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 systems. https://polyurethane.americanchemistry.com/Resources-and-Document-Library/6939.pdf
ISOPA Guidelines for the safe transportation, unloading and storage of packaged TDI and MDI. http://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.