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Never underestimate the hazard! — Process Safety Beacon, August 2009
Never underestimate the hazard! — Process Safety Beacon, August 2009
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon August 2009
- Process Safety
- FireHazardous substances
- Fluid transferLaboratory research
- Personal protective equipment
- Competence and trainingEmergency responseOperating and work procedures
- Education and academic research
- Laboratory
Summary
A bulletin describes a fatal laboratory fire during transfer of approximately 2 oz. (60 ml) of t-Butyl Lithium, highlighting hazards from small chemical quantities. It stresses training for sampling, appropriate protective clothing and equipment, emergency equipment familiarity, suitable sample containers and carriers, and safe handover to qualified laboratory personnel.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Laboratory research.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Education and academic research.
Classifications: Laboratory.
Summary
A process safety bulletin issued in August 2009 emphasizes the importance of recognising hazards.
Process Safety Beacon August 2009. Themes: process safety.