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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 37037 |
CIS number |
82-161 |
Year |
1979 |
Convention or series no. |
NSC Data Sheet I-612-79
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Title |
Handling and storage of solid sulfur |
Bibliographic information |
National Safety Council, 444 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA, 1979. 4p. 30 ref. |
Abstract |
1979 revision: properties, uses, containers and shipping regulations, storage, handling, health hazards (non-toxic, but burning sulfur releases toxic sulfur dioxide), personal protective equipment (use of fire-retardant clothing on account of possibility of sulfur burns in case of fire; respiratory protection), ventilation, fire and dust explosion hazards, U.S. (OSHA) TLV for sulfur dioxide: 5ppm 8h TWA, electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres, avoidance of static electricity, first aid and treatment of burns, waste disposal. |
Descriptors (primary) |
USA; sulfur; flammable substances |
Descriptors (secondary) |
disposal of harmful waste; threshold limit values; static electricity; flammable dust; transport of materials; data sheet; ventilation; explosion prevention; first aid; personal protective equipment; fire prevention; storage |
Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic sulfur compounds Inorganic substances
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