Chlorine Safety

(19 min.) Chlorine is the major chemical used for the sanitation of water, swimming pool disinfection, or in the treatment process of sewage. In the manufacturing world, it's used to treat industrial water and can be found in plastic pipe and hundreds of other uses. It's one of nature's chemicals. It is also one of the most hazardous materials known to man. Chlorine comes in the gaseous form, but when cooled and compressed, the gas becomes liquid. Chlorine is generally shipped to the user in tank cars, in 1-ton cylinders or 150 pound cylinders. Handling, storing, and using chlorine in these cylinders becomes very important to those persons working with the chemical.

Topics included in this safety video are: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), make sure that piping is dry before admitting chlorine, never put a leaking container into water only dry, oil free air or nitrogen, and never use water to detect or absorb leaking gas.

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