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SAFETY AND POLLUTION
1 SUPPLIER COMPANY AND PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Card No.
FRIG 8
Product R-410A
Supplier company identification
RIVOIRA SpA
2 COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Substance / Preparation
Preparation
Components / Impurities
Contains the following components :
Difluoromethane (R32) 50 % in weight
Pentafluoroethane (R125)
50 % in weight
EEC No.
Non-applicable for mixtures
Trade-name
/ /
3 IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS
Identification of hazards
Liquefied gas.
The vapours are heavier than air and can cause suffocation, reducing the oxygen available for brea-
thing.
Rapid evaporation of the fluid can cause freezing.
Can cause cardiac arrhythmia.
4 FIRST-AID MEASURES
Inhalation
Do not administer anything if the person has fainted.
Take the person outdoors. Use oxygen or artificial respiration if necessary.
Do not administer adrenaline or similar substances.
Contact with eyes
Rinse thoroughly with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes and see a doctor.
Contact with skin
Wash immediately with plenty of water. Immediately remove all contaminated garments.
Swallowing
5 FIRE-PREVENTION MEASURES
Specific hazards
Increase in pressure.
Dangerous fumes
Halogen acids, traces of carbonyl halides.
Fire-extinguishing means usable
All the known fire-extinguishing means can be used.
Specific methods
Cool the containers/tanks with water sprays.
Special protection equipment
Use self-contained breathing apparatus in confined spaces.
6 MEASURES AGAINST ACCIDENTAL SPILLING OF THE PRODUCT
Personal protection
Evacuate personnel to safe areas. Provide for adequate ventilation. Use personal protection equip-
ment
Protection for the environment
It evaporates.
Product removal methods
It evaporates.
7 HANDLING AND STORAGE
Handling and storage
Ensure an adequate air change and/or extraction in the workplaces. Only use well-ventilated rooms.
Do not breathe vapours or aerosols. Carefully close the containers and keep them in a cool, dry and
well-ventilated place. Keep in the original containers.
Incompatible products
Explosives, flammable materials, organic peroxides.
8 CONTROL OF EXPOSURE / PERSONAL PROTECTION
Personal protection
Ensure adequate ventilation, especially in closed areas.
Control parameters
Difluoromethane (R32): Recommended exposure limits: AEL (8h and 12h TWA) = 1000 ml/m3
Pentafluoroethane (R125): Recommended exposure limits: AEL (8h and 12h TWA) = 1000 ml/m3
Refrigerant safety card
Accessing the unit
The access to the unit must be granted exclusively to qualified personnel trained to operate on this type of units and provided with the
necessary protection equipment. Moreover such personnel, to operate, must be authorized by the owner of the unit and recognized
by the Manufacturer.
Residual risks
The unit are designed and built in such a way to minimize risks for people and for the place where the unit is installed. The residual
risks, impossible to eliminate during the design process, are reported in the following table along with the indications necessary for
their neutralization.
Considered part
Residual risk
Mode
Precautions
Compressor
Burns
Contact
Use protective gloves
Refrigerant
circuit pipes
Burns
Contact
Use protective gloves
Cold burns
Contact or
refrigerant outflow
Use protective gloves
Electrical circuit
Electrocutions
Burns
Contact with
live parts
Verify the unit earth connection
Disconnect the power supply line before carrying out any
operation inside the unit
General considerations
Pollution
The unit contains refrigerant gas and lubricating oil. During discarding such fluids must be recovered and eliminated according to the
regulations in force in the country where the unit is installed. The unit must not be abandoned during discarding.
