Blackwell M, Robbins A
Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1979 Oct;40(10):A56-61.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that appropriate workpractices be implemented to reduce the risk of worker exposure to arsine (AsH3) gas. There is a high potential for the generation of arsine gas when inorganic arsenic is exposed to nascent (freshly formed) hydrogen. This recommendation is based on several reports of worker exposure to arsine resulting in severe toxic effects or death. Most of the reported cases occurred when arsine was accidently generated during an industrial process. NIOSH would like to inform the occupational health community of some of the circumstances in which workers have been poisoned by arsine, with particular emphasis on the underlying mechanisms of generating the gas. We request that producers and distributors of arsenic and materials containing arsenic transmit information to their customers and employees, and that professional associations and unions inform their members. Stibine (SbH3), another toxic gas, if formed when antimony is exposed to nascent hydrogen. In most situations where arsine can be formed if antimony is present. Therefore, similar work practices should be implemented to reduce the risk of worker exposure to stibine.
美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）建议实施适当的工作措施，以降低工人接触砷化氢（AsH3）气体的风险。当无机砷暴露于新生成的（刚形成的）氢气时，有很大的可能性产生砷化氢气体。该建议基于多起工人接触砷化氢导致严重中毒或死亡的报告。大多数报告的案例发生在工业过程中意外产生砷化氢时。NIOSH希望向职业健康领域通报一些工人砷化氢中毒的情况，特别强调产生该气体的潜在机制。我们要求砷及含砷材料的生产商和经销商向其客户和员工传达相关信息，专业协会和工会向其成员传达。锑化氢（SbH3）是另一种有毒气体，当锑暴露于新生成的氢气时会形成。在大多数存在锑的情况下，如果可能形成砷化氢，也会形成锑化氢。因此，应实施类似的工作措施，以降低工人接触锑化氢的风险。
