Lessons learned from fires, flash fires, and explosions involving hot work

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 75-81

  Ogle, Russell A ^a   Carpenter, Andrew R ^a  

^a Packer Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); EXPLOSIONS; FIRE PROTECTION; HOT WORKING; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

FLASH FIRES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EXPLOSION; FIRE; PROCESS PLANT; SAFETY;

EID: 0035354212     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680200204     Document Type: Article

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