WTC emergency safety plan draft, Sept 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

s World Trade Center Emergency Project Environmental, Safety, and Health Plan Draft - Revision A 30 September 2001

Table 2. Exposure Symptoms and Treatment - Chemicals Existing at WTC Site continued) Route of 8-Hour STEL& Substance Exposure Symptoms Treatment Source Entry TWA IDLH Cadmium Inhalation Acute - Pulmonary edema, Inhalation: Provide respiratory 0.005 mg/ 9 mg/ m’ NIOSH Fume tight chest, headache, chills, support m’ IDLH nausea Chronic - Emphysema, anemia, carcinogen Chromates Inhalation Acute - Eye, skin and Eves: Irrigate immediately. 0.1 mg/ m’ N/A NIOSH Skin Contact respiratory system irritation Skin: Flush with soap and ceiling Eye Contact Chronic - Nasal septum water. perforation, liver and kidney Inhalation: Remove victim to damage, carcinogen fresh air and give respiratory support if needed. Benzene Inhalation Acute - Irritation of eyes, skin, Eves: Irrigate immediately. 1 ppm IDLH NIOSH Skin Contact nose and respiratory system, Skin: Flush with soap and 500 ppm headache, nausea water. Eye Contact Chronic - Central nervous Inhalation: Remove victim to system depression, leukemia 5 ppm fresh air and give respiratory ceiling support if needed. Hydrogen Inhalation Acute - Nose and throat Eves: Irrigate immediately. 5 PPP IDLH NIOSH chloride Skin Contact irritation, cough, choking, Skin: Flush with soap and ceiling 50 ppm dermatitis water. Eye Contact Chronic - Throat spasm, Inhalation: Remove victim to pulmonary edema fresh air and give respiratory support if needed. Hydrogen Skin Contact Acute - Eye, skin, nose and Eves: Irrigate immediately. 3 ppm IDLH NIOSH fluoride Eye Contact throat irritation. Skin: Flush with soap and 30 ppm Inhalation Chronic - Pulmonary edema, water. skin bums, bone changes Inhalation: Remove victim to fresh air and give respiratory support if needed. Hydrogen Inhalation Acute - Eye, respiratory Eves: Irrigate immediately. 50 ppm IDLH NIOSH sulfide Skin Contact system irritation. Apnea Skin: Flush with soap and (10 min 100 ppm Eye Contact Chronic - Coma, headache, water. peak) dizzy, insomnia, Inhalation: Remove victim to 20 ppm gastrointestinal problems fresh air and give respiratory ceiling support if needed. Gasoline Skin Contact Acute - Central nervous Eves: Irrigate immediately. 350 mg/m' N/A REL& (100 gallons in Eye Contact system effects. Chemical Skin: Flush with soap and MSDS 5 gallon cans) pneumonitis if aspirated into water. Inhalation lungs. Ingestion Inhalation: Remove victim to Chronic- Benzene is a fresh air and give respiratory confirmed carcinogen. Long support if needed. term exposure has caused kidney and liver cancer in Ingestion: Seek medical rats/mice attention. Freon (R-22) Skin Contact Acute - Frostbite Eves: Irrigate immediately 1000 ppm 5000 ppm NIOSH (used for Eye Contact Acute - Cardiac arrhythmia, Skin: Seek medical attention HVAC Inhalation cardiac arrest and asphyxiation Inhalation: Provide respiratory systems) support

Spray Paints Skin Contact Acute - Contact can cause Eves: Irrigate immediately with 50 ppm 500 ppm MSDS and Thinners Eye Contact eye/skin irritation which can copious amounts of water for a based on lead to dermatitis; ingestion minimum of 15 minutes. See toluene Inhalation can cause gastrointestinal medical attention. content ingestion irritation, nausea, vomiting, Skin: Wash affected area with diarrhea; inhalation may cause soap and water, remove fatal chemical pneumonitis. contaminated clothing and

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