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Determining the potential for interactions is not always easy. The key to evaluating chemical reactivity hazards is to
first determine what chemicals exist in the workplace, and then determine which chemicals are reactive with other materials. The following
references aid in evaluating reactive interactions and their potential hazards.
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Essential Practices for Managing Chemical Reactivity Hazards. American
Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS),
New York: Wiley-AIChE, 2003. Contributes to a continued reduction in the number and severity of incidents involving uncontrolled chemical reactions in the workplace.
Free on-line access is now available.
- Evaluating Chemical Reactivity Hazards. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG), Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), (2001, October 23),
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PDF, 22 pages. Provides information to aid in evaluating workplace
hazards including a material compatibility chart.
- The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet. National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), Office of Response and Restoration, (2004, November 8). Available in different formats (Mac/PC OS) for download.
It can be used to find out about the reactivity of substances or mixtures of substances.
References
- Process Safety Progress 21.4(2002, December).
- Kao, C, et al. "An Index-Based Method for Assessing Exothermic Runaway Risk."
Pages 294-304. Proposes a simplified mathematical and tabular method for assessing the risk of
exothermic runaway reactions, based on the calculated hazard index.
- Lewis, Richard J., Sr. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials.
11th Edition, New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2005. Provides information on the hazards of substances used in industry.
Includes toxicological, fire, reactivity, explosive potential, and regulatory information.
- Urben, P.G. Ed. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards.
6th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science and Technology Books, 2000.
Includes every chemical for which documented information on reactive hazards has been identified.
Covers more than 5,000 elements
and compounds, along with secondary entries involving two or more compounds, and features extensive cross-referencing, which links similar
compounds of incidents not obviously related.
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Center for
Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) Guideline Series:
- Guidelines for Chemical Reactivity Evaluation and Application to Process Design.
New York: Wiley-AIChE, 2004. Provides principles and strategies for the evaluation of chemical reactions, and for
using this information in process design and management.
- Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures - With Worked
Examples. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley-AIChE, 1992. Provides process engineers with up-to-date on the effective
methodologies that process safety demands.
- Guidelines for Safe Warehousing of Chemicals.
New York: Wiley-AIChE, 1998. Presents performance-based approaches
to such hazards as health effects,
environmental pollution, fire, and explosion that provides practical means to minimize the risk of these hazards to employees, the surrounding
population, the environment, property, and business operations.
- Guidelines for Safe Storage and Handling of Reactive Materials.
New York: Wiley-AIChE, 1995. Presents critical guidelines that can
significantly reduce the risk or mitigate the severity of accidents associated with storing and handling reactive materials.
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