| C |
- Cyanide
- Carbon monoxide
|
- Chemical Asphyxiants:
- C: Cyanide, Carbon monoxide
- S: hydrogen Sulfide
|
| O |
Ozone |
- Less-Soluble Irritant Inhalants:
- N: Nitrogen dioxide
- P: Phosgene
- O: Ozone
|
| N |
Nitrogen dioxide |
This gas has killed many farmers
who entered unventilated silos 1-10 days after filling. |
| F |
Fire |
- Toxic Gases & Vapors in Smoke:
- A: Aldehydes (acrolein, formaldehyde, etc.)
- C: Cyanide, CO, CO2, hydrogen Chloride
|
| I |
Irritant Gases
& Vapors |
- Water-Soluble Irritant Inhalants:
- A: Ammonia
- B: Bromine
- C: Chlorine, Chlorine dioxide, HCl
- D: Diborane
- E: Ethylene oxide
- F: hydrogen Fluoride
- S: SO2, Sulfuric acid
|
| N |
No
Air |
- Simple Asphyxiants:
- H: Hydrogen, Helium
- E: Ethane, Ethylene
- N: Nitrogen, Neon
- C: Carbon dioxide
- A: Acetylene, Argon
- M: Methane
- P: Propane, Propylene
|
| E |
Explosive |
- OSHA requires atmospheric testing in this
order:
- 1.) oxygen deficiency;
- 2.) combustible gases; and
- 3.) toxic gases and vapors. (OSHA
link)
|
| D |
Damage to liver |
See the list of chemicals that can
cause toxic hepatitis after occupational exposure. |
|
 |
Simple asphyxiants
displace air to produce an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. |
| S |
hydrogen Sulfide
(Sewer gas) |
- Chemical Asphyxiants:
- C: Cyanide, Carbon monoxide
- S: hydrogen Sulfide (Sewer gas or Sour gas)
|
| P |
Phosgene |
NO2, phosgene, ozone
and cadmium are welding hazards that can cause delayed pulmonary edema; |
| A |
Arsine |
Anemia, hemolytic |
| C |
Carbon monoxide
from Combustion |
Chemical asphyxiants disrupt
biochemical processes. |
| E |
Encephalopathy |
- Solvents, organophosphates, fumigants, and organic metal compounds (lead, mercury, tin, manganese, and nickel) can cause acute encephalopathy.
|