As with all chemicals, precautions are in place to help protect the persons handling HDI, IPDI, and HMDI during production, transportation, or processing of the chemical. The following offers resources developed to provide information on handling, storing and transporting HDI, IPDI, and HMDI, including their use in manufacturing of coatings, adhesives and other end-uses. There are also helpful resources for the transportation of chemicals in general.
Materials Safe Handling Guidance
Materials Handling
NIOSH Pocket Guide
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. The pocket guides for HDI, IPDI, and HMDI are available here: HDI Listing, IPDI Listing and HMDI Listing.
Other Transportation Resources:
- The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), within the United States Department of Transportation, regulates and oversees the safe movement of hazardous materials.
- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an international trade body that represents some 320 airlines comprising 83 percent of total air traffic.
- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.
- Transport Canada, provides oversight and gives expert advice on dangerous goods accidents to promote public safety in the transportation of dangerous goods by all modes of transport in Canada. Visit Transport Canada for information about regulations for the transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) and more.
- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) administers regional agreements that ensure the effective implementation of these mechanisms as far as transport of dangerous goods (TDG) by road, rail and inland waterways is concerned.