Estimation of risk indices of chemicals during transportation

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-154

  Rao, K Rajeshwar ^a   Rao, S Venkateswar ^a   Chary, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSIVE EFFECTS; FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABILITY; HEALTH RISKS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; TRANSPORTATION;

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA); RISK INDICES;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS;

CHEMICAL HANDLING; HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRANSPORT;

EID: 3242656521     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10012     Document Type: Article

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