My Firefighter Nation
Warning - Chemical Hazards Associated with Antique Safes
Some antique safes were fitted with a binary chemical theft deterrent device as seen below.
This generally consists of 2 glass vials of one containing sodium hypochlorite and the other nitro methane.
The vials are housed in a metal casing mounted on the back or inside of the safe door in line with the combination dial.
The idea is that if a thief were to drill out the dial a mechanism would trigger another device that would break the two glass vials thus causing a reaction producing chloropicrin gas a very effective respiratory irritant. Interesting and I would imagine effective deterrent.
This obviously is not your everyday incident, but the chance exists. This is simply one of those things that you file away for possible use at a later time.
Think safety and train often... CB
This generally consists of 2 glass vials of one containing sodium hypochlorite and the other nitro methane.
The vials are housed in a metal casing mounted on the back or inside of the safe door in line with the combination dial.
The idea is that if a thief were to drill out the dial a mechanism would trigger another device that would break the two glass vials thus causing a reaction producing chloropicrin gas a very effective respiratory irritant. Interesting and I would imagine effective deterrent.
This obviously is not your everyday incident, but the chance exists. This is simply one of those things that you file away for possible use at a later time.
Think safety and train often... CB
PFC Harmon
Apr 10, 2009
Tony P
Apr 10, 2009
Ben Waller
Good luck with the rotator cuff surgery. I've had it, and the rehab SUCKS!
Just remember the Rx I told you about to stay both pain free and awake after the surgery and especially after that oh-so-painful rehab.
Ben
Apr 12, 2009