Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (PPE)

(10 min.) Carbon monoxide, it is a gas that can't be smelled, tasted, or seen and virtually all industries count carbon monoxide among their potential hazards. It may arise unexpectedly as the result incomplete combustion of carbonations material. For carbon monoxide, abbreviated CO, may be generated as a normally occurring by-product to decomposition. The incidence of carbon monoxide poisoning is unusually high in automobile maintenance garages, foundries, blast furnaces, and certain chemical processes where it is used for a base chemical or generated as a waste product. CO is also a threat in non-industrial settings.

Topics discussed in this safety video include: symptoms of CO poisoning, other conditions aggravated by CO, chemical characteristics, Central Nervous and the Cardio Vascular Systems, effect on the brain, zone of exposure, two stages of acute poisoning, advanced symptoms, most common hazard of CO, monitoring instruments, methods of providing protection, reducing CO exposure, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, proper storage and use of equipment, and containers in which CO is stored.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.