ENGLISH

Guidelines for Safe Handling of Powders and Bulk Solids

By Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-AIChE
Year
2004
ISBN
0816909512, 9780816909513
LCC
TS180.8.B8 G76 2005
Open Library ID
OL3299448M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8051515 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
830\830
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Powders and bulk solids, handled widely in the chemical, pharmaceutical, agriculture, smelting, and other industries present unique fire, explosion, and toxicity hazards. Indeed, substances which are practically inert in consolidated form may become quite hazardous when converted to powders and granules. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is currently investigating dust explosions that occured in 2003 at WestPharma, CTA Acoustics, and Hayes-Lemmerz, and is likely to recommend that companies that handle powders or whose operations produce dust pay more attention to understanding the hazards that may exist at their facility. This new CCPS guidelines book will discuss the types of hazards that can occur in a wide range of process equipment and with a wide range of substances, and will present measures to address these hazards.

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