An introduction to assessing process hazards

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 266-270

  Dharmavaram, Seshu ^a   Klein, James A ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical reactivity; Dust; Explosivity; Flammability; Intrinsic hazards assessment; Process safety information; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; EXPLOSIVITY; INTRINSIC HAZARDS ASSESSMENT; MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS; PROCESS HAZARDS ANALYSIS; PROCESS SAFETY INFORMATIONS;

CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; DUST; FLAMMABILITY; SECURITY OF DATA; TOXICITY;

HAZARDS;

EID: 84865161661     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.11495     Document Type: Article

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