Hunter H33 - Exposure Controls; Personal Protection for LPG; LPG Stability and Reactivity; LPG Material to Avoid; LPG Hazardous Decomposition Products

head
g
ear ma
y
be necessar
y.
When chan
g
in
g
tanks, wear suitable
g
loves and sa
f
et
y
g
o
gg
les or
f
ace shields.
Avoid contact with the e
y
es.
5.5.6 Ex
p
osure Controls / Personal Protection
S
kin Protection – Wear suitable protective overalls
w
i
t
h
l
on
g
s
l
eeves to cover expose
d
s
ki
n.
E
y
e Protection – Use chemical
g
o
gg
les or
f
ace shield
w
h
en c
h
an
gi
n
g
tan
k
s
.
H
and Protection – Use impervious
g
loves when
ch
an
gi
n
g
tan
k
s.
U
se suitable protective
g
loves when handlin
g
c
y
lin-
de
r
s
.
Foot Protection – Wear sa
f
et
y
boots or shoes when
h
an
dli
n
g
c
yli
n
d
ers
.
H
ead Protection – When handlin
g
c
y
linders above
h
ea
d
h
e
igh
ts, protect
i
ve
h
ea
dg
ear ma
y
b
e necessar
y.
5.5.7 Stabilit
y
and Reactivit
y
S
table at ambient temperatures
.
H
azar
d
ous po
ly
mer
i
zat
i
on react
i
ons w
ill
not occur.
5.5.8 Material to Avoid
Avoid contact with stron
g
oxidizin
g
a
g
ents
.
5.5.9 Hazardous Decom
p
osition Products
Normall
y
C
arbon Dioxide
.
Incomplete combustion will
g
enerate Carbon Monoxide.
S
ee the Boatin
g
S
a
f
et
y
C
hapter
f
or more in
f
ormation on
C
arbon Monoxide.
Note: Can form explosive mixture with air.
5.5.10 Toxicolo
g
ical Information
Ey
es: Will present a risk o
f
serious dama
g
e to the e
y
es
i
f
contact with liquid or vapor pressure
j
et occurs
.
S
kin: Will cause cold burns
(f
rostbite
)
i
f
skin contact
with liquid occurs
.
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•
Fi
g
. 5.7 Exposure Limits
L
ong Term Exposure
L
imit
(
PPM
)
(
8 h
r
T
WA
)
Short Term Exposure
L
imit
(
PPM
)
(
10 min
p
eriod
)
Bu
tan
e
600
7
5
0
L
P
G
1000
1250
Propan
e
None Established. Considered to be an asphyxi-
ate at hi
g
h concentration in ai
r
(
source: India LPG
)
Inhalation: Low vapor concentrations ma
y
cause nausea,
dizziness, headaches, and drowsiness. Hi
g
h vapor con-
c
entrations ma
y
produce s
y
mptoms of ox
yg
en deficienc
y
which, coupled with central nervous s
y
stem depression,
ma
y
lead to rapid loss o
f
consciousness
.
ABU
S
E: Under normal conditions o
f
use, the product is
not hazardous. Abuse involvin
g
deliberate inhalation o
f
ver
y
hi
g
h concentrations of vapor, even for short periods,
c
an produce unconsciousness and
/
or result in a sudden
f
atalit
y
.
5.5.11 Environmental Information
S
pills are unlikel
y
to penetrate the soil.
U
nlikel
y
to cause lon
g
term adverse e
ff
ects to the envi-
ronment.
Will
p
h
oto-
d
e
g
ra
d
e un
d
er atmosp
h
er
i
c con
di
-
ti
o
n
s
.
U
nlikel
y
to cause lon
g
term effects in the aquatic environ-
m
e
n
t.
5.5.12 Dis
p
osal Considerations
P
roduct dischar
g
e ma
y
onl
y
be carried out b
y
quali
f
ied
persons.
D
o not dispose o
f
an
y
LP
G
container
.
R
eturn all c
y
linders to the supplier.
Note: This section on LPG is to be considered as a Danger
alert. However, we have added in the following additional pre-
cautions and warnings.
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