Future Work on Chemical Reactivity Hazards

This effort is expected to center on two of the primary thrusts introduced in Chapter 2 inform and communicate. The tables in this chapter list some areas where future work may be beneficial. 

Know if you have the potential for uncontrolled reaction(s) to take place within your facility 

Improve tools like CHETAH so people can identify chemical reactivity hazards without detailed knowledge develop genuine expert system  

Encourage and facilitate the sharing of reactivity test data within and between companies 

Know how such reactions might be initiated (e.g., heat, contamination, inadvertent mixing, impact, friction, electrical short, lightning) 

Know what the consequences would be if such a reaction took place (e.g., toxic gas release, fire, explosion) 

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Chapter 6 discusses what direction future work may take on managing chemical reactivity hazards. 

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