Dust explosion incidents and regulations in the United States

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 20, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 523-529

  Blair, Angela S ^a  

^a US Chemical Safety Hazard Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical safety board; Combustible dust; CSB; Dust explosions; Hazard communication

Indexed keywords

DUST; FLAMMABILITY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS;

CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD; DUST EXPLOSIONS; INDUSTRIAL DIVERSITY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; DUST; FLAMMABILITY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS;

EID: 34548435234     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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