Information on MDI; safe handling, transport, storage, disposal and emergency actions

Safe handling of MDI

NIOSH  National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory. MultiVapor (TM) Version 2.2.3  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/multivapor/multivapor.html  Computer tool for estimating breakthrough times and service lives of air-purifying cartridges used with MDI.

ACC CPI  Industrial hygiene air monitoring methods for MDI and TDI  https://polyurethane.americanchemistry.com/Resources-and-Document-Library/3822.pdf   Methods and equipment suitable for monitoring diisocyanate concentrations in air.


Transport and storage of MDI

ACC CPI Guidelines for receiving and unloading MDI.  https://polyurethane.americanchemistry.com/Resources-and-Document-Library/3856.pdf
 

ACC CPI Guidelines for the transloading of Polymeric Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanates (PMDI).  https://polyurethane.americanchemistry.com/Resources-and-Document-Library/5251.pdf     

ACC CPI  Guidelines for diisocyanate storage tank systemshttps://polyurethane.americanchemistry.com/Resources-and-Document-Library/6939.pdf  

ISOPA  Guidelines for the safe transportation, unloading and storage of packaged TDI and MDIhttp://isopa.org/media/1604/en_final-version-december-2014.pdf  Also in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch

ISOPA  Guidelines for the safe loading/unloading, transportation, storage of TDI and MDI in bulk.  http://isopa.org/media/1092/final-version-bulk-guidelines.pdf   Also in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch

 

Disposal of MDI

ACC CPI  Guidelines for the responsible disposal of wastes and containers fom polyurethane processing  https://polyurethane.americanchemistry.com/Resources-and-Document-Library/10311.pdf

 

Emergency actions

ISOPA  Emergency response manual for transport of TDI and MDI.  http://isopa.org/media/1098/emer_man_tdi__mdi_all.pdf

ISOPA  Dealing with fires involving MDI and TDI.  http://isopa.org/media/1613/fs-dealing-with-fires-involving-mditdi-_final_.pdf

ISOPA  Videos of emergency exercises involving MDI and TDI  isopa.org/product-stewardship/logistics/emergency-exercises/

 

Information on MDI; properties, health and environmental aspects.