Safety information profile: production, storage and handling of cryogenic materials.

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• Personal Author:
  Nichols EM
• Description:
  A safety information profile is presented for the production, storage, and handling of cryogenic materials (SIC-2831). The generally automated processes used for these materials are described. Potential safety and health hazards are reviewed, especially fire and explosion hazards and those from exposure to toxic vapors and frostbite. Existing hazard controls are listed. Accident and illness data are tabulated. Industry trends are mentioned and existing standards are discussed. Names and addresses of industry associations, unions, and other interested parties are provided. It is concluded that injury rates for workers primarily engaged in the production and bulk storage of cryogens is low when compared to rates of other industrial classifications. Readily available data are inadequate to judge the injury experience related to transportation and handling of cryogens. It is recommended that existing association guidelines and more comprehensive regulations for the industry be adopted by the federal government.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Environment Law Enforcement Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-statistics Biological-products Contract-210-78-0130 Industrial-equipment Industrial-hazards Industrial-operations Industrial-processes NIOSH-Contract Safety-equipment Safety-practices Safety-programs

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091572
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1979 Apr; :1-21
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2831 - Biological Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7b6142f6c590f83dfe85f97f6c5ae4860ee60f4bcbba185991386c6ec9c4250822f025c2623c09eba85f4a0fd985d573d3db121ebc3fc419df920ed84f81093a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178921/cdc_178921_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB ]