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Hazard investigation of reactive chemicals
Author(s) -
Murphy John,
Joseph Giby,
Long Lisa,
Mitchell Kevin,
Poje Gerald V.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.680200407
Subject(s) - process safety management , chemical safety , hazard , hazard analysis , chemical industry , process safety , occupational safety and health , agency (philosophy) , business , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental health , waste management , operations management , hazardous waste , work in process , environmental engineering , chemistry , reliability engineering , medicine , philosophy , organic chemistry , epistemology , pathology
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) began operation as a new independent Federal agency in 1998. Its primary mission is to aid in the prevention of chemical related incidents (e.g., fires, explosions, or toxic releases) in fixed commercial or industrial facilities. This paper discusses the organization and status of CSB's reactive chemical hazard investigation, which was initiated by a serious process incident at Morton International. The objectives of the reactive chemical hazard investigation are to: (1) determine the impact of reactive chemical incidents; (2) examine how industry, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) address reactive chemical hazards; and (3) analyze the appropriateness of, and consider alternatives to, industry and OSHA use of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reactivity rating system [1] for process safety management. The hazard investigation will make recommendations to promote the safe handling of reactive chemicals.