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See unfit Safety UNDER PRESSURE WITH TH£ PRÈS SURE SIGHT GLASS AND MOUNTING The rupture of sight glasses cannot be risked in the handling of expensive, in- flammable, or dangerous liquids. The PresSure sight glass, with a double safety factor of ΙΟ-plus. i.e.. a 300 lb. Pressure sight glass will withstand 3000 PSI. opens a greater range of amplica- tions for chemical, pharmaceutical, aero- nautical, petroleum, food processing, and many other industries. PresSure can be used on new or present equip- ment: only one mechanical operation required for installation. Write for descriptive folder giving full information. PRESSURE PRODUCTS CO., INC. DEPT. 11. P.O. BOX 424. CHARLESTON. W. VA. V . Put the Cartesian Manostat #10 in your system- set it and forget it! Self-contained unit operates automatically, economically, accurately! interchangeable balanced orifice (choice of tyc", y»", or .070") preserves sensitivity at high capac- ity, permits direct or reverse action in same instrument. Cartesian Manostat #10 complete and ready for use. with mercury. $450.00 WRITE FOR COMPLETE OESCn:PTl\E BULLETK4 IHOKE. MANOSTAT CORP. .26 N. Moore Street* Oept. 16 New York 13. N Y . • Patent Applied For. SAFETY Handle FCIO3 with Care Anyone who uses perchloryl fluoride its a fluorinating agent should be aware of its powerful oxidizing action. In de- scribing use of the gas with methylene compounds, C. E. Inman and cowork- ers [JACS, 80, 6533-5 (1958)] note that perchloryl fluoride itself is stable and safe, but that it is a powerful ox- idizing agent and should be handled accordingly. While following the Inman method for making ethyl 2,2-difluoroacetoace- tate, Victor Papesch of C D. Searle and Co. says the perchloryl fluoride gas and methyl alcohol vapor mixture ig- nited and exploded when he added a final portion of sod.^m metln late. The solution in the . 'action vessel flamed up, but no liquid silled. Papesch adds. Therefore, he believes, the detonation took place above the liquid level when the sodium methylate contacted some of the perchloryl fluoride. Inman suggests the conditions that set off this fire can be avoided in either of two ways: * By adding all the sodium methylate at the beginning of the experiment be- fore any perchloryl fluoride is intro- duced. • By stopping the flow of the gas and flushing the reaction vessel with nitro- gen gas before adding the sodium methylate in portions. • Safety data sheet on sulfur covers physical properties, engineering con- trol, employee safety, protective equip- ment, fire fighting, handling and stor- age, tank cleaning, medical manage- ment, and first aid. Cost is 30 cents each. Write to Manufacturing Chem- ists' Association, 1825 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 9, D. C. • A top industrial safety award has been given to the Ozalid division of General Aniline & Film by the National Safety Council. The division recorded nearly 2 million man-hours without a lost-time accident from Dec. 2, 1957 to Dec. 31, 195S-the best safety mark in its 24 vear historv. • A 24 year safety record of 10 mil- lion man-hours without a disabling in- jury has been established by Du Pont's photo products research laboratory at Parlin, N. J. Of the 180 employees, eight have worked at the laboratory throughout the injury-free period. New Products · · · • Accident prevention signs covering electrical hazards, fire hazards, indus- trial housekeeping, machinery, person- nel, traffic, and first aid are available from W. H. Brady Co., Milwaukee, Wis. They are self-sticking and have silicone plastic overcoatings. The signs come in sizes from 2 Va by 4 l /. 2 in. up to 3V 2 by 14 in. " " SI • Respirator filter to purify compressed air used in respiratory equipment has been developed by Mine Safety Appliances, Pittsburgh, Pa. The de- vice is said to remove a minimum of 99 r /f of particulate matter (0.3 micron diameter and larger) at rated flow. It can be used with both constant and de- mand flow respirators. S 2 • Risk of exposure in decontaminat- ing and handling radioactive material while training personnel can be avoided by using Tracerlab's new radioactive simulator, the company says. Simple nontoxic powders and liquids activate the electronic device to produce effects identical to those of radioactive sub- stances. These effects can be registered on standard detection units. S3 • Inspection light and view port to observe processing operations or stored materials are made by Robert H. Wager Co.. South Orange, N. J. The light consists of a vibration-proof lamp mounted in an aluminum frame. Both the light and the view port are made with heat resistant glass, for tempera- tures to 500° F. The units require S 3 / 4 in. diameter for installation. 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Transcript of Handle FCIO with Care
See unfit Safety UNDER PRESSURE
WITH TH£
PRÈS SURE SIGHT GLASS A N D M O U N T I N G
The rupture of sight glasses cannot be risked in the handling of expensive, inflammable, or dangerous liquids. The PresSure sight glass, with a double safety factor of ΙΟ-plus. i.e.. a 300 lb. Pressure sight glass will withstand 3000 PSI. opens a greater range of amplications for chemical, pharmaceutical, aeronautical, petroleum, food processing, and many other industries. PresSure can be used on new or present equipment: only one mechanical operation required for installation.
Write for descriptive folder giving full information.
PRESSURE PRODUCTS CO., INC. DEPT. 11. P.O. BOX 424. CHARLESTON. W. VA.
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Put the Cartesian Manostat #10 in your system-set it and forget it! Self-contained unit operates automatically, economically, accurately! interchangeable balanced orifice (choice of tyc", y»", or .070") preserves sensitivity at high capacity, permits direct or reverse action in same instrument. Cartesian Manostat #10 complete and ready for use. with mercury. $450.00
WRITE FOR COMPLETE O E S C n : P T l \ E BULLETK4
I H O K E . M A N O S T A T C O R P . . 2 6 N. Moore Street* Oept. 16
New York 13. N Y . • Patent Applied For.
SAFETY
Handle FCIO3 with Care Anyone who uses perchloryl fluoride
its a fluorinating agent should be aware of its powerful oxidizing action. In describing use of the gas with methylene compounds, C. E. Inman and coworkers [JACS, 80, 6533-5 (1958)] note that perchloryl fluoride itself is stable and safe, but that it is a powerful oxidizing agent and should be handled accordingly.
While following the Inman method for making ethyl 2,2-difluoroacetoace-tate, Victor Papesch of C D. Searle and Co. says the perchloryl fluoride gas and methyl alcohol vapor mixture ignited and exploded when he added a final portion of sod.^m metln late. The solution in the . 'action vessel flamed up, but no liquid s i l l ed . Papesch adds. Therefore, he believes, the detonation took place above the liquid level when the sodium methylate contacted some of the perchloryl fluoride.
Inman suggests the conditions that set off this fire can be avoided in either of two ways:
* By adding all the sodium methylate at the beginning of the experiment before any perchloryl fluoride is introduced.
• By stopping the flow of the gas and flushing the reaction vessel with nitrogen gas before adding the sodium methylate in portions.
• Safety data sheet on sulfur covers physical properties, engineering control, employee safety, protective equipment, fire fighting, handling and storage, tank cleaning, medical management, and first aid. Cost is 30 cents each. Write to Manufacturing Chemists' Association, 1825 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 9, D. C.
• A top industrial safety a w a r d has been given to the Ozalid division of General Aniline & Film by the National Safety Council. The division recorded nearly 2 million man-hours without a lost-time accident from Dec. 2, 1957 to Dec. 31 , 195S-the best safety mark in its 24 vear historv.
• A 2 4 year safety record of 10 million man-hours without a disabling injury has been established by Du Pont's photo products research laboratory at Parlin, N. J. Of the 180 employees, eight have worked at the laboratory throughout the injury-free period.
New Products · · · • Accident prevention signs covering electrical hazards, fire hazards, industrial housekeeping, machinery, personnel, traffic, and first aid are available from W . H. Brady Co., Milwaukee, Wis. They are self-sticking and have silicone plastic overcoatings. The signs come in sizes from 2 Va by 4l/.2 in. up to 3 V 2 by 14 in. " " S I
• Respirator filter to purify compressed air used in respiratory equipment has been developed by Mine Safety Appliances, Pittsburgh, Pa. The device is said to remove a minimum of 99 r/f of particulate matter (0.3 micron diameter and larger) at rated flow. It can be used with both constant and demand flow respirators. S 2
• Risk of exposure in decontaminating and handling radioactive material while training personnel can be avoided by using Tracerlab's new radioactive simulator, the company says. Simple nontoxic powders and liquids activate the electronic device to produce effects identical to those of radioactive substances. These effects can be registered on standard detection units. S 3
• Inspection light and view port to observe processing operations or stored materials are made by Robert H . Wager Co.. South Orange, N. J. The light consists of a vibration-proof lamp mounted in an aluminum frame. Both the light and the view port are made with heat resistant glass, for temperatures to 500° F. The units require S 3 / 4 in. diameter for installation. S 4
| I I Further useful information on J I keyed Safety items men- J I t ioned is readily available . . . • j Use handy coupon on page 68 fr I ι
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