Fire Safety in Chemical Laboratories

Fire safety in chemical laboratories is often the stepchild in industrial safety concepts. This is due to the small quantities of chemicals handled and underestimation of loss of research results and infrastructure. Managing fire safety in chemical laboratories depends more on prevention t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Remi Parent
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Swiss Chemical Society 2004-01-01
Series:CHIMIA
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Online Access:https://chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/3800
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Summary:Fire safety in chemical laboratories is often the stepchild in industrial safety concepts. This is due to the small quantities of chemicals handled and underestimation of loss of research results and infrastructure. Managing fire safety in chemical laboratories depends more on prevention than the work of fire fighters. In this article the safety policy of Givaudan is described in detail.
ISSN:0009-4293
2673-2424