Evaluating vehicle fire training inhalation hazards

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• Personal Author:
  Couch, James R. ; Evans DE ; Fent, Kenneth W. ; Niemeier, Maureen T.
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a health hazard evaluation (HHE) request from an Ohio township fire and rescue department concerning potential inhalation exposures during vehicle fire suppression training [see sidebar "The Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program"]. Although vehicle fires can be suppressed quickly, they can release hundreds of toxic chemicals into the air, which could cause short- and even long-term health effects over a firefighter's career. Even after a fire is extinguished, the off-gassing of potentially harmful chemicals and particles may continue because of thermal decomposition. Some of the chemicals released from vehicle fires are likely to be different from those released during structural fires because vehicles contain materials such as rubber (belts, tires), petrochemicals (oil, gasoline), and acids (batteries). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aldehydes Automobiles Chemistry Explosions Firefighters Fires Formaldehyde Hazardous Substances Inhalation Exposure Isocyanates Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Staff Development Temperature

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• Keywords:
  Aromatic-hydrocarbons Author Keywords: HETA 2008-0241-3113 Chemical-reactions Explosion-prevention Explosive-hazards Fire-fighters Fire-fighting Fire-hazards Fire-safety Health-hazards Inhalants Motor-vehicle-parts Motor-vehicles Organic-compounds Particulates Respirators Respiratory-protection Self-contained-breathing-apparatus Thermal-decomposition Toxic-materials Toxic-vapors Training Volatiles

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• ISSN:
  0015-2587
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  63-68
• Volume:
  165
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040324
• Citation:
  Fire Eng 2012 Feb; 165(2):63-68
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,3-Butadiene (CAS RN 106-99-0) ; 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester (CAS RN 80-62-6) ; Acetonitrile (CAS RN 75-05-8) ; Acrolein (CAS RN 107-02-8) ; Acrylonitrile (CAS RN 107-13-1) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Ethylbenzene (CAS RN 100-41-4) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Naphthalene (CAS RN 91-20-3) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety ; Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Fire Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5cea3314e2c4fe30d877d0adae6699632660c9b720b008e90faa48c9c0c1069de9508f13559a4c6f3b6f2dc4d3d7d509395ef75ed055b8bd1dabc8090b908145
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193249/cdc_193249_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.17 MB ]