Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Safety precautions when working with leaded gasoline

Leaded petrol is poisonous, but it is dangerous only when non-compliance with safety regulations. You can only use it as fuel for engines. Not allowed to use leaded gasoline for cleaning parts, cleaning of clothes or household purposes. During transportation and storage of leaded gasoline used containers with tight-closing lids or caps on petrol-resistant pads. Packaging and filling equipment should have the inscription "leaded petrol". Can not be carried out leaded petrol in bodies of cars, truck cabs, as well as with food and industrial goods. Forbidden to refuel vehicles leaded gasoline from buckets and watering cans, suction hose of gasoline in his mouth and blowing toplivoprivodov. When dealing with leaded gasoline and parts, contaminated them, you must be careful and not allow him spraying. To remove spilled gasoline use 1.5% solution dihloramina in gasoline or pulp bleach (1 part lime to 3-5 parts water). Metal parts are washed with kerosene or alkaline solution. Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, engines which are operated on leaded gasoline, should be performed in separate rooms, equipped with forced ventilation. Workplace, tools and equipment at the end, change must be cleaned of leaded petrol with kerosene and bleach solution. Those working with leaded gasoline, undergo periodic medical examinations. Workers in contact with leaded gasoline, are provided with rubber boots, gloves and aprons. Work clothes should be stored in specially designated areas. Skin, bathed in leaded gasoline, kerosene, washed, and then with warm water and soap. Eye wash using 2% solution of baking soda. At motor transport enterprises should sink with warm water, flushing with kerosene, soap boxes for clean and contaminated rags. Be sure to wash their hands before eating.

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