Ammonia Refrigeration 8
Ammonia Refrigeration 8 : eTool: (D) Inhalation: In all inhalation exposures, severe or minimal: (i) Take the exposed workers at once to a clean, uncontaminated area. (ii) Watch workers exposed to low concentrations for a short period of time. They will usually require no treatment and can be released. (iii) For severe exposure to higher concentrations: (iii-a) Call a physician. (iii-b) Administer oxygen by an individual who is trained and authorized to do so by a physician. This will help relieve pain and symptoms of lack of oxygen. (iii-c) Begin artificial respiration immediately if the patient is not breathing. (iii-d) Keep victim warm (but not hot) and rested until transported to the hospital. (E) Summary: In any accident involving contact with ammonia with the eyes or skin: (i) Immediately flush the affected area with large quantities of clean water. (ii) Place the injured person into a container of clean water or under an emergency shower. (iii) Provide the injured worker with first aid treatment and call a physician at once in the case of extreme exposure. Give the physician a complete account of the incident. (iv) Seconds count, wash the ammonia away with water immediately. Ammonia refrigeration systems with 10,000 pounds or more of ammonia are a covered process subject to the requirements of the Process Safety Management Standard [29 CFR 1910.119]. Many of these requirements are identified in this e-tool as possible controls and are useful as recommended practices whether or not the ammonia refrigeration system is a covered process.?As mentioned in?29 CFR 1910.119 Appendix C, smaller businesses which may have limited resources might consider reductions in inventory or dispersing inventory to several locations to reduce the risk from an ammonia release. See more from topic source: https://www.osha.gov/html/a-z-index.html
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