Working with Ammonia

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This pamphlet provided information on working with ammonia (7664417). Topics included characteristics of ammonia, uses of ammonia, effects of ammonia on the body, methods for controlling ammonia hazards, emergency measures, management responsibilities in the control of ammonia, and employee responsibilities. Ammonia has been used in many industries in one of two forms: anhydrous (a pure liquified gas) and aqua ammonia (a solution of the gas in water). The chemical was an eye, nose and throat irritant and in sufficient quantities could cause suffocation through convulsive coughing. Ammonia was also a caustic agent for the skin and eye. In high enough concentrations in the atmosphere, ammonia gas would burn. Such a possibility was usually lessened by good housekeeping methods at warehouses and other storage sites. Good ventilation systems and adequate emergency equipment readily available were the customary means of lessening the threat caused by ammonia present in the workplace. Workers should be trained in the proper use and limitations of their protective equipment and their own responsibilities in the event of an emergency. Any strong odor of ammonia should be reported immediately. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Eye Foreign Bodies Inhalation Exposure Irritants Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Chemical-industry-workers Chemical-manufacturing-industry Eye-irritants Inhalants Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Vapors
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet or Booklet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00180395
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 73-11003, 1973 Jul; :1-6
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5e1b5fe0b16d20351025b1341ecc4b7d6233c5180a397ae7117bf68fa43c1da7a5d5435c5dd3d78e7694753a6b11b3e07e753a46466ad1d89d51a72d3195594a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209509/cdc_209509_DS1.pdf
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