File Format | PDF
File Size | 8.73 MB
Pages | 830
Language | English
Category | Chemistry
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Description: Powders and bulk
solids, handled widely in the chemical, pharmaceutical, agriculture, smelting,
and other industries present unique fire, explosion, and toxicity hazards.
Indeed, substances which are practically inert in consolidated form may become
quite hazardous when converted to powders and granules.
The U.S.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is currently investigating dust
explosions that occured in 2003 at WestPharma, CTA Acoustics, and
Hayes-Lemmerz, and is likely to recommend that companies that handle powders or
whose operations produce dust pay more attention to understanding the hazards
that may exist at their facility. This new CCPS guidelines book will discuss
the types of hazards that can occur in a wide range of process equipment and
with a wide range of substances, and will present measures to address these
hazards.
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Guidelines for Safe Handling of Powders and Bulk Solids