Picco R32
Inverter air/water heat pumps with axial fan
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REFRIGERANT SAFETY DATA SHEET
Name:
R32
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Main hazards:
Asphyxiati on.
Specifi c hazards:
Quick evaporati on could cause it to freeze.
FIRST AID MEASURES
General informati on:
Do not administer to people who are unconscious.
Inhalati on:
Immediately remove to fresh air.
Use oxygen or arti fi cial respirati on as required.
The use of adrenaline or similar drugs should be avoided.
Eye contact:
Carefully rinse with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes and get medical att enti on.
Skin contact:
Wash immediately with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Apply a sterile gauze.
Immediately remove contaminated clothing.
FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
Exti nguishing media:
Water spray, dry powder.
Specifi c hazards:
Breakage or explosion of vessel.
Specifi c methods:
Cool down the containers with a water spray from a safe positi on. Stop the product leakage if possible. Use water spray,
if possible, to abate the fumes. Move the vessels away from the area of the fi re if this can be done without posing any
risks.
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
Personal precauti ons:
Try to stop the leak.
Evacuate personnel to safety areas.
Venti late appropriately.
Eliminate the igniti on sources.
Use personal protecti ve equipment.
Environmental precauti ons:
Try to stop the leak.
Cleaning methods:
Venti late the area
HANDLING AND STORAGE
Handling:
technical measures/precauti ons:
Allow effi cient air exchange and/or sucti on the work environments.
Advice for safe use:
Do not breath in fumes or aerosol.
Storage:
Close carefully and store in a cool, dry and well venti lated area.
Keep in original containers. Incompati ble products: explosive, fl ammable materials, organic peroxide
EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Control parameters:
OEL – data not available.
DNEL: Derived no eff ect level (workers)
long-term – systemic eff ects, inhalati on = 7035 mg/m3.
PNEC: Predicted no-eff ect concentrati on
water (fresh water) = 0,142 mg/l
aquati c, intermitt ent releases = 1,42 mg/l
sediment, fresh water = 0,534 mg/kg dry weight
Respiratory protecti on:
Not required.
Eye protecti on:
Safety goggles.
Hand protecti on:
Latex gloves
Hygienic measures:
No smoking
PHYSICAL AND CHIMICAL PROPERTIES
Colour:
Colourless.
Odour:
Ethereal. Hard to perceive at low concentrati ons.
Boiling point:
-51,7 °C at atm press
Flash point:
648 °C
Relati ve gas density (air=1)
Relati ve liquid density (water=1)
1,8
1,1
Solubility in water:
280000 mg/l.
STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Stability:
Stable under normal conditi ons.
Materials to avoid:
Decompositi on products
hazardous:
Air, oxidizing agents, humidity.
Under normal storage and use conditi ons, hazardous decompositi on products should not be generated..
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Acute toxicity:
Local eff ects:
Long term toxicity:
LD/LC50/inHALATION/4 hours/on rat = 1107000 mg/m3.
No known eff ect.
No kown eff ect.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
Global warming potenti al
GWP (R744=1):
675
Ozone Depleti on Potenti al ODP
(R11=1):
0
Disposal considerati on:
Refer to the supplier’s gas retrieval program. Avoid direct release into the atmosphere.
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