What should you do if you are exposed to diesel exhaust?
Exposure to petrol engine exhaust emissions does not have the same risk. If you think that your health is being affected by exposure to diesel fumes, you should tell your employer (eg supervisor) and/or safety representative, and consult your doctor.
How are the fumes from a diesel engine harmful?
Diesel engine exhaust fumes are a mixture of gases, vapours, liquid aerosols and particles created by burning diesel fuels. Diesel fumes may contain over 10 times the amount of soot particles than in petrol exhaust fumes, and the mixture includes several carcinogenic substances, meaning they have the potential to cause cancer.
What are the effects of diesel engine exhaust?
These effects are generally short term and should disappear when you are away from the source of exposure. However, prolonged exposure to diesel fumes, in particular to any blue or black smoke, could lead to coughing, chestiness and breathlessness.
When is standing still, I Smell diesel exhaust?
When car is standing still, I smell Diesel exhaust. Why? In my 2003 Opel Vectra, the cabin air smells of Diesel exhaust while stopped at e.g. a red light. The exhaust smell goes away when driving, and it also doesn’t come back if I turn the ventilation off before stopping at a light.
What does white smoke from a diesel engine mean?
White Smoke: White smoke coming from the exhaust usually points to one point of failure: the injectors. Usually, white smoke indicates that the diesel fuel is not burning correctly. Unburned diesel fuel will make its way through the exhaust completely unused. Be careful of white smoke as it will irritate your eyes and skin.
What does the exhaust smell like in a diesel car?
This is my first diesel and this summer the nice smell of diesel fuel was great, however, now that it is getting cold it is blowing a blue exhaust color and smells more like a burning smell rather than the nice rich fuel smell. I am referring to the exhaust out the rear pipe, not so much in the cab (although it is there as well).
Diesel engine exhaust fumes are a mixture of gases, vapours, liquid aerosols and particles created by burning diesel fuels. Diesel fumes may contain over 10 times the amount of soot particles than in petrol exhaust fumes, and the mixture includes several carcinogenic substances, meaning they have the potential to cause cancer.
How many people are exposed to diesel exhaust?
of workers exposed to diesel exhaust fumes, and the number of cancer cases caused by exposure. In Europe, the Institute of Occupational Medicine has estimated that there may be more than 3.6 million workers exposed to diesel engine exhaust emissions above the background levels found in our cities.