Hazardous materials NIOSH Pocket Guide

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When using ERPG data, keep in mind that human responses vary widely and that particular responses cannot be attributed to exact levels of exposure. Other sources of hazards data in some case can be found in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) issued by the manufacturer of the material or in the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health (NIOSH) publication NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS, 1990). 

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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) also lists hazardous materials that may pose a health hazard to emergency responders. They publish the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, which can be obtained free from the agency. During the statistical period from 1996 to 2000, over 6000 transportation accidents involving toxic chemicals were reported in the United States. Those accidents resulted in more than 50 deaths, hundreds of injuries, and thousands of persons evacuated from their homes or sheltered in place. Some of these chemicals are listed in detail in the appropriate chapters of this book. 

A few hydrocarbon derivatives from the alkyl-halide family are 2.2 nonflammable compressed gases. This illustrates the wide range of hazards of the alkyl halides as a group. Some are flammable, some are toxic, and some are nonflammable and nontoxic. They can still act as asphyxiants and displace the oxygen in the air. It is important to remember that the primary hazard of the alkyl halides is toxicity. Some of them are also flammable therefore, all must be assumed to be toxic and flammable until the individual chemical is researched and the actual hazards are determined. It is interesting to note that while the DOT lists tetrafluoromethane as a nonflammable, nonpoisonous gas, the Condensed Chemical Dictionary lists the compound as toxic by inhalation. The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards does not list the compound. The best source of information about this compound and others may be the MSDS (material safety data sheet). Examples of nonflammable Class 2.2 alkyl halides are tetrafluoromethane and trifluoromethane. 

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, Hazardous Materials Publishing Co., Kutztown, PA, 1991. Also... 

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