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GASOLINE page=of n PERSONAL 'RfT��TitiE T. �� VF. .cu -C;f:-Mc,; a • contained breathing apnarzrus with a :ilii :acepiece 'V, 1.' C0ly;1V L5 .�iCL 9c::c. :rigid aperated in pressure-demand or outer positive pressure ocaS0NAF P°OTECTIA41—: __EQUIPMENT However, for mode. Some jobs (such as outside work, confined space entrv, lobs done only once in a :vhiie. or jobs done %vhiie workpiace MAINDLING AND STOPUGE controls are being instailed), personal protective equipment may be appropriate. Prior to working with Gasoline you should be trained on its orooer handling and storaue_ The foilowing recommendations are only guide;ines and may Sources of ignition such as smaki.ng and open games are not apply to every situation. prohibited where Gasoline is handled. used.or stored. -Metal containers involving the transfer of Gasoline Clothing shouid be grounded and bonded. Avoid skin contact with Gasoline. Protective "barrier" * Use oniv non-sparking tools and eauivmettt. especially creams are avaiiabie to help lower skin absorption. Wear when opening and closing containers of Gasoline. protecrive Gloves and clothing. Safety equipment * Wherever Gasoline is used. handled. manufactured.. or supphersrmanufacturers can provide recommendations on stored. use explosion-proof electrical equipment and the most protective eloveiclothms! material for your fittings. operation. * All protective clothing (suits. gloves. foorwear, headgear) QUESTIONS SND ANSWERS should be clean. available each day, and put on before work. Q: if I have acute health effects, will I later get chronic health effects? Eve Protection A: Not always. Most chronic (long-term) effects result * Wear splash-proof chemical goggles when working with from repeated exposures to a chemical. liauid, unless full facepiece respiratory protection is wom. Q: Can I get long-term effects without ever having short- term effects? Respiratory Protection A: Yes. because long-term effects can occur from repeated IMPROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IS DANGEROUS. exposures to a chemical at levels not high enough to Such equipment should only be used if the employer has a make you immediately sick. -erten program that takes into account workplace conditions, requirements for worker training, respirator fit Q: What are my chances of setting sick when I have been testing and medical exams, as described in OSHA 1410.134, exposed to chemicals? A: The likelihood of becoming sick from chemicals is * Where the potential exists for exposures over 300 ppm:, increased as the amount of exposure increases. This is use a MSHAIMOSH approved full facepiece respirator determined by the length of time and the amount of with an organic vapor cartridge/canister. Even greater material to which someone is exposed protection is provided by a powered-air purifying respirator with a full facepiece. Q: When are higher exposures more likely? If while wearing a filter, cartridge or canister respirator, A: Conditions which increase risk of exposure include you can smell, taste. or otherwise detect Gasoline, or in ph iYS cal Ed.mMhanical processes (heating, pouring, the case of a full facepiece respirator you experience eye spraying,spills and evaporation from large surface areas irritation, leave the area immediately. Check to make sure such as open containers), and "confined spice" the respirator-to-face seal is still good. If it is, replace the ecaosures (working inside vats, reactors, boilers, small Filter.camidQe, or canister. If the seal is no longer good, rooms,etc.). you may need a new respirator. * Be sure to consider ail potential exposures in your Q: Is the risk of 4etting sick higher for workers than for workplace. You may need a combination of filters. community residents? prefilters, cartridges, or canisters. to protect against A: Yes. Exposures in the community, except possibly in different forms or a chemicai (such as vapor and m€stj or Wises of fires or spills, are usually much lower than ` against a mixture of chemicals. those found in the workplace. However. people in the ' Where the potential for high expostrres exists, use a community may be exposed to contaminated water as MSHA/MOSH approved supplied-air respirator with a well as to chemicals in the air over long periods. full facepiece operated in the positive pressure mode or Because of this, and because or-exposure of children or with a full facepiece. hood, or helmet in the continuous people who are already ill. community exposures may cause health problems.