Screening methods incompatible materials

If you are certain that NO incompatible materials have a reasonable likelihood of contacting each other and causing undesired consequences, then stop here. If the decision flow of Figure 3.1 has been followed, the Preliminary Screening Method indicates that no significant chemical reactivity hazards are expected at your facility. 

Incident investigations. See Investigations Incompatible materials hazards identification, 82-83, 84 NOAA Worksheet, 77 screening methods, 58-63 Information handoff, management practices, 117... 

Where the consequences of combining two or more materials under given conditions of temperature, confinement, etc., are unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty, testing may need to be performed to screen for potential incompatibilities. Two common test methods used for this purpose are differential scanning calorimetry and mixing cell calorimetry (described later in this section). 

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