Hydrogen cyanide

Scenario 1: Preparing to work with a dangerous chemical substance: Hydrogen cyanide

You are working as part of a team in a laboratory that manufactures chemicals used in the dyeing industry. The next project your team will be working on involves working with hydrogen cyanide, a dangerous chemical substance. Your team’s job is to make sure your group has the information they need to safely store, handle, and transport this chemical.  Write a short report to inform the citizens of your community of the possible hazards, precautions and remedies that will be taken should there be a problem storing, handling or transporting this chemical.  Citizens are concerned about the health and safety of local workers and the community.  Your report must be 300-500 words in length and must properly convey the scientific and technical information to the target audience.      

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