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| − | *[[ | + | *[[Bone Loss]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Muscular Atrophy]] |
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| − | *[[ | + | ===Physical Environments=== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Acoustic damage]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[G Forces]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Meteor Hazards]] -- Will a meteor puncture (decompress) your pressurized living space? |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Industrial Accidents]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Roof Support]] -- Consider the problem of roof collapse. |
| − | + | *[[Collision]] vehicles, spacecraft | |
| + | *[[Suspended Loads]] -- e.g. cables fail resulting in large falling objects | ||
| + | *[[Construction activity]] -- falling cranes, bulldozers crushing workers | ||
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| − | *[[ | + | *[[Medical Emergencies]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Telemedecine]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Lack of medical equipment]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Lack of drug]] e.g vaccines, antibiotics, treatments for various conditions |
| + | *[[Lack of medical expertise]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===Fire/Explosion=== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Flammable Atmosphere]] - a stoichiometric mix of oxygen/air with a flammable vapor can result in large explosion |
| + | *[[Flammable Material]] | ||
| + | *[[Ignition Source]] | ||
| + | *[[Flammable Gas]] | ||
| + | *[[Flammable Liquid]] | ||
| + | *[[Oxygen]] | ||
| + | *[[Oxidizer]] | ||
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| − | + | *[[Toxic materials]] - e.g. Hydrazine and other propellants | |
| + | *[[Toxic gasses]] | ||
| + | *[[Liquid Toxins]] | ||
| + | *[[Solid Toxins]] | ||
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| − | [[Category:Hazards]] | + | *[[Chemical burns]] |
| − | [[Category:Life Support]] | + | |
| − | [[Category:Life Support (Air Supply)]] | + | ===Temperature Problems=== |
| − | [[Category:Life Support (Water Supply)]] | + | |
| − | [[Category:Food]] | + | *[[Cold Burns]] |
| − | [[Category:Life Support (Plumbing)]] | + | *[[Hot Burns]] |
| − | [[Category:Life Support (Sanitation)]] | + | *[[Hypothermia]] |
| − | [[Category:Life Support (Refuse Collection)]] | + | *[[Frostbite]] |
| + | *[[Heatstroke]] | ||
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| + | ===Non-Ionizing Radiation=== | ||
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| + | *[[Lasers]] | ||
| + | *[[RF]] | ||
| + | *[[Infrared]] | ||
| + | *[[Concentrated Sunlight]] | ||
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| + | ===Ionizing Radiation=== | ||
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| + | *[[Radiation Sickness]] - e.g. cosmic rays, solar radiation, nuclear piles, RTGs | ||
| + | *[[Radiation Problem]] -- A discussion of radiation shielding requirements. | ||
| + | *[[Cancer]] induced by radiation or carcinogens | ||
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| + | ===Lack of Breathable Atmosphere=== | ||
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| + | *[[Inhaling Lunar Dust]] | ||
| + | *[[Dust]] -- Probably the greatest hazard to a lunar settlement | ||
| + | *[[Silicosis]] is a disease of the lungs caused by breathing very fine silica dust particles, such as [[lunar dust]] | ||
| + | *[[Smoke inhalation]] | ||
| + | *[[Asphyxiation]] - e.g. from Nitrogen, Helium or other inert gases | ||
| + | *[[Carbon Dioxide]] | ||
| + | *[[Hypoxia]] | ||
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| + | ===Inadequate Food/Water=== | ||
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| + | *[[Food poisoning]] | ||
| + | *[[Poor Sanitation]] | ||
| + | *[[Dehydration]] | ||
| + | *[[Vitamin Deficit]] | ||
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| + | ===Pressure Problems=== | ||
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| + | *[[Burst eardrums]] | ||
| + | *[[Throat irritation]] - from breathing pure low pressure O2 | ||
| + | *[[Exposure to Vacuum]] or [[Decompression]] | ||
| + | *[[The Bends]] | ||
| + | *[[Nitrogen Narcosis]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Life Support]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Life Support (Air Supply)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Life Support (Water Supply)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Food]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Life Support (Plumbing)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Life Support (Sanitation)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Life Support (Refuse Collection)]] | ||
[[Category:Life Support (Recycling)]] | [[Category:Life Support (Recycling)]] | ||
Revision as of 06:31, 31 March 2007
This is a list of articles covering dangers to our people and mission.
The lists of hazards and categories below is similar to those used by NASA and the DOD in Systems Safety Analysis.
Contents
Physchological
Physiological
Zero or Low Gravity
Physical Environments
- Acoustic damage
- G Forces
- Meteor Hazards -- Will a meteor puncture (decompress) your pressurized living space?
- Industrial Accidents
- Roof Support -- Consider the problem of roof collapse.
- Collision vehicles, spacecraft
- Suspended Loads -- e.g. cables fail resulting in large falling objects
- Construction activity -- falling cranes, bulldozers crushing workers
Medical Treatment
- Medical Emergencies
- Telemedecine
- Lack of medical equipment
- Lack of drug e.g vaccines, antibiotics, treatments for various conditions
- Lack of medical expertise
Fire/Explosion
- Flammable Atmosphere - a stoichiometric mix of oxygen/air with a flammable vapor can result in large explosion
- Flammable Material
- Ignition Source
- Flammable Gas
- Flammable Liquid
- Oxygen
- Oxidizer
Toxins
- Toxic materials - e.g. Hydrazine and other propellants
- Toxic gasses
- Liquid Toxins
- Solid Toxins
Corrosives
Temperature Problems
Non-Ionizing Radiation
Ionizing Radiation
- Radiation Sickness - e.g. cosmic rays, solar radiation, nuclear piles, RTGs
- Radiation Problem -- A discussion of radiation shielding requirements.
- Cancer induced by radiation or carcinogens
Lack of Breathable Atmosphere
- Inhaling Lunar Dust
- Dust -- Probably the greatest hazard to a lunar settlement
- Silicosis is a disease of the lungs caused by breathing very fine silica dust particles, such as lunar dust
- Smoke inhalation
- Asphyxiation - e.g. from Nitrogen, Helium or other inert gases
- Carbon Dioxide
- Hypoxia
Inadequate Food/Water
Pressure Problems
- Burst eardrums
- Throat irritation - from breathing pure low pressure O2
- Exposure to Vacuum or Decompression
- The Bends
- Nitrogen Narcosis
