Odor Fade in Natural Gas and Propane

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Firefighters Occupational Health Propane Safety
• Keywords:
  Emergency Responders Explosive Atmospheres Fire Fighters Gas Detectors Gases Natural Gas Odors
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021106revised012022
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guideline
• 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:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064453
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2022-100419
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-106 (Revised 01/2022), 2022 Jan; :1-2
• CAS Registry Number:
  Propane (CAS RN 74-98-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• 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:d0a78f8b57c682fa0a3a37b3889ae9ea1fb003aea4b0c13f3dc77b03331a9ec8c01008bf009ce2cd795a789536edb1a74f81c0160a2c9bf971ffc588a857e3b2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210210/cdc_210210_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 113.31 KB ]