Identifying hazards in the chemical research laboratory

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-397

  Leggett, David J ^a  

^a Leggett Technical Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical hazards; Research lab safety; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RATE; CHEMICAL HAZARDS; CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; HAZARD POTENTIAL; LAB SAFETY; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; RISK MINIMIZATION;

ACCIDENTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; RESEARCH; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

EID: 84869498108     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.11518     Document Type: Article

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