Chlorine Gas Exposure at a Metal Recycling Facility—California, 2010

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Kelsey, Kate ; Roisman, Rachel ; Kreutzer, Richard ; Materna, Barbara L. ; Duncan, Mary A. ; Orr, Maureen F. ; Anderson, Ayana ; Ruckart, Perri ; Henry, Jeffery ; Iossifova, Yulia Y. ; Riyaz, Rizwan ; Choudhary, Ekta
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• Description:
  What is already known on this topic? Exposure to chlorine, which is used in numerous industrial processes and for water treatment, can cause severe respiratory damage, depending on the concentration. What is added by this report? In June 2010 in California, chlorine gas was released from a tank sold as scrap metal; 23 persons were treated for the effects of the fumes, including six who were hospitalized for 1--11 days. What are the implications for public health practice? Health officials should urge metal recycling facilities to 1) only accept containers that are cut open, dry, or without a valve or plug; 2) treat closed containers as potential hazardous waste; and 3) develop and practice a hazardous gas release evacuation plan. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Chlorine
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Recycling
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Occupational exposure; Exposure assessment; Chlorine; Gases; Recycling; Hazardous waste; Hazard recognition; Hazardous materials; Metal industry; Metal industry workers
• Source:
  MMWR 2011 Jul; 60(28):951-954
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Guerra, Norys ; Smith, Melissa ; Horton, D. Kevin ; Sowell, Anne ; Schier, Joshua
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  28
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059406
• Citation:
  MMWR 2011 Jul; 60(28):951-954
• Email:
  echoudhary@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Chlorine (CAS RN 7782-50-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183039/cdc_183039_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 124.75 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:030ec99a4ba641b86090997fe57fa94ad0425aad5c3190c7fcbfb4a421169980fac64ad6ad726977c8cb91688533214de45e4f08cac8b8015721e3d618d589bc