Practical sheet | REF: FIC0186 V1

Hazard analysis: identifying internal risks

Author: Frédérique FAGES

Publication date: April 10, 2014 | Lire en français

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


3. Inventory useful information about the chemicals used on your site

To be effective in understanding the hazards associated with its products, it is necessary to know and list all the products and substances used on the site (products used or generated by the activity, including waste), their respective quantities, where they are stored, where they are used, and the characteristics and hazards presented by these products and substances.

Important information to consider includes the following features:

  • Explosive limits (ATEX, LEL, UEL);

  • ignition temperature (flash point, auto-ignition point);

  • Risk phrases (R-phrases) and safety phrases (S-phrases).

It's a good idea to create a table containing all this information, as shown in the example below:

You do not have access to this resource.

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
+ More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

This article is included in

Environment

This offer includes:

Knowledge Base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

Practical Path

Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

Doc & Quiz

Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

Subscribe now!

Ongoing reading
Inventory useful information about the chemicals used on your site