World Wide Electronic Specialty Gas Emergency Response Program

摘要

Air Products and Chemicals Inc .is a leading supplier of chemicals, equipment and services to the worldwide Electronics Industry. Over 200 different gases and in a variety of packages are produced, purified, repackaged and/or distributed by Electronic Specialty Gases (ESG) group . These have a wide range of hazard characteristics: Toxic, Corrosive, Pyrophoric, Flammable, Water Reactive, Oxidizer or a combination of these. Packages are as small as lecture bottles and as large as ISO modules. To insure a safe and timely response custom emergency response equipment and protocols have been developed to consider all of these characteristics. Over the last 20 years, Air Products has developed an extensive worldwide ESG ER program. This program is based on a number of Best Practices: 1. ER team readily available and close by; 2. Appropriate ER kits and tools available to the team. 3. The teams are trained regularly on the use of equipment 4. ER preplans for all packages 5. Timely communications to alert the team 6. Training of local public responders 7. Translation of Medical Treatment Protocols The following article will summarize the key details of this program.