Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
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UIG Safety Training and Awareness Programs | ||||
UIG is dedicated to conducting its business in a manner which is protective of the safety of customers, employees, contractors and members of the general public. Maintaining a high level of safety in the workplace and minimizing risks to all parties that might be affected by an emergency situation involves fostering a pro-safety attitude, ensuring that employees, customers and contractors understand potential hazards, utilize good practices and procedures, and are prepared to respond to emergency situations quickly and effectively. In addition to the types of situations and hazards encountered in most industrial, manufacturing, warehousing and material delivery operations, employees, customers and contractors working with industrial gases must remain aware of special hazards associated with these products. UIG safety awareness programs involve home office personnel; UIG construction, operation and maintenance field personnel and UIG contractors. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) play an important role in these programs as both a teaching aid and a ready reference source for critical information on properties, hazards, good practices and first aid associated with these gas and liquid products. |
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Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) This Guidebook was developed by the US Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico (SCT) primarily to assist firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel arriving at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material. The Guidebook describes basic characteristics of the material they may have to deal with, and guidance on how to protect themselves and the general public during the initial response phase of the incident. Each UIG SDS page contains the relevant Emergency Response Guidebook Guide Number. The ERG is updated every three to four years to accommodate new products and technology. At this time, the 2016 version is available in pdf format from the US DOT. Click on the cover page graphic shown at right. |
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National Fire Protection Association Hazard Ratings Interpretation: | ||||
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Interpretation of NFPA Hazard Rating Indices |
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Health (Blue) |
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4 |
Danger |
May be fatal on short exposure. Specialized protective equipment required |
3 |
Warning |
Corrosive or toxic. Avoid skin contact or inhalation - can cause serious injury |
2 |
Warning |
May be harmful if inhaled or absorbed |
1 |
Caution |
May be irritating |
0 |
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No unusual hazard under fire conditions |
Flammability (Red) |
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4 |
Danger |
Readily flammable gas or easily vaporized and extremely flammable liquid |
3 |
Warning |
Liquid or solid that will ignite under most ambient conditions. |
2 |
Caution |
Liquid or solid that is combustible if moderately preheated or exposed to high temperature |
1 |
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Combustible if heated significantly |
0 |
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Not combustible |
Instability or Reactivity (Yellow) | ||
4 |
Danger |
Will readily detonate at normal ambient temperature and pressure conditions |
3 |
Danger |
May be explosive if shocked, heated under confinement or mixed with water |
2 |
Warning |
Unstable (may violently decompose but not detonate) or may react violently if mixed with water |
1 |
Caution |
May react if heated or mixed with water but not violently |
0 |
Stable |
Not reactive when mixed with water |
Special Fire-related Notices (White) |
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W |
Water Reactive - Substance poses a potential hazard if water is used for fire fighting |
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OX |
Oxidizing Agent - Substance may increase the rate of combustion of other materials |
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Universal Industrial Gases, Inc.
Universal Cryo Gas, LLC
3001 Emrick Blvd., Suite 320
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18020 USA
Phone (610) 559-7967 Fax (610) 515-0945
All material contained herein Copyright 2003 / 2018 UIG.