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Hazards of strong oxidizers — Process Safety Beacon, December 2013
Hazards of strong oxidizers — Process Safety Beacon, December 2013
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon December 2013
- Hazardous SubstancesHot Work and FireProcess Safety
- FireHazardous substances
- Manual handling
- Pre-use checksRisk assessment
Summary
This bulletin describes a worker injured when sodium permanganate solution erupted from a pail and ignited his clothing. It discusses a suspected reaction with residual reducing material and explains oxidiser incompatibilities. Recommendations address chemical information, segregation, temporary-container safety reviews, labelling and cleanliness checks.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Summary
One-page Beacon on fire and reactivity hazards of strong oxidising chemicals.
Process Safety Beacon December 2013. Themes: hazardous substances, hot work and fire, process safety.