Oxygen is necessary for human beings to breathe, but it pose a hazard if it is in excess of its usual component in the environment (21%). Oxygen is not easily detected by our senses and when there are leaks in oxygen hoses in an environment, especially a confined space, the space can become oxygen enriched easily. Once an environment is oxygen enriched, any open fire or spark can cause a violent fire to occur. The fire burns intensely and hair and clothing burn easily causing severe burn injury.
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