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Waterfront Shipping Company Limited

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    1. Waterfront Shipping Company Limited Methanol - What you need to know to be SAFE - Graham Smith (Captain) Supervisor, Quality & Responsible Care Waterfront Shipping

    2. Methanol So what is this stuff ??????? Firstly, methanol can also be known by several other names: Methyl alcohol Methyl hydrate Methyl hydroxide Wood alcohol

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    6. Methanol So assuming that it is in fact methanol and therefore (unfortunately) not gin or vodka – can methanol harm me ???? And the answer is YES Methanol has been around since the days of the early Egyptians and people have been using it incorrectly from that time, right up to the present day with quite often, fatal results.

    7. Methanol – health effects If you swallow it, inhale it or absorb it, (depending on the quantity) you run the risk of it being dangerous to your health. The initial symptoms of methanol intoxication are indicated by the Central Nervous System being depressed, i.e: Headache / dizziness / nausea / lack of coordination / confusion / drowsiness and with a sufficiently large dose, unconsciousness and death.

    8. Methanol – health effects So what do we mean by a “sufficiently large dose” ?? Generally, this is now accepted as being 100 to 125 ml or 4 fl oz – that’s all it takes. Once the initial symptoms have subsided, a second set of symptoms will appear between 10 to 30 hrs after the initial exposure. This is due to the build up of toxic material in the blood and may result in respiratory failure.

    9. Methanol So don’t even think of drinking it or else you will be very sick and most likely, will die.

    10. Methanol – personal safety ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS wear the appropriate personal protective equipment when handling methanol.

    11. Methanol – first aid Do not get it into your eyes or ears, or onto your face, hands and skin. If that happens, especially with your eyes, you must rinse thoroughly with fresh water for at last 15 minutes and seek medical assistance.

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    13. Methanol - fire Lets talk about fire, does this stuff burn? Yes it does, BUT in daylight you cannot see any flames at all – they are invisible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At night, you may be able to see a faint blue flame.

    14. Methanol - fire Also there is no smoke, so the only indication you will have of methanol being on fire is possibly seeing the heat waves rising. No smoke, hmm, where is the wind coming from ? If you are at sea, maybe you need to alter course and speed to keep the fire away from crucial areas of the vessel.

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    21. Methanol – tank safety Remember that a methanol concentration above 200 ppm will be harmful to you as an individual. If the cargo tanks on your vessel are less than 3,000 CBM’s, then the current law states that you do not need to have the tanks inerted – they can be left full of methanol vapour. Lets talk about this vapour stuff

    22. Methanol - vapour Remember you cannot see it and in all probability you may also not be able to smell it. If there is zero wind over the decks when you are loading then the vapour that is ejected from the P/V valves will just hang around over the decks and not disperse. You have to be safe and try to get yourself away from this vapour as continuously breathing it into your lungs is definitely not healthy.

    23. Methanol tank entry So do you really need to go into the tanks? If yes, then how do you know the tank is safe to enter? What precautions do you take before entry- have you taken ALL safety measures? Have you completed a checklist? Have you checked the tank atmosphere? Do you have a man on stand-by at the tank access hatch? Do you know that you can be overcome by fumes just by looking into the open tank access hatch without wearing breathing apparatus?

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    27. Health effect due to lack of oxygen

    28. Methanol - Safety So what else is there to be aware of?

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