Hydrogen Sulphide H2S

 

• What is H2S?
• Hydrogen Sulphide is one of the most toxic gases handled in oil & gas field
• How does it smell? Can we smell it?
• Its smell is like a rotten Egg, but we can’t smell it during leakage because after doing smell it we can alive
• Say 3 properties of H2S?
• 1. Highly toxic. 2. Flammable ignited at 292’C. 3. Colorless & is 1.2 times heavier than air. 4. Soluble in water
• What is the permissible exposure limit to work?
• The permissible limit is 10 PPM (parts per million) for 8 hours
• How would you protect yourself from H2S during leakage?
• At the time of emergency, we will use or wear a Gas Mask