Isocyanates and asthma

I heard that the chemical based isocyanate products can cause acute
asthma attacks, respritory failure and death, is this true? and there
is no nationwide system for spray on facility inspections? how are they
keeping employees safe? I work in the office and I can still be
exposed!!!!

Relates to r.b.t in what manner?

A one-shot post well off-topic; smells like a troll to me.

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Werehatrack wrote:
Relates to r.b.t in what manner?

A one-shot post well off-topic; smells like a troll to me.


I agree. Besides, Googling turned up 15,000 links, among them:
http://www.scif.com/news-info/lc-bul..._%20Asthma.htm


Jeff

"Jodi" wrote in message
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I heard that the chemical based isocyanate products can cause acute
asthma attacks, respritory failure and death, is this true? and there
is no nationwide system for spray on facility inspections? how are they
keeping employees safe? I work in the office and I can still be
exposed!!!!


Don't panic, ma'am. I'm sure "they" only use all-natural, non-chemical
isocyanate products gently squeezed from organically grown isocyanate
shrubs, lovingly nurtured with nothing more than pure morning dew and
caressed daily by fresh mountain breezes.

Even so, you should be wearing a positive pressure respirator to ensure your
safety; 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. One can't be too careful.

Yes, isocynates can cause lung problems but these compounds are highly
reactive and as such, have a very short half life in the environment.
Most urethanes no longer use high vapor pressure isocynates and rely on
pre-reacted isocynates which have much lower vaporization rates. Most
urethanes are free of toluene diisocyanate, the leading cluprit in
industrial induced asthma.


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Thanks for the humorous advice. I am a bit paniced because I read a
case where a man dropped dead from this chemical, is this not a reason
to panic if I am being exposed to the same chemical???

I searched on google Isocyanates and this chat room came up, just
thought you may know something.

On 29 Mar 2005 08:57:08 -0800, "Jodi" wrote:

Thanks for the humorous advice. I am a bit paniced because I read a
case where a man dropped dead from this chemical, is this not a reason
to panic if I am being exposed to the same chemical???

No.


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Quoting Jodi :
I searched on google Isocyanates and this chat room came up, just
thought you may know something.

Are you also junking up every other newsgroup (not "chat room") where
anyone has mentioned isocyanates ever?

The word "bicycles" might serve as a bit of a hint.
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"Jodi" wrote in message
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Thanks for the humorous advice. I am a bit paniced because I
read a
case where a man dropped dead from this chemical, is this not a
reason
to panic if I am being exposed to the same chemical???

Exposure to isocyanates in the work place is governed by OSHA.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/isocyanates/standards.html The case you
are talking about probably involved a painter using an epoxy
paint with isocyanates. Many of those paints are gone or
reformulated, like IMRON. Or these paints are being applied with
HVLP which puts less paint in the air -- and they are using moon
suits. Moreover, there are no free isocyanates once the paint
dries. It is a non-issue. -- Jay Beattie.