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Hydrogen Chloride: Report 4 Occupational Hazard Assessment.

PB83105296

Publication Date	1981
Page Count	116
Abstract	The health effects of occupational hydrogen-chloride (7647010) (HC1) exposure are reviewed. The types of hydrogen-chloride used in industry are discussed and the production and economics of its use are also discussed. Sources of HC1 exposure are described, and the resulting health effects are discussed. Summaries of associated injuries and illnesses are presented. Control technology is discussed in terms of engineering control programs, safe working policies, worker education and training programs, and medical surveillance programs. Government and industrial standards for HC1 exposure and other guidelines are discussed and their limitations explained. The authors conclude that a significant number of occupational injuries are caused by HC1 exposure, primarily because of inadequate worker education and training. Practical guidelines for the safe handling of HC1 are also required.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Gases Hydrogen chloride Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Chlorides Hydrogen inorganic compounds Standards Toxic substances Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Geomet Technologies, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198301
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-79-0001

Hydrogen Chloride: Report 4 Occupational Hazard Assessment.

Hydrogen Chloride: Report 4 Occupational Hazard Assessment.
PB83105296

Publication Date	1981
Page Count	116
Abstract	The health effects of occupational hydrogen-chloride (7647010) (HC1) exposure are reviewed. The types of hydrogen-chloride used in industry are discussed and the production and economics of its use are also discussed. Sources of HC1 exposure are described, and the resulting health effects are discussed. Summaries of associated injuries and illnesses are presented. Control technology is discussed in terms of engineering control programs, safe working policies, worker education and training programs, and medical surveillance programs. Government and industrial standards for HC1 exposure and other guidelines are discussed and their limitations explained. The authors conclude that a significant number of occupational injuries are caused by HC1 exposure, primarily because of inadequate worker education and training. Practical guidelines for the safe handling of HC1 are also required.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Gases Hydrogen chloride Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Chlorides Hydrogen inorganic compounds Standards Toxic substances Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Geomet Technologies, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198301
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-79-0001