Odor fade in natural gas and propane

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
• Description:
  "he NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) recommends that fire departments ensure all firefighters responding to natural gas or propane incidents: use gas detection equipment and do not rely upon their sense of smell to determine if propane or natural gas is present
  
  understand that the odorant in natural gas or propane can fade
  
  are trained on the proper calibration, maintenance, and use of gas detection equipment to determine if a potential explosive atmosphere is present
  
  recognize that the lack of odor can result from the natural gas or propane contacting soil, concrete, and a wide variety of building materials such as drywall, wood, and new piping storage tanks." - NIOSHTIC-2
  
  NIOSHTIC no. 20062182
  
  Suggested Citation: NIOSH [2021]. Odor fade in natural gas and propane. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-106, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021106.https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2021-106/pdfs/2021-106.pdf
  
  2021-106.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021106
• Document Type:
  Text
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062182
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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