one chemical that was most feared by the workers there. When they handle=
d
it they had to wear hazmat suits with breathing air tanks on. It was th=
e
most well sealed areas in the facility. I asked a lot of questions about=
why it was so bad and they said if you breath a concentration of the vapo=
rs
you were dead, no question. The facility was especially built to contain=
spills or vent them away from the building if possible. All of the doors=
had automatic closers that would close a certain period of time after the=
alarm sounded. If you were inside, oh well. So I found out the nearest
escape route, everyone knew what it was. =
Anyway one of the old timers at the plant said that one time the reactor =
in
the teflon lab was overpressurized and blew a vent to the outside air, th=
e
cloud of vapors from the reactor drifted east towards the highway (this
place is about a mile from the nearest state rd) went over the highway an=
d
several cars that drove through the cloud had their windshields etched fr=
om
the vapors and many people went to the hospital with major lung problems.=
=
So obviously, actually touching this stuff is very bad. I'm glad that yo=
u
guys brought this up since it wouldn't be too hard to get a cutting torch=
or welder near a viton o-ring or seal and create a major hazard. I never=
thought of it.
Dave
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