Highly reactive chemicals include those that have the potential to vigorously polymerize, undergo a vigorous condensation or oxidation-reduction reaction, or become self-reactive due to shock, ...

Managing chemical reactivity hazards is more complex than other major hazards. Learn how to use process hazard analysis (PHA) to identify such hazard scenarios and determine whether additional ...

Given the growing anti-regulatory atmosphere in Washington and elsewhere, it almost sounds like a "dog bites man" story: Major stakeholders say there's lots to like about OSHA's process safety ...

OSHA Administrator John Henshaw has indicated the agency will not accept the Chemical Safety Board's (CSB) recommendation that OSHA amend its process safety management (PSM) standard to cover more ...

WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 23-- The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) called on federal regulators and trade groups to improve the safety record of US chemical plants by broadening ...

A lab specific Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is required when a laboratory engages in an activity or procedure not covered by the chemical hygiene plan. Use the Lab Standard Operating Procedure ...

A new method of evaluating process hazards combines experimental thermal analysis, computational chemistry methods, and thermodynamic-energy relationships. This results in a better understanding of ...

Rickey Giddens turned off the ignition and climbed down from the cab of his tanker truck at the PeroxyChem plant in Pasadena on an overcast January afternoon. Dressed in a plastic protective suit, ...

The massive December 2007 explosion and fire at T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville was caused by a runaway chemical reaction that likely resulted from an inadequate reactor cooling system, investigators ...

Employers should review the hazards associated with each job task in order to determine the level of safety training provided. Transportation of goods, materials, and equipment is integral to ...