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Cancer Hazard
f According to the information presently available to the New
Jersey Department of Health, Propane has not been tested
for its ability to cause cancer in animals.
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Workplace Controls and Practices f Where exposure to cold equipment, vapors, or liquid may
occur, employees should be provided with insulated gloves
Very toxic chemicals, or those that are reproductive hazards or
and special clothing designed to prevent the freezing of body
sensitizers, require expert advice on control measures if a less
tissues.
toxic chemical cannot be substituted. Control measures
f All protective clothing (suits, gloves, footwear, headgear)
include: (1) enclosing chemical processes for severely
should be clean, available each day, and put on before work.
irritating and corrosive chemicals, (2) using local exhaust
ventilation for chemicals that may be harmful with a single
exposure, and (3) using general ventilation to control Eye Protection
exposures to skin and eye irritants. For further information on f Wear non-vented, impact resistant goggles when working
workplace controls, consult the NIOSH document on Control with fumes, gases, or vapors.
Banding at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/. f If additional protection is needed for the entire face, use in
combination with a face shield. A face shield should not be
The following work practices are also recommended: used without another type of eye protection.
GLOSSARY
ACGIH is the American Conference of Governmental Industrial LEL or Lower Explosive Limit, is the lowest concentration of
Hygienists. They publish guidelines called Threshold Limit a combustible substance (gas or vapor) in the air capable of
Values (TLVs) for exposure to workplace chemicals. continuing an explosion.
mg/m3 means milligrams of a chemical in a cubic meter of air.
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) are established
It is a measure of concentration (weight/volume).
by the EPA. They describe the risk to humans resulting from
once-in-a lifetime, or rare, exposure to airborne chemicals.
A mutagen is a substance that causes mutations. A mutation
is a change in the genetic material in a body cell. Mutations
Boiling point is the temperature at which a substance can
can lead to birth defects, miscarriages, or cancer.
change its physical state from a liquid to a gas.
NFPA is the National Fire Protection Association. It classifies
A carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer.
substances according to their fire and explosion hazard.
The CAS number is unique, identifying number, assigned by
NIOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
the Chemical Abstracts Service, to a specific chemical.
Health. It tests equipment, evaluates and approves
respirators, conducts studies of workplace hazards, and
CFR is the Code of Federal Regulations, which are the
proposes standards to OSHA.
regulations of the United States government.
NTP is the National Toxicology Program which tests chemicals
A combustible substance is a solid, liquid or gas that will burn.
and reviews evidence for cancer.
A corrosive substance is a gas, liquid or solid that causes
OSHA is the federal Occupational Safety and Health
destruction of human skin or severe corrosion of containers.
Administration, which adopts and enforces health and safety
standards.
The critical temperature is the temperature above which a
gas cannot be liquefied, regardless of the pressure applied.
PEOSHA is the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational
Safety and Health Act, which adopts and enforces health and
DEP is the New Jersey Department of Environmental
safety standards in public workplaces.
Protection.
Permeated is the movement of chemicals through protective
DOT is the Department of Transportation, the federal agency
materials.
that regulates the transportation of chemicals.
ppm means parts of a substance per million parts of air. It is a
EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal
measure of concentration by volume in air.
agency responsible for regulating environmental hazards.
Protective Action Criteria (PAC) are values established by
ERG is the Emergency Response Guidebook. It is a guide for
the Department of Energy and are based on AEGLs and
emergency responders for transportation emergencies
ERPGs. They are used for emergency planning of chemical
involving hazardous substances.
release events.
Emergency Response Planning Guideline (ERPG) values
A reactive substance is a solid, liquid or gas that releases
provide estimates of concentration ranges where one
energy under certain conditions.
reasonably might anticipate observing adverse effects.
STEL is a Short Term Exposure Limit which is usually a 15-
A fetus is an unborn human or animal.
minute exposure that should not be exceeded at any time
during a work day.
A flammable substance is a solid, liquid, vapor or gas that will
ignite easily and burn rapidly.
A teratogen is a substance that causes birth defects by
damaging the fetus.
The flash point is the temperature at which a liquid or solid
gives off vapor that can form a flammable mixture with air.
UEL or Upper Explosive Limit is the highest concentration in
air above which there is too much fuel (gas or vapor) to begin a
IARC is the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a
reaction or explosion.
scientific group.
Vapor Density is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of
Ionization Potential is the amount of energy needed to
one gas to the weight of another (usually Air), at the same
remove an electron from an atom or molecule. It is measured
temperature and pressure.
in electron volts.
The vapor pressure is a force exerted by the vapor in
IRIS is the Integrated Risk Information System database on
equilibrium with the solid or liquid phase of the same
human health effects that may result from exposure to various
substance. The higher the vapor pressure the higher
chemicals, maintained by federal EPA.
concentration of the substance in air.
Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet
HAZARD DATA
Hazard Rating Firefighting Reactivity
FLAMMABLE GAS Propane may react violently with CHLORINE
2 - Health
Stop flow of gas and use water spray to disperse vapors. DIOXIDE and other OXIDIZING AGENTS (such as
4 - Fire POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE. PERCHLORATES, PEROXIDES,
0 - Reactivity CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE. PERMANGANATES, CHLORATES, NITRATES,
CHLORINE, BROMINE and FLUORINE).
Use water spray to keep fire-exposed containers cool.
DOT#: UN 1978
Vapor is heavier than air and may travel a distance to cause a
ERG Guide #: 115 fire or explosion far from the source or flash back.
Flow, agitation, low humidity and other factors may generate
Hazard Class: 2.1
electrostatic charges resulting in fire and/or explosion.
(Flammable gas) Propane may form an ignitable vapor/air mixture in closed
tanks or containers.
May 2010