Download or read book Guidelines for Safe Storage and Handling of Reactive Materials written by and published by Wiley-AIChE. This book was released on 1995-09-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With new and growing interest in dealing with the hazards of reactive chemicals, this book offers guidelines that can significantly reduce the risk or mitigate the severity of accidents associated with storing and handling reactive materials. Necessary elements of a reliable system to prevent equipment or human failures that might lead to a reactive chemical incident are sound and responsible management policies, together with a combination of superior siting, design, fabrication, erection, inspection, monitoring, maintenance, operations and maintenance of facilities. These Guidelines deal with all of these elements with emphasis on design considerations.