This is one of the most asked questions when I do HAZMAT training in the public sector. Many fire departments know when OSHA regulates them and when they do not, but those professional fire fighters and volunteer firefighters who respond to chemical releases ARE IN FACT covered by the SAME EXACT rule as private HAZMAT […]
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Data is derived from NIOSH’s Emergency Response Safety and Health Database PHOSGENE (CG) CAS #: 75-44-5 RTECS #: SY560000 UN #: 1076 (Guide 125) Common Names: Carbonic dichloride Carbonyl chloride Chloroformyl chloride Agent Characteristics APPEARANCE: Colorless gas above 47°F (8.2°C). Fog-like when concentrated. Colorless, fuming liquid below 47°F (8.2°C). May have the appearance of a
Data is derived from NIOSH’s Emergency Response Safety and Health Database METHANOL (UN 1230) CAS #: 67-56-1 RTECS #: PC1400000 UN #: 1230 (Guide 131) Common Names: Carbinol Methyl alcohol Wood alcohol Agent Characteristics APPEARANCE: Colorless watery liquid. DESCRIPTION: Methanol is a toxic alcohol that is used industrially as a solvent, pesticide, and alternative fuel
Data is derived from NIOSH’s Emergency Response Safety and Health Database HYDROGEN FLUORIDE/ HYDROFLUORIC ACID (UN 1052) CAS #: 7664-39-3 RTECS #: MW7875000 UN #: 1052 (hydrogen fluoride, anhydrous) (Guide 125) 1790 (hydrofluoric acid) (Guide 157) Common Names: Fluoric acid HF Fluorhydric acid Agent Characteristics APPEARANCE: Hydrogen fluoride is a colorless fuming liquid below 67°F
Data is derived from NIOSH’s Emergency Response Safety and Health Database CHLORINE (UN 1017) CAS #: 7782-50-5 RTECS #: FO2100000 UN #: 1017 (Guide 124) Common Names: Molecular chlorine Agent Characteristics APPEARANCE: Greenish-yellow gas at room temperature; clear, amber-colored liquid under increased pressure or at temperatures below -30°F (-34°C). DESCRIPTION: Chlorine is a toxic gas
Data is derived from NIOSH’s Emergency Response Safety and Health Database AMMONIA SOLUTION (UN 3318); AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS (UN 1005) CAS #: 7664-41-7 RTECS #: BO0875000 UN #: 3318 and 1005 (Guide 125) Common Names: Nitro-Sil AM-Fol Agent Characteristics APPEARANCE: Clear, colorless, gas. Clear, colorless liquid under pressure. DESCRIPTION: For the purposes of this card, ammonia refers to
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a training course and working with the world famous Garden City Ammonia Program in Garden City, KS. While I was out there Jeremy Williams asked if I would participate in a podcast discussing the difference in an “emergency response” and an “incidental response” as it
This is a harsh REMINDER of how dangerous a plit second can be when driving at speeds of 70 mph!
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! since 2012 since 2007 Since 2010 since 2006 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 24 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 14 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 26 (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480)
In July 2007, a fan in the rear freezer room of a meat works factory in Victoria dislodged and fell. The fan dislodged a pipeline supplying liquid ammonia to an evaporator unit in the property’s refrigeration plant, causing 2000 litres (~530 gallons) of liquid ammonia to spill onto the freezer floor. The ammonia quickly spread
