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Document ID (ISN)67012
CIS number 96-528
Year 1996
Convention or series no. INSHT V035
Title Isocyanates
Original title Isocianatos [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, ediciones y Publicaciones, C/ Torrelaguna, 73-28027 Madrid, Spain. PAL videotape (9min). Price: ESP 3000 + VAT. ###
Abstract Isocyanates are chemical substances used in many industrial processes. They form the basis for different products: foams, varnishes, paints, resins, flexible and rigid artificial fibres, etc. The products obtained are generically known as polyurethanes. This video shows some of the better-known processes and comments on the risks arising from exposure to isocyanates and the preventive measures for their control.
Descriptors (primary) polyurethanes; plastics industry; isocyanates; Spain
Descriptors (secondary) videotape; safety films
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceSpain
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Chemical industry
Isocyanates
Cyano compounds
Plastics industry