Identification of Approaches for the Control of Health, Environmental, and Safety Hazards Associated with Air Bag Use and Disposal

摘要

The program was undertaken to examine previous work conducted by various parties in order to assess the magnitude of any potential risks resulting from the use of air bag restraint systems. Specific potential hazards associated with the safe handling and disposal of inflator modules were identified and individual amelioration techniques were examined for various stages of vehicle life cycle. A countermeasure analysis indicated that perhaps the most effective method for providing the safe handling of retired cars with undeployed air bags requires that they be safely deployed early in the automobile recycling process.