A quantitative approach to determination of NFPA reactivity hazard rating parameters

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 121-125

  Hofelich, T C ^a   Prine, B A ^a   Scheffler, N E ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

QUANTITATIVE HAZARD DETERMINATION; REACTIVITY HAZARD RATINGS;

FIRE HAZARDS;

EID: 0031234796     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680160303     Document Type: Article

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