Asphyxiation As the liquid gas warms and becomes airborne, oxygen may be displaced to the point that employees and lab personnel may experience oxygen deficiency or asphyxiation. Any area where such materials are used should be well ventilated. For this same reason, employees and lab personnel should avoid lowering their heads into a dry ice chest. (Carbon dioxide is heavier than air, and suffocation can result.)
Asphyxiation As the liquid gas warms and becomes airborne, oxygen may be displaced to the point that employees and lab personnel may experience oxygen deficiency or asphyxiation. Any area where such materials are used should be well ventilated. For this same reason, employees and lab personnel should avoid lowering their heads into a dry ice chest. (Carbon dioxide is heavier than air, and suffocation can result.)
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