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The following references provide information about the control and prevention of chemical reactivity hazards,
including laboratory safeguards.
- Managing Chemical Reactivity
Hazards. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Chemical Emergency
Preparedness and Prevention (CEPPO) Chemical Safety Alert, EPA 550-F-04-005, (2005, February), 40 KB PDF,
6 pages. Introduces facilities to the
methodology for chemical reactivity hazard management as developed by the
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) and made available in the following book
available online:
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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.
- New Measures Adopted to Prevent Chemical Accidents for Improved Community Safety.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) News Release, (2003, August 5).
Announces the expansion of New Jersey's
Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act (TCPA) program to provide greater protection for residents living near industrial facilities.
- Hazard Investigation: Improving Reactive Hazard Management.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board (CSB), Report No. 2001-01-H, (2002, October), 312 KB PDF,
150 pages. Examines reactive hazard management in the US. Provides an overview of reactive chemical hazards as well
as recommendations for improvements in current hazard management policies and practices.
- Prevention of Reactive Chemical Explosions - Case
Study: Waste Fuel/Oxidizer Reaction Hazards. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) Case Study, EPA
550-F00-001, (2000, April), 144 KB
PDF,
6 pages. Involves waste fuel/oxidizer reaction hazards. Raises awareness about the hazards associated
with blending waste fuels and reactive chemicals and to offer recommendations to reduce the potential for accidents.
- How to Prevent Runaway Reactions. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO), EPA
550-F99-004, (1999, August), 58 KB
PDF,
6 pages. Includes phenol-formaldehyde reaction hazards. Increases awareness of possible hazards
associated with exothermic reactions. Highlights the hazards associated with this and similar cases and provides recommendations to reduce
those hazards.
- Guidelines for Process Safety in Batch Reaction Systems. American Institute of Chemical Engineers
(AIChE),
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), New York: Wiley-AIChE, 1999. Identifies the singular concerns of batch reaction systems including potential sources of unsafe conditions.
Provides a "how-to" guide for the practicing engineer in dealing with them by applying appropriate practices to prevent accidents.
- Guidelines for Safe Storage and Handling of Reactive Materials. American Institute of Chemical Engineers
(AIChE), Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), New York: Wiley-AIChE, 1995. Offers guidelines that can significantly reduce the risk or mitigate the severity of accidents
associated with storing and handling reactive materials.
- Remediation Technology Screening Matrix
(RTSM) and Reference Guide, Version 4.0. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and
other Federal Agencies participating in the Federal Remediation Technologies
Roundtable (FRTR), (2002, January).
- Chemical Reduction/Oxidization.
Describes the unique
hazards associated with reduction/oxidization including physical, chemical, radiological, and biological hazards.
Also offers effective
control methods.
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