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ID (ISN) del documento43083
Número CIS 84-1935
ISSN - Título de la serie 0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Año 1984
Número de serie
Autor(es) Miller T.M., Mazur P.O.
Título Oxygen deficiency hazards associated with liquefied gas systems: Derivation of a program of controls
Información bibliográfica May 1984, Vol.45, No.5, p.293-298. Illus. 12 ref.
Resumen Liquefied gases evaporate and expand to about 700 times their initial volume when released to the atmosphere. The main hazard from the accidental release of inert gases such as nitrogen, helium or argon is oxygen deficiency in the work area. Its effects are described and the various definitions of an oxygen deficient atmosphere are given. A hazard control programme including training, oxygen monitoring equipment, self-rescue respirators and medical surveillance should be established when the probability of fatality exceeds 10-7 per hour. Equations for the calculation of fatal accident probability are also given. French translation may be obtained from INRS, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Descriptores (primarios) gases inertes; programas de seguridad; deficiencia de oxígeno; gases licuificados
Descriptores (secundarios) laboratorios; helio; traducción; dosificación permanente del oxígeno; argón; nitrógeno
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Inorganic substances
Safety programmes