Bulletin
Sodium Hydrosulfide: Preventing Harm — Safety Bulletin - Sodium Hydrosulfide: Preventing Harm
Sodium Hydrosulfide: Preventing Harm — Safety Bulletin - Sodium Hydrosulfide: Preventing Harm
- CSB
- Bulletin
- Unknown
- Hazardous substancesHydrogen sulphideLoss of containment
- Fluid transfer
- Breathing apparatusProcess pipework and pipelinesPumpsStorage tanks
- Emergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueIgnition source controlVentilation
Summary
This advisory bulletin explains sodium hydrosulfide hazards, including hydrogen sulphide generation through acid mixing or excessive heat. It reviews reported US incidents from 1971 to 2004 and discusses storage containment, exposure prevention, spill response, respiratory protection and rescue precautions, with case accounts of incompatible transfers and releases.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Hydrogen sulphide; H2S; H₂S; hydrogen sulfide.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Breathing apparatus; SCBA; self-contained breathing apparatus.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Storage tanks; atmospheric tanks.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Ignition source control; ignition prevention.
Classifications: Ventilation; forced ventilation.