Work-related accidents explosion

This volume does not address subjects such as toxic effects, explosions in buildings and vessels, runaway reactions, condensed-phase explosions, pool fires, jet flames, or structural responses of buildings. Furthermore, no attempt is made to cover the frequency or likelihood that a related accident scenario will occur. References to other works are provided for readers interested in these phenomena. 

In a retrospective study of 148 cases of occupational eye injuries in Germany, ocular bums (not specified as chemical or other etiology) comprised 15.5% of the total [10]. In another German study of 101 patients with 131 severely burned eyes, 72.3% of the injuries were work-related, 84.2% were chemical injuries, and 79.8% of these were due to alkalis [11], Of 42 cases of alkali ocular bums admitted to a German eye clinic between 1985 and 1992, 73.8% involved industrial accidents [19]. In Finland in 1973,11.9% of all industrial accidents were ocular injuries and bums comprised 3.6% of these (chemical or other injury mechanism not specified) [12]. A 7-year retrospective Australian study of 182 industrial bums found that 5.5% were ocular bums due to chemicals, gas explosions, and electric flashes (percentages not specified) [30]. In a 4-year hospital-based study in Taiwan, of 486 patients with eye injuries, 39.9% were work-related [20]. Chemical ocular bums accounted for 19.6% of these injuries [20],... 

In the present work we consider only the combustion and detonation of gaseous explosive mixtures. The practical significance of these problems is related to accident prevention in working with explosive mixtures and to the combustion of gasoline-air mixtures in engines. In the latter case, incidentally, there are a number of peculiarities which we do not consider here. 

In case of traffic accident of highly toxic and explosive, dangerous chemicals, public security department should report to the local government immediately. Safety supervision, public security, transportation, environmental protection, health and other related departments have to carry out on-site disposal and accident emergency rescue work in accordance with disposal plan. 

This section addresses emergency response procedures used to control and contain loss of property and prevent injury to workers in the chemical industry workplace due to fire, explosion, toxic chemical spill, and/or accidents. Moreover, an emergency response procedure, currently used in a chemical industry workplace, is presented as an example of the type of procedure that is required. Along with standard emergency response procedures for use in the workplace, several work practices related to specific workplace equipment is included. Finally, emergency medical response procedures for the chemical industry workplace are discussed. 

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