STANFORD UNIVERSITY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY
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TOXIC GAS USER'S HANDBOOK
C ontents

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction to Toxic Gas Ordinance

CHAPTER TWO

General Requirements
Table 1 TGO General Requirements
Table 2 Toxic Gas Systems Operation, Maintenance and Funding Guidelines

CHAPTER THREE

Regulated Materials
Flowchart 1 Is the material a compressed gas, or is it used or handled like a gas?
Flowchart 2 Based on its toxicity, volatility, and concentration is the material exempt from the TGO requirements?
Flowchart 3 Is the material present in excess of a threshold quantity, and if so, what controls are required?
Flowchart 4 Based on limited quantity, use and storage of a material, is the laboratory a TGO Limited-Use Laboratory and if so, what controls are required?

CHAPTER FOUR

Purchase, Procurement & Return of Toxic Gases

CHAPTER FIVE

Transportation and Handling

CHAPTER SIX

Toxic Gas Use

CHAPTER SEVEN

Control Requirements
Table 3 TGO Minimum Control Requirements

CHAPTER EIGHT

Storage of Toxic Gases

CHAPTER NINE

Emergency Preparedness and Response

CHAPTER TEN

Permitting

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Laboratory and Research Facilities Standard
a guide to the implementation of the toxic gas ordinance
CREDITS Toxic Gas User's Handbook was developed by the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) at Stanford University. Please direct all questions and comments to EH&S at 650-723-0448.

 

 

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Revised December, 1997

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