OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Safety
MCCY - CY 013÷301
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ENGLISH
EN
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2.3.1
Refrigerant safety schedule
Denomination:
R410A (50% Difluoromethane (R32); 50% Pentafluoroethane (R125);
INDICATION OF THE DANGERS
Major dangers:
Asphyxia.
Specific dangers:
Rapid evaporation can cause freezing.
FIRST AID MEASURES
General information:
Do not give anything to unconscious persons.
Inhalation:
Take the person outdoors.
Use oxygen or artificial respiration if necessary.
Do not administer adrenaline or similar substances.
Contact with the eyes:
Thoroughly wash with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes and call a doctor.
Contact with the skin:
Wash immediately with plenty of water.
Remove contaminated clothing immediately.
FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
Means of extinction:
Any means.
Specific dangers:
Pressure increase.
Specific methods:
Cool the containers with water sprays.
MEASURES IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENTAL LEAKAGE
Individual precautions:
Evacuate personnel to safe areas.
Provide adequate ventilation.
Use means of personal protection.
Environmental precautions: Evaporates.
Cleaning methods:
Evaporates.
HANDLING AND STORAGE
Handling
technical measures/
precautions:
Ensure sufficient air change and/or extraction in the work areas.
recommendations for safe
use:
Do not inhale vapors or aerosols.
Storage
Close properly and store in a cool, dry well-ventilated place. Store in its original containers.
Incompatible products: explosives, flammable materials, organic peroxide.
CONTROL OF EXPOSURE/INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION
Control parameters:
AEL (8-h e 12-h TWA) = 1000 ml/m3 for each of the two components.
Respiratory protection:
For rescue and maintenance work in tanks, use autonomous breathing apparatus.
The vapors are heavier than air and can cause suffocation, reducing the oxygen available for
breathing.
Protection of the eyes:
Safety goggles.
Protection of the hands:
Rubber gloves.
Hygiene measures:
Do not smoke.
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Colour:
Colourless.
Odour:
Faint.
Boiling point:
-52.8°C at atm. press.
Flammability point:
Non flammable.
Relative density:
1.08 kg/l at 25°C.
Solubility in water:
Negligible.
STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Stability:
No reactivity if used with the relative instructions.
Materials to avoid:
Highly oxidizing materials. Incompatible with: magnesium, zinc, sodium, potassium and
aluminium.
Incompatibility increases if metal is in powder or surfaces have not been recently protected.
Hazardous decomposition
products:
These products are: halogen compounds, hydrofluoric acid, carbon oxide (CO, CO2), carbonyl
halides.
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