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PRODUCT USE
The use of a quantity of material in an unventilated or confined space may result in increased exposure and an irritating
atmosphere developing. Before starting consider control of exposure by mechanical ventilation.
Used according to manufacturer's directions.
SUPPLIER
Company: ITW Australia Pty Ltd (Ramset)
Address:
1 Ramset Drive
Chirnside Park
VIC, 3116
Australia
Telephone: 1300 780 063
Telephone: +61 3 9726 6222
Emergency Tel:1800 039 008 (24 hrs)
Web site: www.ramset.com.au
Flammability
Toxicity
Body Contact
Reactivity
Chronic
SCALE:
Min/Nil=0
Low=1
Moderate=2
High=3
Extreme=4
RISK
Risk Codes
R12
R44
Risk Phrases
Extremely flammable.
Risk of explosion if heated under confinement.
SAFETY
Safety Codes
S16
S60
Safety Phrases
Keep away from sources of ignition. No smoking.
This material and its container must be disposed of as hazardous waste.
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CAS RN
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Material
___________
Ramset/Spit Pulsa Fuel Cells for
use with CableMaster,
TrakMaster, CableMaster800 and
TrakFast800 tools (Butane)
TWA ppm
_______
800
Notes
_______
American
Conference of
Governmental
Industrial
Hygienists
(ACGIH)4, 5 is
the
documentation
source
CAS:115- 07- 1
MATERIAL DATA
RAMSET/SPIT PULSA FUEL CELLS FOR USE WITH CABLEMASTER, TRAKMASTER, CABLEMASTER800 AND TRAKFAST800 TOOLS:
Sensory irritants are chemicals that produce temporary and undesirable side-effects on the eyes, nose or throat.
Historically occupational exposure standards for these irritants have been based on observation of workers' responses to various
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Section 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION
airborne concentrations.
BUTANE:
For butane:
Odour Threshold Value: 2591 ppm (recognition)
Butane in common with other homologues in the straight chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon series is not characterised by
its toxicity but by its narcosis-inducing effects at high concentrations. The TLV is based on analogy with pentane by comparing
their lower explosive limits in air.
Odour Safety Factor(OSF)
OSF=0.22 (n-BUTANE).
PROPYLENE:
May act as a simple asphyxiants; these are gases which, when present in high concentrations, reduce the oxygen content in
air below that required to support breathing, consciousness and life; loss of consciousness, with death by suffocation may
rapidly occur in an oxygen deficient atmosphere.
CARE: Most simple asphyxiants are odourless or possess low odour and there is no warning on entry into an oxygen deficient
atmosphere.
NOTE: This substance has been classified by the ACGIH as A4 NOT classifiable as causing Cancer in humans.
PERSONAL PROTECTION
RESPIRATOR
Type AG Filter of sufficient capacity. (AS/NZS 1716 & 1715, EN 143:2000 & 149:2001, ANSI Z88 or national equivalent)
EYE
Safety glasses with side shields.
Chemical goggles.
Contact lenses may pose a special hazard; soft contact lenses may absorb and concentrate irritants. A written policy document,
describing the wearing of lens or restrictions on use, should be created for each workplace or task. This should include a
review of lens absorption and adsorption for the class of chemicals in use and an account of injury experience. Medical and
first-aid personnel should be trained in their removal and suitable equipment should be readily available. In the event of
chemical exposure, begin eye irrigation immediately and remove contact lens as soon as practicable. Lens should be removed at
the first signs of eye redness or irritation - lens should be removed in a clean environment only after workers have washed
hands thoroughly. [CDC NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 59], [AS/NZS 1336 or national equivalent].
HANDS/FEET
When handling sealed and suitably insulated cylinders wear cloth or leather gloves.
OTHER
The clothing worn by process operators insulated from earth may develop static charges far higher (up to 100 times) than the
minimum ignition energies for various flammable gas-air mixtures. This holds true for a wide range of clothing materials
including cotton.
Avoid dangerous levels of charge by ensuring a low resistivity of the surface material worn outermost.
BRETHERICK: Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards.
Protective overalls, closely fitted at neck and wrist.
Eye-wash unit.
IN CONFINED SPACES:
Non-sparking protective boots
Static-free clothing.
Some plastic personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g. gloves, aprons, overshoes) are not recommended as they may produce
static electricity.
For large scale or continuous use wear tight-weave non-static clothing (no metallic fasteners, cuffs or pockets), non sparking
safety footwear.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
Engineering controls are used to remove a hazard or place a barrier between the worker and the hazard. Well-designed
engineering controls can be highly effective in protecting workers and will typically be independent of worker interactions to
provide this high level of protection.
The basic types of engineering controls are:
Process controls which involve changing the way a job activity or process is done to reduce the risk.
Enclosure and/or isolation of emission source which keeps a selected hazard "physically" away from the worker and ventilation
that strategically "adds" and "removes" air in the work environment.
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Compressed Gas
Not Available
- 48 to - 1 (butane)
- 80 approx (propene)
Not Available
Not Available
11.7
1.5
Not Available
Molecular Weight
Viscosity
Solubility in water (g/L)
pH (1% solution)
pH (as supplied)
Vapour Pressure (kPa)
Specific Gravity (water=1)
Relative Vapour Density
(air=1)
Evaporation Rate
Not Available
Not Available
Immiscible
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
700 @20C
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
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Section 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Inhalation of high concentrations of gas/vapour causes lung irritation with coughing and nausea, central nervous depression with
headache and dizziness, slowing of reflexes, fatigue and inco-ordination.
Central nervous system (CNS) depression may include general discomfort, symptoms of giddiness, headache, dizziness, nausea,
anaesthetic effects, slowed reaction time, slurred speech and may progress to unconsciousness. Serious poisonings may result in
respiratory depression and may be fatal.
CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS
There has been some concern that this material can cause cancer or mutations but there is not enough data to make an assessment.
Principal route of occupational exposure to the gas is by inhalation.
TOXICITY AND IRRITATION
inhalation of the gas.
CARCINOGEN
propylene
Group
Not classifiable as
to its
carcinogenicity to
humans
Persistence:
Water/Soil
LOW
propylene
LOW
Persistence: Air
Bioaccumulation
Mobility
No Data
Available
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
No Data
Available
2.1
3478
328 338
None
Subsidiary Risk:
Packing Group:
Limited Quantity:
Portable Tanks & Bulk
Containers - Special
Provision:
P004
Packagings & IBCs Special Packing
Provision:
Name and Description: FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES or FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES
CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT or FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES PACKED WITH
EQUIPMENT, containing liquefied flammable gas
None
None
120 ml
None
None
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Section 14 - TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
2.1
3478
A146
ICAO/IATA Subrisk:
Packing Group:
None
-
217
Maximum Qty/Pack:
Passenger and Cargo
Maximum Qty/Pack:
Passenger and Cargo
Limited Quantity
Maximum Qty/Pack:
15 kg
217
Forbidden
1 kg
Forbidden
Shipping name:FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES or FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT or FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES PACKED
containing liquefied flammable gas
Maritime Transport IMDG:
IMDG Class:
2.1
IMDG Subrisk:
None
UN Number:
3478
Packing Group:
None
EMS Number:
F- D, S- U
Special provisions:
328 338
Limited Quantities:
120 ml
Shipping name:FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES or FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT or FUEL CELL CARTRIDGES PACKED
containing liquefied flammable gas
Extremely flammable
No data for Ramset/Spit Pulsa Fuel Cells for use with CableMaster, TrakMaster, CableMaster800
and TrakFast800 tools (CW: 8816-01)
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Section 16 - OTHER INFORMATION