| Document ID (ISN) | 38860 |
| CIS number |
82-1830 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0309-6866 - Fire Prevention |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
Information sheets on hazardous materials, H115
|
| Author(s) |
Fire Protection Association (UK) |
| Title |
Sodium sulphide |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1982, No.152, p.47-48. |
| Abstract |
Uses, hazards (combustible solid; liable to spontaneous ignition. Sulfur dioxide is evolved on burning and hydrogen sulfide is evolved on contact with acids. These gases are highly toxic. The finely divided powder can form an explosive cloud in air. Strongly irritant to skin and tissue); precautions (storage, labelling; storage rooms should have non-combustible floors; no acids or oxidising agents in same storage room; no smoking or naked flames; spillage removal; protective clothes and goggles, dust mask); fire fighting; U.K. regulations; physical and chemical properties. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
sodium sulfide; fire protection; United Kingdom; combustible solids |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
fire fighting; irritants; hydrogen sulfide; flammable dust; toxic substances; storage; data sheet; personal protective equipment; particulate removing respirators; fire prevention; hazard identification; sulfur dioxide; explosion prevention |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Fires
Inorganic sulfur compounds
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