Limits storage hazards

Storage under dry nitrogen is also recommended since it limits flammability hazards as well as minimizing water pickup. 

Summary statement a tabulation of the recommended exposure limit and toxic dose data, with a general physical description and briefly stated information about Are hazards, unique storage hazards, decomposition hazards, reactivity and incompatibility hazards, disposal hazards, etc., as applicable. 

Precaution Flamm. dangerous fire risk exposed to heat, flame, or oxidizers flamm. limits in air 2.6-13.4% storage hazard, may undergo spontaneous exothennic polymerization reactions with air or water can trigger explosions... 

Management of multihazardous waste is complicated further by local or state requirements that may be inconsistent with the relative risk of each hazard and with sound waste management practices. Chemically hazardous waste that contains short-half-life radionuclides may, for example, be best managed by holding the waste in storage for decay, which may require up to 2 years. However, the EPA and state rules usually limit storage of chemically hazardous waste to 90 days. 

The hazard posed can be limited by maintaining a zone free of people and property around a storage area of explosive material. The minimum radius of the zone depends on the type and quantity of explosive, the extent and type of barrica ding, and the magnitude of loss that would be encountered if an explosive incident occurred. The maximum distance to which hazardous explosive effects propagate depends on the blast overpressure created, which as a first approximation is a function of the cube root of the explosive weight, W. This is termed the quantity distance and is defined as... 

Loss of containment due to mechanical failure or misoperation is a major cause of chemical process accidents. The design or storage systems should be based on minimizing the hkelihood of loss of containment, with the accompanying release of hazardous materials, and on limiting the amount or the release. An effective emergency response program that can reduce the impacts of a release should be available. 

Limit access to storage areas to authorized staff knowledgeable in the hazards, position of valves and switches. 

Compliance with limits set for stocks of potentially hazardous chemicals Storage, segregation and handling of gas cylinders Display of appropriate warnings/notices... 

Flammable limits Fire and explosion hazard Handling and storage ... 

More inclusive is Table 3.3.1 -3 which is appropriate at depth into the analysis. The major headings in this table address major hazardous subject areas,. iccideni mitigation, protection and repair. I or example, under the first major heading, "Storage of Raw Materials, Products, Intermediates," listed are confinement measures, release nicclumi.sms (valves), procedures for safe operation and limitations that must be observed for safety. 

Roussakis, N. 1988. The Hazard of an Oil Storage Tank Explosion from Lightning Strike at a Flare Stack. Technical Paper (May 1988). Westech Industrial Limited, Calgary, Alberta, Canada... 

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