Hazardous Chemicals Handbook 2 Episode 1 doc

Hazardous Chemicals Handbook [...]... Hostels/holiday camps Homes for disabled Domestic dwellings Other 27 14 13 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 25 27 18 8 39 30 19 14 10 6 4 3 1 1 63 26 434 328 2 6480 723 5 53 71 1894 10 42 4543 515 8 71 545 20 24 9 15 0 21 13 390 26 25 0 23 407 6946 4668 24 31 1730 25 16 925 430 99 10 0 9970 518 2 3 4 3 1 1 2 – – – 11 8 7 14 13 4 3 1 1 1 – – – – 5 14 Table 1 .2 Accidental fires (UK) in 19 97: sources of ignition Ignition source No of fires %... Chimney, stovepipe and flue Natural occurrence Ashes/soot Other Total 11 0 17 10 26 .8 4 .1 2. 4 55 4 91 21 38 25 95 29 .8 1. 1 1. 4 7 7 6 1. 7 1. 7 1. 5 21 76 13 40 714 1 .2 0.7 0.4 5 4 2 2 1 22 19 3 1 .2 1 0.5 0.5 0 .2 5.4 47 578 417 303 21 5 50 3789 69 806 0.3 0 .2 0 .2 0.3 0 .1 2 37.7 INTRODUCTION 3 – ca 17 60 cases per year of acute poisonings and injuries from chemicals, the most common being from acids, caustic, and gases,... 0 .1 20 10 1 2 0 .1 100 25 1 10 10 5 5 25 5 50 20 20 50 50 25 0 50 20 0 5 5 5 500 0. 01 50 50 50 5000 0. 01 0 .15 20 0 10 0.3 0 .2 0 .2 1 15 0.0 01 0 .15 20 00 10 0 0.75 1 1 1 75 0.0 01 0.0 01 0.0 01 The following CARCINOGENS: 4-Aminobiphenyl and/or its salts, Benzidene and/or its salts, Bis(chloromethyl) ether, Chloromethyl ether, Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride, Dimethylnitrosoamine, Hexamethylphosphoric triamide, 2- Naphthylamine... hexafluoride 34 2, 3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) 35 Tetraethyl lead 36 Tetramethyl lead 20 0 t 20 0 t 20 t 20 0 t 20 0 t 10 0 t 1t 1t 40 t 20 t 10 t 50 t 50 t 50 t 25 0 t 20 t 10 t 1t 50 t 20 0 t 15 0 kg 1t 50 t 1t 1t 750 kg 1t 50 t 1t 1t 20 t 15 t 1t 1 kg 50 t 50 t Part B Highly reactive substances and explosive substances 37 Acetylene (ethyne) when a gas subject to a pressure ≤ 620 millibars above... chloride (liquefied gas) 16 Hydrogen cyanide 17 Hydrogen fluoride 18 Hydrogen selenide 19 Hydrogen sulphide 20 Methyl bromide (bromomethane) 21 Methyl isocyanate 22 Nickel tetracarbonyl 23 Nitrogen oxides 24 Oxygen difluoride 25 Pentaborane 26 Phosgene 27 Phosphine (hydrogen phosphide) 28 Propyleneimine 29 Selenium hexafluoride 30 Stibine (antimony hydride) 31 Sulphur dioxide 32 Sulphur trioxide (including... and has a boiling point 90%) 15 Hydrogen... environment 10 ANY CLASSIFICATION not covered by those given above in combination with risk phrases (i) R14: Reacts violently with water (including R15) (ii) R29: In contact with water, liberates toxic gas 7 8 INTRODUCTION Table 1. 7 Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 19 92 Hazardous substances and controlled quantities Hazardous substance Controlled quantity Part A Toxic substances 1 Acetone... salts, 1. 3-Propane sultone, 4-Nitrodiphenyl Automotive petrol and other petroleum spirits 5000 50 000 INTRODUCTION Table 1. 6 Schedule 1 Part 3 of the COMAH Regulations Categories of substances and preparations not specifically named in Part 2 (Explanatory notes omitted) Column 1 Column 2 Categories of dangerous substances 1 VERY TOXIC 2 TOXIC Column 3 Quantity in tonnes Quantity in tonnes 5 20 50 20 0... dioxide (36%), carbon dioxide (28 %), nitrogen oxides (18 %), carbon monoxide (14 %) and black smoke (10 %) Motor spirit refining is responsible for ca 26 % of emissions of volatile organic compounds to the atmosphere In 19 96 there were over 20 000 reports of water pollution incidents with 15 5 successful prosecutions • The EC produces in excess of 2 billion tonnes of waste each year 414 million tonnes arise in . 11 0 26 .8 55 4 91 29 .8 Smokers’ materials 17 4 .1 21 38 1. 1 Gas appliances 10 2. 4 25 95 1. 4 (excluding blowlamps and welding) Blowlamps: all fuels 7 1. 7 21 76 1 .2 Welding and cutting appliances 7 1. 7. 17 8 Control measures 21 9 Fire extinguishment 22 1 Fire precautions 22 3 7 Reactive chemicals 22 8 Water-sensitive chemicals 22 8 Toxic hazards from mixtures 22 9 Reactive hazards from mixtures 23 1 Oxidizing. – Other manufacturing industries 25 20 249 11 Retail distribution 27 15 0 21 8 Transport and communications 18 13 390 7 Wholesale distribution 8 26 250 14 Education 39 23 407 13 Recreational/cultural 30