Nitroglycerine

Synonyms & Trade Names

Glyceryl trinitrate, NG, 1,2,3-Propanetriol trinitrate, Trinitroglycerine

Physical Description

Colorless to pale-yellow, viscous liquid or solid (below 56°F). [Note: An explosive ingredient in dynamite (20-40%) with ethylene glycol dinitrate (80-60%).]

Incompatibilities & Reactivities

Heat, ozone, shock, acids [Note: An OSHA Class A Explosive (1910.109).]

Symptoms

throbbing headache; dizziness; nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain; hypotension; flush; palpitations; methemoglobinemia; delirium, central nervous system depression; angina; skin irritation

Respirator Recommendations

NIOSH

Up to 1 mg/m³:
(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator*

Up to 2.5 mg/m³:
(APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode*

Up to 5 mg/m³:
(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator that has a tight-fitting facepiece and is operated in a continuous-flow mode*
(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece
(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece

Up to 75 mg/m³:
(APF = 2000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode

Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus

Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister having an N100, R100, or P100 filter.
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Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus

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