1. EXPLOSION PREVENTION and PROTECTION
What should be considered?
Chemical and physical
properties of the
substance,
Amount and properties
of a possible explosive
atmosphere,
Properties of ignition
sources,
Environment geometry,
Strength of the materials
for the apparatus
construction,
Personal protective
equipment,
Physical properties of
objects
How to assess the risk?
Identify hazard,
Determine the probability
of an explosion
occurrence,
Identify possible sources
of ignition
What might be the effects
of explosion?
Fires,
Heat radiation,
Fragments recoil,
Pressure wave,
Release of hazardous
materials
How to eliminate
or minimalize the risk?
Minimalize amount of
flammable substance,
Replace flammable
substance its less
flammable equivalent,
Apply inert agents
Knowledge of the explosion parameters of flammable gases and vapors as an important part of the explosion risk assessment at the workplace –
Paulina Flasińska – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry –Warsaw, Poland – Ostrava 14-15 May 2013