Safe handling of combustible powders during transportation, charging, discharging and storage

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 13, Issue 3-5, 2000, Pages 253-263

  Hoppe, Tom ^a   Jaeger, Norbert ^a   Terry, John ^a  

^a CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrostatic discharges; Hazard evaluation; Minimum ignition energy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; DUST; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ELECTROSTATICS; EXPLOSIONS; FIRE HAZARDS; IGNITION; MIXTURES; POWDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE HANDLING; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES; HAZARD EVALUATION; MINIMUM IGNITION ENERGY; MINIMUM IGNITION TEMPERATURE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0034188491     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(99)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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