and CURRANCE, P.L. EMERGENCY CARE FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EXPOSURE: 2nd Ed. 1994 If acetylene from a calcium carbide generator is involved, it may contain phosphine and other impuries and their acute health effects should be considered. SECTION 5 FIREFIGHTING MEASURES 5.1. Exnguishing media DO NOT EXTINGUISH BURNING GAS UNLESS LEAK CAN