Guidance

Acetylene: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information on acetylene (also known as ethyne) for use in responding to chemical incidents.

Documents

Acetylene: general information

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Acetylene: incident management

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Acetylene: toxicological overview

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These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 7 August 2018 + show all updates
  1. Removed 'Acetylene: general information, incident management and toxicology' and updated 'Acetylene: incident management'.

  2. First published.